Locrian Mode

The video tutorial explores the Locrian mode, a unique musical mode with a diminished chord and a tritone above its final. It is one of the least used modes in music history. The tutorial demonstrates how to build the Locrian mode using the C major scale, highlighting its intervals and similarities with the Phrygian and Lydian modes. Despite its rarity, the Locrian mode gained some attention in the 20th century with composers like Rachmaninoff, Hindemith, and Sibelius. The video concludes by noting the mode's almost forgotten status, akin to Pluto.

Which mode shares the characteristic of having a tritone above the final with the Locrian mode?

• Ionian

• Dorian

• Lydian

• Mixolydian

What is the starting note of the Locrian mode when using the C major scale?

• E

• B

• D

• C

Which two scale degrees in the Locrian mode have a half step between them, similar to the Phrygian mode?

• Four and five

• One and two

• Two and three

• Three and four

Which composers began using the Locrian mode in the 20th century?

• Debussy, Ravel, and Stravinsky

• Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach

• Chopin, Liszt, and Schubert

• Rachmaninoff, Hindemith, and Sibelius

Despite its unique characteristics, why is the Locrian mode rarely used?

• It lacks harmonic variety

• It is too similar to the Ionian mode

• It was considered undesirable in early music

• It is difficult to play on the piano