The Church ModesExtended thinking: Who formalized the Greek scheme of modes?

Essential Question: What are modes and how do we construct each one?

What is a musical (church) mode?• A series of pitches in a defined order• Modes came before major and minor scales

(modern)• Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do (a major scale)• Each mode can be thought of as starting on a

degree of the modern major scale

The lines and spaces of the treble clef

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge FACE

The 7 Church Modes

•Ionian- Modern C Major Scale

•Dorian- Starting on D

•Phrygian- Starting on E

•Lydian- Starting on F

•Mixolydian- Starting on G

•Aeolian- Starting on A

•Locrian- Starting on B

Homework for 9/19

Fill-out worksheet and write your own Gregorian chant

An example...

Review: IDPL MAL (modes in order)

EGBDF and FACE (treble clef)