Tip of the Day: This step is the fast track toward ear training prowess by examining the smallest intervals, the whole-steps and half-steps that are the building blocks of scales. Arrange nine pennies in the general contour of a five-note ascending and descending minor scale. Adjust the placement of the pennies to illustrate where the whole-step and half-sets are. Play the G minor five-note scale very slowly and legato while looking at the pennies. Notice the distance between the whole steps and the closeness of the half-steps. Exaggerate the placement of the pitch to make the half steps close together and the whole steps large. Then transpose and experiment with other scale patterns. Aralee Dorough Flute Talk, 5 Weeks to Better Intonation, May 2014.
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 14:32:53 +0000
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