Tag: modes
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Primary and Secondary Chords in Modal Music
The piece discusses how chords in a mode can be categorized as primary or secondary based on whether they contain the modal note. Primary chords reinforce the modal flavor, while secondary chords do not detract from it. Understanding this distinction allows musicians to intentionally shape the modal sound in their compositions, impacting how pronounced or…
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Modal Notes
Every mode differs from its parent scale by exactly one note. Play that note on the strong beats, and the mode actually sounds like itself.
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G Major vs A Dorian: Same Notes, Different Music
Two scales can be identical in construction yet different in musical behavior. Why modes aren’t just rotations of a major scale.