Modes

Question 1

What are characteristics of the Aeolian mode?

Answer 1

• Melancholy/sadness
• emphasis on the b6 voicing reinforces the aeolian sound

Question 2

What are Characteristics of the lydian mode?

Answer 2

• Emphasis on the raised 4th forms that lydian sound
• A hopeful sounding mode or arise
• A high register pattern in the lydian mode creates a heavenly / celestial sound

Question 3

What are characteristics of the mixolydian mode?

Answer 3

• has a very ‘bluesy’, ‘Rock’ feel due to its dominant seventh degree

Question 4

What are characteristics of the Ionian mode?

Answer 4

• Described as ‘bright’, ‘happy’, or ‘majestic’
• This is due to its structure of whole and half steps which creates a stable and constant sound

Question 5

What are characteristics of the dorian mode?

Answer 5

• Described as ‘jazzy’, ‘soulful’, ‘bluesy’
• this is due to its minor tonality with a natural sixth degree

Question 6

What are characteristics of the Phrygian mode?

Answer 6

• described as ‘exotic’ or ‘mysterious’
• this is due to its distinctive minor tonality with a lower 2nd degree scale
• this contributes to a darker and more dramatic quality in its musical character

Question 7

What are characteristics of the Locrian mode?

Answer 7

• Described as ‘unstable’, ‘dissonant’ due to its diminished fifth scale
• creates a highly dissonant and unresolved quality making it uncommon to tonal music

Question 8

What is the order of modes on a major scale?

Answer 8

• Ionian
• Dorian
• Phrygian
• Lydian
• Mixolydian
• Aeolian
• Locrian

Question 9

What is the formula for the Ionian mode? (In C)

Answer 9

• Major scale
• C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,

Question 10

What is the formula for the Dorian mode? (In C)

Answer 10

• 3rd and 7th degrees flattened
• C,D,Eb,F,G,A,Bb,C

Question 11

What is the formula for the Phrygian mode? (In C)

Answer 11

• 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th degrees flattened
• C,Db,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C

Question 12

What is the formula for the Lydian mode? (In C)

Answer 12

• 4th degree raised and sharpened
• C,D,E,F#,G,A,B,C

Question 13

What is the formula for the Mixolydian mode? (In C)

Answer 13

• flattened 7th degree
• C,E,D,F,G,A,Bb,C

Question 14

what is the formula for the Aeolian mode? (In C)

Answer 14

• Minor scale
• C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C

Question 15

What is the formula for the Locrian mode? (In C)

Answer 15

• 2nd,3rd,5th,6th,7th degrees flattened
• C,Db,Eb,F,Gb,Ab,Bb,C