Features

Essential Features

The interactive features of the ModeWheel application enable you to

  • Choose any of four families of scales (Major, Melodic Minor, Harmonic Minor, and Harmonic Major)
  • “Spin” the outer wheel to select any of the seven modes of that scale
  • “Spin” the middle wheel to change the tonic note to any chosen key
  • Visualize the notes of that scale on a piano keyboard
  • Sound the notes of that scale using built-in sampled piano audioclips, with each note highlighted on the keyboard as it is played
  • Identify and play a simple II-V-I progression of seventh chords (in root position), sounded either as chords or as arpeggios
  • Options to adjust the tempo, rhythm, and octaves for playback of the scale and to adjust the tempo and rhythm of the arpeggiated chords.
  • The scale steps of the chosen mode and its root seventh chord are displayed, with alterations from the basic scale marked in color.
  • The program menus identify computer keyboard shortcuts to minimize the need to use a mouse/trackpad to trigger most basic options

Videoclip

This two-minute videoclip highlights the features of ModeWheel.

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Screenshots

Screenshot of the About ModeWheel window
Screenshot of the ModeWheel window for the Major Modes
Screenshot of the ModeWheel window for the Melodic Minor Modes
Screenshot of the ModeWheel window for the Harmonic Minor Modes
Screenshot of the ModeWheel window for the Harmonic Major Modes

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