What's new! I decided to start a blog about music...
What I see as important to become a good all-rounder musician...
The topic of today!? Ear-Training...
I came to realise that all-in-all ear-training is THE most important skill for a musician.
What does that actually mean?
Being able to follow along a chord progression in your head, knowing where you are in a song, knowing what to improvise by recognizing the harmonic structure(s)...
There are tons of good resources on the web but it's actually down to you!
Sit down with your instrument and listen! The piano is a recommended instrument as all the notes are laying in front of you...
Start playing a major scale and slowly go through the intervals. How do they sound like? Which mood do they put you in...
Start building chords or triads: Major triads, minor triads, augmented triads and diminished triads. Listen carefully for their sounds and which emotions are involved...Start building more complex chords adding extentions: 7, 9, 11, 13... The 9th is my favorite "color" you can add as an extention. The 13th is also a nice color in the realm of minor harmonies...
Please comment, add your thoughts!
