Mixolydian Melodies (Range Shifting)

Melodies GameHear a melody in one octave, play it back
MixolydianA major mode with a flat 7th — bluesy and laid-back

Hear & play mixolydian melodies in time while the range shifts and the root shuffles.

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The instrumentTap a note to hear it.

Why

  • Spread the mixolydian across the whole instrument, an octave at a time, with the root moving under you — the spatial fluency full-range play needs.

How it plays

Range ShiftingRoot ShufflingTimed

Where it leads

Color
Major Scale Melodies (Range Shifting)→ Ionian (Major)Dorian Melodies (Range Shifting)→ DorianPhrygian Melodies (Range Shifting)→ Phrygian
Harder
Mixolydian Anchored (Roving)→ full-range melody game
Singing
Hear · Sing · Pick→ sungSee · Sing→ sung

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