Yes, essentially and thank you for clearing that up for me. The reason I wondered is because if I play the C major scale from D to D it sounds resolved only if I end on C...it makes sense since it IS the root note of the scale, but I was curious as to why exactly D dorian doesn't "stand on its own" and must be resolved elsewhere.



Thank you for the response. Sorry if this doesn't make a lot of sense, I am self taught. :p