Fun with #musicalmodes Create different shades of brightness and darkness with more than just the usual #majorandminor scales! My advanced #suzukigroup loves playing major key pieces in the minor and vice versa, so I thought I’d introduce the concept of mode. Instead of thinking of major as “happy” and minor as “sad”, we explored subtle shades of darkness and lightness with all 7 of the traditional Greek modes. To get brighter, add sharps or subtract flats; to get darker, subtract sharps or add flats. Always alter the key signature in the order of sharps and flats. Here are some examples from #suzukibook1 For simplicity I used only pieces with the original key of A major. I changed my shirt to accentuate the lightness/darkness visually. I hope you like the fashion show. LOL! 1) Lydian mode - add D# to A major 2) Ionian mode or Major - no change here 3)Mixolydian mode - one shade darker than major with one fewer sharp 4) Dorian mode - one shade brighter than minor with an additional sharp added to the minor key 5) Aeolian mode or natural minor 6) Phrygian mode - one shade darker than minor 7) Locrian mode - two shades darker than minor and very weird. I’m willing to bet this is a world premier of May Song in the locrian mode! Note: This is an activity for intermediate and advanced students who have excellent review habits and who have performed the book 1 pieces many times. #violinist #violinteacher #suzukiteacher #phrygian #locrian #dorianmode #mixolydian #lydianmode #lydian #ionianmode #lightlyrow #suzukitriangle #songofthewind #longlongago #maysong #practiceroom #violinclass #violinlessonsforkids #violinlesson #violinfun #violinlove (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwRFboAC3h/?igshid=1ugxy1v21mf4v
