Reed Making Class 3

We continued the process of tying a piece of shaped cane to the staple with emphasis on the side slip. As well, scraping through the tip and making sure to begin the definition of the tip at 66 - 67 mm. This leaves a margin of error that can be helpful as a beginning reed maker.

A very important part of reed making is keeping the quadrants as similar as possible.

In Music Theory we studied Modes. There are 7 Modes: Ionain, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian & Locrian.

We listened to examples of music written in Modes such as Ottorino Respighi’s Piano Concerto in “Modo Misolidio” the Mixolydian Mode. We also listened to several examples of movie music written in modes. Yoda’s Theme sounds unique as it begins in the Lydian mode with a raised 4th.

We played three four part Canons. Two were written in modes. And for fun, we transposed some of our familiar etudes into modes.