Re:Harmony Explained: Progress Towards a Scientific Theory o...
by RockofStrength on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @11:45PM
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"If the piano fundamentally outlines anything, it is the A minor (aeolian) scale"
Are you saying this because the D note is the symmetrical white note, and it lies in the center of the A minor scale? A similar argument could be made for Eb minor, because the Ab note is symmetrical.
An interesting phenomenon is that C Ionian harmony can be 'flipped' to A Aeolian by mirroring all the notes around the central D. The C chord becomes A minor, G7 becomes Dm6, F6 becomes Em7. The melody can switch as well; the contour is reversed yet the tune retains its essence.
His reference to the major scale as being alternately called "Diatonic" is very confused, as that mode is called "Ionian."
Also, for example, note the naivete of viewing a C Major scale as fundamentally outlined by a piano, while ignoring the interesting tidbit that the notes are named starting with A.
If the piano fundamentally outlines anything, it is the A minor (aeolian) scale, saying it outlines a C Major is no more accurate than saying it outlines a B Locrian.
Meanwhile, there's interesting stuff in there nonetheless.