Lydian Mode

The video tutorial explores the Lydian Mode, a major mode in music theory, highlighting its unique characteristics such as the raised fourth scale degree and its historical context from the Middle Ages. It also discusses the mode's use in modern music, particularly in jazz, and its influence on composers like Miles Davis and John Coltrane. The tutorial provides a comparison with the major scale and mentions the tritone created between scale degrees one and sharp four, which is shared with the Locrian mode.

What is the unique characteristic of the Lydian Mode compared to the major scale?

• It has a lowered second scale degree.

• It has a flattened seventh scale degree.

• It has an augmented fifth scale degree.

• It has a raised fourth scale degree.

Which other mode shares the tritone characteristic with the Lydian Mode?

• Dorian Mode

• Mixolydian Mode

• Phrygian Mode

• Locrian Mode

During the Middle Ages, what was a common alteration in compositions using the Lydian Mode?

• Using a natural instead of a sharp.

• Using a sharp instead of a flat.

• Using a flat instead of a natural.

• Using a double flat instead of a flat.

Which famous jazz musician is known for using the Lydian Mode in their compositions?

• Duke Ellington

• Charlie Parker

• Miles Davis

• Louis Armstrong

In which of Beethoven's works is the Lydian Mode notably used?

• Moonlight Sonata

• 15th String Quartet

• 5th Symphony

• 9th Symphony