Choral Cacophony Podcast #8 - Minor... is there anything finer?

Choral Cacophony Podcast

Harmonic Minor Scales are tricky to say the least. They sound spooky too -- just in time for Hallowe'en. Oooooooooo Ahhhhhhh I could go on, but now I'm just being silly. This short and sweet warmup will test your ear -- don't be scared to do it over and over until you've got it right! Guaranteed to improve your feel for Minor scales and give you confidence in recognizing intervals :) About The Stairwell Carollers: Pierre Massie started our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa U. The Stairwell Carollers are ranked with the best of Ontario choirs, winning both the 2010 and 2013 Ontario Music Festival Association competitions. A registered Canadian charity, we help local charities with our concert,CD and cookbook sales. * * *PleaseDONATE to for our 40th year events! * All Donations receive a charitable receipt.

Chapters

1. Chapter 1 - Warm up with scales - on Ah and O in thirds (00:00:00)

2. Chapter 2 - Starting lower with a Minor Scale - Pierre explains Minor and avoiding the term "natural" (00:00:49)

3. Chapter 3 - Harmonic Minor scale on La and the Arpeggio (00:01:23)

4. Chapter 4 - Minor Scale in thirds - Pierre demonstrates, then the choir (00:01:51)

5. Chapter 5 - A new note, another Minor scale, and then in thirds again (00:02:29)