Diatonic Modes

The first diatonic scale, also referred to as a major scale:

• Lydian

• Ionian

• Mixolydian

• Mandalorian

The sixth diatonic scale, also referred to as a minor scale:

• Dorian

• Phrygian

• Aeolian

• Algerian

The seventh diatonic scale, and the least harmonically stable:

• Lydian

• Locrian

• Latvian

• Ionian

The second diatonic scale, which is a minor scale with a #6:

• Dorian

• Aeolian

• Phrygian

• None of the above

The fifth diatonic scale, which is a major scale with a b7:

• Lydian

• Ionian

• Manchurian

• Mixolydian

The modes are named after

• composers

• geographic regions

• gods

• scientists

The third diatonic scale, which is a minor scale with a b2.

• Aeolian

• Phrygian

• Dorian

• None of the above

The fourth diatonic scale, which is a major scale with a #4

• Locrian

• Ionian

• Mixolydian

• Lydian

The seven diatonic modes encompass all of music, and all music exists within these seven scales.

• True

• False

G Lydian and C Major are relative scales.

• True

• False