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Ear Training for Singers and Songwriters

2 hours on-demand video

$ 12.99

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Brief Introduction

Intervals - The building blocks of melody and harmony!

Description

"Intervals" truly are the building blocks of melody and harmony, and once you can begin to understand their unique qualities and hear them internally, you will begin to sight-read better, and discover chords and harmonies more easily. This course is designed to give you some insight into how music intervals (the spaces between notes in the tunes we love) relate to chords and work together to create the unforgettable songs we love.

A little knowledge can go a long way when it comes to music, and once you begin practicing these skills and memorizing the patterns, you will enter a whole new world of appreciation and enjoyment in everything you hear, read and sing.

I've composed a series of pieces, one for each interval starting with a 2nd and going all the way to an octave, as well as some exercises and warmups to train the ear for harmony. Use the backing tracks to practice the exercises at your own pace, and revisit the videos as often as you like to help you to develop your memory for the patterns in music.

Learn how the scale and intervals work in a step by step process designed to get you internalizing pitch and harmony even when you are not singing or playing! Learn what bass clef chords look and sound like on the piano as well, and maybe even try to play along on some of the pieces if you have a keyboard!

For those who have studied solfege, I have taught both "movable" and "fixed" solfege for 20+ years, but I prefer to teach with movable solfege for this series as it helps to develop a memory for patterns in melody and harmony no matter the key.

I've included many pdfs of the sheet music which can be downloaded and printed out to further aid your learning. There are also many backing tracks for independent practice. So let's start training your ear and developing your innate musical gifts!

Requirements

Requirements
No experience necessary, but a basic knowledge of music is a bonus
Be open to making mistakes!

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