There are 7 musical modes and I’ll be impressed if you can identify them all

15 May 2020, 16:07 | Updated: 15 May 2020, 16:30

Think you can tell the difference between Ionian and Mixolydian? We’ll see about that...

Ah, modes. The seven ancient Greek scales that fundamentally transformed the world of music.

Modes refer to scales and different sequences of notes (and yes, you can just imagine the white notes of a piano). From Baroque genius Vivaldi to rock band Deep Purple, and everything in between, magical modes have been the building blocks of music.

But did you really pay attention when learning about these wondrous scales in class – or is it time to dig out your school books? Take a trip down memory lane with our fiendish music theory quiz, based around the seven main modes...

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