Comments on: MODES – The Mystery, The Myth, Part II – The Myth http://musicmattersblog.com/2006/09/18/modes-%e2%80%93-the-mystery-the-myth-part-ii-%e2%80%93-the-myth/ creative, practical and up-to-date resources for the independent music teacher Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:36:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Peter Tarsio http://musicmattersblog.com/2006/09/18/modes-%e2%80%93-the-mystery-the-myth-part-ii-%e2%80%93-the-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 Peter Tarsio Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:00:51 +0000 http://musicmattersblog.com/?p=138#comment-1390 Yes the matter of teaching modes does lead to confusion and depends on the teacher and how he or she lays out the theory. I for one like to say learn your scales and just think of the degrees 1 to 1 2 to 2 etc. in each case it is the same. Not only that the steps are arranged exactoly alike in all major scales and that facilitates the understandin gof the structure that is inherent in the western scale system. By the way Mike if you need any help posting blogs on music related topics i am here. Regards Peter Tarsio 845 893 6014 Yes the matter of teaching modes does lead to confusion and depends on the teacher and how he or she lays out the theory. I for one like to say learn your scales and just think of the degrees 1 to 1 2 to 2 etc. in each case it is the same. Not only that the steps are arranged exactoly alike in all major scales and that facilitates the understandin gof the structure that is inherent in the western scale system. By the way Mike if you need any help posting blogs on music related topics i am here.

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Peter Tarsio
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