In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

Roberta Radley

Vocal Coach

Roberta Radley

Roberta Radley, Assistant Chair of the Ear Training department at Berklee College of Music, has authored two online courses, "Basic Ear Training" and "Harmonic Ear Training," a DVD, "Harmonic Ear Training," and co-authored Berklee's Core Ear Training Textbooks, Volumes 1-4. Her specialty, harmonic ear training, is presented in her book The "Real Easy" Ear Training Book. Ms. Radley performs, and presents seminars, for Berklee in the US and internationally. She also performs with the jazz vocal trio The Sisters of Swing, which features several of her own arrangements on their premier CD "Mood Indigo."

Using harmonic ear training methods from The Real Easy Ear Training Book(her study guide forstudents and supplement for teachers), Ms. Radley will present musical examples emphasizing "real-world" ear training. She will show application of the ear training studies from her book to your students' own musical needs.

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Roberta Radley : Harmonic Ear Training

Review: An excellent workshop from the assistant chair of the Ear Training Department at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, this DVD is a vital intro to the topic for songwriters and performers looking to improve their listening skills and become better musicians. You'll learn to: recognize chord progressions quickly and confidently, and incorporate them into your writing and performing, listen to music more analytically, and apply this knowledge to all of your projects. Starting with the bass line, you'll learn a step-by-step aproach to help you break down the hearing process, internalize the music, and then identify the elements of the progression. 73 minutes.

Chapters: Lessons include:, Recognize chord progessions quickly, Incorporate chord progessions into your performance, Listen to music more analytically, Apply this to your projects

Roberta Radley : The Real Easy Ear Training Book

Review: All great singers have one thing in common - to a great extent, they know what the harmony is as the chords of songs go by. Do you? If not, here's a practical guide to get you up to speed! For all musicians, regardless of instrument or experience, this is the most comprehensive book on hearing the changes ever published! Using musical examples that reflect all contemporary genres (pop, rock, Latin, fusion, jazz, etc.), emphasis is placed on making ear training real, as Prof. Radley shows how to apply the harmonic ear training studies in the book to your own musical needs. Covers both beginning and intermediate ear training exercises. Trusting your ear can be challenging. However, doing so provides great personal satisfaction and self-confidence. So what steps does this book take toward trusting your ear? Music Teachers! You will find this book invaluable in teaching ear training to your students - as a stand-alone course, or in conjunction with your current ear training methods.

Chapters: Singing The Major Sale With Numbers and Solfege Syllables, Building Other Major Triads, Building Major Triads, Identify The Minor and Diminished Triads, Sing Root Position Arpeggios with the Cycle 5 Progression, Transcribe The Voice-Led Chord Lines, Hearing Inversions of the I Chord, Identify the Chord Tones In The Melody, Write Out The Imaj7 and IVmaj7 Chords, Rewind...Harmonize The Melody, Building Natural Minor Scales, Sing The Chromatic Scale Using Solfege Syllables, Explore Minor Key Harmony, Hear the Bass Line in the Major Key