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Phrygian/Mixolydian/Aeolian/Locrian Modes for songwriting, improvisation and composing music

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Hearing the Phrygian/Mixolydian/Aeolian/Locrian [Response Video] FINAL Part

In the Video above I go into detail explaining how to transpose the remaining modes, Phrygian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian to the Parent Key of C.

If you are a composer or improviser you may find this video explanation and examples extremely useful.

Phrygian Mode Piano Examples [Chick Corea]

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Phrygian Mode Examples for improvisation and composition [Chick Corea style]

Mixolydian Mode Piano Examples [Elton John Style]

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Mixolydian Mode Elton John, Billy Joel Cadence extension style chordal harmony for piano songwriting

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Mixolydian Mode Elton John and Billy Joel extended V I Cadence Songwriting Piano Style Chordal Play
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Mixolydian Suspended 4th line for extension

Aeolian Mode Piano examples [Elton John/Billy Joel]

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Aeolian Mode with Minor Chord V for songwriting [Elton John/BillyJoel]

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Aeolian Mode with the AbMaj7 now becoming Ab#11 for songwriting [Elton John/BillyJoel]

Locrian Mode Piano examples

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Locrian Modal Sound: Musical Example with perfect 4th and #4

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A Jazz RESPONSE TO THE LYDIAN MODE TRANSPOSED TO C [As Parent Key]

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

PLEASE WATCH VIDEO ABOVE FOR DETAILED ANALYSIS

Moving on from my last post on the Dorian Mode, I now look at how the Lydian Mode actually sounds.

Here’s how to transpose it to C as the parent key.

If F is a perfect 4th up from C:

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How to Transpose the Lydian Mode to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation [Form F Lydian example]

Then what is C a perfect 4th up from: This would be G.

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

So we have a G Major scale starting on the note C:

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

You will hear straight away that the C Lydian has a Sharpened 4th and this is what gives it its distinctive flavour.

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

Chord ii is now Major,

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

Chord II now resolves nicely into chord Vb,

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

Another beautiful sound is the sharpened 4th which now becomes F#m7b5

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

Lydian Line with Chords

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

FOR GUITARISTS:

C Lydian Two Octaves

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

Chordal Flavour:

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

Lydian Guitar Lick:

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

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A JAZZ RESPONSE to the Modes of the MAJOR SCALE: DORIAN MODE: Part 1

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Clifford Martin My response to the Modes of the major Scale: The Dorian Mode: How it Sounds

Today it’s just a short video as a response to the Modes of the Major Scale.

Many on the internet teach the modes as just learning the C major scale and starting on a different degree of that scale.

They NEVER show/play the Chords,Slash Chords, Harmony, Pentatonic’s, Arepggio’s, Superimpositions, Transpositions to Parent key, Sequences of Tonal Flavour, etc.

This is really bad and wrong teaching, and, for a beginning improviser or composer this is harmonically devastating when put into a “Real” situation with Pro Improvisers or Composition Expectations.

Without transposing the modes you have nothing with which to compose or improvise with. It’s no good just playing a C major scale over C major. That’s not what it is.

The video above has a brief look at what an improviser or composer should do or will do instinctively.

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For more information try George Russel’s “Lydian Chromatic Concept: [Best to borrow from a library as it is an expensive book]

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