Post on 08-Jan-2018
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The Church ModesExtended thinking: Who formalized the Greek scheme of modes?
Essential Question: What are modes and how do we construct each one?
What is a musical (church) mode?• A series of pitches in a defined order• Modes came before major and minor scales
(modern)• Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do (a major scale)• Each mode can be thought of as starting on a
degree of the modern major scale
The lines and spaces of the treble clef
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge FACE
The 7 Church Modes
•Ionian- Modern C Major Scale
•Dorian- Starting on D
•Phrygian- Starting on E
•Lydian- Starting on F
•Mixolydian- Starting on G
•Aeolian- Starting on A
•Locrian- Starting on B
Homework for 9/19
Fill-out worksheet and write your own Gregorian chant
An example...
Review: IDPL MAL (modes in order)
EGBDF and FACE (treble clef)