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Ionian mode
Learn the Ionian mode formula, characteristic degrees and a C-centered piano example.
Read & try →ModesDorian mode
Learn the Dorian mode formula, characteristic degrees and a C-centered piano example.
Read & try →ModesPhrygian mode
Learn the Phrygian mode formula, characteristic degrees and a C-centered piano example.
Read & try →ModesLydian mode
Learn the Lydian mode formula, characteristic degrees and a C-centered piano example.
Read & try →ModesMixolydian mode
Learn the Mixolydian mode formula, characteristic degrees and a C-centered piano example.
Read & try →ModesAeolian mode
Learn the Aeolian mode formula, characteristic degrees and a C-centered piano example.
Read & try →ModesLocrian mode
Learn the Locrian mode formula, characteristic degrees and a C-centered piano example.
Read & try →HarmonyCadences in music
Compare authentic, plagal, half and deceptive cadences with clear C-major chord examples.
Read & try →HarmonyCommon chord progressions
Read I–V–vi–IV, ii–V–I, twelve-bar blues and minor progression formulas with transposable examples.
Read & try →NotationEnharmonic equivalents
Understand C-sharp versus D-flat, written interval spelling, double accidentals and equal-tempered piano keys.
Read & try →ListeningSolfege syllables & scale degrees
Connect movable-do solfege with major and natural-minor scale degrees and practical listening tasks.
Read & try →RhythmTime signatures: pulse & subdivision
Compare simple 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 and compound 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 with grouping and tempo examples.
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