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gridjam · 10-04-2007, 04:21 PM

Yup!
Drones.
Put a note on and play all around it.
If you can't hear the 6ths and 7ths your 2nds might not be as strong as you think. Keep working on them and start internalizing all the inversions in all octaves as you warm up around the note that is droning.
Example.
Set up a drone on E (first line treble clef)
Play a whole step above-listen hard to the drone-drop the note down the octave and listen to it's 7th relationship. Now you have F#7, or the 3rd of D7 relating to the 9th, or....the possiblilities are yours to create...

Play a whole step below the E, listen to the drone and transpose the note up an octave while focusing on 1. the octave-make it in tune!!!!2. the flat 7 interval that it is creating 3. If your chops feel good-take it up another octave and hear the space between the root -E and the flat 7 D.

10-04-2007, 04:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
gridjam Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York Brand: BACH Posts: 146	Re: hearing intervals prior to playing Yup! Drones. Put a note on and play all around it. If you can't hear the 6ths and 7ths your 2nds might not be as strong as you think. Keep working on them and start internalizing all the inversions in all octaves as you warm up around the note that is droning. Example. Set up a drone on E (first line treble clef) Play a whole step above-listen hard to the drone-drop the note down the octave and listen to it's 7th relationship. Now you have F#7, or the 3rd of D7 relating to the 9th, or....the possiblilities are yours to create... Play a whole step below the E, listen to the drone and transpose the note up an octave while focusing on 1. the octave-make it in tune!!!!2. the flat 7 interval that it is creating 3. If your chops feel good-take it up another octave and hear the space between the root -E and the flat 7 D.