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Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Every Episode of RIFFING WITH MODES: bit.ly/3r9oR5E
At long last, the seventh and final (?) episode of Riffing With Modes. I did not anticipate this series to take so long, as I expected to make most of the videos short little efficient lessons with quick-tips on riff writing. Instead I took this series as a personal excuse to write music to my heart’s content- starting from Rush style rock riffs in Major, to Dad Rock Dorian. Then crushing Phrygian morse code metal, followed by progressive Lydian vibes. An entire 80s rock single and music video for Mixolydian, and 3 different mini-songs for Minor.
And now, Locrian. I won’t lie- the mode hath bested me. I began writing this song in SEPTEMBER 2020 and it’s now January 2021. The music was done surprisingly early, but the video had many hurdles to overcome and technical screw-ups that I had to pay the temporal price for. But the battle is over, the dragon is slain, and here lies Locrian madness in all of its glory.
Hopefully by watching this video, you’ll see that you can make interesting and moving music even without the harmonic tools like “good notes” and “good chords” and “good melodies”. This entire piece is influenced from random algorithmically generated sequences, and still maintains a sense of groove at times, only to be fractured at others. I hope you find the piece interesting even if it isn’t your cup of tea, and more importantly, I hope you discover some useful songwriting, production, or arrangement techniques that can help you in your music making.
IMPORTANT LINKS BELOW!
Byzantine Pi Math Metal - youtu.be/6tNxfx2tetA
“Adore”-Faustas Udrenas (Produced by me!) - youtu.be/ILug0hqhD5U
Numberphile – Pascal’s Triangle - youtu.be/0iMtlus-afo
David Bennet Piano- A Song In Locrian - youtu.be/Q6JBsOzOFaQ
Adam Neely (and friends) – Making Locrian Sound Good - youtu.be/el1ZhkN85Mc
Pascal's Triangle Code : pastebin.com/w71ZePzU - Note that neither me nor Faustas are actual software engineers, so there is a LOT of room for improvement on this simple + quickly written program. I'd welcome someone to modify the code to allow for bigger triangles (currently an integer overflow error prevents inputs over 34) and also size/space the triangle better, or even enable midi-output/ sound! If you decide to improve on this let me know so I can repost the link here and share it with everyone else.
ADDITIONAL Pascal's Triangle code from a friend! pastebin.com/v39uhxpG
An outrageous amount of gratitude is owed to my Patreon supporters who have decided to fund my free lessons and videos. They’re the greatest folks on the planet, if you want to join them you can for live Q+A’s, special videos, and more. Patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00- Why Locrian is Clumsy
02:07- Locrian Inspiration + Pascal's Triangle
05:07- Turning Chaos Into Groove
06:55- Arranging a random motif
09:11- Writing a Locrian Melody
12:38- MUSIC VIDEO: "Pascal's Prison"
15:50- Closing Thoughts
The Chord Progression Codex: tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh
My pro theory + songwriting course: tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre
My Rhythm Guitar Course: tinyurl.com/2n2jp79f
Every Episode of RIFFING WITH MODES: bit.ly/3r9oR5E
At long last, the seventh and final (?) episode of Riffing With Modes. I did not anticipate this series to take so long, as I expected to make most of the videos short little efficient lessons with quick-tips on riff writing. Instead I took this series as a personal excuse to write music to my heart’s content- starting from Rush style rock riffs in Major, to Dad Rock Dorian. Then crushing Phrygian morse code metal, followed by progressive Lydian vibes. An entire 80s rock single and music video for Mixolydian, and 3 different mini-songs for Minor.
And now, Locrian. I won’t lie- the mode hath bested me. I began writing this song in SEPTEMBER 2020 and it’s now January 2021. The music was done surprisingly early, but the video had many hurdles to overcome and technical screw-ups that I had to pay the temporal price for. But the battle is over, the dragon is slain, and here lies Locrian madness in all of its glory.
Hopefully by watching this video, you’ll see that you can make interesting and moving music even without the harmonic tools like “good notes” and “good chords” and “good melodies”. This entire piece is influenced from random algorithmically generated sequences, and still maintains a sense of groove at times, only to be fractured at others. I hope you find the piece interesting even if it isn’t your cup of tea, and more importantly, I hope you discover some useful songwriting, production, or arrangement techniques that can help you in your music making.
