The Church Modes: Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Ionian, Phrygian, Locrian Scales Back in the period between roughly 1150AD and 1400AD there developed scales called “modes”. (Actually deriving from the Greeks some thousand years before.) And since music was centered in the … Continue reading →
There are many different kinds of scales, the most-used being major scales followed by minor scales. Many contemporary musicians use the modal scales too, such as Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, etc.
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Continue reading →Back in the period between roughly 1150 AD and 1400 AD there developed scales called “modes”, or “modal scales” (actually deriving from the Greeks some thousand years before.) And since music was centered in the church during that period they came to be known as “church modes.”
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