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.

If you're new here, Welcome!

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.