Originally Posted by: ramoncandidoWhat is important is the "play and hear" or familiarity of the sound of each mode. This gives me now the main reason why I should practice daily.[/quote]
Yes! Excellent observation. It is very important to connect each fretboard pattern or finger motion to the sound it makes. After all, music is an auditory art. :)
[QUOTE=ramoncandido]
One question: Is this what we call "Pitch Axis Theory"?
The way I approach the modes in the practicing the modes tutorial is similar to what is called Pitch Axis Theory. To be fair, Satriani himself did not claim to create it, he merely used it in a couple of his tunes. See here for more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_axis_theory
If it helps you to think of the modes using this concept, that's great! I didn't use that term because it's just another layer of information in between grasping the modes & their sounds. And this material is often hard enough to grasp without making it more complex than necessary!
Hope that helps.
