1. By the end of the lesson…. I will know what modes are I will be able to identify different types of mode I will be able to play two pieces of music that use modes

2. Let’s recap What are scales? What directions do they go? What types of scale are there? What do we use them for?

3. What are modes? A mode is a type of scale that often occurs in folk music and jazz. What are the most common modes?

4. Dorian mode: D E F G A B C (all the white notes from D to D)

5. Aeolian Mode A B C D E F G (all the white notes from A to A)

6. As they’re both all white notes, are they the same? What are the intervals between each note? TTTTTSS

7. What about the Aeolian mode? TSTTTTS Dorian mode is: TSTTTST Aeolian mode is: TSTTSTT

8. Listening One of the pieces that we will be studying next half term is called ‘All Blues’ by Miles Davis. It uses the Dorian mode. Listen to it now and see if you can follow the score.

9. What shall we do with a drunken sailor? This piece of music uses the Dorian mode.

10. Dabbling In The Dew This piece of music uses the Aeolian mode