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Originally Posted by papadog65

For the past couple of months I've been looking hard at modal scales and modal pent scales. After drawing out some diagrams I've been trying them out by dropping 2nds & 6ths, and starting a tune on a note other than the root.

I wouldn't do that, that's what I'm trying to recommend not to do. Like instead of trying to take leaps and bounds through music theory, just record something simple and go with it. Once you learn all this theory you won't have learned creativity. I tried playing in the gypsy scale to try to ignite some creativity and it worked a little, but it only worked a little. So I realized that I have to focus on fostering creativity not memorizing theory.