Okay, it's been really busy on this end, so I've been away from the ol' blog for a while. But, I have started my fall semester with two music theory classes. This actually makes me happy. Weird, considering I've never really loved theory. I find it more interesting now, though, because I'm starting to think about how music is constructed and why some of it makes sense and why some of it does not.
My early morning class is Jazz Theory. I think I'm going to like this one. According to the schedule and the syllabus, we're going to go over exactly the kind of stuff that I need. Today we discussed modes. Modes are scales that are built from different scales degrees. For example: if you started on the fifth scale degree of the key of C, (that would be starting on G) and obey the key signature of C (no flats or sharps) that would result in a scale with a lowered 7th scale degree. In this case, the F# that is normally in the key of G is lowered to an F natural. This mode, a major scale with a lowered 7th scale degree, is called Mixolydian.
The second class I'm taking is Tonal Analysis. It is a more in-depth look at sonata form. More on that later.
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