The Musical Mind: Join the Hike

Kevin Ure

Join the Hike as we talk about musical concepts, including audiation, ear training, composition, theory, and much more!

  1. 6D AGO

    The Path to Hearing Interval Quality

    Download Your Free Resource Guide: Start your journey to better audiation and ear training today! 👉 https://www.uremusic.com/resource-guide Most musicians can name intervals, but that doesn’t mean they can hear them. This masterclass is all about the part everyone skips — the part where your ear actually learns to feel the difference between sounds without counting, guessing, or memorizing songs. For about 25 minutes, I walk you through a series of simple contrasts: rough vs smooth, bright vs dark, tension vs release. Nothing academic. Nothing theoretical. Just direct listening that sharpens your perception in real time. – You’ll notice your reactions happening before your thoughts. – You’ll feel clarity show up without effort. And by the end, the very first interval we played together will feel different — not because the sound changed, but because you did. This is the path to hearing interval quality. Not as information, but as sensation. If this experience shifts something for you, even slightly, imagine what happens when you train this way every week. That’s the whole idea behind Composing Hour: guided listening that rewires how you hear. If you want to go deeper, explore how interval quality works, how contrast training sharpens perception, or how musicians develop recognition without thinking. Timestamps: 0:00 Naming vs actually hearing intervals 0:40 Exercise 1 – Hearing texture 2:36 Exercise 2 – Alternating intervals 3:40 Instant visceral reaction 5:10 Practicing advice 6:33 Not all minor seconds are the same 7:58 Imprinting emotional states 9:08 Feeling over labels 10:55 Exercise 3 – Millisecond response 14:55 Exercise 4 – Nervous system ID 15:56 Traditional ear training and labels 17:54 Exercise 5 – Feeling the stretch 20:33 Recap – Clarity check 22:00 Exercise 6 – Identification run 22:52 Obstacles and pedals 24:11 Contrast learning 🎧 Ear Training, Audiation & Creative Theory for Musicians | Kevin Ure 🎶 Learn music from the inside out. This channel explores ear training, music theory, and composition using audiation-based methods—designed for beginners, professionals, and even babies building tonal awareness. 📚 Featured Resources • Resource Guide → https://www.uremusic.com/resource-guide • Octave Registers by Number → https://www.uremusic.com/octave-registers-by-number • Subscribe to the Newsletter → https://www.uremusic.com/subscribe • Amazon Bookstore → https://amzn.to/44SsSAJ • UreMusic Homepage → https://www.uremusic.com/ 🎧 Learn & Connect • Schedule a Consultation → https://calendly.com/uremusic/consultation • Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/c/UreMusic • Explore Services & Products → https://linktr.ee/uremusic 🔔 Subscribe for new videos every week and start sharpening your inner ear today. 📌 Topics Covered #Audiation #EarTraining #MusicTheory #MusicComposition #ComposerTutorials #VoiceLeading #Counterpoint #FormAndAnalysis #AspiringComposer #MusicEducation 📬 Affiliate Disclosure Some of the links below may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase—at no extra cost to you. This helps support the channel and keeps the educational content flowing. Thank you! 📚 My Books on Music Composition Available on Amazon or UreMusic: https://www.uremusic.com/books 🎼 Composition Series • Elements of Music Composition → https://amzn.to/44O2OIi • Music Composition Technique Builder → https://amzn.to/40FwgOa • Technique Builder Workbook → https://amzn.to/40FwgOa 🎻 Orchestration • The Study of Orchestration → https://amzn.to/3U0jkyI 📝 Composition Foundations • Fundamentals of Music Composition → https://amzn.to/3H5h8Tu 📘 Music Theory • Style and Idea → https://amzn.to/471BdVm • Theory and Harmony → https://amzn.to/3TWT4oT • Structural Functions of Harmony → https://amzn.to/4kZYaM6 🎵 Schenkerian Analysis • Analysis of Tonal Music (Schenkerian Approach) → https://amzn.to/4ffGgUu • Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis → https://amzn.to/4o6ZmQw • Structural Hearing: Tonal Coherence in Music → https://amzn.to/4o9Rs94 🎶 Counterpoint • The Study of Counterpoint → https://amzn.to/457BXpg • Counterpoint (Kennan) → https://amzn.to/44TtA24 • Counterpoint in Composition → https://amzn.to/40ze6h6 📎 Bonus Reading • Gustav Mahler: Letters to His Wife → https://amzn.to/4lU03LI

