Text: [MUSIC] The minor mode or scale form is actually the Aeolian mode of medieval times; the Aeolian mode and the Ionian mode (our present major scale) are the only medieval modes which have been in general use since the Renaissance. The minor mode creates a different impression from the major, because of the difference in the arrangement of the whole and half steps. There are three forms of the minor scale, and each has its own function. These are the natural or pure minor, the harmonic minor, and the melodic minor.

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