[Omeganitros]

Originally Posted by tristia

there are 7 modes (based off the C major scale)... Ionian (major), Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian (minor), and Locrian... there built starting on a different scale degree of the scale.. which is why Ionian is major.. starts on C... spells out a major scale, same with Aeolian and why its minor, because it starts on the 6th degree it spells out the natural form of the minor.
this is just a little tutorial... there of course more, but just a quick over view of what i learned in my theory 1 class in college.

Oh my, I do believe I just went cross-eyed.