minstrel: modes

[Monica Cellio]

In addition to the questions suggested by Brendan, people may ask about
the plagal forms if they've encountered church modes.

Examples are definitely a good idea -- actual melodies in addition to
just playing the scales.  (Good luck with Locrian...)

> If you have a musically educated audience, you might get into theoretical
> esoterica - how to relate the modes to the circle of fifths, solfeggio and
> its predecessor gam-ut, the "medieval music theory hand chart" (I've forgot
> the real name of that thing - you know what I'm talking about?) and so on.

You mean the Guidonian hand?  (Is there anyone on this list who can
explain why that's a useful mneumonic for anything, by the way?  I know
how to lay it out; I just don't know how it's supposed to help.)

Ellisif


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