Ear Training: Volume I Scale Forms through Six Basic Tetrachords
This new title is meant for the serious-minded musician. This comprehensive approach involves the study of melodic dictation and aural memorization. It is based upon the presentation and study of Six Basic Tetrachords and their relationship to different scale forms found in melodic invention. The fragmentation of scale construction is also explored. The following areas of study include: Major Scales; Minor Scales with the Aeolian, Harmonic, & Melodic Forms; Chromatic Scales; Modes: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, & Locrian; Whole-Tone Scales; Pentatonic Major & Minor Forms and the Six Basic Tetrachords: Major #1, Minor #2, Phrygian #3, Whole-tone #4, Dominant Harmonic Minor #5, & Chromatic #6.