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Old 07-06-2007, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by rumandromanism View Post
....or you can realize that scales and modes are just names given for specific chromatic mathematical sequences. 12 note choices equals UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES. You don't need a book to teach you this shit. Just pick up your instrument, and learn every possible sequence. Scales and modes are just semantics.
i don't see how a convenient collection of scales and modes in any way undermines their musicality. i am fully aware that the sounds are more important than the names assigned to them, but you can't expect everyone to have a good enough ear to pull it all out of their ass.
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