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What is a mode?
A mode is a scale of
notes which are the
main 8 notes. It has no
flats or sharps and it is
in neither major or
minor.
There are seven
different modes. And
they go up a note on
every mode.
Modes can be played in
different styles like jazz,
European classical,
Indian gamelan and
renaissance music.
The Ionian Mode
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The Ionian mode uses the notes
The lonian mode is the scale of C :
C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C
The Dorian Mode
The mode for D is called Dorian. This consists
of the notes: D,E,F,G,A,B,C,D.
The Phrygian Mode
The Phrygian mode is named after the ancient
kingdom of Phrygian in Anatolia.
The phrygian mode is the scale of E :
E,F,G,A,B,C,D,E
The Lydian Mode
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The Lydian mode is named after the ancient
kingdom of Lydia in Anatolia.
Lydian mode based on the note F, the scale
consists of the notes F G A B C D E.
The Mixolydian Mode
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The Mixolydian mode. It has the same series of tones
and semitones as the major scale, except the fifth note is
taken as the starting (beginning) pitch of the scale
The Mixolydian mode ‘s scale is G: G,A,B,C,D,E,F,G
The Aeolian Mode
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An Aeolian mode formed part of the music
theory of ancient Greece, based around the
note A: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A
Greek theory called this simple scale the
Hypodorian mode, and the Aeolian and
Locrian modes must have formed different
variations of this.
The Locrian Mode
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The Locrian mode was of mainly theoretical
importance in classical music before the 1850s
because of the large amount of dissonance created
within the scale and its corresponding chord.
The Locrian mode is on the scale of B :
B,C,D,E,F,G,A,B
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Tom Gaffney
Darren Tang
Mark Stanley
Sarah Murray
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