Aug/Dim Intervals

Question 0

How do you avoid passing notes with a minor scale?

Answer 0

Flatten the seventh on the way down as in melodic minor scale or miss out passing note altogether

Note: Cannot do this if note is part of chord

Question 1

Which two intervals should you avoid?

Answer 1

• A tritone (so avoid IIb-Vb, IV-Vb and IV-VII progressions)
• An augmented sevenths (so avoid VI-VII and IVb-Vb)