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{{Beginner|Periodic scale#Rotations}} | {{Beginner|Periodic scale#Rotations}} | ||
{{Wikipedia|Mode (music)#Modern modes}} | {{Wikipedia|Mode (music)#Modern modes}} | ||
In the modern western understanding of [[scale]]s, a '''mode''' (or '''rotation''') of a [[periodic scale]] is an ordering of the scale's [[pitch class]]es determined by choosing one of the pitch classes as the starting/ending point. The chosen pitch class is the ''tonic'' of the scale. Together, a tonic and a mode form a '''key'''. | In the modern western understanding of [[scale]]s, a '''mode''' (or '''rotation''') of a [[periodic scale]] is an ordering of the scale's [[pitch class]]es determined by choosing one of the pitch classes as the starting/ending point. The chosen pitch class is the ''[[tonic]]'' of the scale. Together, a tonic and a mode form a '''key'''. | ||
Modes are mostly used in the context of tonal or modal music, i.e. as opposed to atonal music, since their definition implies a tonic. | Modes are mostly used in the context of tonal or modal music, i.e. as opposed to atonal music, since their definition implies a tonic. | ||