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The Global Ear

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This is a college level ear-training and music theory course taught by Richard Miller who developed and taught the same subject at Columbia University for eight years, developing aural skills based on the music of Africa, Brazil, Cuba, India, Asia and Eastern Europe. Learn skills from the rhythms of India, West Africa, Brazil, Cuba; the harmonies of jazz: the odd meters of Eastern Europe; and the microtones of Eastern music 
Small class sizes ensure all students receive direct coaching.
​Rates: 
  • Private lessons
            Regular charge: $150/hour
            10-class package: $90/hour (40% discount)


  • Group classes (3 or more students) - 10 class session (once a week)
            Regular charge: $60 / class
            Special rate: $50 / class (17% discount)

           
Next group class 10-week session begins April 2 at 2pm PT (5pm ET) 
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To register, fill out the form below and send payment through Paypal, Venmo or a credit card:
Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/richrellim
Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=2093149996449792507​
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Zoom link will be sent upon registration. 
Please fill out the registration form below.

Class Schedule

Week 1: Rhythm, melody and harmony: processes for the whole course (rhythmic solkattu, solfegge, harmonic hearing)
Week 2: Rhythm: Solkattu and Indian rhythmic solfegge syllables
Week 3: Melody: Melodic sightreading processes 
Week 4: Harmonic hearing and jazz extensions
Week 5: 2x3, 3x4, the rhythmic and melodic elements of the music of West Africa and their presence in the “new world.” Brazilian marchas; peruvian festejos; African children's games
Week 6: African Timelines in Brazilian, Cuban and Peruvian music embodying african rhythmic elements; additive meters in Eastern European music
Week 7: African harmonic processes, the call and response, and improvisation; African story songs; 
Week 8: Brazilian rhythms: Maxixe and Tango Brasileiro: the roots of samba, choro, baião and bossa nova
Week 9: Cuban rhythms: Son, Salsa, Mambo.
Week 10: Putting it all together

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        • A4G Class 1 - Improvising over ii7
        • A4G class 2: improvising over V7
        • A4G class 3: improvising over IM7 and ii V I
        • A4G Class 4: the vi and iii chords
        • A4G Class 5: inversions of Dm7
        • A4G class 6: inversions of V7
        • A4G class 7: Inversions of Cmaj7 and C6
        • A4G class 8: arranging happy birthday
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