Minor Scales Explained (for Improvisation)

✅ Clear up any confusion about minor scales with this FREE Minor Scales Cheatsheet👉https://www.getyoursaxtogether.com/mi... ✅ Instantly transform your sax playing with my FREE SAXOPHONE SUCCESS MASTERCLASS👉https://www.getyoursaxtogether.com/ma... ✅ Check out my Inner Circle Membership👉https://www.getyoursaxtogether.com/in... 🎷Thanks for watching! In this week's lesson you'll learn all about minor scales. How to easily tell the difference between Natural Minor, Melodic Minor, Harmonic Minor, Dorian Minor and Aeolian Minor and what minor scale you use to improvise on (spoiler: it depends on the context). You'll also learn why classical musicians play the melodic minor scale up and down differently! 🎬 Harmony And Theory Made Easy Playlist    • Harmony & Theory   Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:16 Types of Minor Scale 03:30 Melodic Minor 04:16 Harmonic Minor 05:21 Dorian Minor (2nd mode of the Bb major scale) 06:06 Natural/Aeolian Minor (6th mode of the Eb major scale) 07:38 The History (Kinda) of Minor Scales 12:00 What Minor Scale To Use ... Context Is Everything 12:44 Tonic Minor Chords (Jazz) - Melodic Minor 15:05 Tonic Minor Chords (Jazz) - Harmonic Minor 17:50 Tonic Minor Chords (Pop) - Natural/Aeolian Minor 20:18 Tonic Minor Chords (Modal) - Dorian Minor 22:05 Tonic Minor Chords - Recap 23:07 Minor II Chords (In A II-V-I) - Dorian Minor 25:01 Minor IV Chords [In A Major Song] - Melodic Minor 27:30 Recap of Contexts 29:17 Before You Go 29:42 The GYST Inner Circle Membership 29:52 Thank you for the Coffees 30:02 Practice Hard, Practice Smart, & Enjoy Your Music 30:15 End Music & Bloopers THEO WANNE: https://theowanne.com/getyoursaxtogether (15% discount) CLOUDVOCAL: cloudvocal - https://cloudvocal.com/getyoursaxtoge... (Discount code: GetYourSaxTogether) CLOUDVOCAL FLASHTRACK DSP: Cloudvocal - https://cloudvocal.com/getyoursaxtoge... (Discount code: GetYourSaxTogether) sax.co.uk - https://sax.co.uk/products/cloudvocal... CLOUDVOCAL SONOFLEX: cloudvocal - https://cloudvocal.com/getyoursaxtoge... (Discount code: GetYourSaxTogether) BETTER SAX TENOR: sax.co.uk - https://sax.co.uk/products/the-better... OTHER SUPPLIERS: Thomann - https://thomann.clickfire.de/?lng=en Sweetwater - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GKkQrL TOMPLAY: Tomplay Premium - https://tomplay.com/premium-trial?ref... (Whilst you don't get discount on some of these, I get a small bonus if you make a purchase using the link - which is very much appreciated) Get Your Sax Together is a fun and informative channel, packed with free online saxophone lessons. My name’s Jamie Anderson and I’ve been a pro saxophonist since 1996. I release new content every Sunday at 7am UK so you can Sax Up Your Sunday! Please subscribe and click the bell icon 🔔 (set to ALL) to get notified when new content is released. Practice hard, practice smart and enjoy your music! Jamie 🎷 ✅ Wondering what my setups are on every horn? It’s all here👉https://www.getyoursaxtogether.com/ge... ✅ I offer individual 1-2-1 saxophone lessons on Zoom👉https://www.getyoursaxtogether.com/te... ✅ Official GYST Merch👉http://www.getyoursaxtogetherstore.com ✅ Buy Me A Coffee (PayPal not accepted)👉https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GetYourS... ✅ PayPal to say thanks👉https://paypal.me/getyoursaxtogether Wanna hear my own jazz project albums? 🎵 Jamie Anderson Quintet “Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder”👉https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jam... 🎵 Jamie Anderson Dogcatchers Trio “Dogcatchers” with Gene Calderazzo👉https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jam... #getyoursaxtogether #onlinesaxlessons #jamieanderson