Have you ever had the frustrating experience of hearing a musical idea you want to work with as a player or as a composer but have struggled with being able to write it down? This lesson is an exercise in hearing a passage of four part harmony and being able to notate the melody, the bass, and the inner details of the chords. The video explains how to go about the task and how to sharpen your aural ability. The approach will liberate musicians wanting to notate ideas and will also make sight reading skills more assured.
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🕘 Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction to can you hear four-part harmony and write it down?
1:02 - About the exercise
3:23 - Getting started
4:17 - Playing the exercise
4:33 - Stage 1: Initial thoughts after first playing
5:31 - Stage 2: Getting your ear on the bass part
7:05 - Stage 3: Thinking about bass line direction
8:52 - Revealing the bass line
11:39 - Stage 4: Possible clues to chords
12:30 - Stage 5: Thinking about the inner parts
14:10 - Stage 6: Alto part clues
14:39 - Revealing the alto part
16:24 - Stage 7: Working out the missing tenor part
18:16 - Revealing the tenor part
19:40 - Analyzing the chords
22:24 - Conclusion
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