🎹 Improvisation Exercises: Ear Training for Maj7 Functional Notes
Great improvisation doesn't start in your fingers—it starts in your ears and your mind. Can you truly hear the notes before you play them? How expansive is your musical vocabulary? Today, we're launching a powerful ear training series designed specifically to sharpen your improvisational skills by helping you hear the music internally first.
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In this exercise, you'll master hearing notes functionally across all keys, understanding their roles as chord tones and tensions over maj7 chords. We'll explore:
1️⃣ The 6-7 Section: Learn how the 6th transitions between being a stable chord tone in a maj6 chord and a tension in a maj7 chord.
2️⃣ The 9th Section: Understand and hear the harmonic lift the 9th adds to your improvisation.
3️⃣ The #11 and Tensions Section: Combine all tensions (9th, #11, 13th) to craft vibrant upper structures, giving your playing a distinctly modern and colorful sound.
Each exercise challenges you to internalize harmonic functions deeply, making your improvisation richer and more intentional.
🎧 Listen to the exercises first to train your ear, then practice singing while playing. Detailed PDFs with these exercises are available for members—check the description for more info!
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Chapters:
0:00 Improvisation using maj7 chords
0:34 Ear Training for improvisation
1:35 mDecks Music Channel
1:57 Ear Training Exercise Demo
2:28 What this ear training exercise is about
3:47 Concepts for ear training
9:45 How to get the PDF
9:59 Ear Training Ex.1 (for listening)
14:08 Ear Training Ex.1 (for singing)
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