Category Archives: Aural Comprehension
Study Aid: Ear Training: Seventh Chord Recognition
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Study Aids: Ear Training: Triad Recognition
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Study Aids: Ear Training: Melodic Interval Recognition
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Solfege: A Fun & Easy Ear Training Idea
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Study Aids: Ear Training: Solfege Pitch Recognition
This downloadable study consists of dozens of MP3s compressed into a single 5 Mb *.zip file. Simply download, unzip, create a playlist, set to random play, and do ear training on the run!
Transposition: The Musical Way to Transpose Harmony
A prerequisite to Transposing Harmony like a musician is to conceive and hear the music in functional musical terms, not just as an arbitrary sequence of dots.
Transposition: The Musical Way to Transpose a Melody
A prerequisite to Transposing a Melody like a musician is to conceive of and hear the melody in meaningful musical terms, not as some random sequence to be manipulated with calculations. Enjoy this simple example of how to transpose a … Continue reading
Transposition: The UN-Musical Way to Transpose
The commonly-prescribed formula for transposing is to count how many half steps the new key is above or below the original key, then to add or subtract that many steps from each and every note in the piece. The “counting” … Continue reading
Transposition: Why Learn How to Transpose?
Transposition is the process of playing or rewriting a piece of music in other than the original key. There are three common reasons to develop this skill:
Chord Progressions: Sus2 Resolved to Minor Triad
Suspension means to temporarily delay the resolution of one or more chord tones. Here, for example, is a Csus2 (read “C suspended second chord”) with its minor triad resolution:
