Minor Scale Ear Training
by Abram Poliakoff
Description:
This tutorial focuses on ear training with the minor scale to help you hear, sing, and recognize it with accuracy. Across five lessons, you’ll explore the differences between major and minor, practice targeted exercises that lock the scale into your muscle memory, and learn to sing a traditional folk song, “Wayfaring Stranger.” You’ll finish with a test that challenges your tonal memory and ability to adapt familiar tunes into minor. By the end, you’ll have the skills to recognize and sing minor melodies confidently and in tune.
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Instructor: Abram Poliakoff
Abram Poliakoff is a singer, guitarist, pianist, teacher, conductor, and composer. He received a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Arts from USC’s Thornton School of Music and has been teaching music for 8 years. He is currently both the Associate Artistic Director and a tenor in the L.A. Choral Lab, which recently released its first studio album Sonic Visions in the fall of 2019. Abram teaches and performs a wide range of genres including Classical, Jazz, Folk and Popular music in the Los Angeles area. He has also sung with the San Francisco Opera and Pocket Opera in the Bay Area. His teaching mission is to help his students utilize vocal technique to find their authentic and healthy voice while maximizing genre flexibility and a naturalness of expression.