Originally posted May 6, 2012

In this episode, I talk about my composition “Sleepy” composed for a jazz combo in 1991 .

I thank a woman from Argentina calling herself Nightlock for @mentioning me on twitter. @ItsAboutJobros tweeted to her followers about how she liked my Rue’s Whistle song on my YouTube channel.

I then talk about 4 types of minor scales:

• Natural minor
• Harmonic minor – raised 7th
• Melodic minor – raised 6th and 7th up, but natural minor down
• Dorian minor – raised 6th. Sleepy uses only Dorian scales.

Sleepy is a laid back song. The title refers to the state of most college students.

The chord progression is:

• D Dorian – 8 measures
• C Dorian – 4 measures
• D Dorian – 4 measures

The melody in a jazz combo piece is called the “Head ...