minor scale
Example Sentences
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But it’s a more difficult song to nail because it’s wordy, Glass said, “and the melody descends in a minor scale which may take some skill.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 24, 2023
Here, our staff looks into what that comparatively minor scale does to the film’s scope and story, and we address other group questions about how Homecoming operates, and how we reacted to it.
From The Verge β Jul. 10, 2017
Perrotta’s Rapture occurs on a minor scale: about two per cent of the world’s population disappears in an instant on October 14th.
From The New Yorker β Jun. 28, 2014
This is the equivalent of shooting 100 free throws in a row for basketball practice, or running through just the A minor scale for an hour’s music lesson.
From New York Times β Sep. 2, 2013
But music that is in D minor will have a different quality, because the notes in the minor scale follow a different pattern and so have different relationships with each other.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