    26 min

  2. FEB 10

    The Path to Audiating Harmony Clearly... Experience 8 Breakthroughs

    👉 Get the Free Supplement: https://www.uremusic.com/audiation-inner-ear-training-for-musicians Most musicians can hear harmony, but actually holding it in your mind? That’s where almost everyone struggles. Experience 8 science-backed breakthroughs that will transform the way you audiate harmony. What You’ll Learn: 👉 Why harmony collapses in your mind (and how to fix it) 👉 Breakthrough exercises to strengthen your auditory working memory 👉 The science behind audiation and predictive coding 👉 How to train your brain to hold chords, intervals, and moving lines—internally 👉 Real-time tests and interactive chat prompts 👉 If you’ve ever felt lost when harmony gets complex, this is your path forward. 👇 Type YES in the chat if harmony turns to mush when you try to hear it internally! Timestamps: 00:00 Why Harmony Collapses 00:31 The Silent Note Test (Breakthrough 1) 01:42 The Vanishing Tone Breakthrough 2) 03:26 Audiation is Not Just Memory 04:02 The First Internal Chord (Breakthrough 3) 05:30 Audiation is Not Recall 06:26 Contrary Motion Stability (Breakthrough 4) 07:45 Auditing Harmony Isn't Possible 08:24 Hearing an Internal Chord (Breakthrough 5) 11:43 Tonotopic Path 13:17 Solfège Systems 15:49 Contrary Motion Stability (Breakthrough 6) 17:35 The Internal Bassline (Breakthrough 7) 19:53 Internal Modulation (Breakthrough 8) 21:20 Instant Ear Training Fixes 22:24 The Internal Cadence (Bonus Breakthrough 1) 23:41 Melody over Harmony (Bonus Breakthrough 2) 24:34 An Audiation Path That Works 🔬 Science References & Clarifications This training is grounded in established auditory neuroscience and cognitive science research. The terminology used in the video is pedagogical—designed to make complex internal listening skills trainable—rather than a direct copy of academic labels. The cited research supports the underlying neural mechanisms involved in audiation: sustained auditory representations, predictive processing, and multi-stream auditory tracking. Below are the scientific foundations referenced in the video, with brief clarifications on how each applies: 🧠 Auditory Working Memory Kumar et al. (2016). A Brain System for Auditory Working Memory. Journal of Neuroscience. Auditory working memory relies on sustained cortical activity that persists after a sound ends. The “hold the tone” exercises engage these mechanisms, showing natural decay limits when internal sound isn’t yet stabilized. ⚡ Stable Neural Firing Ulanovsky et al. (2003). Processing of low-probability sounds by cortical neurons. Nature Neuroscience. Auditory representations persist only when neural firing patterns remain stable. Destabilized firing causes internal sound traces to collapse. This stability-versus-decay property is a core audiation challenge. 🎶 Auditory Cortex Zatorre, Belin, & Penhune (2002). Structure and function of auditory cortex. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. The auditory cortex is central to pitch, timbre, harmony, and musical imagery. When external sound disappears, unsupported tones are often dropped unless actively maintained. 🔄 Predictive Coding Friston (2005). A theory of cortical responses. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. The brain predicts sensory input and updates internal models when predictions fail. In music, this explains why “missing” notes collapse without a strong predictive framework—and why trained audiation feels stable. 🎼 Two-Tone Predictive Model McLachlan & Wilson (2010). The central role of the auditory cortex in musical memory and perception. Frontiers in Psychology. While the term is pedagogical, the mechanism is established: the auditory cortex encodes relational pitch information. Stabilizing intervals is foundational for harmonic audiation. 🛤️ Dorsal Auditory Stream Rauschecker & Scott (2009). Maps and streams in the auditory cortex. Nature Neuroscience. The dorsal auditory stream supports sequential and motion-based sound processing. Struggling to hold a moving line internally reflects load on these tracking mechanisms. 🗺️ Tonotopic Map Formisano et al. (2003). Mirror-symmetric tonotopic maps in human auditory cortex. Neuron. Different frequencies activate distinct regions of the auditory cortex. Holding multiple tones increases representational load, which is why internal chords often flicker without training. 💡 Neural Efficiency Neubauer & Fink (2009). Intelligence and neural efficiency. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. Stable representations require fewer resources and persist longer. Unstable internal sounds fade more quickly. 🔀 Dual-Stream Tracking Alain & Arnott (2000). Selectively attending to auditory objects. Frontiers in Bioscience. The brain can track multiple auditory objects at once. Contrary motion and multi-voice harmony demand this system, which strengthens with training. 🔊 Subcortical Pitch Pathway Bidelman & Krishnan (2011). Subcortical encoding of behaviorally relevant pitch cues. Journal of Neuroscience.

