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934 B
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43 lines
934 B
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TITLE: Mode Rules
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DOMAIN: Music Theory
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TYPE: rule
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PRIORITY: high
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CONCEPTS: intervals, whole step, half step, semitones, scale construction, modes, ionian, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian, locrian, diatonic theory
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SCOPE: scale_construction
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Mode Interval Definitions
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W = whole step = 2 semitones
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H = half step = 1 semitone
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Scale Construction Rule
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To construct a scale start on a root note and apply the interval formula step by step.
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Ionian
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Formula: W W H W W W H
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Description: major scale
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Dorian
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Formula: W H W W W H W
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Description: minor with raised sixth
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Phrygian
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Formula: H W W W H W W
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Description: minor with lowered second
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Lydian
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Formula: W W W H W W H
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Description: major with raised fourth
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Mixolydian
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Formula: W W H W W H W
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Description: major with lowered seventh
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Aeolian
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Formula: W H W W H W W
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Description: natural minor
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Locrian
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Formula: H W W H W W W
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Description: diminished with lowered second and fifth
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