I too prefer the Phrygian dominant scale (raised 3rd) to the standard Phrygian, it can be seen as a darker version of the Mixolydian b6 because of the flattened 2nd. I've quite often enjoyed music that is written in the Phrygian mode and my ear keeps wanting to hear the major 3rd kicking in, and after a while it does, and sometimes when I don't expect it.
Confirmed. After a year I have come back to this video time and again to revisit. Such a succinct and useful break down, and a great reference for noobs like me composing and wanting to find that right mood for a piece. Thanks so much for this video!
15:23 Yes!! Thomas Newman is the king of Mixolidian b6 Finding Nemo, 1917, Shawshank Redemption, Passengers, Road to Perdition..... they all use that scale at some point.
I immediately thought of a few other examples - the track "More Life" from Angels in America (which starts off in F Ionian and then suddenly goes to C Mixolydian b6) and a couple of tracks from Little Children, and the main themes to Revolutionary Road and White Oleander also predominantly use this scale.
I’m not as good composer as I want, but instead of using ionian and aeolian, I replace them with lydian and dorian. It make the piece more colorful without been more complicate (sorry for my basic English 😅)
I teach gospel piano and it’s structured more melodically than modal. However, it’s interesting how you put describe these modes which are mostly from the same scale (altered scale) but have a different tonal center when inverted and completely changes the color. Great explanation and great content thank you!
Hey Zach! First of all, I wanna say that I love watching your videos, they are truly inspiring. I would LOVE to see a video like this of every single mode in existence from the Major, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Harmonic Major, Double Harmonic Minor, Hungarian Minor and more exotic scales. I haven’t seen no one organize them into a bight to dark ultimate map. And also explaining the overlap modes in between all of them. I believe with a content like this a lot of new composer will start visualizing the modulation paths and freedom in jumping to new colors in a much more intuitive way. And combining all that using the circule of fifths as a color guide for all scales could me an awesome way to organize this content. While I was writing this comment I had this idea in combining the color graduating of the circles of fights with Negative Harmony chords out of all those modes. Keep rocking man! Cheers 🤘🏻🔥
Hi Zach! Really loved this, and glad I finally subscribed to your channel. I've been subscribed to Frank and Zach Piano Duets for years, and only recently found your individual channels. You two have inspired me to begin learning piano and music theory. I have always wanted to, but I have a very busy life. I'm turning 37 this month, which is a late start for sure, but I've always loved music and feel like I'm finally in a place in my life where I have time to start learning. I've owned a piano for years, but have never had the time or energy to learn. It's my New Year's resolution to finally start working at it, and you and Frank have been huge inspirations to me. Much love, and keep doing what you do!
Hey thanks for subscribing and sharing the kind words! It's NEVER too late to start, glad you've decided to take time for yourself to dive into something you love! Best of luck :)
My favourites are Mixolydian b6 (somtimes i use harmonic major, for me both are in the same level), Iwato, phrygian dominant and maybe the blues scales (minor, major and nonatonic blues)
Mixolydian S tier or riot! JK, this was a great and informative video, but mixolydian will always be my favorite due to how fantastical it sounds. I think my favorite use of mixolydian is in sections of Dance of the Woods by Herman Beeftink. It's such a lovely sound
This exercise seems super subjective. Everyone will prefer different musical modes. But personally, I did enjoy how you went through all the modes. Very interesting.
Phrygian is one of the most used modes, in many styles , places and epochs. Here one example th-cam.com/video/Xhb_ro5z0HA/w-d-xo.html . THe solos look to emphasize more the bII than the tonic, and certainly go through other modes on same (characteristic phryigian bass line) But i believe it shows a recurring bass line in jazz fuzion or free jazz. ANd here my hommage on this: th-cam.com/video/jfO0Kg8mgaA/w-d-xo.html . Kansas and Yes also used all possible mode in same level of beauty. Brazilian music uses a lot o mixolydian. The eolic mode is special for COnam OST. As a music theorist I find hard to "rank" the modes ; i understand this as your personal rank, for your compositional practice. I would also like to ask you an example of lydian dominant cadence you use?