    26 min

  3. FEB 9

    Can YOU hear major and minor chords in succession?

    👉 Free Audiation Course: https://www.uremusic.com/audiation-inner-ear-training-for-musicians Kevin’s Notes: In this drill, I take you through a simple exercise that tests your ability to hear major and minor chords. We start with a quick demonstration and assessment, then a few minutes of prep work followed by an exercise that is designed to open up your ears to hear harmony in context. AI Summary of Session: Kevin led an ear training exercise focused on chord identification and harmonic awareness, demonstrating how to analyze chords by breaking them down into individual notes and arpeggiating them. The exercise involved listening to a root note on a long tone followed by arpeggiating the remaining notes, then identifying whether the chord was major or minor. Kevin explained that this simple but effective technique strengthens three core musicianship abilities: anchoring, audiation, and functional hearing, which are crucial for real-world music applications. He emphasized that while the exercises may seem challenging, they are designed to gradually improve ear training skills through a combination of easy and difficult elements, helping musicians develop the ability to quickly identify and analyze chords in real music situations. Chord Ear Training Exercise Kevin led an ear training exercise that involves listening to chords and identifying their root notes and chord types. Participants practiced arpeggiating chords by singing or audiating the notes, starting with individual notes and progressing to identifying chords in succession. Kevin explained that the exercise is designed to rewire the brain for deeper musical understanding, and he demonstrated various chord progressions for participants to practice. Musical Chord Identification Exercise Kevin led a musical exercise focusing on chord identification and musicianship skills, specifically anchoring, audiation, and functional hearing. He explained that the exercise involves playing long tones to create a stable reference point, which helps participants better understand and internalize musical concepts. The exercise is designed to strengthen these core abilities by having participants identify major and minor chords in a structured sequence. Ear Training Through Chord Arpeggios Kevin explains a technique for learning chords by arpeggiating them and breaking them down into their individual notes, emphasizing the importance of gradual, incremental challenges in ear training. He discusses the role of challenging dictation exercises in developing harmonic abilities, noting that they are intentionally difficult and not meant to be completed in full. Kevin also highlights the need to quickly adapt to new harmonies and the importance of practicing chord identification in real-time to better understand music. Daily Ear Training Sessions Kevin led a 10-minute ear training session, emphasizing its benefits for musicians of all levels. He explained that these exercises are functional and foundational, helping to build ear skills. Kevin mentioned that he would conduct these sessions every weekday at 11am Pacific time, with a guaranteed session on Friday. He encouraged participants to ask questions during the 2-5 minute Q&A period after each drill. 🎧 Ear Training, Audiation & Creative Theory for Musicians | Kevin Ure 🎶 Learn music from the inside out. This channel explores ear training, music theory, and composition using audiation-based methods—designed for beginners, professionals, and even babies building tonal awareness. 📚 Featured Resources • Resource Guide → https://www.uremusic.com/resource-guide • Octave Registers by Number → https://www.uremusic.com/octave-registers-by-number • Subscribe to the Newsletter → https://www.uremusic.com/subscribe • Amazon Bookstore → https://amzn.to/44SsSAJ • UreMusic Homepage → https://www.uremusic.com/ 🎧 Learn & Connect • Schedule a Consultation → https://calendly.com/uremusic/consultation • Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/c/UreMusic • Explore Services & Products → https://linktr.ee/uremusic 🔔 Subscribe for new videos every week and start sharpening your inner ear today. 📌 Topics Covered #Audiation #EarTraining #MusicTheory #MusicComposition #ComposerTutorials #VoiceLeading #Counterpoint #FormAndAnalysis #AspiringComposer #MusicEducation 📬 Affiliate Disclosure Some of the links below may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase—at no extra cost to you. This helps support the channel and keeps the educational content flowing. Thank you!

