I get it.You don't have to limit the harmony to the harmonized mode because any chord that contains a given melody note (from your modal melody) may b...

Interesting.... 8) must go and experiment

Tom,Let's say I wanted to compose something in C Ionian.Would the starting place be to invent a melody based on C Ionian and then would the starting p...

n'er mind

Now I'm doubly confused Don't be.The basics are pretty straight-forward.The rare intervals these guys are talking about aren't very common occurrence...

WTF? I've never in my life heard of a diminished 4th. WTF?

Sweet! Can't wait... :D 8)

Cool,thanks for that.Your article "Untangling Chord Progressions" is also very helpful.Do you plan on writing any more articles on chord progressions ...

Sorry Tom,I responded to an earlier post and a later post and totally missed your huge post inbetween with all the sound clips.aye aye aye...I'm so co...

I know D Dorian has the same tones as C Major and if you harmonize D Dorian you get the same chords as C Major and that D Is the tonal center,not C..B...

Functional harmony? You know,Tonic,Sub-Dominant & Dominant?...don't tell me such functions exist in Dorian?When you say the modes are static... ha...

So - it's not entirely true that modes traditionally have only a I or i chord. Ionian and Aeolian modes have the fully developed range of harmonic pos...

Ok, so i appears that there is no easy way to explain it, but i do want to be able to use these scales that ive learned because they deffinantly add d...

Even though modes are formed from a major scale, they're really altered scales. Using them in any other context is a waste of time and energy. Ha ha ...

I mentioned J.J.Fux and I guess that was too hardcore!