Hey David,
Should I study the most important harmonic environments first? Or is it better to study all seven harmonic environments in order?
Thanks,
Karan
David's response:
Hi Karan,
Each of the seven harmonic environments of the major scale has important musical lessons to teach you, and each one will introduce you to beautiful sounds that you can use in your improvising. But if you're eager to get a jump on learning to understand songs by ear, you can start with the two harmonic environments which are the most common in popular music:
The 1st harmonic environment. This is where you'll find the melodies to almost every song you've ever heard which sounds like it's in a "major key" to your ear. We master the first harmonic environment in Ear Training for Musical Creativity 1.
The 6th harmonic environment. This is where you'll find the melodies to almost every song you've ever heard which sounds like it's in a "minor key" to your ear. We master the sixth harmonic environment in Ear Training for Musical Creativity 2.
*We also focus exclusively on these two harmonic environments in the first two levels of our "Sing the Numbers" audio course. We study the first harmonic environment in Sing the Numbers 1: The Major Tonality. And we study the sixth harmonic environment in Sing the Numbers 2: The Minor Tonality. So if you're not able to do the complete video courses (which include the "Sing the Numbers" tracks as well), then our first two "Sing the Numbers" levels are another great option.
Happy practicing!
David