    16 min

  4. FEB 6

    Interval Reset & Pure Fifths

    👉 Free Audiation Course: https://www.uremusic.com/audiation-inner-ear-training-for-musicians Daily ear‑opening work focused on clearing the tonal palette and sharpening interval and chord identity. We’ll start with cluster “resets,” move into distinguishing perfect fourths from perfect fifths, and finish by comparing major and minor triads. A short, focused mid‑morning practice to recalibrate your listening and strengthen your musicianship. 🎧 Ear Training, Audiation & Creative Theory for Musicians | Kevin Ure 🎶 Learn music from the inside out. This channel explores ear training, music theory, and composition using audiation-based methods—designed for beginners, professionals, and even babies building tonal awareness. 📚 Featured Resources • Resource Guide → https://www.uremusic.com/resource-guide • Octave Registers by Number → https://www.uremusic.com/octave-registers-by-number • Subscribe to the Newsletter → https://www.uremusic.com/subscribe • Amazon Bookstore → https://amzn.to/44SsSAJ • UreMusic Homepage → https://www.uremusic.com/ 🎧 Learn & Connect • Schedule a Consultation → https://calendly.com/uremusic/consultation • Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/c/UreMusic • Explore Services & Products → https://linktr.ee/uremusic 🔔 Subscribe for new videos every week and start sharpening your inner ear today. 📌 Topics Covered #Audiation #EarTraining #MusicTheory #MusicComposition #ComposerTutorials #VoiceLeading #Counterpoint #FormAndAnalysis #AspiringComposer #MusicEducation 📬 Affiliate Disclosure Some of the links below may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase—at no extra cost to you. This helps support the channel and keeps the educational content flowing. Thank you!

    14 min

  5. FEB 6

    Simple Ear Exercises to FINALLY Hear More in Music

    👉 Free Audiation Course: https://www.uremusic.com/audiation-inner-ear-training-for-musicians Daily ear‑opening work focused on clearing the tonal palette and sharpening interval and chord identity. We’ll start with cluster “resets,” move into distinguishing perfect fourths from perfect fifths, and finish by comparing major and minor triads. A short, focused mid‑morning practice to recalibrate your listening and strengthen your musicianship. 🎧 Ear Training, Audiation & Creative Theory for Musicians | Kevin Ure 🎶 Learn music from the inside out. This channel explores ear training, music theory, and composition using audiation-based methods—designed for beginners, professionals, and even babies building tonal awareness. 📚 Featured Resources • Resource Guide → https://www.uremusic.com/resource-guide • Octave Registers by Number → https://www.uremusic.com/octave-registers-by-number • Subscribe to the Newsletter → https://www.uremusic.com/subscribe • Amazon Bookstore → https://amzn.to/44SsSAJ • UreMusic Homepage → https://www.uremusic.com/ 🎧 Learn & Connect • Schedule a Consultation → https://calendly.com/uremusic/consultation • Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/c/UreMusic • Explore Services & Products → https://linktr.ee/uremusic 🔔 Subscribe for new videos every week and start sharpening your inner ear today. 📌 Topics Covered #Audiation #EarTraining #MusicTheory #MusicComposition #ComposerTutorials #VoiceLeading #Counterpoint #FormAndAnalysis #AspiringComposer #MusicEducation 📬 Affiliate Disclosure Some of the links below may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase—at no extra cost to you. This helps support the channel and keeps the educational content flowing. Thank you!