IMPORTANT LINKS BELOW!
Byzantine Pi Math Metal - youtu.be/6tNxfx2tetA
“Adore”-Faustas Udrenas (Produced by me!) - youtu.be/ILug0hqhD5U
Numberphile – Pascal’s Triangle - youtu.be/0iMtlus-afo
David Bennet Piano- A Song In Locrian - youtu.be/Q6JBsOzOFaQ
Adam Neely (and friends) – Making Locrian Sound Good - youtu.be/el1ZhkN85Mc
Pascal's Triangle Code : pastebin.com/w71ZePzU - Note that neither me nor Faustas are actual software engineers, so there is a LOT of room for improvement on this simple + quickly written program. I'd welcome someone to modify the code to allow for bigger triangles (currently an integer overflow error prevents inputs over 34) and also size/space the triangle better, or even enable midi-output/ sound! If you decide to improve on this let me know so I can repost the link here and share it with everyone else.
ADDITIONAL Pascal's Triangle code from a friend! pastebin.com/v39uhxpG
An outrageous amount of gratitude is owed to my Patreon supporters who have decided to fund my free lessons and videos. They’re the greatest folks on the planet, if you want to join them you can for live Q+A’s, special videos, and more. Patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00- Why Locrian is Clumsy
02:07- Locrian Inspiration + Pascal's Triangle
05:07- Turning Chaos Into Groove
06:55- Arranging a random motif
09:11- Writing a Locrian Melody
12:38- MUSIC VIDEO: "Pascal's Prison"
15:50- Closing Thoughts
![Making Music with Pascals Triangle + the LOCRIAN scale [RIFFING WITH MODES #7]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RhKXolkwyDM/mqdefault.jpg "Making Music with Pascals Triangle + the LOCRIAN scale [RIFFING WITH MODES #7]
The Chord Progression Codex: https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh
My pro theory + songwriting course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre
My Rhythm Guitar Course: https://tinyurl.com/2n2jp79f
Every Episode of RIFFING WITH MODES: https://bit.ly/3r9oR5E
At long last, the seventh and final (?) episode of Riffing With Modes. I did not anticipate this series to take so long, as I expected to make most of the videos short little efficient lessons with quick-tips on riff writing. Instead I took this series as a personal excuse to write music to my heart’s content- starting from Rush style rock riffs in Major, to Dad Rock Dorian. Then crushing Phrygian morse code metal, followed by progressive Lydian vibes. An entire 80s rock single and music video for Mixolydian, and 3 different mini-songs for Minor.
And now, Locrian. I won’t lie- the mode hath bested me. I began writing this song in SEPTEMBER 2020 and it’s now January 2021. The music was done surprisingly early, but the video had many hurdles to overcome and technical screw-ups that I had to pay the temporal price for. But the battle is over, the dragon is slain, and here lies Locrian madness in all of its glory.
Hopefully by watching this video, you’ll see that you can make interesting and moving music even without the harmonic tools like “good notes” and “good chords” and “good melodies”. This entire piece is influenced from random algorithmically generated sequences, and still maintains a sense of groove at times, only to be fractured at others. I hope you find the piece interesting even if it isn’t your cup of tea, and more importantly, I hope you discover some useful songwriting, production, or arrangement techniques that can help you in your music making.
IMPORTANT LINKS BELOW!
Byzantine Pi Math Metal - https://youtu.be/6tNxfx2tetA
“Adore”-Faustas Udrenas (Produced by me!) - https://youtu.be/ILug0hqhD5U
Numberphile – Pascal’s Triangle - https://youtu.be/0iMtlus-afo
David Bennet Piano- A Song In Locrian - https://youtu.be/Q6JBsOzOFaQ
Adam Neely (and friends) – Making Locrian Sound Good - https://youtu.be/el1ZhkN85Mc
Pascals Triangle Code : https://pastebin.com/w71ZePzU - Note that neither me nor Faustas are actual software engineers, so there is a LOT of room for improvement on this simple + quickly written program. Id welcome someone to modify the code to allow for bigger triangles (currently an integer overflow error prevents inputs over 34) and also size/space the triangle better, or even enable midi-output/ sound! If you decide to improve on this let me know so I can repost the link here and share it with everyone else.
ADDITIONAL Pascals Triangle code from a friend! https://pastebin.com/v39uhxpG
An outrageous amount of gratitude is owed to my Patreon supporters who have decided to fund my free lessons and videos. They’re the greatest folks on the planet, if you want to join them you can for live Q+A’s, special videos, and more. https://www.Patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00- Why Locrian is Clumsy
02:07- Locrian Inspiration + Pascals Triangle
05:07- Turning Chaos Into Groove
06:55- Arranging a random motif
09:11- Writing a Locrian Melody
12:38- MUSIC VIDEO: Pascals Prison
15:50- Closing Thoughts")
![Using Modal Mixture for Dreamy and Epic Melodies/Leads [MUSIC THEORY]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RyR98UEtt18/mqdefault.jpg "Using Modal Mixture for Dreamy and Epic Melodies/Leads [MUSIC THEORY]
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Modal Mixture is the use of multiple scales that share a common tonal center. Traditionally, we only use modes of the Major Scale but in the jam track video that accompanies this, I include other non-modal options as well.
Even if some of this stuff is too advanced for you, I encourage you to turn on the track and play along with the notes on the screen- even simple melodies and movements can sound very pleasing over this chord progression.
My video on Mixolydian b6: https://youtu.be/d20wwTZxOZ8
The jam track has been posted for download at my Patreon but if you arent subscribed you can buy the jam track on Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/2UyWsWV
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:08 What is Modal Mixture?
03:04 Modal Interchange
04:16 Practicing
05:41 Highlighting The Change
08:15 Other Scale Options
10:05 Appropriately Using Modal Mixture
10:54 Wrapping Up")
![Rocking Wedding March for Electric Guitar [GUITAR LESSON]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T3Zsdp8KpFU/mqdefault.jpg "Rocking Wedding March for Electric Guitar [GUITAR LESSON]
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Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:08 Wedding March Intro
02:15 Main Theme
03:06 The Arpeggio
04:08 Second Ending
05:17 Intro Revision
06:21 Bridge Section
07:37 The Rest Of The Song
08:24 Embellishment
11:22 Wrapping Up")
![Understanding and Using Odd Time Signatures - 6 Examples [MUSIC THEORY / RHYTHM]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T8AaalPfxYk/mqdefault.jpg "Understanding and Using Odd Time Signatures - 6 Examples [MUSIC THEORY / RHYTHM]
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This video explains the basics of odd time signatures while also giving tips on writing them, and demonstrating various odd meters from different recordings.
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Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:36 What Are Time Signatures?
02:30 5/4 Mission Impossible
03:41 Quarter Note Odd Time Signatures
05:21 7/4 Money Pink Floyd
05:30 Eighth Note Odd Time Signatures
06:31 9/8 Scatterbrain Jeff Beck
07:22 7/8 Here Comes The Sun The Beatles
07:42 7/8 Classical Gas Mason Williams
07:55 Sixteenth Note Odd Time Signatures
08:45 15/16 Home Dream Theater
08:55 Wrapping Up")
![The BEST Way to Learn Scales and Make Music [Composing with Bebop Dominant]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T_YiT002Yy0/mqdefault.jpg "The BEST Way to Learn Scales and Make Music [Composing with Bebop Dominant]
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I can’t wait to share with you all the absolute best way to learn scales and shapes on the guitar, and it’s totally free- I swear this isn’t an ad!!! It’s just literally the best resource I’ve found for guitarists who are into learning scales and shapes (hope you are!) and should actually save you quite a bit of cash on paper charts and books.
In addition to showing you all how I use and practice with Fretastic, I demonstrate how easily your scale practicing can turn into a real song, by walking through the process of finding a scale, choosing it’s accompanying chords, and adding other instruments like bass, drums, and keys. I composed and produced the music in Ableton 10 and Reason 11, and as I mention, there were quite a few technical difficulties that needed to be overcome.
Regardless, with patience and persistence I was able to get back on track, and even film a music video for the concept. If I were to finish this track into a whole song, it would take way more time than I am comfortable with just to upload it for this video. So instead, I’ll be completing this song on my own time and will upload it to Spotify when it’s done – I’ll let you all know when that happens!
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Table of Contents
00:00 Intro
01:23- Lesson begins
06:19- Bebop Composition
11:58- New song!")
