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Sam Evans sits down with you to understand what you're hearing, and learn to transfer that knowledge to whatever instrument you play.

Sam Evans


    • Nov 27, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    More Major Scale Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 12:03


    Solfege practice with the major scale.

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    More Minor Scale Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 13:20


    Today, it's more practice with the minor scale - solfege and all.

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    BASICS: The Minor Scale

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 11:33


    Another valuable day of minor scale exercises. Natural minor, Dorian, Melodic Minor, Harmonic Minor.

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    BASICS: Sing the Major Scale

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 10:23


    Today, let's return to our roots and sing major scales. It's good for your theory knowledge, good for your intonation, good for your soul.Support us at Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/user?u=31152721

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    Minor Thirds & Major Thirds

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 13:19


    Some exercises on the two qualities of third, and the way they stack into chords.

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    Let's Play Around the Minor Scale!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 9:02


    Some exercises for you to sing along and get better at Minor Solfege

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    Inversions and Slash Chords Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 10:01


    Today, Sam talks about Inversions and Slash Chords and gives some opportunity to practice.

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    Inversions and Slash Chords Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 14:59


    Today, Sam talks about Inversions and Slash Chords and gives some opportunity to practice.

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    The Diatonic Modes (Part 1 - Dorian, Phryigian, Ionian, Aeolian)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 15:42


    Sam explains the Greek Diatonic Modes and demonstrates Dorian, Phrygian, Ionian, and Aeolian.

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    The Diatonic Modes (Part 2 - Lydian, Mixolydian, and Locrian)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 18:06


    Here is the other half of the Greek Mode exploration.

    The only scale you need to know for writing modern music

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 5:24


    Just a short little ditty this week. See you all next week!

    Key Change Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 9:30


    Sam plays, you identify the new key centers.

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    Major Chord Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 9:27


    Sam goes over the Major Chords, but they're not in Root Position. 

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    This is What You're Hearing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 10:30


    With Coronavirus going on, we've got some changes to the podcast. 

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    Whole Steps & Half Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 10:32


    Exercises going through the most basic of intervals.

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    1-4-5 Chord Progressions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 7:30


    Today Sam goes through some exercises to help you increase your familiarity with the most common chords in popular music.

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    The Easiest Instrument? Fight me.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 9:15


    Piano or Guitar? Fight me on Instagram about it.

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    Minor Scale Solfege Exercises

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 9:15


    Every Thursday Sam takes you through Solfege exercises to increase your familiarity with minor scales. Don't miss this!

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    Major Scale Exercises

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 10:20


    Today Sam goes through some exercises to help you increase your familiarity with major scales and their corresponding solfege.

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    Play Sappy with Major Seventh Chords

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 6:18


    You heard me. Play sappy.

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    Three Out-of-Key Chords You NEED to Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 12:27


    Secondary Dominants. The hip, in way to play out of key without leaving the key. Listen for some practice at recognizing II7, III7, and VI7.

    The Pentatonic Scale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 9:33


    Tune in for some exercises and discussion of the major and minor pentatonic scale

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    Suspended Chords

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 7:13


    A discussion and practice for Sus4 and sus2

    ALL the Seven Chords

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 12:14


    Today, instead of exercises, Sam discusses Dominant Seven, Major Seven, Minor Seven, Half-Diminished Seven, Fully-Diminished Seven, and Minor-Major Seven Chords.

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    "Thirdless" Chords ("And We All Grow Up" by Libby Clawson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 10:18


    Every Wednesday, Sam sits and analyzes the chords of the song of the week. This week we talk about the phenomenon of "thirdless" chords.

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    You Can Outwork Talent ("And We All Grow Up" by Libby Clawson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 15:14


    Every Monday, Sam spews his opinions about playing music by ear. Today, learn why talent is useless and you can outwork anybody.

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    Perfect Fifths Melody Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 15:11


    Thursdays are melody exercises - tune in for a chance to practice melodies in the major scale using solege.

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