Lydian Mode
Compositions created in the moment (improvised) using the Lydian mode. Some of these pieces include only subtle inflections of Lydian, some involve more extensive passages of Lydian. Learn more about the Lydian 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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Finding the Thermal Glide — Improvisation in G Major; G & D Aeolian; F & B♭ Lydian & Lydian ♯2; E Mixolydian ♭6
In this video you can hear me playing a piece of music I improvised and named Finding the Thermal Glide.… Read More
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Firefly at Dawn — Improvisation in G♯ Dorian, D♭ Lydian, G♯ Phrygian & A Phrygian Dominant
Here is a video capturing another freeform improvisation of mine which I called Firefly at Dawn. It’s about a delicate… Read More
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Gold Sky in a Blue Mirror — Improvisation in E♭ Lydian ♯2, E Dorian, E Aeolian, D Lydian & E♭ Dorian
In this video you can hear me playing an improvised piece of piano music which I named Gold Sky in… Read More
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Daisy — Improvisation in C Phrygian, C Mixolydian ♭6 & C Lydian
Here is a video in which you can hear me playing a piece of music I improvised and named Daisy.… Read More
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Night Sky in the Ocean — Improvisation in A♭ Lydian ♯2, F Aeolian, F Dorian, E♭ Lydian ♯2 & D Lydian
Here is a video capturing another freeform improvisation of mine which I named Night Sky in the Ocean. The image… Read More
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The Butterfly’s Path — Improvisation in F♯ Dorian, D Lydian ♯2, F♯ Lydian & F Aeolian
In this video you can hear me playing an improvised piece of music which I called The Butterfly’s Path to… Read More
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The Fairytale and the Prophecy — Improvisation in D Major, Lydian, Lydian ♯2 & Mixolydian ♭6; B Aeolian
This video captures an improvisation of mine which I named The Fairytale and the Prophecy. Fairytales often begin with an… Read More
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Stardust in a Teardrop — Improvisation in G Aeolian, G Phrygian, E♭ Ionian Augmented & G♭ Lydian
In this video you can hear me playing a piece of music I improvised and named Stardust in a Teardrop.… Read More
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Interstellar Voyage — Improvisation in C Lydian, C♯ Dorian, D♭ Major & Lydian, E♭ Minor, D Aeolian
In this video you can hear me playing a piece of piano music I improvised and named Interstellar voyage. An… Read More
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The Kyanite Space — Improvisation in C Dorian ♯4, D Lydian, C Aeolian & B Lydian
Here is a video in which you can hear me playing a piece of music I improvised and named The… Read More
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Where Dissolved Clouds Merge — Improvisation in D Lydian, D Lydian Augmented, B Aeolian, E Mixolydian ♭6, & A Dorian
Here is a video of a piece of music I improvised and named Where Dissolved Clouds Merge. It is about… Read More
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Cycles of Coloured Sands — Improvisation in F Dorian, D Aeolian & G Lydian
In this video you can hear me playing a piece of piano music I improvised and named Cycles of Coloured… Read More
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