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How do you identify modes?
Identifying modes
- Identify the quality of tonic. Listen for the tonic pitch. ...
- Listen and look for ^7 . Compare the ^7 to the leading tone a half-step below tonic that we typically hear in minor and major songs. ...
- Listen and look for other raised color notes—^4 in major, and ^6 in minor.
What are church modes in music?
Church mode, also called ecclesiastical mode, in music, any one of eight scalar arrangements of whole and half tones, derived by medieval theorists, most likely from early Christian vocal convention.
Which are the four church modes?
THE MODES (The Medieval Church Modes)
| Ionian (major) | C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C |
|---|---|
| Dorian | D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D |
| Phrygian | E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E |
| Lydian | F, G, A, B, C, D, E, F |
| Mixolydian | G, A, B, C, D, E, F, G |
