Ionian
Improvisations using the Ionian mode (major).
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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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Evanescent Glimpse Beyond — Improvisation in B♭ Lydian, B♭ Dorian ♯4 & A♭ Major (Ionian)
This video is a recording of me playing a piece of music I improvised and named Evanescent Glimpse Beyond. I… Read More
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A Guiding Light — Improvisation in A Major (Ionian), A Mixolydian ♭6 & F Harmonic Minor
Here you’ll find a video capturing another improvised piece of music of mine which I named A Guiding Light. A… 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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Elegy on a Shore — Improvisation in D & F Phrygian, E♭ Dorian, F Aeolian, A♭ Major, D♭ Lydian
When playing this improvised piece of music, I felt a sense of mourning, liminal space, remembrance, and glimmers of light… Read More
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Anemone — Improvisation in B Dorian, G Aeolian & G Ionian (Major)
For this improvisation, I have chosen the title “Anemone.” This felt right to represent a recurrent theme that I ended… Read More
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Adjacent Modes, con espressioni molteplici | Improvisation in F Lydian ♯2, F♯ Dorian & E Ionian
For this improvisation, I decided to explore three modes whose tonal centres are adjacent in pitch: F Lydian ♯2, F♯… Read More
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Moto Continuo —Improvisation in A♭ Lydian, A♭ Mixolydian & D♭ Major
As usual, this improvisation was a one-take recording, and in all it’s imperfection, something about it felt true and unstoppable.… Read More
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Rhapsody in D — Improvisation in D Mixolydian ♭6 & D Aeolian, With F Major
Mixolydian & Mixolydian ♭6 Trilogy Lately I have enjoyed exploring the lyrical sweetness of the Mixolydian mode, but today I… Read More
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Orbit – Improvisation in F Aeolian, D♭ Lydian and A♭ Ionian
Here is another unplanned, unexpected improvisation — as usual, unedited and recorded in a single take. This improvisation begins with… Read More
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