Why is C the base note of standard notation and keys?
Notes do not "start" with C; C major is just the easiest major key to notate in modern notation. The concept of a major key came about long after letters were assigned to the notes. Before there were …
What are the modes derived from the C major scale?
Aug 13, 2017 · The modes of C are the 7 arrangements you get from starting the C major scale from its 7 different root notes. You only think of parrallel modes like you have described as a harmonic / …
I am confused about modes. Can someone explain it in these terms?
Jan 26, 2021 · The way I remember modes is, for example, that I know that the Lydian mode is the major scale two half-steps up from the root. That is, I would play in the D major scale if I wanted to …
What is the difference between C major and C Ionian?
Jun 17, 2016 · The C major and C Ionian scales are the same scale, we have just taken to calling Ionian major. It's the same way that the c natural minor scale is the same as the C aeolian scale, we just …
Why is music theory built so tightly around the C Major scale?
I can see that everything is built around the 'normal' notes that belong to the C major scale, and everything in-between is an inconvenient anomaly. I just feel there is a whole lot of unreasonable …
Why is 'C minor' parallel to 'E♭ major', but not to 'D♯ major'?
Jan 13, 2017 · Eb - F- G - Ab - Bb - C - D And so the relative minor is C minor because (among other ways) you find the parallel minor by locating the sixth scale degree. The relative minor C minor would …
Why does G# sound right when my melody is in C major?
Sep 12, 2021 · I composed the following melody using notes from the C major scale. In the third bar a G# (Ab) seemed a natural choice to complete the loop, but I don’t understand why. G# is not in C …
Confused about the natural symbol (♮) and the omnipresence of the C ...
May 28, 2023 · The natural symbol (♮) is an undercover agent sent by the C major scale. In other words, the natural symbol (♮) is totally linked to the C major scale. Is this statement correct? The use of …
Chord pattern formula for constructing chords in a given major
Jan 1, 2021 · For the purposes of this question, chords are most usefully defined as every other note from the root of the chord, with chords having their roots on each note of the corresponding scale. …
Why does the Dorian mode on C have two flats?
Each and every mode has to belong to,and have the same notes as, a major scale.Thus C Dorian,starting on the second note of Bb, will have 2 flats as its signature, The Dorian of C itself will …