As part of my music studies I have to write the ascending and descending scale in bass clef for the harmonic minor scale whose subdominant is Eb.
How do I figure this out correctly? In my mind I keep thinking of Bb major but I know this isn’t the correct answer.
You need to know what the subdominant is - - is that the primary mystery here?.
It's always the 4th note of the scale.
For C major and minor it's F.
For B major and minor it's E
For Bb major and minor it's Eb
The tonic is 2.5 steps down from the subdominant (based on whole steps and half steps), or a perfect 4th.
Once you have the tonic note, you build your minor scale...
Another question may be what is harmonic minor scale.
Really, google can help with all of this ... but since I'm writing ... the 7th note of the scale is raised a half step in harmonic minor. In melodic minor it is not raised.
This is a test question? Hopefully you have a theory book ...