mode

Examples

• All

• What's great is that GarageBand has mode/scale settings that can be applied.

  Academic text (2013)

• Modes can be the topic, in which case the accompaniment indicates a mode in contrast to a major or natural minor key.

  Academic text (2011)

• But people will talk about modes and scales.

• Furthermore, you are to stick to playing normal modes of music.

  Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

• The song's tempo and mode change as each woman gets the chance to add her own verse.

  Academic text (1991)

• Teachers can determine which approaches to technology will enable students to engage readily with modes and non-Western scales.

  Academic text (2015)

• Elsewhere, he identifies the poetic mode as a world of images contemplated for the sheer delight of them.

  Academic text (1991)

• They both looked at different kinds of of musical modes as being imitations of different passions or emotions.

• Some aspects of spirituality were practiced in more contemplative modes, such as abundant time in the wilderness, exercising, journaling, and meditation.

  Academic text (2011)

• In music theory, understanding the mode is essential for composing melodies.

Synonyms

M

major mode

vsmode

• Specialized

1 6.3

A way of using the major scale in music that sounds bright and happy

is the broader class covering many fixed diatonic sequences not only this one

M

musical mode

vsmode

• Specialized

7.4

A pattern of eight notes that gives a piece of Western music its typical sound

is the general musical concept that includes such specific scale types

M

minor mode

vsmode

• Specialized

7.6

A musical key that uses a pattern of notes and sounds sad or serious

is the more general term for various diatonic sequences beyond this key

C

church mode

vsmode

• Specialized

9.9

A pattern of musical notes used in old church music that gives a melody its own sound

is the general diatonic sequence idea not limited to historical liturgical use

G

Gregorian mode

vsmode

• Specialized

9.9

A musical scale used in old church singing that gives chants a special sound

is the general diatonic sequence covering many traditions beyond that historical system

G

Greek mode

vsmode

• Specialized

9.9

A musical scale with a fixed pattern of notes used in ancient Greek music

is the broader musical sequence concept not tied to ancient regional forms

Idioms

A

a la mode

1 5.2

Served with ice cream on top or on the side

A

a la mode

7.4

In the current style that many people like

Compounds

M

major mode

• Specialized

1 6.3

A way of using the major scale in music that sounds bright and happy

C

church mode

• Specialized

9.9

A pattern of musical notes used in old church music that gives a melody its own sound

E

ecclesiastical mode

• Formal

9.9

A pattern of notes that church singers use in medieval chant

A

asynchronous transfer mode

• Archaic

6.3

A fast digital way to send small pieces of data that are the same size, such as voice and video

M

medieval mode

• Specialized

9.9

A pattern of notes used in old Western music like Gregorian chant

M

minor mode

• Specialized

7.6

A musical key that uses a pattern of notes and sounds sad or serious

M

musical mode

• Specialized

7.4

A pattern of eight notes that gives a piece of Western music its typical sound

G

Greek mode

• Specialized

9.9

A musical scale with a fixed pattern of notes used in ancient Greek music

G

Gregorian mode

• Specialized

9.9

A musical scale used in old church singing that gives chants a special sound

H

hard mode

• Jargon

6.4

A video game setting that makes play much harder

R

rabbit-o mode

• Slang

9.9

A state of becoming very jumpy and worried when stressed

Surface Forms

Etymology