In this Episode of Busy Bards Ear Training, we go on another tour of the Major Scale.

We're only using notes 1 2 3 and 4. Notice how nice it sounds to travel from note to, to note 4. I haven't specifically taught tension and release yet, but you can really start to notice it once we bring note 4 into the equation.

This song has a country-esque song to. AND, I also have a Youtube Video to Accompany it! I might not be able to do a video for every episode as I head into a busy season of work. But, I wanted to give you a basis for what do I visualize when we do this ear training.

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At Busy Bards College we combine various musical systems to help busy guitarists master the most amount of theory with the least amount of memorization, so they can start making their own music evenduring their busiest workdays.

To do this, we are doing:

• Call and Response Solfege Training, but with the movable numbers of a FIXED major Scale.
• 1 always starts the major scale.
• 6 always starts the minor scale.
• We adjust these numbers as needed. (For example, we can do a #5 to create the leading tone of the harmonic minor scale)
• We only use letter pitches (A - G#) when where to place the major scale to establish a key. (1 on G# = G# Major)
• Chords are named by their root, and are harmonzied by their triads. ("The 1 Chord" = notes 1, 3, 5 and 7, "The 5 Chord" = 5 7 and 2, etc...)
• Rhythm typically focuses on the START points of each hit, and I switch between a Takadimi system and a 1e+a system.

All of this allows musicians of ALL backgrounds and levels to come together during their busy work days to further their ear and musical training starting RIGHT NOW.

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TimeStamps:

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:35:00) The Breakdown of the Busy Bard Method

(00:02:35) Directions for Ear Training + Example of Success

(00:03:25) The First Round of Call and Response

(00:07:00) The First Solo

(00:07:50) Round 2 of Call and Response

(00:11:00) The Second Solo

Thank you so much for your time, and I hope you experience a moment of The Lord's Peace today.

On this weeks episode of Busy Bards Ear Training, not only do we get our feet wet in a new Ear Training track, but we also explore a new segment called "Musings on a Mower".

In this weeks ear training track, we explore the Major Scale, where 1 = A. Putting us in the key of A Major (not that we're terribly worried about that, yet)

Since we're slowly learning our place in the major scale, we're only exploring notes 7, 1, 2, and 3.

Also, I want to use this podcast as a chance for me to casually, but valuably, give you my two cents on musical concepts, questions, and problems, so you can start to find the path that's right for busy musicians such as your self.

We talk about....

(00:00:00) Theme and Introduction

(00:00:50) Musings on a Mower Back Story. Comma. You'll Love it. Period.

(00:02:35) Let's talk about Visualization. Are you imagining the scales, pitches, and numbers the same way I am? Perhaps we have to work something out....

(00:04:30) How I thought i HAD to invent my own style of notation to be "original", yo.

(00:05:30) The first things that guitarists and pianists do when they start to learn instrument.

(00:06:30) Who really wants to go back to square one of learning sheet music, when you've been playing for years?

(00:07:30) How sheet music doesn't put CREATION at the forefront, hence why you avoid it.

(00:08:32) How professional pianists approach sheet music, and how guitarists get it wrong.

(00:09:55) The most effective ways to practice music, AWAY from your instrument.

(00:14:30) Setting up the Exercise in A Major

(00:15:45) The Exercise begins!

(00:18:45) My example of a Solo

(00:20:00) The Exercise Continues

(00:23:31) Your Solo!

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Stay tuned for an eventual video podcast!