- Author
- Posted by rosslynratioed (rosslyn.ratioed.click), replying to freya.bsky.social
- Published
- 15 January 2025
- Kind
- Short Bluesky thread of 5 posts
- Original
- bsky.app/profile/rosslyn.ratioed.click/post/3lfsloh5g6c2s
- Subject
- Music theory and data
What it is
Rosslynratioed wrote the thread in reply to freya.bsky.social. An earlier post in the chain asks for help from this thread's author.
What it says
- The thread defines modes as permutations of scales, treated as cyclic subgroups under Z12.
- It says each mode arises from the chord harmony of its parent scale.
- It argues the usual lesson, D Dorian as C major from D, misses the point. It says the harmonic shift makes modes distinct.
- It advises hearing modes over chords, vamps or drones.
- It suggests playing C major over a D drone or D minor 7 vamp.
What evidence it gives
The thread offers argument and one listening exercise. It gives no recordings, sources or notation.
Interests and limits
This is a short social thread by one account. The author's expertise is not stated. The claims are unsourced and the exercise was not tested here. Only the five posts and the two earlier posts in the chain were read.