This is the second session of the music theory course - LIVE.
Time: Sunday, April 20 at 10:00 a.m. (UTC-6)
Link to join:
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FOR TABLE OF CONTENTS AND LINKS
All posts about modes -- including relative and parallel modes, along with chords and progressions based on these modes.
-- RELATIVE --
6 | Relative Mode Tables
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/698850/6-relative-mode-tables
89 | The 7 Relative Modes (an Easy Way to Picture Them)
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1605515/89-the-7-relative-modes-an-easy-way-to-picture-them
-- PARALLEL --
22 | The 7 Parallel Modes (table)
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1086416/22-the-7-parallel-modes-table
91 | Parallel Modes and the Connections between Keys
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1605649/91-parallel-modes-and-the-connections-between-keys
111 | Circle of Fifths - modes intro
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1898726/111-circle-of-fifths-modes-intro
122 | Parallel Mode Labels
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/2004473/122-parallel-mode-labels
150 | Modes - Relative vs. Parallel
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/2716388/150-modes-relative-vs-parallel
157 | Intro to Modes in the Circle of Fifths
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/2857592/157-intro-to-modes-in-the-circle-of-fifths
-- IONIAN --
4 | Ionian Mode Chords (table)
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/684705/4-ionian-mode-chords-table
-- DORIAN --
3 | Dorian Mode Chords (table)
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/681478/3-dorian-mode-chords-table
31 | Intro to the Dorian Mode
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1209698/31-intro-to-the-dorian-mode
30 | Dorian Mode Patterns (piano)
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1221789/30-dorian-mode-patterns-piano
33 | Dorian Mode Chords - quick overview
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1257507/33-dorian-mode-chords-quick-overview
146 | Extended Chords - D Dorian
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/2558609/146-extended-chords-d-dorian
192 | Dorian mode progressions
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/3548627/192-dorian-mode-progressions
-- PHRYGIAN --
2 | Phrygian Mode Chords (table)
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/678051/2-phrygian-mode-chords-table
32 | Intro to the Phrygian Mode
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1244442/32-intro-to-the-phrygian-mode
37 | Phrygian Mode (piano)
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1295101/37-phrygian-mode-piano
60 | Phrygian Dominant Chords
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1525258/60-phrygian-dominant-chords
-- LYDIAN --
17 | Lydian Mode Chords (table)
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/958787/17-lydian-mode-chords-table
Extended chords are easy to understand -- once you know about the Circle of Thirds.
Essentially, fancy extended chords are built by adding notes incrementally from a key's Circle of Thirds. By including ever more intervals of a third, you can play increasingly more complex harmonies.
Had I only known this in the beginning!
Without the Circle of Thirds, exotic chord names seem mysterious and complicated. WITH the Circle of Thirds, however, everything clicks into place.
🎥 This short video gives you the gist.
For more details on the construction of these chords, check out Lesson 17 in the course: https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/6051473/296-lesson-17-pdf-video
And the PDF referenced is ChordBook 2 here: https://shop.mycolormusic.com/products/colormusic%E2%84%A2%EF%B8%8F-guitar-chordbook-modebook-bundle
Hey! Join Sunday's stream for the first in the Theory Course LIVE series.
We'll be going through the course lessons page-by-page, playing the exercises, etc. -- with questions, answers, and sidebars along the way. It's a new and insightful look into music theory.
(The live stream link referenced in this video is actually in the NEXT post.)
Why do modes seem confusing? There are a couple of reasons:
1) Because they're often depicted using traditional notation. This is a problem because the linear structure of notation distorts the inherently cyclical nature of music. So the way modes are typically pictured is warped.
2) Because different song examples are commonly used to illustrate the sonic qualities of the respective modes. But that's like comparing apples to oranges, in a way. So the point of the comparison gets lost.
So this video demonstrates how the various modes alter the sound of a single song -- using the ChordMap to visualize the changes.
The accompanying chord diagrams are in the follow-up post (341b). Cheers.