Video Game Music

The Mixolydian mode is a raunchier version of the major scale commonly used in rock, blues, and jazz. Here’s how to use it in your own music!

The Ionian mode is another name for the major scale. Here’s how to build it and use it in your compositions!

Aeolian Mode is commonly used in folk music as well as many classical compositions and contemporary pop songs. It is the go-to “sad” key for pretty much all music.

The Lydian mode is a major scale with a raised fourth. It takes the major scale and makes it sound more expansive, hopeful, floaty, and mysterious.

The Phrygian mode is a minor scale with a flattened second. It’s perfect for creating an even more dissonant or unsettling minor scale.

The Dorian mode is a minor scale with a major sixth. It’s perfect for creating darker sounding music without it feeling sad or overdramatic.