Today I am trying to get everything back to a more professional standard, I’m slowly getting over my week long headache and the not being able to breathe side of things which means more time to practice without feeling sleepy.
This morning I started off my finishing up all of the sections for the proposal thing and putting them together into a word document, which didn’t take too long.
This is now one less thing I will have to stress about whilst recovering, now that I have been put onto the furlough scheme I don’t have to worry about coming into contact with others at work.
I decided to then go over chord relationships within both major and minor keys. I started off by hitting down the order within basic triads then along with extended chords as well.
After I did that, I made up a example within C major to keep it simple so I don’t get all twisted up. The result was successful, now I know how to apply this to other major keys.
I also started to read into the relative minor key, both major and minor share the same chords but the formula starts on a VI if we were looking from a major perspective so to speak.
Yet again, I played it safe and stuck to a key signature that I’m comfortable with when it comes to basic understanding, etc. I also went over the V chord as it is often changed to a Dominant 7th as you can see above.
At 2pm today I attended a class meeting which was a bit crowded but it was nice to hear everyone’s voices, we went over on who was in which theory class and what we are meant to be doing to get our grades.
I’m well on track for getting what I want I just need to keep giving it my all and updating my blog with my targets, goals etc.
To finish off my day I went over my bands set list along with the exercises within my grade 8 guitar book, now that I’m regaining energy it is a lot easier to focus upon my upcoming exam!
I started it off with the easiest scale over 3 octaves, it is a demanding shape if you’re taking that approach. But if you think about the scales ‘spelling’, it’s easier to think of what notes and the spaces between each.
Ellie Thornton Music 