I only lasted a couple of weeks in that jazz class -- so what do I know (ha, ha).

The D dorian is not the c major scale, it is a minor scale. While thinking of it as the c major scale (it has all the same notes as the c major scale) might seem like a good move, it causes you to do a double translation in your head -- and slows you down. Learn the dorian pattern and then you don't have to think "hey I want the Z dorian, let me play the Y major scale". If it is a minor scale, then think minor.

Same with all the other modes, too.


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