I think mixolydian and dorian modes are very prevalent, though they
wouldn't have called them that. When I auditioned at Basel way back
when, the rumor was that we would have to sight sing from tab. That
didn't happen, but it is an excellent thing to practice as it helps you
get a linear perspective. Also, singing one voice line while playing
another is good exercise. If you want to know which scale to use, why
not just look at a piece (or several) and see what notes are played and
what the tonal center is? If you are talking about Ren lute, and even
beyond, they were trained in the hexachord system, I believe. I have no
idea what exercises the old ones would have done, if any, but I suspect
a lot of singing.
Could you explain more what you are trying to do?
On Jun 14, 2011, at 1:17 AM, Herbert Ward wrote:
I would like to make or obtain a computer-generated MP3 file
or CD for ear training, adapted to lute playing.
If I make my own, besides the usual identification of
intervals and chords, I would like to include identification
of scales. My initial choice of scales is:
major
natural minor
melodic minor
harmonic minor
dorian
Is this a good set of scales for lute playing?
Are other scales (ionian, phyrgian, mixolydian, etc.)
important?
Are there other exercises besides interval, chord,
and scale identification that would be good
to include in the MP3 file?
I will post the resulting MP3 file online for
readers of this forum to download, if/when I complete
the project.
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