    12 min

  6. JAN 26

    Hear an Orchestra in Your Mind?

    👉 Get the Free Supplement: https://www.uremusic.com/audiation-inner-ear-training-for-musicians Ready to change the way you hear music—without touching an instrument? In this exercise, you’ll train your inner ear to transform a simple melody into something completely new. Start by picturing the melody as a piano, then shift its “color” to trumpet, violin, and even choir—all in your mind. You’ll discover how changing the instrument changes the emotion, the story, and the entire experience of music. No fancy gear. No excuses. Just your imagination, your focus, and a melody you love. Pause, listen, and notice: does the music feel brighter, darker, more powerful, more intimate? Write down what you hear. Push your boundaries—try new instruments, new sounds, even new colors that don’t exist yet. This isn’t theory. It’s transformation. Start now—hear music differently for the rest of your life. 00:00 Color Shift 01:20 Shifting Voices 09:29 Feel the Emotional Weight 11:27 Explore Melodies 13:00 Integrating Timbres 🎧 Ear Training, Audiation & Creative Theory for Musicians | Kevin Ure 🎶 Learn music from the inside out. This channel explores ear training, music theory, and composition using audiation-based methods—designed for beginners, professionals, and even babies building tonal awareness. 📚 Featured Resources • Resource Guide → https://www.uremusic.com/resource-guide • Octave Registers by Number → https://www.uremusic.com/octave-registers-by-number • Subscribe to the Newsletter → https://www.uremusic.com/subscribe • Amazon Bookstore → https://amzn.to/44SsSAJ • UreMusic Homepage → https://www.uremusic.com/ 🎧 Learn & Connect • Schedule a Consultation → https://calendly.com/uremusic/consultation • Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/c/UreMusic • Explore Services & Products → https://linktr.ee/uremusic 🔔 Subscribe for new videos every week and start sharpening your inner ear today. 📌 Topics Covered #Audiation #EarTraining #MusicTheory #MusicComposition #ComposerTutorials #VoiceLeading #Counterpoint #FormAndAnalysis #AspiringComposer #MusicEducation 📬 Affiliate Disclosure Some of the links below may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase—at no extra cost to you. This helps support the channel and keeps the educational content flowing. Thank you! 📚 My Books on Music Composition Available on Amazon or UreMusic: https://www.uremusic.com/books 🎼 Composition Series • Elements of Music Composition → https://amzn.to/44O2OIi • Music Composition Technique Builder → https://amzn.to/40FwgOa • Technique Builder Workbook → https://amzn.to/40FwgOa 🎻 Orchestration • The Study of Orchestration → https://amzn.to/3U0jkyI 📝 Composition Foundations • Fundamentals of Music Composition → https://amzn.to/3H5h8Tu 📘 Music Theory • Style and Idea → https://amzn.to/471BdVm • Theory and Harmony → https://amzn.to/3TWT4oT • Structural Functions of Harmony → https://amzn.to/4kZYaM6 🎵 Schenkerian Analysis • Analysis of Tonal Music (Schenkerian Approach) → https://amzn.to/4ffGgUu • Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis → https://amzn.to/4o6ZmQw • Structural Hearing: Tonal Coherence in Music → https://amzn.to/4o9Rs94 🎶 Counterpoint • The Study of Counterpoint → https://amzn.to/457BXpg • Counterpoint (Kennan) → https://amzn.to/44TtA24 • Counterpoint in Composition → https://amzn.to/40ze6h6 📎 Bonus Reading • Gustav Mahler: Letters to His Wife → https://amzn.to/4lU03LI

