Instructor: Michael Watry

Time: Saturdays 3:00 - 4:30 pm beginning Oct. 3rd and ending Oct. 24th (1.5 hours a week for 4 weeks)

Location: The downtown Meeker Music store, 624 N. Tejon St. Enter through front door and head up the staircase on the left. Parking on Tejon is metered, but many side streets are not.

Description: Would you like to improve your ability to hear music, especially for the purpose of quickly mastering a new song in a jam setting? In this course we will cover practical tips for better hearing a song, then playing it in a jam. Class is open to most levels of musicians - you must be able to play a handful of chords in good time.  Particular subjects covered include:

• Hearing chord changes, recognizing the current chord, and predicting the likely next chord

• Hearing and recognizing the melody notes using the current chord to predict the likely notes in the melody

• Picking out harmony lines based on the melody and chords

We'll work through interesting sample songs where we'll work on hearing the phrasing of the melody, the chordchanges, any special rhythm patterns, and of course, the melody for singing or for soloing.  We'll also have homework where you pick songs to study and bring back to class what you have learned. 

Prequequsites: Basic ability on your instrument(s) and reasonable sense of timing

What to Bring: Your instrument(s)