Modes describe certain scales and their original keys. Learn 7 vocabulary words and I will help unravel the secret. Yes, each has a unique, historical quality but, music is music� it can�t change! We�ll play in the Aeolian, Mixolydian and Ionian. Oh no! Rest easy, we�ll be in E-minor, open D and G major� all �standard� dulcimer tunings. Your instrument�s ancient, diatonic musical roots will gracefully slip into the 21st century with you aboard.
Modes describe certain scales and their original keys. Learn 7 vocabulary words and I will help unravel the secret. Yes, each has a unique, historical quality but, music is music� it can�t change! We�ll play in the Aeolian, Mixolydian and Ionian. Oh no! Rest easy, we�ll be in E-minor, open D and G major� all �standard� dulcimer tunings. Your instrument�s ancient, diatonic musical roots will gracefully slip into the 21st century with you aboard.