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NewsHot newsSynthetic scales from tetrachords of altered modes - Part 3
In the previous article you learned that Lydian tetrachords were absent from the modes of the melodic minor scale. But since we really like the oddest combinations, I suggest we wrap up this brief re…
NewsHot newsSynthetic scales from tetrachords of altered modes - Part 2
Last time we started exploring the tetrachords of the altered modes in general and the synthetic scales created from the tetrachords of the melodic minor scale in particular. You saw that apart from …
NewsHot newsSynthetic scales from tetrachords of altered modes - Part 1
After having reviewed in our last article the synthetic scales resulting from the taking apart of natural modes and the redistribution of their tetrachords, let's see what you get when you do the sam…
NewsHot newsSynthetic scales from natural modes
In the previous article I introduced synthetic scales, which made us dig up an element of scales and modes which we had already touched upon before: tetrachords. So before we move on I think it's imp…
NewsHot newsSynthetic scales
Last time I told you we would discover a couple of somewhat particular scales: the harmonic major and double harmonic major scales. But they belong to a larger group called synthetic scales, which I …
NewsHot newsHarmony Basics - Part 63
Today we'll continue studying the modes of the harmonic minor scale we began last week. I invite you to discover with me...
NewsHot newsHarmony Basics - Part 62
After having studied in the previous article the altered modes of the melodic minor scale, today we'll look into those of the harmonic minor scale.
NewsHot newsThe modes of the melodic minor system
After the brief deviation in the last installment, it's time to continue with our favorite altered modes.
NewsHot newsHarmony Basics - Part 60
Dear friends, do allow me to open a brief parenthesis in our harmony series with this article.
NewsHot newsHarmony Basics - Part 59
You might be wondering why I'm writing about these scales as a "particular case" even though I hadn't mentioned them when talking about the altered and Bartok scales. Well, these two scales often lea…
