Category Archives: Aural Comprehension
Blues School: The Major Blues Scale, Theory & Ear Training
The Major Blues Scale is the lesser known cousin of the minor blues scale. Sometimes called the Jazz Blues Scale, it has a more majorish, jazzier quality than the minor blues. Check it out… Advertisements
Blues School: The Minor Blues Scale, Theory & Ear Training
The Minor Blues Scale is the blues scale that most people are familiar with, so much so that it usually just called the Blues Scale.
Study Aid: Ear Training: Seventh Chord Recognition
This downloadable study consists of dozens of MP3s compressed into a single *.zip file. Simply download, unzip, create a playlist, set to random play, and do ear training on the run!
Study Aids: Ear Training: Triad Recognition
This downloadable study consists of dozens of MP3s compressed into a single *.zip file. Simply download, unzip, create a playlist, set to random play, and do ear training on the run!
Study Aids: Ear Training: Melodic Interval Recognition
This downloadable study consists of dozens of MP3s compressed into a single *.zip file. Simply download, unzip, create a playlist, set to random play, and do ear training on the run!
Solfege: A Fun & Easy Ear Training Idea
Check out his video of a super simple, but effective way to do Solfege ear training…
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
