Training day: Aug 26, 2026
Use C 7#9b5 as a stable reference while Circular Polyrhythm 9 over 14 · Binary Foot shifts your attention between pulse and subdivision. The final pass through Theory – Circle of Fourths – 7#9b5 should sound intentional, with every tension heard before it resolves.
Analysis Note
Focus: C 7#9b5
StudentDaily training
Use C 7#9b5 as a stable reference while Circular Polyrhythm 9 over 14 · Binary Foot shifts your attention between pulse and subdivision. The final pass through Theory – Circle of Fourths – 7#9b5 should sound intentional, with every tension heard before it resolves.
Chord/scaleC 7#9b5
Scale tonesC - E - Gb - Bb - D#
Circular rhythmCircular Polyrhythm 9 over 14 · Binary Foot at 72 BPM
Pulse density27 active circular step(s)
Today's Focus
- Chord/scale: C 7#9b5
- Scale tones: C - E - Gb - Bb - D#
- Circular rhythm: Circular Polyrhythm 9 over 14 · Binary Foot at 72 BPM
- Pulse density: 27 active circular step(s)
Circular Polyrhythm 9 over 14 · Binary Foot
Stored Harmony Progression
Use this saved harmony as the progression layer, then compare its chord motion with today's scale and circular pulse.
Practice Blocks
Exercise
Sing the center
StudentHome practice
Sing the selected chord/scale slowly against the circular rhythm.
Repeats2
LevelFocused
Exercise
Shape the pulse
StudentHome practice
Play the scale tones as quarter notes, then as eighth notes, without losing the circular pulse.
Repeats3
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Exercise
Play the stored harmony
StudentHome practice
Play the stored chord progression once as written, then transpose its strongest motion into the selected chord/scale.
Repeats4
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Exercise
Record and mark
StudentHome practice
Record one take and mark the bars where the harmony creates the strongest tension against the tonal center.
Repeats5
LevelFocused