This is the most important thing a musician can work on.
Audiation refers to "thinking in sound", using the inner ear. This is not the same as memorization, which is more like taking a mental picture. Audiation is akin to the visualization skills of a visual artist.
We practice this alongside our other work in the Modes Course.
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Modes 1 begins October 8, 2023 (9 weeks)
Modes 2 Fall 2024 - dates to be confirmed (7 weeks)
For all instrumentalists and singers.
For musicians of all levels from beginner to advanced.
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On the course from previous participants:
“The Modal Courses have a whole new way of getting stunning new colors into your playing. Most recently having taken the Modes 2 course I can confirm these are not to be missed. The material is very well laid out for beginners and advanced players. Best part is they provide a way to get in touch with your own musical voice. Don’t think about it, Do It!”
- David Mazza (guitar)
“The Modes course has been ‘ear-opening.’ I’m a professional orchestral musician and have a thorough background in music. Trey’s method for practicing to hear each scale degree in context is both simple and profound. This course truly starts from the very beginning yet puts it all in a larger context, with much to offer the more experienced musician. I think for anyone who has studied music theory, but hasn’t felt the full benefit, this course will help you pull it all together. It has been helping me with new music I am interested in, but has also become a valuable tool with my regular work, analyzing and memorizing the classical music I perform."
-Aralee Dorough, principal flutist Houston Symphony
“My listening experience has been deeply transformed after working with Trey. His advice and guidance is not only straightforward and practical but paradoxically transcends into the mysterious nature of music.”
- Daniel Reyes Llinás, Composer/Guitarist
“Trey is a consummate coach. The material was presented in an alternate yet very practical order that integrates one's voice, heart, and head. I loved it!” - David Synder, Phd.
“This course made me realize that although I have been enjoying and receiving music my whole life, I haven’t been actively listening. That would be a bitter pill to swallow, if the course didn’t also show me that listening is within my grasp.” - Marc Pelath
“At the end of this course I felt more like being at the beginning of something.” - Jaakko Peltonen (touch guitar)
“I have been studying modes for a long time but found Trey's presentation as the one approach where the light bulb goes on above my head.” - Bob Kessler (harmonica)
“This course helped me to understand the notes I'm playing and reminded me to keep questioning why I'm playing those notes.”
- Alex Crane (guitar)