The Real Easy Ear Training Book (Book & Merchandise)

Roberta Radley

ISBN 10: 188321761X / ISBN 13: 9781883217617

Published by Sher Music Co ,U.S., 2008

About this Item

Book & Merchandise. A comprehensive and practical guide for all musicians, regardless of instrument or experience, to hearing the changes of harmony as the chords of songs go by. Using musical examples that reflect all contemporary genres (pop, rock, Latin, fusion, jazz), emphasis is placed on making ear training real, as Prof. Roberta Radley shows how to apply the harmonic ear training studies in the book to your own musical needs. Step by step, you will learn how to hear the bass line (the harmony's foundation) in the major key, gradually add major and minor diatonic triads, investigate how the melody provides harmonic clues for determining the chord changes, continue with seventh chord recognition, explore minor key harmony, and conclude with hearing some common non-diatonic chord patterns. You will immediately begin recognising popular chord patterns by: using practice routines based on hundreds of dictation and transcription exercises; playing, singing, memorizing and transposing the chord progressions of songs; composing and arranging your own music based on familiar chord patterns given in the book. Additionally, more than 150 songs are referenced throughout the book for real practice. You can work through this book on your own, with a friend, a teacher, band members, or classmates, while music teachers will find this book invaluable for ear training with their students. The book includes 168 pages of instructional text and musical examples and online audio. A comprehensive and practical guide for all musicians, regardless of instrument or experience, to hearing the changes of harmony as the chords of songs go by. Using musical examples that reflect all contemporary genres, Prof. Roberta Radley shows how to apply the harmonic ear training studies to your own musical needs. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Real Easy Ear Training Book (Book & Merchandise)
• Publisher: Sher Music Co ,U.S.
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 188321761X
• ISBN 13: 9781883217617
• Binding: Book & Merchandise
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

All great musicians have one thing in common---to a large extent, they know what the harmony is as the chords of songs go by. Do You? If not, here's a practical guide to get you up to speed! *For all musicians, regardless of instrument or experience, this is the most comprehensive book on hearing the changes ever published! *Using musical examples from all contemporary genres (pop, rock, jazz, Latin, etc.), Prof. Radley shows how to apply the harmonic ear training exercises in the book to your own musical needs. Step-by-step you will learn how to: * Hear the bass (root movement) in a major key * Identify major and minor diatonic triads * Learn how the melody provides harmonic clues for determining the changes * Identify 7th chords, minor key harmony, non-diatonic chord patterns, and much more! * Immediately begin recognizing popular chord progressions by using practice routines based on hundreds of dictation and transcription exercises drawn from more than 150 well-known songs. Contains 168 pages of text and accompanying audio files at shermusic.com.

About the Author

Roberta Radley is the Co-Chair of the Ear Training Department at Berklee College Of Music, where she has been on the faculty since 1976. She is also a professional jazz vocalist, pianist and arranger. She has authored two online courses through berkleemusic.com, an instructional ear training DVD, and co-authored Berklee College Ear Training Department's Core Ear Training textbooks.