Training day: Sep 18, 2026
Use C 9sus4 as a stable reference while Circular Metal Symphonic Tom March shifts your attention between pulse and subdivision. The final pass through Theory – Circle of Fourths – 9sus4 should sound intentional, with every tension heard before it resolves.
Analysis Note
Focus: C 9sus4
StudentDaily training
Use C 9sus4 as a stable reference while Circular Metal Symphonic Tom March shifts your attention between pulse and subdivision. The final pass through Theory – Circle of Fourths – 9sus4 should sound intentional, with every tension heard before it resolves.
Chord/scaleC 9sus4
Scale tonesC - F - G - Bb - D
Circular rhythmCircular Metal Symphonic Tom March at 146 BPM
Pulse density14 active circular step(s)
Today's Focus
- Chord/scale: C 9sus4
- Scale tones: C - F - G - Bb - D
- Circular rhythm: Circular Metal Symphonic Tom March at 146 BPM
- Pulse density: 14 active circular step(s)
Circular Metal Symphonic Tom March
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