The song for this weeks challenge is...! 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗿? - 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗻 On your instrument of choice and using your ears alone, you are tasked with transcribing (reverse engineering) the melody, chords or both. ----------------------------------------- Ill be streaming my process live this 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗦𝗧 on my Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ConnorGrayMusic?sub_confirmation=1

The song for this weeks challenge is...! 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 - 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀 On your instrument of choice and using your ears alone, you are tasked with transcribing (reverse engineering) the melody, chords or both. Relative to your skill level and experience, I have provided a few options which range in difficulty. The specific tasks have corresponding .wav files attached below to assist. If you aren't sure of anything please let me know in the comments and I can make everything clear for you there. You are more than welcome, and encouraged to take a video of yourself playing it and post it below in the comments! At the end of each week, I will be going through my process live on Youtube to show I do it (Information Below) ----------------------------------------- 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 • Melody - Transcribe the vocal melody from the verse at 0:12 - 0:43 • Chords - Transcribe the chord progression from the verse at 0:12 - 0:43 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀: • Chords - Transcribe the chord progression from the intro at 0:00 - 0:12 ----------------------------------------- Ill be streaming my process live this 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗦𝗧 on my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ConnorGrayMusic?sub_confirmation=1 Look forward to everyones submissions. See you all on Saturday.

Below are two audio clips. Using only your ears (though you can grab your instrument to help verify!), see if you can identify the chord quality. It is the same chord expressed both on piano and guitar. 🎹 | 🎸 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 1. ▶️ Listen to each clip multiple times. 2. 🧠 Without your instrument: Tune into the feeling and make a guess. 3. 🎹 With your instrument: Play around until you find the answer! 4. 🎯 BONUS: How did you know—was it the mood? A specific note? The tension? New to ear training? No problem! This isn't a test—it's a workout 💪. Here’s what to listen for: - Major ☀️: Bright, happy, vanilla, sun, grounded. - Minor 🌙: Sad, moody, contemplative, moon, wavy. - Major 7th ☁️: Dreamy, peaceful, serene. - Minor 7th 😎: Jazzy, sophisticated, smooth. If you're not sure yet, that’s okay! Guess anyway—this is how we learn. I’ll reveal the answers and break down why each chord sounds the way it does in a follow-up post. 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀? Let me know so I can tailor content for you!

Below is a chord progression of 4 chords... Using your ears alone, deduce which one of the chords is the tonic, or key centre of the progression. If you are unsure of how to do this or what this even means, we're going to be hanging out tomorrow at 7:30pm to talk about it together! It's a great, welcoming and safe space to explore our listening experience together. Bring any questions you have about ear training and music and Ill be happy to talk about it ✨ Hope to see you all there ✌️