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How to Improvise on Piano : The Locrian Mode on Piano

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Uploaded by on Aug 21, 2008

Each piano scale has several modes including the Locrian mode. Learn how to play the Locrian mode on the piano in this free video clip.

Expert: Athena Reich
Contact: www.athenareich.com
Bio: Athena Reich is a professional musician, actress, artist, singer, songwriter and coach for all of the above.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller

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  • Yes, learning basic scales is child's play. Learning anything begins with child's play.

    You're an idiot.

  • She's playing phyrgian for the vast majority of this... those "3 notes" she's playing don't hint at what separates locrian from phrygian... it's lacking the flat 5.

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  • Put a few F's in here - in other words emphasise the flat fifth note. That will produce a real taste of Locrian mode.

  • I didn't really learn anything in this video. It seems she's just playing Phrygian mode anyway. I'd like to see someone describe the harmonic implications of each note of the locrian mode and how it can be used in perhaps a jazz context. I'll have to thumb down this video, I'm afraid.

  • The fuck is up with these comments?

  • ahh pretentious musical snobs. 

  • @Sobreya Stopping playing. There is no other way of resolving it.

  • Yup Phrygian. Real Lochrian is much tougher than this on the ear.

  • Spanish music uses this mode a lot

  • @akamarutv

    That did sound surprisingly good. I still think it might be a bit harsh to the average ear, but I like it.

    Thanks for inspiring me to try and write something in the locrian mode. I was always taught it couldn't be done because of the lack of a perfect fifth needed to define the tonal center... I guess we're allowed to borrow the F# for a short while :)

  • any chance of showing us you panties might be more interesting , cheers and thanks if you do

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