![]() know the basic chords in a given key (I ii iii IV …) ![]() know how to build major and minor chords know what a key is and have some fluency with all your major and minor scales know how to write and locate notes on the bass clef (Whole, Half, Quarter, Eighth, Sixteenth, dotted notes/rests, ties, tuplets) know what a measure (bar) and a time signature is know how to write and locate notes on the treble staff (including sharps and flats) One thing that you will need for this course is a basic knowledge of music theory. I know this may seem sort of easy and useless, especially if you are the type of person who always listens very actively to music, but practicing regular active listening is essential towards a long-term development of musical vocabulary and awareness.Īside from this assignment here are some more preparations for the following lessons you should do: Theory Check ![]() If you cannot actively listen to music you cannot transcribe music. Do not eat, go for a walk, look out the car window, view the associated youtube video. Make a playlist with 5 songs that you really like (use youtube and an online converter if you don’t own them) and actively listen to them for 10-20 minutes EVERY day (no more no less). Try to determine when it changes direction.Ĭhet Baker Quartet – Polka Dots and Moonbeams Guitar, congas, drums (cymbal), bass, Saxophone 2) Hear elements of form – verse, course, bridge, A section, B section, C section etc…Įliso Bolkvadze – Rondo Alla Turca (Motzart)Ģ.55-end Chorus 4 3) Listen for harmonies (chords) and when they changeĤ) Listen to the melody and it’s general motion. Synthesizer (arpeggiator), piano + ride cymbal, bass, Saxophone Rinse the Algorithm – As if Sleepwalking with Headphones onĪudio 1.1 (full song in Lesson 1 Audio shared folder) Try to follow each instrument through the entire piece. Four ways to practice active listening 1) Listen for different instruments and when they enter. What I want to say is that there is a time and a place for backgro und music and passive listening and when it comes to studying music and transcription we need to listen to music differently. If you need to listen to music to do your homework, listen to music to fall asleep at night, or crank your car radio as you drive slowly through a parking lot so that you feel cool, then sure – be my guest. I don’t want to deter you from listening to music. Be it music I love or hate, it is no longer music for me but instead pollution. How could I possibly listen to all of this at once? I can’t! I can merely hear this music as it blends in to a busy soundscape. Great! Actually, not really… Stepping out of my home I am instantly surrounded by music – a teenager going down the street with a Bluetooth speaker, a car going by with loud music, a café or bar with open doors and a DJ, the radio at the doctor’s office, and the list goes on. Lesson goal: Start to practice active listening, get prepared and set up for following lessons.ĭo you listen to music? How often? What do you do when you listen to music? Are your eyes open or closed? What do you think about? ![]() Change the way you listen to music, course prep, set up
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