Interactive Modal Stencil Player

Explore the seven musical modes with chromatic color coding and MIDI playback

▶ Play Zone
Drag any mode from the right →
to hear it play automatically
Seven Modal Stencils
Drag any mode to Play Zone • Click notes to play
💡 How to Use
  • Click any note to hear its MIDI sound (C4-C5 range)
  • Drag a mode from the right column into the Play Zone on the left
  • Auto-play begins immediately, ascending and descending through all 8 degrees
  • Change tonic to transpose all modes to a different key
  • Record your performance and play it back with precise timing
🎼 Musical Concepts
  • Modal Stencils: Invariant interval patterns that create unique flavors
  • Scale Degrees: Numbered 1-8 (octave), showing position in the scale
  • Intervals: The "1" and "2" values show half-steps and whole-steps
  • Chromatic Wheel: Visual color coding maps notes to the spectrum
  • Seven Modes: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian