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clarinetist
July 30th, 2011, 05:22 pm
NOTE: Make sure that you completely understand and have a mastery of the material in Lesson I before you do this lesson.

The flowchart can be extended as follows:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j266/Bbclarinetist/Noname-23.jpg

As usual, there are exceptions to this flowchart, notably anything that has to do with any seconds.

m2 = half step above the note, one letter name up
M2 = whole step above the note, one letter name up
º2 = half step below m2 (enharmonically equivalent to a P1)
+2 = half step above M2 (enharmonically equivalent to a m3)

Exercises (including + and º):

(no level 1 exercise)
Level 2: http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/interval/drw99999999b
Level 3: http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/interval/drw99999999n
Level 4: http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/interval/drw99999999d
Level 5: http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/interval/drw99999999r

For ear training, there is only one new interval to memorize - the tritone (º5 or +4). Below are the ear training links for convenience.

Intervals:

M2 = "Happy Birthday" on "Birth-day"
P4 = "Here Comes the Bride" on "Here Comes," "Amazing Grace" on "A-ma," "Oh, Christmas Tree" on "Oh, Chris"
M6 = "My Bonnie" on "My Bon"
M7 = just sounds bad. :P
P1 = unison = same note

Exercise on these Intervals: http://www.musictheory.net/exercises...terval/ftneyyy (http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/ear-interval/ftneyyy)

m2 = Theme from "Jaws," "Pink Panther" - Jaws: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWLO4acMTCM
M3 = "Oh When the Saints" on "Oh when"
m3 = "Greensleeves" - first two notes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5ItNxpwChE or an orchestral version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6jTgF4YQ4w&t=00m20s
P5 = "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" - the interval created between the "Twinkle"s
P8 = "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" - the first two notes ("somewhere"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhzbzwPNgXA&t=00m39s.

Exercise on These Intervals (Set 2): http://www.musictheory.net/exercises...terval/4rreyyy (http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/ear-interval/4rreyyy)
Exercise on Set 1 & 2 combined: http://www.musictheory.net/exercises...terval/9igeyyy (http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/ear-interval/9igeyyy)

Set 3 - the hardest set to remember:

°5 = +4 = Tritone: Theme from "The Simpsons" - first two notes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqog63KOANc
m6 = Chopin - Waltz in c# minor (Op. 64, No. 2) - first two notes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOcryGEw1NY
m7 = Somewhere - West Side Story - notes on "There's a:" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gIoTnBlh2Q&t=00m17s

Exercise on Set 3: http://www.musictheory.net/exercises...terval/ykbeyyy (http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/ear-interval/ykbeyyy)
Exercise on EVERYTHING: http://www.musictheory.net/exercises...terval/978enyy (http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/ear-interval/978enyy)

[still in draft stage]

cablecar1
August 14th, 2011, 03:48 am
Thanks for the links to the exercises! :D

PorscheGTIII
August 15th, 2011, 12:21 am
Anyone have any questions or need help grasping the concepts?