@ABitRusty -

Okay, you got me!  Yes, F minor is a mode! 

Post No.3 (your "Sweet Home Alabama" video) talked about "Classic Modal Interchange".

Anyway, found another little tidbit of interesting info - maybe pertains to "Freemount ByPass"?  I can't link to openmusictheory.com because it is an unsecure site, so I've quoted about "Modal Mixture". 

My Post No.20 link touches on "Modal Borrowing" - this is more in depth.

If the root is altered relative to the home key, use a flat or sharp in front of the Roman numeral to designate the alteration: flat to designate lowered (that is, a semitone below normal), sharp to designate raised (a semitone above normal). For example, a le–do–me chord in a major key is ♭VI. (Again, alter the thoroughbass as necessary.) 

Functional bass notation

Chords borrowed from parallel keys are chromatically altered chords, and therefore their functional bass symbols should be enclosed in square brackets. For example, if an S4 chord in major is borrowed from the parallel minor (fa–le–do instead of fa–la–do), the functional bass symbol is [S4] not S4. If the bass note is not altered, this is the only change to the functional bass (but be sure to alter the thoroughbass figure as well).

If the bass note is chromatically altered, that must be reflected in the functional bass with a plus or minus before the numeral (as well as the square brackets). For example, if a passage in a major key incorporates a 5/3 chord over le (le–do–me instead of la–do–mi), the functional bass is [Tx–6].

@ABitRusty -

I have seen this! 

It's GREAT for showing how chords can be used to modulate in a tune. 

Going it over again made me realize how important modulation is - and really shouldn't be lost in a Modal Keys thread. (lol) 

I edited and moved some of my posts and shared 2 of your videos over in your "Key Changing Video" thread. 

Because of the emotional effect Modulation can have in music, this subject deserves more attention. 😊 

@ABitRusty -

THIS IS SO COOL!  

...my Medicare paperwork may not get finished. (lol)

Do I need to expedite my plans of a better laptop before I start playing around with this software?

I'm definitely drawn to music in the Dorian mode. 

Here's a great table/chart & info from pianoscales.org for "Harmonizing Dorian Scales into Chords"! 

Dorian Harmonizing

...I better start using this stuff. (lol) 

- Emily

@ABitRusty -

Thanx, I'll check it out! 

Took me a long time to spit out some form of coherent, crash 😖 learning process to start on Indian music!  

Just know the chart is there - I wouldn't think about it, for now.

Hope you check out the 2 song tutorials I posted - 2nd is cross tuned (not sure about the first) think all the sliding can be very... freeing exercise. 

I've been having a lot of laughs, but I better get something recorded this week! 

- Emily

@Gordon Shumway -

Sometimes you make me wonder why I bother to write anything, but that's okay. (lol) 

There's so much more to understand here. 

Modal Keys can drastically change the way a piece of music feels - and music is ALL about expression. 🤗

Their unique qualities, how to mix them, where to find all the usable chords - all can help us better understand them as a tool for the moods we wish to create. 

Hmm... which one might I chose for a Cat Critter Tune? 🤔 

- Emily