I contemplate writing an ear-training computer
program. It would select random pitches from
a scale and pair them with random note values
to create a melody, which the trainee would
listen to and try to reproduce (by voice or
instrument). The trainee could ask the program
to replay the melody as needed.
I have no expectation that the melodies
will usually musical. But, leaving that
question aside, my question is this:
For a typical lutenist involved in the Renaissance
and Barqoue repertoire, what scales would be
most useful? Some possibilities would be:
major
natural minor
harmonic minor
melodic minor
dorian
mixolydian
....
Also, if you're interested in using such a program,
let me know what type of computer you use (Windows,
Macintosh, or Linux). If more than a few people respond,
I'll make certain accomodations during the programming.
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