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Originally Posted by superblonde.org
Removing the emphasis and terminology for major vs. minor is also desirable. There should be just modes, with the zeroeth mode being the default mode (for example ionian). The theory emphasis on major vs. minor is archaic and obsolete.
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This comes from the system of alterations, which makes one alteration at a time.
Lydian is ionian with #4,
Mixolydian is ionian with b7
Phrygian is aeolian with b2... much easier than thinking Phrygian is ionian with b2, b3, b6, b7
But that's the neat thing... that is purely verbal. The notation and theory does not make this assumption in actual practice. In fact if you look at some of the revered modal literature they break things down into all 7(-/+) pitches for analysis rather than make any sort of conceptual shortcuts. I think you're conflating teaching tools with actual music theory, which can vary wildly.