Oh man, it really hurts hearing about the loss of your brother. That's so sad, I'm with you Eric! Thanks for the video, the music and the players are just outstanding! Best, Andy
Hey Eric. I’ve always been scared of the “Greek modes”. As somebody who’s had only music training from private tutors, this is the part I lacked study the most. I like how your approach it. That’s pretty straightforward. I’m really sorry for your brother, man. He was so young and talented. May the Lord give you and your family strength to carry on.
I look at modes somewhat differently from many. I've been playing guitar for about 35 years and have been mostly self-taught. One of the books I got a few years in Guitar Handbook by Denyer and a cassette-based course from Fastfingers here in UK taught position-playing for scales and leads/solos using mode shapes. I compare it to the CAGED system used today, but I'm often challenged in that. The modes I generally go to for improvisation are Ionian, Aeolian, Dorian, Phrygian and Mixolydian (Phrygian in particular - it's the flat-2 down to the 1 I like). And I find myself using improve to find melodies for production music. Hard to beat an open string ringing out as a pedal tone as you noodle away to make it sound it sound more modal.
Oh man, it really hurts hearing about the loss of your brother. That's so sad, I'm with you Eric!
Thanks for the video, the music and the players are just outstanding!
Best, Andy
Thank you so much! That’s so nice.
Hey Eric. I’ve always been scared of the “Greek modes”. As somebody who’s had only music training from private tutors, this is the part I lacked study the most. I like how your approach it. That’s pretty straightforward. I’m really sorry for your brother, man. He was so young and talented. May the Lord give you and your family strength to carry on.
Great glad it helped. Thanks and bless you for the nice words my friend!
I look at modes somewhat differently from many. I've been playing guitar for about 35 years and have been mostly self-taught. One of the books I got a few years in Guitar Handbook by Denyer and a cassette-based course from Fastfingers here in UK taught position-playing for scales and leads/solos using mode shapes. I compare it to the CAGED system used today, but I'm often challenged in that.
The modes I generally go to for improvisation are Ionian, Aeolian, Dorian, Phrygian and Mixolydian (Phrygian in particular - it's the flat-2 down to the 1 I like). And I find myself using improve to find melodies for production music.
Hard to beat an open string ringing out as a pedal tone as you noodle away to make it sound it sound more modal.
Absolutely! Thanks for this great comment. Just trying to get ppl thinking in other directions!