Training day: Sep 12, 2026
Use C Maj7#9 as a stable reference while Circular Afrobeat Lagos Highlife shifts your attention between pulse and subdivision. The final pass through Theory – Circle of Fourths – Maj7#9 should sound intentional, with every tension heard before it resolves.
Analysis Note
Focus: C Maj7#9
StudentDaily training
Use C Maj7#9 as a stable reference while Circular Afrobeat Lagos Highlife shifts your attention between pulse and subdivision. The final pass through Theory – Circle of Fourths – Maj7#9 should sound intentional, with every tension heard before it resolves.
Chord/scaleC Maj7#9
Scale tonesC - E - G - B - D#
Circular rhythmCircular Afrobeat Lagos Highlife at 116 BPM
Pulse density21 active circular step(s)
Today's Focus
- Chord/scale: C Maj7#9
- Scale tones: C - E - G - B - D#
- Circular rhythm: Circular Afrobeat Lagos Highlife at 116 BPM
- Pulse density: 21 active circular step(s)
Circular Afrobeat Lagos Highlife
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
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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
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