MDM tuesdAY | june 2, 2020 P11 It began as a simple arrest is seen more in movies, He vowed the city will like any Filipino that has for misdemeanor. But the police officer pressed not turn a blind eye to see reason to be concerned, when George Floyd, a black one knee on Floyd’s neck justice done for Floyd, for I shudder to think of the man, was handcuffed after for eight minutes, ignoring the black community, and fate of my relatives who are making a purchase at a requests by a colleague and for the city of Minneapolis. all over the United States local Cup Foods allegedly onlookers to ease up. Chauvin and three except Alaska. using a fake 20 dollar bill The video recorded of his colleagues were Several of them were in the city of Minneapolis, Floyd’s last moments. dismissed from the living in New York (and are little did he know his death “Please, please, please, Minneapolis police force. still there) when Islamic was just moments away. I can’t breathe,” he begged. But it took days before terrorists directed a plane Little did he know “My stomach hurts. My he was arrested and that smashed into the his death would trigger a neck hurts. Please, please. I charged with third-degree World Trade Center on violent protest from across can’t breathe.” America outraged murder and manslaughter. September 11, 2001, killing the major states and cities. Chauvin budged only Already frustrated more than 3,000 people. It was the straw that broke when it was clear that with Trump’s handling But Filipinos being the camel’s back. Floyd was not showing any of the novel coronavirus proven survivors, this Now America is signs of life. crisis, Americans have Like any Filipino that has reason to be double jeopardy is not besieged on two fronts: America is outraged. concerned, I shudder to think of the found in Floyd’s death a one from the COVID-19 Americans, both black and common thread to protest likely to dampen their will pandemic that has inflicted white, have been taking fate of my relatives who are all over the killings of African to survive and to carry on 103,781 deaths out of to the streets to vent their the United States. Americans by police with life. 1,770, 384 confirmed cases, protests. New York itself officers. No Filipino so far has and the second from the was described as looking Trump, perhaps taking been caught in the crossfire. backlash of Floyd’s killing like a war zone with several a cue from the violent Perhaps an unseen hand that is raging even as we sit police cars overturned or States, has filed for divorce. as a terrible thing. “We all protests that triggered red is behind these all for the where we are today. set ablaze. Several states She told reporters she saw what we saw and want flags all over the American good of America. Not content with have had to mobilize their was devastated by Floyd’s to see justice done.” continent himself, says it Perhaps it is all for good handcuffing him, police national guards to enforce death and expressed City Mayor Jacob Frey may be local but it is also as enshrined in Hawaii’s officer Derek Chauvin peace and order. utmost sympathy with his was furious. “It is on us as federal. state motto: Ua Mau ke Ea o ordered him to lay on Kellie, Chauvin’s wife family and loved ones. leaders to see this for what Methinks the United ka ‘Aina I ka Pono. The life the pavement. Then in a for 10 years, a Laotian who Donald Trump it is and to call it for what States is not in an enviable of the land is perpetuated blatant act of overkill that migrated to the United described Floyd’s death it is.” situation right now. And in righteousness. Do you notice that when will just use sharps for the how depressing minor you use modes, they can you listen to songs, other chords and flat, just scales could be can be either make you cry or your emotions are also for Bb. illustrated by the song make you smile. triggered? Now back to why songs Szomorú vasárnap or This is why modes are A happy sounding song stir our emotions. The Gloomy Sunday, written by really interesting because would make us feel good, Western musical theory is Hungarian pianist Rezső you can combine a major inspired, or even active, made up of modes. Modes Seress in 1933. Some call structure and a minor while a sad-sounding song are based on the notes of it the Hungarian suicide structure to form a song. would make us feel a little the musical scale so it is song because it is very For example, the bit low or at times, would okay to call modes scale depressing. Beatles' All My Loving make us cry – especially if types or tonalities. While the minor mode used both minor and major that sad song brings back a Western music has is mostly associated with progressions. lot of memories. seven modes. These are the Modes in music, how sadness, other musicians So back to our title, But why do songs Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, have tapped the minor the use of the seven modes sound happy while others Lydian, Mixolydian, important they are scales – the Locrian mode is a great way to lay down are sad? Aeolian, and Locrian. included – to make happy- compositions. Songs, lyricized or not, The three naturally sounding songs. The usage indeed is are based on the 7 notes of happy-sounding modes For example, there are entirely up to you to make the musical scale and their are called major modes. An example of how depressing minor a lot of songs written in music. Use them to stress flats and sharps. They are Ionian, Lydian, scales could be can be illustrated the Dorian mode and one a certain feeling to your To refresh your and Mixolydian.The “sad”- popular example is Oye music. memory, here are the seven sounding modes are called by the song Szomorú vasárnap or Como Va by Santana. So are modes really natural notes: do, re, mi, the minor modes – Dorian, Gloomy Sunday, written by Hungarian For Phrygian, a good that important? fa, sol, la, ti or C, D, E, F, Phrygian, Aeolian, and pianist Rezső Seress in 1933. Some example of a not so sad Yes, because all songs G, A, B. The sharps are (a Locrian. call it the Hungarian suicide song song is Alicia Keys' Mr. Man. are written based on the semitone higher) di or C#, Ionian is the same as because it is very depressing. The Scorpions mostly notes of the natural scale. re sharp of D#, fi or F#, si or the major scale, Lydian used the Aeolian mode in The only difference in G#. The sharp of A is also has raised 4th (C, D, E, F#), its songs, such as Rock You sound would come when the same as the flat of B. while Mixolydian has a Like a Hurricane and Guns you move your starting It can either be called A# flatted 7th (C, D, E, F, G, A, N' Roses also had Sweet point – or the note that you or Bb. The flats (semitone Bb). and Locrian has C, C#, D#, darkest scale because it is Child of Mine. want to emphasize. lower) are Db (same as C#), In the minor group, F, F#, G#, Bb. These are the depressing, to say the least, Metallica used Locrian Just remember, major Eb (same as D#) Gb (same Dorian has C, D, D#, F, G, naturally sad-sounding mainly from the flattened in Enter Sandman while modes make happy- as F#), and of course, Ab A, Bb; Phrygian has C, C#, scales or modes. 5th note. A basic example Judas Priest, in the song sounding songs while (same as G#). D#, F, G, G#, Bb; aeolian Locrian, which is is Bjork's Army of Me. Painkiller. minor notes always tend to To avoid confusion, we has C, D, D#, F, G, G#, Bb; rarely used, is called the Another example of So depending on how make sad songs..