ocr: - - - MUS - - THEOR - 1 - - 4 L Tonality Play Our popular modern scales are actually based on ancient Greek modes. These modes translate into "moods" for us because each 170f19 one has a particular flavor, each different from the other. 6 There are seven Greek modes which you can hear by playing only the white notes on the piano keyboard. Their names are derived from Summary provinces in ancient Greece and their sound was supposed to reflect the character of the people from those regions. Click on each mode to hear its sound. 1. Ionian mode 2. Dorian mode lonian Mode (also known as the Major s ...