melodic minor

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Rewrite each scale from Figure 4.18 as an ascending and descending melodic minor scale.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

The singer never uses either the raised 6th or 7th in ascending, as do moderns in the melodic minor, but adheres strictly to the old normal or natural minor form.

From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Cole, Fay-Cooper