 * Choose tonic and mode * The keyboard shows you allowed tones using colors * Select a color and number scheme: Modal position, base note or scale degree * Play keys and let the app speak the tone numbers (requires the iOS 7 voices) * Let the scale be played. The keyboard displays the notes. Choose tonic and mode: * There are 12 tonics and 7 modes (the church modes, including major and minor) * So there are 84 configurations in total. * Tonic and mode can be freely selected using the selection wheel. * You can easily jump to scale-related configurations. See below. * Scale and tonic can also be selected via keyboard. Configuration changes using sharp and flat: * 1: Stepping in sharp- or flat-direction. All configurations are accessible. In each case, first the modes change, then the root. * 7: Stepping in sharp- or flat-direction. Only the tonic changes. * 12: The scale remains constant. The tonic moves to the next note in the scale. The mode changes accordingly. * 48: As 12, however, the tonic advances in the circle of fifths. * 49: As 7, however, the tonic advances in the circle of fifths. Configuration changes using a keyboard: * Scale choice: Play the root note of the related major scale in octave C1-B1 * Or play the 7 scale tones in the upper octaves. * Tonic: Play the tonic note of the previously selected scale in octave C0-B0 * The mode follows. Naming of the tonic/mode configurations: * The app supports four different naming styles, that make it easy to translate between the different styles. * In the first two interpretations, you define a combination of ambit and mode. * The last two interpretations are Major/Minor centric: You set a major or minor scale and choose the tonic within that scale. * Mode: Church mode oriented. The configuration is defined by a Finalis (= Ambit = lowest note on the playground) and the name of a church mode (Ionian, Dorian, ...). * Alteration: Similar to 'Mode', with major/minor oriented mode spelling. The configuration is defined by a lowest note Ambit and an intervall pattern. If possible, the pattern is described as the closest alteration of either the major or minor scale starting from the ambit note. * Major: Major scale oriented. The configuration is defined by a major scale and the tonic within that scale. (See Configuration changes using a keyboard.) * Minor: Minor scale oriented. The configuration is defined by a minor scale and the tonic within that scale. Sounds: * A vibraphone sound to hear the pitch * Voice output for tone numbers References : * This app is related to other Musk apps. See the support web page. * This app is related to the MIDI-SolFa Mode-Go-Round app, that is based on Thomas Noll Tonkreisel - exhibit. * Take a look at the documentation, background information and tutorials on the Musk-website or on the SolFa Mode-Go-Round website! Have fun! |