![]() Therefore it’s essential that you understand how to construct a major scale as your first step in understanding music theory. Everything, even other scales that have nothing to do with the major scale, gets named in relationship to it. For ear training purposes, think of it as starting and ending on the leading tone of a major scale.All music theory begins with the “1, 2, 3” or “do, re, mi” of a major scale. It's naturally occurring half steps are between the 1st & 2nd and 4th & 5th scale degrees. This mode starts on the 7th scale degree of a major scale. It's naturally occurring half steps are between the 2nd & 3rd and 5th & 6th scale degrees, and it's pattern is W H W W H W W. ![]() The aeolian scale begins on the 6th scale degree of the major scale and is also known as a natural minor scale. ![]() Think of this as a major scale with a flatted 7th. The mixolydian mode begins on the 5th scale degree of the major scale, and the naturally occurring half steps are between the 3rd & 4th and 6th & 7th scale degrees of a major scale. For ear training purposes, think of this scale as a major scale with a raised 4th. Starting on the 4th scale degree, the lydian mode's naturally occurring half steps are between the 4th & 5th and 7th & 8th scale degrees. Think of this mode as a natural minor scale with a flatted 2nd. The phrygian mode begins on the 3rd scale degree of the major scale, and the naturally occurring half steps are between the 1st & 2nd and 5th & 6th scale degrees. For ear training purposes, think of this mode as a natural minor scale with a raised 6th. The naturally occuring half steps are between the 2nd & 3rd and 6th & 7th scale degrees. The dorian mode starts on the second scale degree of the major scale, which changes the pattern to W H W W W H W. ![]() The naturally occuring half steps of this mode are between the 3rd & 4th and 7th & 8th scale degrees. It has the same W W H W W W H (whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half) pattern. Starting on the 1st scale degree, this mode is the same as a major scale. Notice that the images below are all in the key of C Major therefore, all of the naturally occurring half steps are between E & F and B & C. In this tutorial, we will discuss modes and how that pattern changes with the modes.Įach mode starts on a different scale degree of the major scale. ![]() In the Key Signatures tutorial, I mentioned the whole and half step pattern of a major scale and how that relates to key signature changes. ![]()
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