Ear Training

1. Matching Tone and Pitch
4 Topics
1. Matching Pitch to a “G Major” Scale
2. Matching Pitch to a “C Major” Scale
3. Matching Pitch to a “G Minor” Scale
4. Matching Pitch to a “A Minor” Scale
2. Perfect and Major Intervals
4 Topics
1. Learning to Associate Perfect Intervals
2. Learning to Associate Major Intervals
3. Recognizing Perfect Intervals
4. Recognizing Major Intervals
3. Minor Scale Intervals
4 Topics
1. Associating Minor 2nd and Minor 3rd Intervals
2. Associating Minor 6th and Minor 7th Intervals
3. Recognizing Minor 2nd and Minor 3rd Intervals
4. Recognizing Minor 6th and Minor 7th Intervals
4. Developing Triad Harmony
4 Topics
1. Matching Pitch Across Major Triads (Arpeggios)
2. Matching Pitch Across Minor Triads (Arpeggios)
3. Matching Pitch Across Diminished Triads (Arpeggios)
4. Matching Pitch Across Augmented Triads (Arpeggios)
5. Developing Seventh Chords
4 Topics
1. Matching Pitch Across Major 7th (Arpeggios)
2. Matching Pitch Across Minor 7th (Arpeggios)
3. Matching Pitch Across Dominant 7th (Arpeggios)
4. Matching Pitch Across Minor 7(♭5) (Arpeggios)
6. Suspended and Add Chords
4 Topics
1. Matching Pitch – Suspended 2nd Chord (Arpeggio)
2. Matching Pitch – Suspended 4th Chord (Arpeggio)
3. Matching Pitch – Add 2 Chord (Arpeggio)
4. Matching Pitch – Add 4 Chord (Arpeggio)
7. Extended Chords (9, 11, 13)
4 Topics
1. Matching Pitch Major & Minor 9 Chord (Arpeggio)
2. Matching Pitch Major & Minor 13 Chord (Arpeggio)
3. Matching Pitch Dominant 9 & 13 Chord (Arpeggio)
4. Matching Pitch Dominant & Minor 11 Chord (Arpeggio)
8. Altered Dominant Chords (♯9, ♭9, ♯11, ♭13)
4 Topics
1. Matching Pitch Dominant 7 (♯9) Chord (Arpeggio)
2. Matching Pitch Dominant 7 (♭9) Chord (Arpeggio)
3. Matching Pitch Dominant 7 (♯11) Chord (Arpeggio)
4. Matching Pitch Dominant 7 (♭13) Chord (Arpeggio)
9. Melody Tracking (Major & Minor)
4 Topics
1. Melodies Based on “IV-I” Major Triads
2. Melodies Based on “V-I” Major Triads
3. Melodies Based on “IV-I” Minor Triads
4. Melodies Based on “V-I” Minor Triads
10. Melody Tracking (Seventh Chords)
4 Topics
1. Melodies Based on “IV – I” Major 7th Chords
2. Melodies Based on “V-I” Seventh Chords
3. Melodies Based on “IV-I” Minor 7th Chords
4. Melodies Based on “V7-I” Seventh Chords
11. Extended Melodic Phrasing
4 Topics
1. Extended Melodic Lines – Major Key (No Phrasing)
2. Extended Melodic Lines – Major Key (with Phrasing)
3. Extended Melodic Lines – Minor Key (No Phrasing)
4. Extended Melodic Lines – Minor Key (with Phrasing)
12. Tracking Non-Diatonic Melody
4 Topics
1. Blues Melody (Dominant)
2. Blues Melody (Minor Blues Pentatonic)
3. Jazz Melody (Major)
4. Jazz Melody (Minor)
13. Introduction to Rhythmic Feel
4 Topics
1. Straight Time Quarter-Notes
2. Straight Time Eighth-Notes
3. Straight Time Sixteenth-Notes
4. Triple Meter Eighth-Note Triplet
14. Time Signatures and Accenting
4 Topics
1. Common Time (4/4)
2. Waltz Time – Simple Triple Meter (3/4)
3. Compound Meter – Duple (6/8)
4. Complex /Odd Meter – Irregular Time (5/4 and 7/4)
15. Rhythm Stress and Style
4 Topics
1. Onbeats /Offbeats (Country & Rock)
2. Downbeat /Upbeat & Afterbeat (Hard-Rock & Folk)
3. Shuffle /Swing Onbeats (Blues & Jazz)
4. Funk /Soul: Onbeat & Offbeat (Funk /Soul /R&B)
16. Introduction to Charting Music
5 Topics
1. Charting a Piece: Song Sections, Form, Layout
2. Transcription: Organizing Song Format
3. Verse – Form and Layout
4. Chorus 1 – Form and Layout
5. Chorus 2 – Form and Layout
17. Charting “Till We Meet Again”
5 Topics
1. “Till We Meet Again” Song Introduction
2. Intro Section Analysis (Melody, Time, Key, Form)
3. Verse Section Analysis (Form and Layout)
4. Chorus Section Analysis (Form and Layout)
5. Outro Section Analysis (Arrangement)
18. Charting “If I Had My Way”
7 Topics
1. “If I Had My Way” Song Introduction
2. Song Structure (Sections Overview Analysis)
3. Intro Section Analysis (Melody, Time, Key, Form)
4. Verse Section Analysis (Form and Layout)
5. Chorus Section Analysis (Form and Layout)
6. Chorus-Out Section Analysis (Form and Layout)
7. Outro Section Analysis (Form and Layout)
19. Transcribing a Guitar Solo
5 Topics
1. Transcribing a Guitar Solo – Introduction
2. The Structure of Guitar Solos
3. Understanding a Solo’s Form and Layout
4. Analyzing a Guitar Solo’s Melodic Direction
5. Layout and Organization of Guitar Licks
20. Transcribing Rhythm Guitar Parts
5 Topics
1. Transcribing Rhythm Guitar – Introduction
2. Discovering Root Distance and Direction
3. Recognizing Chord Quality
4. Identifying Chord Inversion Process
5. Finding Chord Position and String Location
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18. Charting “If I Had My Way”

Ear Training 18. Charting “If I Had My Way”
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Ear Training 018: Charting “If I Had My Way”

Lesson eighteen “Ear Training” works to further our transcription training with more practice on learning how to analyze and then chart out a melody line.

The lesson plan covers a famous piece composed back the early 1900’s. The song is titled; “If I Had My Way.”

Audio Track Training Exercises: Use the MP3 audio tracks (contained within the lesson download), to study the sound of mixed Perfect and Major intervals. The intervals (from the table provided on page 5 of your PDF handout) are to be performed upon the guitar and on digital piano. Sing and match pitch to each interval as they are performed on the audio tracks.

COURSE DISCLAIMER:
If you have no prior experience with basic music theory, primary rhythm, key signatures and how scales work on the guitar, it is strongly advised to first study the Creative Guitar – Introductory Guitar Program, along with the Intermediate Guitar Program.

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