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Intermediate

Church modes

Six modes, each heard next to the major or minor scale it changes by a single note.

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  1. Ionian vs Aeolian

    Plain major vs plain minor — the rest of the modes hang off these two.

    +100 XPOn a locked path

  2. Dorian and Mixolydian

    Dorian is natural minor with a raised sixth, and Mixolydian is major with a lowered seventh. Each is asked next to the scale it changes.

    +140 XPOn a locked path

  3. Phrygian character

    That dark, Spanish-tinged half-step opening you hear in flamenco.

    +140 XPOn a locked path

  4. Lydian brightness

    Major with a raised fourth — the dreamy film-score sound.

    +140 XPOn a locked path

  5. Modes checkpoint

    All six common modes in one round. You've got this.

    +220 XPTake the skip test →