I thought that, too. Ascending and descending are not the same for melodic minor. I don't think modern music takes that into account anymore, but certainly clas

I thought that, too. Ascending and descending are not the same for melodic minor. I don't think modern music takes that into account anymore, but certainly classical music does. So at the least, it would be best to label which one it is, as to avoid confusion after learning it this way and coming across a piece of music that uses the ascending/descending versions. (It sounds pretty wonky if you ignore them in practice, too!)