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Lesson path III

New Colors

Modes and chords beyond major and minor.

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Unit 9

The Modes

Rotate the scale, change the light.
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9.1
Same notes, new home
Seven starts on the white keys. Seven different moods.
CDE
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9.2
The bright modes
Lydian, Ionian, Mixolydian. Major with a twist.
F♯B♭
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9.3
The dark modes
Dorian, Aeolian, Phrygian, Locrian. Minor's cousins.
F♯B♭E♭
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9.4
Name that mode
One tonic, seven colors. Trust your ear.
CF♯
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Unit 10

Modal Interchange

Borrow the chord, keep the home.
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10.1
Two keys, one home
Parallel modes share a tonic. Raid their wardrobes.
ivv
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10.2
The borrowed palette
Epic, bluesy, left-turn, exotic. Four flavors by feel.
bVIIbIIIbVIbII
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10.3
The bright outsiders
Minor chords gone major: III, II, and the Creep loop.
IIIII
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10.4
Name the numerals
Hear a loop, say its numbers. The whole skill, tested.
IbVIIvi
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