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Lydian Augmented Mode Explained and How to Work it Out With Note Names in All 12 Keys
The Lydian Augmented mode, aka the Lydian ♯5 mode (Lydian sharp 5), is the third mode of the melodic minor… Read More
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Ionian Augmented Mode (Ionian ♯5) Explained and How to Work it Out With Note Names in All 12 Keys
The Ionian Augmented mode, aka the Ionian ♯5 mode (Ionian sharp 5), is the 3rd mode of the harmonic minor… Read More
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Dorian ♭2 Mode (Dorian Flat 2) or Phrygian ♮6 (Phrygian Natural 6) — Complete Guide To Note Names and Parent Scales in All 12 Keys
The Dorian ♭2 mode (Dorian flat 2) is also known as the Phrygian ♮6 (Phrygian natural 6) or Phrygian 6… Read More
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Dorian ♯4 Mode Explained and How to Work it Out, With Note Names in All 12 Keys
Dorian sharp 4 mode — the 4th mode of the harmonic minor scale Lately in my improvisations I have been… Read More
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Lydian ♯ 2 Mode Explained, With Note Names in All 12 Keys
Learn about the Lydian ♯ 2 mode — its scale formula, parent scale source, and full note lists in all… Read More
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The Mixolydian Mode: Complete Guide with Note Names in All 12 Keys
Mixolydian Mode – How to Work it Out, Parent Scales, and Notes for Every Key This article is part of… Read More
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How Improvisation Became My First Musical Language
I don’t claim to be a great composer or improviser, like the famous composers who were also known for their… Read More
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Excavation and Tapestry: How Piano Improvisation Reveals Its Hidden Shape
Unearthing Music: Improvisation as Discovery and Weaving of Ideas Sometimes my piano improvisations can feel a bit like a two-phased… Read More
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Aeolian Mode (Natural Minor Scale): Note Names in All 12 Keys, Character, and Examples
The Aeolian Mode: A Complete Guide (Natural Minor Scale) The Aeolian mode is the 6th mode of the major scale… Read More
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How Piano Improvisation Feels for Me — Creative Expression and Flow State
How Music Speaks Before Words: The Inner Experience of Improvising Improvisation has become a way of expressing things that I… Read More
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What I Mean by “Modal Improvisation” – Harmonic Movement Within the Modes
Beyond Static Vamps What I Mean by “Modal Improvisation” The term modal improvisation can mean very different things depending on… Read More
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Lydian Mode Explained: How to Use it and Note Names in All 12 Keys, With Examples
Learn the Lydian mode — its scale formula, parent major source, and full note lists in all 12 keys. Learn… Read More
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