Re: quick question about nomenclature and modes

[Rachel Fischer <rfischer...>]

i thought that if it was d dorian it would start on e. c dorian would start
on d.

rachel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Seth Austen" <seth (at) sethausten(dot)com>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: quick question about nomenclature and modes


> on 12/7/00 7:02 PM, Koby the Interactive Bear at
kchodosh (at) suffolk(dot)lib(dot)ny(dot)us
> wrote:
>
> > My music theory teacher couldn't explain this at all, and the textbook
makes
> > no sense, so I'll ask you folks...
> >
> > if you play "D E F G A B C D" (with no accidentals)
> >
> > is that a "D Dorian" scale
> > or a "C Dorian" scale?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Koby.
> > www.kobyland.com
> >
>

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