Natural Minor Series
A selection of improvised pieces using the natural minor, also known as the Aeolian mode.
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A Lyric Without Words — Improvisation in D♭ Ionian (Major) & B♭ Aeolian
Here is a video of an improvisation of mine which I named A Lyric Without Words. The title is a… Read More
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Light Beneath the Photic Zone — Improvisation in F Aeolian, A♭ Lydian & A♭ Lydian ♯2
In this video I am playing an improvised piece of music which I named Light Beneath the Photic Zone. The… Read More
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Voicing the Inner Frequencies — Improvisation in C Aeolian, E♭ Major (Ionian) & C Mixolydian ♭6
This video captures a freeform improvisation of mine which I titled Voicing the Inner Frequencies. The title is about the… 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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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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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
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Seeing Into the Dark — Improvisation in G Aeolian & A Dorian ♯4
In this video you can hear me play an improvised piece of music which I called Seeing Into the Dark.… Read More
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The Coast, the Harbour, and the Lighthouse – Improvisation in C♯ Aeolian, E Dorian & C Lydian
I chose the title for this improvised piece of music because the three different modes felt like three distinct but… 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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