    14 min

  7. JAN 13

    Break Through the Cloud: Finding Clarity in Ear Training

    Download Your Free Resource Guide: Start your journey to better audiation and ear training today! 👉 https://www.uremusic.com/resource-guide Most musicians live in a fantasy—chasing shortcuts, avoiding the grind, mistaking comfort for mastery. This talk destroys the myth. In this raw, research-backed session, I reveal the truth about “busy work” in music: — Why drills matter. — Why real growth happens at the edge of your comfort zone. — Why every shortcut is a chain—and every repetition is a weapon for your freedom. You’ll hear the stories behind the struggle. You’ll get the science that proves why the work works. And you’ll see how honest, conscious practice can transform not just your playing, but your life. This isn’t about empty motivation or exploitation. It’s an honest contract: my expertise for your transformation. If you’re tired of being manipulated by false promises and ready to do the real work—this is for you. Timestamps: – The Honest Contract – The Drills Myth – The Science of Growth – The Three Pillars – Overwhelm & Chunking – Bad Days & Setbacks – Dependency & Liberation – Progress & Motivation – Creativity & Performance – The Ethics of Practice – The Real Choice References: Ericsson, K.A., Krampe, R.T., & Tesch-Römer, C. (1993). The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance. Psychological Review, 100(3), 363–406. Zatorre, R.J., Chen, J.L., & Penhune, V.B. (2007). When the brain plays music: Auditory–motor interactions in music perception and production. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 8(7), 547–558. Walker, M.P., & Stickgold, R. (2004). Sleep-dependent learning and memory consolidation. Neuron, 44(1), 121–133. Dweck, C.S. (2006). Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Gordon, E.E. (2007). Learning Sequences in Music: Skill, Content, and Patterns. Sloboda, J.A. (1985). The Musical Mind: The Cognitive Psychology of Music. Lehmann, A.C., & Ericsson, K.A. (1997). Research on expert performance and deliberate practice: Implications for the education of amateur musicians and music students. Psychomusicology, 16(1-2), 40–58. Chaffin, R., Imreh, G., Lemieux, A.F., & Chen, C. (2003). “Seeing the Big Picture: Chunking and Mental Representation in Music Performance.” Memory & Cognition, 31(8), 1188–1197. Clark, T., Williamon, A., & Aksentijevic, A. (2012). Musical imagery and mental rehearsal: A review. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain, 22(2), 179–188. 🎧 Ear Training, Audiation & Creative Theory for Musicians | Kevin Ure 🎶 Learn music from the inside out. This channel explores ear training, music theory, and composition using audiation-based methods—designed for beginners, professionals, and even babies building tonal awareness. 📚 Featured Resources • Resource Guide → https://www.uremusic.com/resource-guide • Octave Registers by Number → https://www.uremusic.com/octave-registers-by-number • Subscribe to the Newsletter → https://www.uremusic.com/subscribe • Amazon Bookstore → https://amzn.to/44SsSAJ • UreMusic Homepage → https://www.uremusic.com/ 🎧 Learn & Connect • Schedule a Consultation → https://calendly.com/uremusic/consultation • Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/c/UreMusic • Explore Services & Products → https://linktr.ee/uremusic 🔔 Subscribe for new videos every week and start sharpening your inner ear today. 📌 Topics Covered #Audiation #EarTraining #MusicTheory #MusicComposition #ComposerTutorials #VoiceLeading #Counterpoint #FormAndAnalysis #AspiringComposer #MusicEducation 📬 Affiliate Disclosure Some of the links below may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase—at no extra cost to you. This helps support the channel and keeps the educational content flowing. Thank you! 📚 My Books on Music Composition Available on Amazon or UreMusic: https://www.uremusic.com/books 🎼 Composition Series • Elements of Music Composition → https://amzn.to/44O2OIi • Music Composition Technique Builder → https://amzn.to/40FwgOa • Technique Builder Workbook → https://amzn.to/40FwgOa 🎻 Orchestration • The Study of Orchestration → https://amzn.to/3U0jkyI 📝 Composition Foundations • Fundamentals of Music Composition → https://amzn.to/3H5h8Tu 📘 Music Theory • Style and Idea → https://amzn.to/471BdVm • Theory and Harmony → https://amzn.to/3TWT4oT • Structural Functions of Harmony → https://amzn.to/4kZYaM6 🎵 Schenkerian Analysis • Analysis of Tonal Music (Schenkerian Approach) → https://amzn.to/4ffGgUu • Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis → https://amzn.to/4o6ZmQw • Structural Hearing: Tonal Coherence in Music → https://amzn.to/4o9Rs94 🎶 Counterpoint • The Study of Counterpoint → https://amzn.to/457BXpg • Counterpoint (Kennan) → https://amzn.to/44TtA24 • Counterpoint in Composition → https://amzn.to/40ze6h6 📎 Bonus Reading • Gustav Mahler: Letters to His Wife → https://amzn.to/4lU03LI

