Subject: Modes
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 14:27:49 -0700
My music theory with chords and chord construction is pretty good. I
understand the major scale and the scale degrees. I understand keys. What
is giving me a hard time getting in my head is the concept of modes. For
instance in the key of C if you start on the 2nd note, D and then play the
same notes that are in the key of C, you have a scale called D Dorian. D E
F G A B C D Why is it D dorian and not C Dorian since all the notes are C
scale notes? Would you use this D dorian in the key of D and over what
chords? Any insight that might stick into my brain would be helpful or a
point in the right direction. Thanks.
Thomas
understand the major scale and the scale degrees. I understand keys. What
is giving me a hard time getting in my head is the concept of modes. For
instance in the key of C if you start on the 2nd note, D and then play the
same notes that are in the key of C, you have a scale called D Dorian. D E
F G A B C D Why is it D dorian and not C Dorian since all the notes are C
scale notes? Would you use this D dorian in the key of D and over what
chords? Any insight that might stick into my brain would be helpful or a
point in the right direction. Thanks.
Thomas
Subject: Re: Modes
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:29 GMT
On Fri, 30 May 2008 14:27:49 -0700, Thomas wrote:
> My music theory with chords and chord construction is pretty good. I
> understand the major scale and the scale degrees. I understand keys.
> What is giving me a hard time getting in my head is the concept of
> modes. For instance in the key of C if you start on the 2nd note, D and
> then play the same notes that are in the key of C, you have a scale
> called D Dorian. D E F G A B C D Why is it D dorian and not C Dorian
> since all the notes are C scale notes? Would you use this D dorian in
> the key of D and over what chords? Any insight that might stick into my
> brain would be helpful or a point in the right direction. Thanks.
>
> Thomas
Because "D dorian" is not a key. Keys by definition are a tonality, such
as D, *and* minor or major mode. Furthermore, a key is not the same thing
as a key signature. Each key signature indicates one of two keys.
When mode I came to be called dorian, there was no such thing as
a key or key signature. daveA
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> My music theory with chords and chord construction is pretty good. I
> understand the major scale and the scale degrees. I understand keys.
> What is giving me a hard time getting in my head is the concept of
> modes. For instance in the key of C if you start on the 2nd note, D and
> then play the same notes that are in the key of C, you have a scale
> called D Dorian. D E F G A B C D Why is it D dorian and not C Dorian
> since all the notes are C scale notes? Would you use this D dorian in
> the key of D and over what chords? Any insight that might stick into my
> brain would be helpful or a point in the right direction. Thanks.
>
> Thomas
Because "D dorian" is not a key. Keys by definition are a tonality, such
as D, *and* minor or major mode. Furthermore, a key is not the same thing
as a key signature. Each key signature indicates one of two keys.
When mode I came to be called dorian, there was no such thing as
a key or key signature. daveA
--
email: darnold4@cox.net (put "poisonal" anywhere in subject)
DGT: The very best technical exercises for all guitarists:
http://www.openguitar.com/dynamic.html. Original easy solos at:
http://www.openguitar.com. :::=={_o) David Raleigh Arnold