Recognizing chords and harmonies is an essential aspect of being able to interact while playing with other musicians. It is also an important aspect of being able to transcribe songs and to compose music. Being able to improvise and to play music by ear also requires knowledge in the functions and structures of chords. Combining harmonies and chords in music requires that you can hear and feel the quality of chords and that you are familiar with their function within a given key. Modern music increasingly requires a musician to possess good rhythmic understanding. A good sense of rhythmic variations, the ability to feel a tempo, being able to grasp rhythmic figures and the ability to keep a tempo are important for any musician. It is not enough to be able to read or hear individual note values; you must also identify a rhythm as a series of rhythmic patterns. In the Rhythm Reading exercise, EarMaster Essential will play a rhythm score. You will then clap the rhythm following the metronome. Clap your hands in front of the microphone, tap the rhythm on the space bar or play it on your MIDI instrument. This exercise is helpful in many ways; most notably it will improve your sight reading skills. You also develop your familiarity with rhythmical patterns and, very importantly, you will improve your sense of timing! Train your ear, practice music theory and become a better musician today with EarMaster Essential 5! System Requirements: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP or Vista; Mac OS X 10.4.11 +, Intel or PowerPC (Universal Binary); Monitor resolution 800x600; Disk space 26 MB.Price: $78.18
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