Training day: Jun 21, 2026
Build the session from the groove upward: lock into the 16-step pattern of Circular Broken Beat, sing C Maj9#11 without accompaniment, then bring in Theory – Circle of Fourths – Maj9#11 and listen for each point of release.
Analysis Note
Focus: C Maj9#11
StudentDaily training
Build the session from the groove upward: lock into the 16-step pattern of Circular Broken Beat, sing C Maj9#11 without accompaniment, then bring in Theory – Circle of Fourths – Maj9#11 and listen for each point of release.
Chord/scaleC Maj9#11
Scale tonesC - E - G - B - D - F#
Circular rhythmCircular Broken Beat at 126 BPM
Pulse density16 active circular step(s)
Today's Focus
- Chord/scale: C Maj9#11
- Scale tones: C - E - G - B - D - F#
- Circular rhythm: Circular Broken Beat at 126 BPM
- Pulse density: 16 active circular step(s)
Circular Broken Beat
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
LevelFocused
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
LevelFocused
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