Synths & Scales

In this video I'm going over the eight church modes trying to give you an understanding of how each of them sounds and explain why that is.
If your interested in a particular one use the time stamps below.
I'm putting the focus on using them with synths and electronic music pointing out advantages and disadvantages each of them might have when it comes to particular styles of music.
I also briefly touch on the subjects of avoid notes, modal and functional harmony and the pros and cons of deriving the modes from a major scale vs. circle of fifths.
0:00 Intro
0:31 What Are Scales?
1:51 Lydian
06:08 Ionian
08:34 Mixolydian
11:36 Functional Vs. Modal
14:14 Dorian
17:36 Aeolian
20:27 Phrygian
23:18 Locrian
26:16 Summary
26:56 Why In The Circle Of Fifths?
28:35 Take Aways
picture of Jeff Mills by Dave Walker: www.flickr.com/photos/ffg/519...

[@projectvolna]

That’s great way to see and hear simultaneously. Thank you. Great job. Very practical. This video is a sort of pallet of atmospheres to choose from.

[@easytiger1452]

"pallet of atmospheres", you put it very nicely. That's exactly how I look at this.

[@randomaztec2208]

Thanks for this very informative

[@easytiger1452]

my pleasure! glad you liked this!

[@elliotwilliams2376]

Wow. That's the best framework for the modes I've ever seen, and the ongoing demo throughout is fantastic to drive the point home. And listing / demoing all the main sources of character and tension respectively is super illuminating.
Maybe you're even going to break me out of my major/minor/dorian rut. :)

[@easytiger1452]

Thanks! Very glad to hear that!

[@andycordy5190]

Music theory has always been very difficult for me, my brain doesn't work well with systems of order and your message (mis-quoted) about playing a note and if it sounds right it probably is, could be my modus operandum. However, although I am a latecomer to the practical uses of the circle of fifths and diatonic chords, I am really sorry that I never worked on these as a youngster because even though the notes on the page jumped around and I could not follow them, I recently learned that I am quite good at chords in keys.
I have now watched this video twice and I am really grateful for the lengthy sound examples which have helped me grasp most of it straight away. I will be coming back to it when I get stuck. Good thing you can't wear out digital recording.

[@easytiger1452]

I am very glad you found this and the examples in particular helpful! I think when it comes to music that system of order you mention is already easily identified and understood by the ears. From there on it's just a small (even though admittedly not always easy) step towards describing it with language. It might be an unnecessary one too but to me at least it's kind of satisfying to see and understand that order I hear as well.

[@JohnLunney]

Very helpful video.

[@easytiger1452]

Thanks! Glad you found this helpful!

[@rayderrich]

I have always been intelligent and interested enough to understand so many topics, but as for music theory I always get a shortcut in my brain. This has been the case for over 40 years now. Your video goes in my Music Theroy playlist to watch again and again, one day it will click. Thank you!

[@easytiger1452]

in my experience the difficulty is usually just connecting the things we hear with all those abstract names and numbers. We all understand the inner workings of music anyway, otherwise we wouldn't know how to listen to music. Hope it'll click soon!

[@vor946]

Astonishing quality of this video.

[@easytiger1452]

thanks. Glad you like it!

[@vor946]

@@easytiger1452 If you are looking for topics to cover, something about chords and how they are built upon scale would be something I would deeply appreciate.