Dorian Mode
Original music – spontaneous compositions created in real time using the Dorian mode. Learn more about the Dorian mode, which notes it uses, and how it sounds by listening to my videos and clicking through to linked music theory articles.
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Sweet Lilac Tree — Improvisation in G♭ Major, A♭ Dorian ♯4, G Mixolydian ♭6 & F Dorian
In this video I am playing an improvised piece of music which I named Sweet Lilac Tree. A lilac is… Read More
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Seven Colours — Improvisation in F Mixolydian ♭6, Phrygian & Mixolydian; C Dorian & Harmonic Minor; A♭ Lydian & E♭ Major
This video captures an improvised piece of music of mine which I named Seven Colours. I chose the title because… Read More
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Unspoken — Improvisation in F Major, F Dorian, B♭ Lydian, D & G Aeolian, A Phrygian
Here you’ll find a video of another one of my freeform improvisations — this one is titled Unspoken. I chose… Read More
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View From a Lighthouse — Improvisation in D Major, G Lydian, D Lydian Augmented & E♭ Dorian
Here is a video capturing another freeform improvisation of mine which I called View From a Lighthouse. The idea of… Read More
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Chrysalis of Saturn — Improvisation in E♭ Aeolian & B Dorian
This video is a recording of a piece of music I improvised and named Chrysalis of Saturn, continuing the theme… Read More
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Saturn Return — Improvisation in E♭ Dorian, B Mixolydian ♭6, B Aeolian & A♭ Mixolydian
In this video (which you can find below) you can hear me play a piece of music I improvised and… Read More
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A Message Washed Ashore — Improvisation in B♭ Dorian, F♯ Phrygian Dominant, E Aeolian & D Mixolydian ♭6
This video captures another freeform improvisation of mine which I named A Message Washed Ashore. In this piece, the harmony… Read More
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Cassandra — Improvisation in F Dorian, D♭ Lydian, F Phrygian, F Harmonic Minor & F Dorian ♯4
In this video you can hear me playing an improvisation which I named Cassandra. In Greek mythology, Cassandra is a… Read More
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Maze of Infinity Mirrors — Improvisation in E Minor, Dorian & Aeolian; G Ionian Augmented & Aeolian.
In this video you can hear me play an improvised piece of music which I named Maze of Infinity Mirrors.… Read More
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A Thousand Latent — Improvisation in A Ionian Augmented, F♯ Dorian, F Lydian ♯2 & E Mixolydian ♭6
This video is another free-form piano improvisation of mine which I named A Thousand Latent. The title reflects the feeling… Read More
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Obsidian Kaleidoscope — Improvisation in F Dorian, G Phrygian, C Aeolian, A♭ & D♭ Lydian
In this video I am playing an improvised piece of music which I named Obsidian Kaleidoscope, because the music expressed… Read More
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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
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