Harmonic minor should have been included. As a Metal guitarist this and Phrygian Dominant, its fifth mode, is my bread and butter lol
I too prefer the Phrygian dominant scale (raised 3rd) to the standard Phrygian, it can be seen as a darker version of the Mixolydian b6 because of the flattened 2nd. I've quite often enjoyed music that is written in the Phrygian mode and my ear keeps wanting to hear the major 3rd kicking in, and after a while it does, and sometimes when I don't expect it.
If you like metal Phrygian would’ve been higher.
Or boss music
Phrygian has to go higher cause its Jaws.
Phrygian Dominant isn't here tho
This might just be the most useful video on modes that I've ever watched.
Confirmed. After a year I have come back to this video time and again to revisit. Such a succinct and useful break down, and a great reference for noobs like me composing and wanting to find that right mood for a piece. Thanks so much for this video!
15:23 Yes!! Thomas Newman is the king of Mixolidian b6
Finding Nemo, 1917, Shawshank Redemption, Passengers, Road to Perdition..... they all use that scale at some point.
I immediately thought of a few other examples - the track "More Life" from Angels in America (which starts off in F Ionian and then suddenly goes to C Mixolydian b6) and a couple of tracks from Little Children, and the main themes to Revolutionary Road and White Oleander also predominantly use this scale.
I’m not as good composer as I want, but instead of using ionian and aeolian, I replace them with lydian and dorian. It make the piece more colorful without been more complicate (sorry for my basic English 😅)
there is no “best” mode ad hoc. The literature on modes is also one of the biggest challenges in music theory
Love your explanations, demonstrations, and the way you focus on darkness vs. brightness instead of order. Really digging your channel, man!
Thank you!
it’s quite standard to see modes this way
Mixolydian b6 is got to be one of my favorites of all time. Thanks for sharing it!
I teach gospel piano and it’s structured more melodically than modal. However, it’s interesting how you put describe these modes which are mostly from the same scale (altered scale) but have a different tonal center when inverted and completely changes the color. Great explanation and great content thank you!
I have no idea about music but this is so nice to listen to
Thank you ! I loved how you played examples of each mode on the piano. Made it so much more understandable
This!
Hey Zach! First of all, I wanna say that I love watching your videos, they are truly inspiring.
I would LOVE to see a video like this of every single mode in existence from the Major, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Harmonic Major, Double Harmonic Minor, Hungarian Minor and more exotic scales. I haven’t seen no one organize them into a bight to dark ultimate map. And also explaining the overlap modes in between all of them.
I believe with a content like this a lot of new composer will start visualizing the modulation paths and freedom in jumping to new colors in a much more intuitive way. And combining all that using the circule of fifths as a color guide for all scales could me an awesome way to organize this content.
While I was writing this comment I had this idea in combining the color graduating of the circles of fights with Negative Harmony chords out of all those modes.
Keep rocking man! Cheers 🤘🏻🔥
Hi! I haven't seen your video yet but for my part I'm thinking of making a t-shirt that says I love Dorian Scale. God I love that scale!!
Hi Zach! Really loved this, and glad I finally subscribed to your channel. I've been subscribed to Frank and Zach Piano Duets for years, and only recently found your individual channels.
You two have inspired me to begin learning piano and music theory. I have always wanted to, but I have a very busy life. I'm turning 37 this month, which is a late start for sure, but I've always loved music and feel like I'm finally in a place in my life where I have time to start learning.
I've owned a piano for years, but have never had the time or energy to learn. It's my New Year's resolution to finally start working at it, and you and Frank have been huge inspirations to me. Much love, and keep doing what you do!
Hey thanks for subscribing and sharing the kind words! It's NEVER too late to start, glad you've decided to take time for yourself to dive into something you love! Best of luck :)
This is actually a really interesting video idea. I would 100% share this video with others. Informative and also entertaining. Thanks for sharing!
Have been watching Modal Structures, but you have really dealt with the misunderstanding I had had, when trying to think through about Modes
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This was super informative! I've always wanted to include modes in more of my music, and this really helped me learn how to use some of them!
