Hero Of The Day

Yes, I agree Its a crappy thread title name and all, but this subject is interesting to me and I wanted to confuse you guys... hehe.

So what are E Mode Tions? What is this thread about?

This is, opinion based of course, based on what some modes project what type of emotion. For example, What is the best mode or scale or whatever to envoke sadness, anger, love, longing, hope, etc.

This is entirely opinion based, as I've said before, but let's take a look at Joe Satriani for this: He uses modes and scales and theory to great effect. He can project emotions though them, and that's what i was looking for when I made this thread.

So, based on personal knowledge or anything, what do you think is the best mode for certain emotions?

 

Aqualung

I don't know enough about modes to answer that, but I have a good idea that this will be a good discussion.

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Hero Of The Day

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Aqualung

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Jody LeCompte

For me, my best move with theory was to learn it and then forget it. I still know my notes, circle of fifths, scales, keys, so on and so forth. I teach them on a regular basis, it keeps my mind fresh. However, I almost never apply theory unless I hear a sound in my head that I can't quite pick out properly on the instrument, if I'm teaching, or if I'm explaining a part to someone. It's all muscle memory. If I'm playing Latin, a lot of Phrygian and harmonic minor oriented licks and riffs start coming out. I've familiarized that tonality with Latin in my mind.

As far as emotion in music being thought of theoretically. It's possible, quite a few musicians do it, quite a few also don't. I think some people have reached a point where they can express their emotions theoretically. They know exactly how to find it. They hear it and play it. Job done. Some musicians don't know any theory but just have great ears for what they feel they need to play. Theres a million musicians in between, myself being one of them. It's all about what's comfortable to you.

Emotion to me when listening to music can be many a thing. I can pick out what I feel to be beautiful music, tight grooves, and epic climaxes regardless of the music. From death metal, to classical, to Indian traditional music, whatever. I gauge emotion in music by how it makes me feel. Blues is such sad music, but it makes me incredibly happy because it's either pure release of sorrow, or hopeful recollection of the past. It's beautiful. Symphony X has some of the deepest pockets of groove I've ever heard. If a musician really feels what they're playing, then your going to feel something.

Some musicians(shredders for instance) get a lot of hate about these sort of things. People disregard the music and say it's emotionless because they don't feel like they think they should, in my opinion. It's a subconscious thing, I suppose. But what do you feel? If the music is moving you, isn't that an emotional thing? If you want to head bang and thrash around listening to death metal, isn't that an emotion? Being so pumped and overjoyed that you just lose control? I guess you could say that it's not your thing, but I actually have trouble comprehending this. All music moves me in some kind of way...