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Name: Major Keys and Scales
ID: m10851
Language: English (en)
Summary: A scale is a list of all the notes in a key. Major scales all follow the same interval pattern.
Subject: Arts
Keywords: keys, major keys, major scales, scales
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Latest version: 2.26 (history)
First publication date: Sep 16, 2002 12:00 am -0500
Last revision to module: Jan 18, 2013 6:02 am -0600

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Version History

Version: 2.27 Feb 15, 2013 6:52 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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took down call for research study participants
Version: 2.26 Jan 18, 2013 6:02 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added call for research study participants
Version: 2.25 Sep 27, 2011 10:20 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
link to blog
Version: 2.24 Mar 11, 2011 9:59 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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removed from survey
Version: 2.23 Apr 13, 2010 6:17 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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linked to survey
Version: 2.22 Dec 16, 2009 8:30 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added Google analytics code
Version: 2.21 Apr 24, 2009 11:17 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Changed (minor) "Saucy Sailor" example to (major) "Row Your Boat" example
Version: 2.20 Aug 8, 2008 2:12 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
moved "how to decide if major or minor" to harmonic analysis; added link
Version: 2.19 Aug 5, 2008 3:01 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added "how to decide if it's major or minor" list.
Version: 2.18 Oct 3, 2007 12:32 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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corrected typo
Version: 2.17 Mar 1, 2007 1:26 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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small changes in wording of example and problem
Version: 2.16 Feb 28, 2007 2:17 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added outline svg and eps files
Version: 2.15 Jan 23, 2007 2:27 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added eps CNXML
Version: 2.14 Sep 25, 2006 5:12 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added more audio examples
Version: 2.13 Aug 25, 2006 3:57 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Replaced figure 1 with clearer version, and added links.
Version: 2.12 Jan 31, 2006 6:13 pm -0600 by Chuck Bearden
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Uploaded fixed EPS file.
Version: 2.11 Jan 31, 2006 2:54 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
minor changes in text and figures
Version: 2.10 Jan 25, 2006 11:43 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Updated figures and used a different musical example in figure 5.
Version: 2.9 May 17, 2005 7:53 pm -0500 by Charlet Reedstrom
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update to cxnml-0.5
Version: 2.8 Apr 20, 2005 1:53 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Corrected error in problem one
Version: 2.7 Oct 11, 2004 11:18 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added audio examples. Rewrote some text.
Version: 2.6 Apr 21, 2004 2:28 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added links
Version: 2.5 Oct 2, 2003 10:24 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added links
Version: 2.4 Feb 6, 2003 12:00 am -0600 by (Unknown)
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Added some audio examples
Version: 2.3 Jan 30, 2003 12:00 am -0600 by (Unknown)
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Added audio examples
Version: 2.2 Dec 17, 2002 12:00 am -0600 by (Unknown)
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Added keywords and abstract
Version: 2.1 Dec 4, 2002 12:00 am -0600 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
New module
Version: 2.0 Sep 16, 2002 12:00 am -0500 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Added initial template for new module m10851

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