The Complete Idiot''s Guide to Music Theory

Part 4: Accompanying
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Transcribing What You Hear 
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Training Your Ear ..........................................................................155
Listening—Actively ........................................................................157
Developing Superhearing ..............................................................158
Hearing Pitch ..............................................................................158
Hearing Intervals ..........................................................................159
Hearing Rhythms ..........................................................................162
Hearing Melodies ..........................................................................162
Hearing Keys ................................................................................163
Hearing Chords and Chord Progressions ........................................163
Writing It All Down ......................................................................164
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Accompanying Melodies 
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What’s the Score? ..........................................................................167
Working from a Lead Sheet ..........................................................168
Working from a Chord Sheet ........................................................168
Working from a Melody ................................................................169
Working from Nothing ..................................................................170
Working the Form ..........................................................................170
Playing the Part ..............................................................................170
Block Chord Accompaniment ..........................................................171
Rhythmic Accompaniment ..............................................................171
Arpeggiated Accompaniment ..........................................................173
Moving Bass ..................................................................................174
One Good Strum Deserves Another ..............................................174
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Transposing to Other Keys 
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Move Your Notes Around ..............................................................177
Why You Need to Transpose ........................................................178
Four Ways to Transpose ................................................................179
Step-Wise Transposition ................................................................179
Degree-Wise Transposition ............................................................180
Interval-Based Transposition ..........................................................181
Software-Based Transposition ........................................................182