Extended thinking: Who formalized the Greek scheme of modes? Essential Question: What are modes and how do we construct each one? The Church Modes Extended thinking: Who formalized the Greek scheme of modes?
What is a musical (church) mode? A series of pitches in a defined order Modes came before major and minor scales (modern) Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do (a major scale) Each mode can be thought of as starting on a degree of the modern major scale
The lines and spaces of the treble clef Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge FACE
The 7 Church Modes Ionian- Modern C Major Scale Dorian- Starting on D Phrygian- Starting on E Lydian- Starting on F Mixolydian- Starting on G Aeolian- Starting on A Locrian- Starting on B
Fill-out worksheet and write your own Gregorian chant Homework for 9/19 Fill-out worksheet and write your own Gregorian chant An example... Review: IDPL MAL (modes in order) EGBDF and FACE (treble clef)