Funky ‘n Fun 3
Challenging Patterns (Intermediate to Advanced)
This epic 50-track compilation is a unique ‘musicianship for vocalists’ program, designed for the more advanced singer who wishes to become musically educated about the ‘vocabulary’ and ‘grammar’ of the music they sing. It is a comprehensive and systematic way of learning to sing the various intervals, arpeggiated chords, scales and modes used in popular music (including jazz).
It’s one thing to know these patterns ‘in theory’, i.e. to aurally recognise them or even be able to write them down on manuscript paper in a theory test, but it’s a totally different thing to be able to sing them! The content of this compilation is a deliberate departure away from standard singing exercises which are mostly based around the major and minor scales. It’s the ultimate ear-to-voice co-ordination workout!
This compilation has the added feature of having the vocal cues panned to the left channel of your stereo. This means that you can learn the pattern first by listening to the vocal on the left, panning to the middle to hear both the vocal cue and the accompaniment and panning just to the right to hear the accompaniment when you’re ready to do each pattern on your own. The vocal range covered is deliberately generic – a 2 octave range from G to G which should suit most singers.
Sample Audio Clips
Track 13: Minor Pentatonic ScaleTrack 36: Lydian ModeTrack 45: Minor 9th Chords
Track Listing
| 1. Introduction 2. Major Triads 3. Major 2nd Intervals 4. Ionian Mode/Major Scale 5. Sus 2 Triads 6. Minor 2nd Intervals 7. Minor Triads 8. Aeolian Mode/Natural Minor Scale 9. Major 3rd Intervals 10. Major Pentatonic Scale 11. Major 6th Chords 12. Minor 3rd Intervals 13. Minor Pentatonic Scale 14. Minor 6th Chords 15. Harmonic Minor Scale 16. Perfect 4th Intervals 17. Sus 4 Triads 18. Melodic Minor Scale 19. Diminished Triads 20 Tritone Intervals 21. Blues Scale 22. Augmented Triads 23. Perfect 5th Intervals 24. Chromatic Scale 25. Triads Compilation Exercise |
26. Minor 6th Intervals 27. Dominant 7th Chords 28. Mixolydian Mode 29. Dominant 9th Chords 30. Dorian Mode 31. Minor 7th Chords 32. Major 6th Intervals 33. Augmented 7th Chords 34. Wholetone Scale 35. Minor 7th Intervals 36. Lydian Mode 37. Major 7th Chords 38. Major 7th Intervals 39. Major-based Chord Compilation Exercise 40. Major 9th Chords 41. Phrygian Mode 42. Minor/Major 7th Chords 43. Octaves Intervals 44. Minor-based Chord Compilation Exercise 45. Minor 9th Chords 46. Locrian Mode 47. Half-diminished Chords 48. Diminished Scale (Tone/Semitone) 49. Diminished 7th Chords 50. Intervals Compilation Exercise |