What Is The Dorian Mode - TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #30

The video tutorial explains the Dorian mode, a minor mode with a minor third between its root and third. It compares the Dorian mode to the minor scale, highlighting the raised sixth scale degree. The tutorial demonstrates building the Dorian mode on D and B flat, showing how it relates to the A flat major scale. It also discusses chords that can be created in the Dorian mode and provides musical examples like 'Scarborough Fair' and Sibelius's Sixth Symphony.

What is a defining characteristic of the Dorian mode compared to the minor scale?

• It has a diminished fifth interval.

• It has a lowered seventh scale degree.

• It has a major third interval.

• It has a raised sixth scale degree.

When building a Dorian scale on D, where do the half steps occur?

• Between the fifth and sixth scale degrees.

• Between the second and third, and sixth and seventh scale degrees.

• Between the third and fourth scale degrees.

• Between the first and second scale degrees.

Which major scale shares the same pitches as the B flat Dorian scale?

• E flat major

• C major

• A flat major

• G major

What type of chord is the sixth chord in the Dorian mode?

• Major

• Augmented

• Minor

• Diminished

Which of the following pieces is an example of music that uses the Dorian mode?

• Vivaldi's Four Seasons

• Scarborough Fair

• Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

• Mozart's Requiem