Diatonic Audiation

9 gamessecondary path

Connect your voice to your instrument by singing what you hear or audiating. Become more aware of the character of each degree by feeling what singing them is like.

Why

  • Singing the degrees makes their distinct character against a root clearer

  • Singing a melody before you try to pick it forces you to pay close attention

  • A powerful goal is to be able to sing melodies freely and be able to find them on the instrument quickly — some say this is the only skill needed for improvisation

  • Audiation proves that you have truly internalized the degrees

The path

  1. Pitch Matching
  2. Hear · Sing
  3. Hear · Sing · Pick
  4. See · Sing
  5. See · Sing · Pick
  6. 2nd Bounce
  7. 3rd Bounce
  8. 5th Bounce
  9. Octave Bounce

On the instrument

Major Modes on the Instrument