Relative Minors ?

[Suiken]

I have homework.

Basically it's set up as a column for example it's like:
C MAJOR
list: major, natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor.

and the directions say, for the minor forms, they are RELATIVE minor. what does this mean? does this mean for the natural minor i write the A MINOR scale? and the harmonic minor scale is ALSO starting on A or does it start on C?

all minor forms are RELATIVE minor means??

[Hadji]

Relative minor means it contains the same notes but starts at a different place in the scale (or something similar to that). There is also parallel minor which starts at the same note. Relative minor of C maj would be A min. The parallel minor of C maj would be C min. That's all it means. As far as the specifics of the homework, I'd assume you would have gotten some sort of basis as to what you needed to know in class. I don't really remember all that technical stuff so I can't help you.

[cometuesday]

A relative minor is someone you shouldn't date for two reasons.

Oh, and yeah your assignment just wants you to put the relative minor of C major in the different types of minor keys, that's all. The C should just be a reference point.

If it's a lower level theory class chances are you're doing this exercise to solidify the idea of relative keys and to work on finding them quicker.

[Suiken]

so if all forms of the minor scales MUST be RELATIVE minor

that means
C major
A Natural Minor
A Harmonic Minor
A Melodic Minor


right?

[cometuesday]

Should be.

[EADGC]

The assignment doesnt make sense to me, I think it's supposed to say parallel minor.