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What is a mode? (Patreon)

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2018-06-21 17:03:51

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In this episode, you'll find the definitive answer to this eternal question. Modes are confusing for many people because they believe that "modality" has something to do with raising or lowering tones in a scale, or that a mode is what happens when you start playing a scale on a different root. The common myths about modes range from half-truthy but somewhat misleading to plainly false. This video lays it all out.

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What is a mode?

This video explains what musical modes are at their core: scales that have a rotational relationship to another scale. With vivid descriptions and helpful animations, you will finally understand musical modes, and how the different diatonic modes are related. Part of the ongoing Exciting Universe Of Music Theory Series by Ian Ring. If you enjoyed this video and would like to see more, go become a Patron of this channel for only $1 per month. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/musictheory