Thank you for outlinig all that in such a tactile way…helps me to get grip on that. Thank you & all the best! 🍀👏🏻
The altered scale sounds very Gershwin
This was such a fun and inspiring video! Thanks Zach
My favourites are Mixolydian b6 (somtimes i use harmonic major, for me both are in the same level), Iwato, phrygian dominant and maybe the blues scales (minor, major and nonatonic blues)
This was a fun way to demonstrate the different modes, especially to me, who hasn't studied the modes yet
Brilliant Vid!
There are innumerable modes in Indian music
Mixolydian S tier or riot! JK, this was a great and informative video, but mixolydian will always be my favorite due to how fantastical it sounds. I think my favorite use of mixolydian is in sections of Dance of the Woods by Herman Beeftink. It's such a lovely sound
Thank you Zach for this incredible explanation of the modes
I love how Locrian sounds when playing the scale over the root but it does sound weird when actually trying to put it in context 😂😂
17:31 Thought we wouldn’t notice 😅😂… good old Smash Bros music
Way above my knowledge but love to hear how you decide your favourites.
why no octotonic, I love that
Brilliant video again, Zach! What do you think about octatonic, Hungarian, and harmonic minor scales? You know the ones that JW uses so often. 😁
Octatonic all the waaaayy 😎
Dorian and Lydian are S tier and I’ll fight anyone who says otherwise
I like to think about lydian and dorian as the "standard" major and minor modes instead of ionian and aeolian.
18:31 as soon as you out Phrygian in C I realized I should discard every opinion in this video (Phrygian is my favorite mode)
Dorian and Lydian and their variations are so evocative. One I feel was missed here is Dorian #4, for the best of both 😁
I love Dorian #4! To me it’s really evocative of Klezmer and Balkan music.
ooo im gonna have to try using dorian b2 a bit more, it sounds sick
This exercise seems super subjective. Everyone will prefer different musical modes.
But personally, I did enjoy how you went through all the modes. Very interesting.
phrygian dominant sss tier
Amazing you are
16:55 is this what we call Super Locrian ?
That's right!
Yes, although locrian in C could also be Lydian-ish in f sharp with that raised 4 (c natural). I kinda like it though I get your hate on it 😂😂
Harmonic minor is the best scale ever
Phrygian is one of the most used modes, in many styles , places and epochs. Here one example th-cam.com/video/Xhb_ro5z0HA/w-d-xo.html . THe solos look to emphasize more the bII than the tonic, and certainly go through other modes on same (characteristic phryigian bass line) But i believe it shows a recurring bass line in jazz fuzion or free jazz. ANd here my hommage on this: th-cam.com/video/jfO0Kg8mgaA/w-d-xo.html . Kansas and Yes also used all possible mode in same level of beauty. Brazilian music uses a lot o mixolydian. The eolic mode is special for COnam OST. As a music theorist I find hard to "rank" the modes ; i understand this as your personal rank, for your compositional practice. I would also like to ask you an example of lydian dominant cadence you use?
8:50 Warner Bros. Home Video**** haha
Me who have no idea about musical scale: "Why everything sounds like Zelda BOTW intro?"
Isn't Mixolydian b6 is just Harmonic minor? (Sorry for the noob question)
This is a gold mine! Saving this and gonna play with those later
Subbed!
mixolydian b6 has b6 and b7 other notes are un altered in relation to major scale. It's just natural minor but instead with major third.
@@ahmeterenosun8572 Oh ok, I missed that mixolydian b6 has still the original mixolydian 7th flattened.
Thank you
how do you naturally modulate between modes in a composition?
Good question! I chat about modal modulation in this video:
th-cam.com/video/99GlgGjj_4g/w-d-xo.html
What about harmonic minor? Is that not a mode?
Technically yes. It would be the first mode of the harmonic minor scale.
@@GospelProgressionsUniversity wondering why he didn't include it
included the melodic minor and not the harmonic minor what kind of sacrilege is this