Smart Tool to look up Jazz Scales: the Melodic Minor Modes

[@holgermller5361]

This tool is awesome man :) Finally I understand the system of the melodic minor scales. Thanks so much Oliver :) :) :)

[@CMM5300]

That's awesome! I'm gonna make one for all the scales and modes. Harmonic minor, harmonic major, Hungarian minor, Hungarian major. Maybe more...

[@KennethGonzalez]

Always a pleasure to see your videos. Very practical advice! :-D

[@ewaryks]

Thanks very, very much , you made me practice hard again!

[@alexgordon175]

Really appreciate your insight, style and organised approach- Thank you

[@danielcortes6964]

Great idea! Oliver, thanks for share

[@nichttuntun3364]

Great! Thank you :) Endlich mal wieder was basteln :) All the best to you.

[@Bigdrum2]

Jo, und wenn man es fertig gebastelt hat braucht mans nicht mehr, weil mans auswendig kann ;-)). Es is echt cool sich so Zeug auszudenken, weil man quasi nebenbei auch die Struktur und die Zusammenhänge rafft.

[@theoryman2]

Thanks, great information. You make the complicated simple.

[@ArgoBeats]

Very handy to have, thank you Oliver!

[@piracycan]

Sir..thanks so much..please do one on diminished improvisation

[@AndreBeckner]

What increible tool!. Thank so much.

[@ScryptStudios1]

This is divine knowledge. You sir have just outwitted god himself.

[@mr.fabian8471]

excellent master!!!!

[@335gerard]

Merci beaucoup pour le partage.

[@augustoalves1028]

Perfect

[@pavelmirga3362]

Exellent, thank you!

[@mario_israel]

Thanks a lot!!! 🏵

[@juliansolo1825]

Hi Oliver, Thanks for this tutorial!If I can make a little suggestion, make the red notes in the inner circle a bit bigger and more visible on the black notes. I have pinted, laminated and assembled the wheel and it's great but can't see the red on black notes...See you on next tuto ! :)

[@NewJazz]

Thanks for the feedback. I have made the red letters on the black keys more bright now. Is it better? www.newjazz.dk/xtra/mel_mi_tool.pdf Maybe you need to refresh the page with the pdf to see the difference...

[@juliansolo1825]

Hi Olivier, yes it is a bit better.I've noticed that I can't see well the red on black because I laminated it so I will make the wheel again but only with paper. :)Thanks!!

[@CMM5300]

Did you make this wheel for other scales already?

[@NewJazz]

Yes, a subscriber "Uwe" redesigned the disc and made these similar tools represented in this lesson: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGLCiYiXd9dqbsk There is a separate tool for the Major, Melodic minor, Harmonic minor and Harmonic Major Modes. Uwe also created a single multi tool containing all the modes mentioned above. The multi tool is presented in this lesson: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmLbhWSViKuJZrs Best regards from Oliver

[@FrankDeruyck]

O I see, the "V" mark, thanks very nice!

[@NewJazz]

Great :)

[@joelnorton9742]

Nice

[@andrewsilver7048]

You should make some out of wood and sell them 😂

[@NewJazz]

I don't think they will appear very nice :) I will just stick to the music LOL :)

[@p0wernirk]

Great answer! :D

[@kukumuniu5658]

The difference between scales is not just the difference between the root note. For example,c ionian and d dorian share the same notes BUT what sets them apart is not the tonic c or d. What makes them different is characteristic notes/degrees. In other words,unique for ionian scale are 4 and 7 degree (in the context of tonic,note c). So,it is c + f and b Unique for dorian scale are 3 and 6 degree (in the context of tonic,note d). d+ f and b. F and B are the same in dorian and ionian BUT in c ionian, f&b create quart and seventh interval with note c and in d dorian,f&b create third and sixth interval with note d. Same notes but other intervals :) f&b are characteristic notes for almost all scales in the key of C major BEWARE!!! Except from the rule are lydian and locrian In f lydian b&e are characteristic notes in locrian c&f :)

[@kukumuniu5658]

Which notes are characteristic for A Melodic Minor and his Modes?

[@NewJazz]

Hi :) This tool is about the melodic minor modes and not the church modes. The circle of church modes we make in another video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3vdaoF8m7yBY6s But you are so right - it's all about looking at the differens and the characteristics of the single modes. You ask about the ascending Melodic Minor mode - what are the characteristics? Try to look up for example the A melodic minor mode: Turn the upper disc so the a-note and the ascending melodic minor scale point together. Then we discover that the notes in the A melodic minor scale are a-b-c-d-e-f#-g#. So the ascending melodi minor scale starts as a natural minor scale but ends up as a major scale. Or the scale is almost like a Major scale except the third step which are a minor interval instead of a Major interval. I hope this was useful to you, and again thanks for your input :) Best regards Oliver

[@kukumuniu5658]

Honestly? English language is the hardest music is most difficult in English for me ;D Melodic,harmonic,natural...but double harmonic is still there and how to figure it out(in english)? This is a real challenge :D

[@luboetr]

Hi, do you have and harmonic minor circle? :-)

[@NewJazz]

The harmonic minor circle is uploaded to my website in PDF format: www.newjazz.dk/xtra/mel_mi_tool.pdf

[@luboetr]

NewJazz this link is on melodic minor :)

[@NewJazz]

Ups - sorry. I was reading "melodic". I have not yet made a circle with harmonic minor. It could be very interesting to do that at some point...

[@luboetr]

NewJazz great lessons btw, you are nice person ! :-) Thanks for sharing knowledge with us.

[@FrankDeruyck]

How do you know where to put the blue dot?

[@NewJazz]

Each mode is pointed out by all the other modes on the lower disc. At each mode there is a V-arrow. Best regards Oliver

[@rammcomusic]

😂