Day 535min
Fifth Orbit, All String Sets
Today's concept
Fifth Orbit means you are the fifth — the root is a perfect fifth below you. For D major: the Fifth is A.
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Day 4 recap — Third Orbit, All String Sets
Contrast sound: play Root Orbit on top, then Third Orbit on top. Notice the difference in colour.
Warmup
1
Find A on top for D major triad on string set 1-2-3. Build the triad. Name: "Fifth Orbit on top."
Main practice
1
Repeat on string sets 2-3-4, 3-4-5, and 4-5-6.
2
Find A on the BOTTOM of each string set (second inversion — notice the open, less-anchored sound).
3
Play all three Orbits-on-top back to back: Root on top → Third on top → Fifth on top. Hear the register differences.