Modal Playbook
- 6 Sections
- 52 Lessons
1. Understanding Modes
2. Making modal scales
3. Creating The Chords
4. Modal Melodies
- Basic Concept
- Ionian Melodies
- Ionian play along sounds
- Dorian Melodies
- Dorian play along sounds
- Phrygian Melodies
- Phrygian play along sounds
- Lydian Melodies
- Lydian play along sounds
- Mixolydian Melodies
- Mixolydian play along sounds
- Aeolian Melodies
- Aeolian play along sounds
- Locrian Melodies
- Locrian play along sounds
5. Modal Chord Progressions
6. Modal Melodies and Chord Progressions Combined
- Ionian Melodies and Chord Progressions Combined
- Dorian Melodies and Chord Progressions Combined
- Phrygian Melodies and Chord Progressions Combined
- Lydian Melodies and Chord Progressions Combined
- Mixolydian Melodies and Chord Progressions Combined
- Aeolian Melodies and Chord Progressions Combined
- Locrian Melodies and Chord Progressions Combined
Modal Playbook is the most user-friendly and in-depth exploration of the musical modes. Waste no time searching endless tutorials on YouTube.
Spice up your playing and add a new creative spark to your music writing!
Why Enroll?
- 43 Bite-sized in-depth video lessons
- All necessary music theory explained
- Lessons for beginners and intermediates
- Clear and flexible course roadmap
- All the examples have notes, tabs and MIDI
- Examples suitable for playing and writing music
- Ask questions directly or in the community
Who Is It For?
Anybody who wants to learn to play or write music using the musical modes. Musicians, songwriters, composers and music producers.
No matter what you do or play in music. This course is for you if you want to finally start learning or expanding your knowledge about the musical modes.
What's Included
- 43 High-quality lessons
- Notes, Tabs, Chord signs, and Midi files
- Extra scale charts for Guitar
- Scale and Chord charts for Piano
- Extra assignments and audio examples
- Handy cheat sheets
What Is The Price of Inaction?
Hesitation can slow down your creativity and musical self-expression. You can find many tutorials online. But you need to spend a lot of time finding the good ones. But even then they often don't cover everything you need to know.
I dare to say that Modal Playbook is the most user-friendly and in-depth exploration of the musical modes out there. Don't waste time. Spice up your playing and add a new creative spark to your music writing!
Not Convinced?
I understand you might want to see proof before you buy my Modal Playbook course. That's why I invite you to check out my free YouTube tutorials about the musical modes (and other topics). I create high-quality videos that are liked by more than 500.000 people.
If you like my short, clear and to-the-point style then Modal Playbook will not disappoint you. Check out my modal melodies and chord progressions playlist.
Reviews
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Nov 29, 2024 @ 4:56 amA fantastic primer on the Modes
I wasn't sure about getting this as I had followed Xander's tutorials on YouTube and thought that was enough. However, this is definitely worth the investment. A really superb introduction to the modes, served in bite sized chunks with resources to help you practice and really get a feel of how to apply them. Also Xander is on-hand to answer questions should you run into difficulties, or have any queries. The modes have always been scary, confusing, a bit of a mystery... because many teachers do not know how to teach them in a way that is easy to understand. Xander completely demystifies them and teaches in a way that really gives a thorough understanding. I'd go as far as saying that probably these are the best modes tutorials on the web that I have seen. Nice and centrally located, this is a fantastic resource and is a great companion to his modes series on YouTube. Looking forward to further courses that Xander has to offer.
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Sep 26, 2024 @ 7:57 am
Great foundation for understanding modes
I really liked the content in this course. Even if you have the basics (as I did), you'll see them explained from a different perspective. Many things that I sort of knew became a lot clearer and the relationship between chords, modal flavours and tonal relationships started to seem more obvious. I no longer need to think about some things as they're a lot more intuitive and logical now. This has helped with how I approach accompanying a song - switching modes now also has a logical rationale, not just a gut feeling that it sounds right. Some of the material is duplicated per mode to allow you to focus on any specific mode, but if you follow it all, the same material in a different context helps it become more embedded. This was a great investment of my time.
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- FAQs
What skill level is this course for?
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What skill level is this course for?
Modal Playbook is meant for intermediates as wel as absolute beginners. Follow this easy and structured approach and you'll get the musical modes into your music and into your fingers in no time!
Also, I'm sure that even academically trained musicians will find plenty of nuggets that might be new, or at least offer a new perspective.
What's included in this course?
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What's included in this course?
You'll learn the musical modes with 43+ bite-sized but in-depth music lessons. All examples have notes, guitar tabs, and MIDI files so everybody can follow along.
There are also many downloads such as cheat sheets and handy modal chord and scale charts. Especially for guitarists, the scale charts are of high value!
And if that's not enough, you also get access to my time. If something is not clear, leave a comment on the particular lesson and I'll get back to you.
How long does this course take?
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How long does this course take?
Modal Playbook is a "move at your own pace" course. You can start from the beginning till the end or just choose which modal aspect and lesson you want to focus on. There is enough information to keep you inspired and making music for years to come!
Many courses seem to brag about many hours of video time. But I find that to be strange. My philosophy is to teach you something in the shortest time possible.
You'll learn the musical modes with 43 bite-sized but in-depth music lessons. You can pop in and just do one or two lessons while you're on a coffee break. Or after you come home from work.
How do I get started?
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How do I get started?
Getting started is easy! Just click on the buy now button on this page to enrol! You will be taken to the checkout page. You will make an account during the purchasing process if you don't have one. The entire course is hosted on this site so you'll need that to retain constant access to the course. Once you check out, you will be navigated to the course/account home page. You can always access the course in your account manager on our website!
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