Modal harmony · Developing

Modal color without emotional shortcuts

Build Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, and pentatonic pitch collections.

• Dorian: natural minor with raised 6
• Phrygian: natural minor with lowered 2
• Lydian: major with raised 4; Mixolydian: major with lowered 7

Example: D Dorian: D–E–F–G–A–B–C–D. D Phrygian: D–E♭–F–G–A–B♭–C–D. Compare their altered degrees against D natural minor.