TheDailyPracticeBlog Solfege Series

In this episode we use the guitar to study, in all keys, a 2-bar, ii V I line. If you use solfege syllables, its: Do Re Do La Do Ti Sol La Ti Do Exercise 1:  Sing the line at 45 on the half note with chord accompaniment. Exercise 2:  Sing the line at 55 on the half note with chord accompaniment. This study is approximately 16 minutes 0:00 - 2:30 Study Overview & Quotes 2:30 -  18:10 Exercise b...

This episode took me 12 Hours 15 minutes to Record, Edit, and Publish!  It also costs me $12/month to have this podcast hosted.   A $2 Donation is Appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU Learn Key Signatures & Triads and Support the Podcast! https://thedailypracticeblog.com/product/key-signature-and-triad-flashcards/ In this episode we use the guitar to study...

A $2 Donation is Appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU Learn Key Signatures & Triads and Support the Podcast! https://thedailypracticeblog.com/product/key-signature-and-triad-flashcards/ In this episode we use the guitar to study, in all keys, an "Exercise for Turnaround No. 3 (Melodic Connecting)" as found in Jamey Aebersold's "Cycles &...

A $2 Donation is Appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU In this episode we use the guitar to study, in all keys, the color of the tritone in the context of a 3-Note Dominant 7 Voicing (Root - Major 3rd - b7). This episode focuses on two exercises to better hear the interval of a tritone and also the intervallic leap from the tonic to the b7. Exercise 1:  Root -...

Your Support is Appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU In this episode we use the guitar to study, in all keys, the i - VII - VI - VII in the natural minor or reckoned from it's relative Major Key, vi - V - IV - V chord progression as heard in popular tunes such as Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" and the solo section to Zeppelin's &qu...

Your support is appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU In this episode we use the guitar to study the i - VII - VI - VII in the natural minor or reckoned from it's relative Major Key, vi - V - IV - V chord progression as heard in popular tunes such as "All Along the Watchtower" and the solo section to "Stairway to Heaven" in all keys. Th...

Your support is appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU In this episode we use the guitar to study the I-IV-V-I chord progression in all Major Keys. This episode focuses on root position arpeggios for each of the following chords:  I (Do --> Mi --> Sol --> Do) IV (Fa --> La --> Do --> Fa) V (Sol --> Ti --> Re --> Sol) We explore this ex...

Your support is appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU In this episode we use the guitar to study the upper tetrachord (Sol Le Ti Do) of the Harmonic Minor scale. This episode contains extensive exercises to establish each key's tonal center.    We practice each of the following before we get to the upper tetrachord exercise: 1). Triad Arpeggios (Do -->...

Your support is appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU In this episode we use the guitar to study the upper tetrachord (Sol La Ti Do) of the Melodic Minor scale. This episode contains extensive exercises to establish each key's tonal center.    We practice each of the following before we get to the upper tetrachord exercise: 1). Triad Arpeggios (Do --> M...

Your support is appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU In this episode we use the guitar to study the upper tetrachord (Sol Le Te Do) of the Natural Minor scale; also known as the Aeolian Mode. This episode contains extensive exercises to establish each key's tonal center.    We practice each of the following before we get to the upper tetrachord exercise:...

Your support is appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU In this episode we use the guitar to study the upper tetrachord (Sol La Ti Do) of the Major scale.  This episode contains extensive exercises to establish each key's tonal center.    We practice each of the following before we get to the upper tetrachord exercise: 1). Triad Arpeggios (Do --> Mi --&gt...

Your support is appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU In this episode we use the guitar to study the chord tone colors of a Major triad.  We pedal the tonic (High Do) an octave higher than the root (Low Do)  and use the following solfege syllables: Do --> 8've Do--> Mi--> 8've Do--> Sol --> 8've Do ... and reverse the exercise in d...

Your support is appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU In this episode we use the guitar to study the chord tone colors of a minor triad.  We pedal the tonic (High Do) an octave higher than the root (Low Do)  and use the following solfege syllables: Do --> 8've Do--> Me--> 8've Do--> Sol --> 8've Do ... and reverse the exercise in d...

Your support is appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU In this episode we use the guitar to study the harmonic movement from a Minor i chord to the iv chord, back to the i chord 1st inversion, then we outline the diminished ii chord (which you could also view as the dominant 7b9) and descend the natural minor scale from the 5th scale degree to the tonic.  We use...

Your support is appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU In this episode we use the guitar to study the movement from a Minor i chord to the iv chord using the following solfege syllables: I:  Do --> Sol --> Me --> Sol IV: Do --> Le --> Fa --> Le We explore this exercise in all 12 keys implementing a cycle of Major seconds: 1).  D minor --> E...

Your support is appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F4XEGYTW5JYAU In this episode we use the guitar to study the movement from a Major I chord to the IV chord using the following solfege syllables: I:  Do --> Sol --> Mi --> Sol IV: Do --> La --> Fa --> La We explore this exercise in all 12 keys implementing a cycle of minor thirds: D Major --> F Major...