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Category: Music Goal

So What – Miles Davis

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On December 2, 2019

In Free Inquiry, Music Goal

This bass riff was actually something I was quite proud of being able to learn by ear. I had to start really slowly and I actually learned the whole thing an octave lower by mistake. Once I started to realize it was in the wrong octave I was able to find the best place to play it an octave higher using fretboard geography (something I learned in my other pedagogy goal for this semester).

I only recorded it in the intro of the tune as a lot of the rest of the tune is very quick walking bass lines which I am not able to play yet.

Here it is: So What – Miles Davis

Dictation Activity #2

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On November 1, 2019

In Music Goal

Here is my dictation of Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. I chose to write out the violin 1 part as it was a bit easier to hear. This took me about 2 hours in total as there were some tricky parts.

In the second line there were some 16th notes that I missed some of the pitches. Right after that I didn’t go down the octave, which I realized later on (where I put the star). Overall, I felt pretty good about this dictation. I was able to be very successful with rhythms and a lot better than I have with pitch in the past.

Fleetwood Mac – The Chain

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On October 20, 2019

In Music Goal

I decided to do learn this song on bass because the riff at the end of the song is pretty familiar to most people. I was happy with how quick I was able to learn this song by ear. I can feel a strong sense of improvement over the last while. There are a lot of rests in the bass part so be prepared to watch me sit there awhile.

Here is the recording: Fleetwood mac

Dictation Activity #1

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On October 14, 2019

In Free Inquiry, Music Blog, Music Goal

For my first music dictation project I chose christmas music because I knew it was an easier place to start. I definitely struggled with it more than I would like to admit, but I think I ended up with decent results. Here is the work that I’ve done so far: dictations

I made a mistake with the rhythm in silver bells. It is actually written with swung eighth notes instead of that dotted rhythm I wrote. Here is an example of what it should look like: https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0182151

Let’s Dance – David Bowie

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On October 13, 2019

In Free Inquiry, Music Blog, Music Goal

I decided to learn another song on bass because this bass riff has been stuck in my head the past couple days. Learning this song was definitely quicker than the last one because my ear wasn’t struggling to pick up the lower bass notes.

LetsDance

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

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On October 4, 2019

In Free Inquiry, Music Blog, Music Goal

My first song learned by ear for my ear training goal. This song was very pattern based so it was easier to learn than I expected it would be. Bass lines seem to be easier for learning by ear as they are very formula based.

Signed, Sealed, Delivered Bass

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