Dorian Flat 2 / Phrygian 6 Mode

20/04/2026

Wildflowers in a Walled Garden — Improvisation in B Aeolian, D Ionian Augmented, C Lydian & Mixolydian ♭6, A Dorian ♭2

In this video I am playing an improvised piece of music which I named Wildflowers in a Walled Garden. Wildflowers… Read More
15/04/2026

A Ghost Light Remains — Improvisation in A Dorian ♭2 & E♭ Lydian

This video captures another freeform improvisation, this time exploring themes of unsettled tension, hope, persistence and presence. A ghost light… Read More
08/04/2026

The Sundial’s Shadows Speak — Improvisation in A Dorian, A Dorian ♭2, & A Phrygian

Here is a video capturing an improvised piece of music of mine which I named The Sundial’s Shadows Speak. In… Read More
06/04/2026

The Weight of the Looking Glass — Improvisation in C Minor, C Phrygian, G Dorian ♭2 & G Phrygian Dominant

This video captures another freeform improvisation of mine. I named this piece of music The Weight of the Looking Glass.… Read More
30/03/2026

Seelie/Unseelie — Improvisation in F Dorian ♭2 (Phrygian ♮6)

I named this improvised piece of music based on a faerie mythology. In Scottish folklore, the seelies are good-natured, benevolent… Read More
25/03/2026

Dream of a Secret Castle — Improvisation in D Mixolydian ♭6, D Mixolydian, C Lydian & C Dorian ♭2

Imagine a secret castle, the stuff of wonderlands, fairytales, bedtime stories, and dream imagery; where the kings and queens are… Read More
11/03/2026

Akaste — Improvisation in G Aeolian, G Dorian ♯4 & C Dorian ♭2

I named this piano improvisation after one of the Oceanids (water nymphs) in Greek mythology — Akaste (or Acaste). Akaste… Read More
04/03/2026

The Morrígan’s Loom — Improvisation in G Dorian ♯4, G Dorian ♭2 & B♭ Lydian Dominant

For this improvisation I chose the title The Morrígan’s Loom, because its very fast polyrhythms and dark modal colours with… Read More
26/02/2026

The Whitethorn Limen — Improvisation in A Dorian, G♯ Aeolian, A Minor & Dorian ♭2, B♭ Lydian Dominant

Piano improvisation moving through A Dorian, C Lydian, E Aeolian, E Lydian, G♯ Aeolian, A minor, A Dorian ♭2, and… Read More
18/02/2026

The Silver Branch — Improvisation in C♯ Aeolian & Dorian ♭2, F Lydian ♯2, F Lydian & B Lydian

The Silver Branch — Voyage to the Otherworld For this improvisation I chose the name “The Silver Branch”. In Irish… Read More
14/01/2026

Ultraviolet — Improvisation in G Dorian ♭2 (Phrygian ♮6) & F Aeolian, With Modal Planing

Piano improvisation using G Dorian flat 2 (also known as G Phrygian natural 6), F Aeolian, G Phrygian, G Dorian… Read More
09/01/2026

Ultramarine — Improvisation in B Dorian ♭2 (Phrygian ♮6) & B Aeolian

For this improvisation I decided to explore something a bit different (for me) — the Dorian flat 2 mode (also… Read More