The Composer's Life
Diving into the day-to-day details of a composer: what they do, how they do it, and why. Nadia, the host, is a composer for film and media and a graduate from Berklee College of Music. She shares tips on how to compose, music theory, her experiences, and interviews other composers to give you an insider's view on composing professionally.
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The Composer's Life
Composing with Modes: Ionian
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Ionian is the mode most people already know — even if they don’t realize it yet. It’s the sound behind a huge amount of familiar music, and in this episode I start a mini-series looking at each mode and how it can be used when composing.
Instead of treating it as theory on paper, I look at Ionian as something you can actually write with — how it behaves, how it feels under your fingers, and what happens when you start treating it as a creative tool rather than just a scale.
This is the first of a seven part series where I break down each musical mode so you can use in your own composing.
To get more help with the concept, here's an article that contains visuals, music examples, video explanations, and a pdf of all the Ionian scales:
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