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There is a way to create 7 kinds of scales easily just by using one chord. This method is called the I.D.P.L.M.A.L. I.D.P.L.M.A.L. refers to: I onian(I)  D orian(ii)   P hrygian(iii)   L ydian(IV)   M ixolydian(V)   A eolian(vi)   L ocrian(vii) The way to memorize it is: I   D on't  P lay  L ike  M iles  A fter  L unch (Miles Davis was an influential musician in the history of the 20th century music) The way to use this method is to start the scale from a different note.  For example, if I have a scale which contains only B flat,  then the one below will be an  F Major scale , which  starts from F(I) : F - G - A - B flat - C - D - E - F  this one will be an F Dorian scale , which starts from G(ii): G - A - B flat - C - D - E - F - G  and this one will be an F Mixolydian scale , which starts from C(V): C - D - E - F - G - A - B flat - C By using the 7 musical modes, you wi...

Today in history class, I learned some different types of architectural style in different ancient time periods -- Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Egypt. We were assigned to create an ancient style architecture using the Sketchup  program. So, I started up by doing some research with the style of those types of ancient buildings, and this is what I got: Ancient Rome Style: made of stone, arches, pillars, and domes. Ancient Greece Style:   made of columns, door and window openings. Ancient Egypt Style: made of sun-baked mud brick or stone, post and lintel structure. Then I searched "sketchup tutorial", and found that the company has already made a list of video tutorials . They are really helpful, and it helps me a lot to get familiar with the drawing tools. After watching some video tutorials, I first started with a 2D-design draft on a piece of paper using the Ancient Rome style. It looks like this: Then I worked on the design using...