Use Your Ears to Figure Out the ↓4 ↑2 Sequence

By Ian Campbell

We’ve been working on the ↓4 ↑2 seqeunce.

Now lets figure out the ↓4 ↑2 seqeunce using our ears.

Try this! Listen to this Credo by GA Ristori (you can try just listening to a short portion.)

First, what catches your ear?

Next listen specifically for these things, pick one at a time:

listen to the bass, where do you hear the ↓4 ↑2 bass?
how is the melody responding to the bass line?
what are the harmonies?

Now lets make some music! Try to avoid looking at the score in the video!

can you play the bassline on your instrument with the recording?
can you try the melody with the recording? if you play a polyphonic instrument can you play both lines?
you already know the ↓4 ↑2 sequence, see if you can fill in the inner voices!

Next week we are going to look at one of my favorite patterns, the Quicenza.

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