    12 min

  8. JAN 10

    From Audiation to the Page – Turning a Sung Line into a Complete Phrase

    In this masterclass, we will take a short idea you can clearly audiate (even if it’s just a few notes you can sing) and walk through the exact process of turning it into a complete, coherent musical phrase. Kevin conducted a masterclass on turning internal auditory ideas into written compositions, focusing on melody and audiation techniques. He guided participants through exercises and discussed the importance of developing mental auditory skills, emphasizing clarity in initial ideas and the value of intuitive composition. The group explored methods for composing music through audiation and discussed the challenges of developing these skills, concluding with plans for future meetings and webinars. Audiation Techniques for Composers Kevin conducted a masterclass on the technique of turning internal auditory ideas into written compositions, focusing on melody. He explained the importance of developing audiation skills for both composers and performers, emphasizing its role in previewing and improvising music. Kevin guided participants through a practice exercise involving a single note, encouraging them to listen to the note and determine its natural progression. He stressed the need for clarity and memorability in the initial ideas, advising against writing them down during the process. Kevin also mentioned plans to hold monthly live sessions to address questions and provide support for his website members. Mastering Melody Composition Intuition Kevin led a discussion on melody composition, emphasizing the importance of creating short, memorable phrases that can be easily audiated and remembered. He advised against writing down notes until the melody is firmly anchored in memory, as this can help prevent ideas from vanishing during the notation process. Kevin also stressed the value of intuitive composition and the need to develop mental auditory skills through daily practice. Natural Music Development Techniques Kevin discussed the importance of allowing musical ideas to develop naturally from inner hearing rather than being dictated by notation or instruments. He emphasized that music theory should be used as a tool for logical thinking rather than just fitting preconceived ideas, and warned against "paper music" that looks complex but lacks comprehensibility. Kevin explained techniques for expanding simple musical phrases through repetition and variation, focusing on characteristic elements that stand out, and demonstrated how to audiate ideas without being limited by instrumental constraints. Audiation for Music Composition Kevin discussed a method for composing music through audiation, emphasizing the importance of developing an internal ear for melody creation. He explained that composers should focus on creating original ideas rather than overthinking or relying solely on theoretical knowledge. Kevin also highlighted common pitfalls in composition, such as losing the sound of the music and forcing development, and advised against adding unnecessary notes. He recommended taking breaks when composition becomes mechanical and always returning to the sound in one's mind. Kevin suggested that daily practice, even for short periods, can lead to improvement in audiation skills. 👉 Free Audiation Course: https://www.uremusic.com/audiation-inner-ear-training-for-musicians 🎧 Ear Training, Audiation & Creative Theory for Musicians | Kevin Ure 🎶 Learn music from the inside out. This channel explores ear training, music theory, and composition using audiation-based methods—designed for beginners, professionals, and even babies building tonal awareness. 📚 Featured Resources • Resource Guide → https://www.uremusic.com/resource-guide • Octave Registers by Number → https://www.uremusic.com/octave-registers-by-number • Subscribe to the Newsletter → https://www.uremusic.com/subscribe • Amazon Bookstore → https://amzn.to/44SsSAJ • UreMusic Homepage → https://www.uremusic.com/ 🎧 Learn & Connect • Schedule a Consultation → https://calendly.com/uremusic/consultation • Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/c/UreMusic • Explore Services & Products → https://linktr.ee/uremusic 🔔 Subscribe for new videos every week and start sharpening your inner ear today. 📌 Topics Covered #Audiation #EarTraining #MusicTheory #MusicComposition #ComposerTutorials #VoiceLeading #Counterpoint #FormAndAnalysis #AspiringComposer #MusicEducation 📬 Affiliate Disclosure Some of the links below may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase—at no extra cost to you. This helps support the channel and keeps the educational content flowing. Thank you!

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