1) Aolian, Dorian, Phrygian etc... as seperate entities, what are they called? (modes? scales?)
Modes. Everytime you see a name with "-ian" on the end, you can safely assume it's a mode.
2) When you get a whole 'group' of them together, what are they called? (a scale? a mode?)
Don't have any idea what you mean. Each mode and scale is it's own identity.
3) Are there always seven of those aolian type things in a full group of them?
There are as many modes as they're are notes in a scale. Like the major scale has 7 notes so there are 7 modes.
Hope that helps man. Sorry bout getting off track, thought we answered those.
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