Justa quickie... I've been reading up on modes, I understand them well enough (although Ihavnt taken the effort to learn them yet), there is just one thing... I know that in the key of C, the Aeolian mode for example is in fact the C Natural Minor scale, but its called the A Aeolian Mode, rather than the C Aeolian mode. I gather its just converntion, seeing as modes originate from before the diatonic scales (or so I hear), so it makes more sense to name each mode after the starting note... all the same I just wanted to check. Ok here is a better question then: When learning the modes, is it better to pick a key (for example C) and work out all the modes for that key, that is C Ionian, D Dorian, E Phrygian etc... Or is it best to take a starting note and work out the modes starting from that note... or does it not really matter?