Effective reharmonization and creating Chord-Melody arrangements require a musician to associate intervals instantly. To make this process as efficient as possible, the Reharms trainer applies the principles of practical enharmonics.
Instead of sticking to rigid music theory spelling rules, we reduce all names to the 12 basic pitches found physically on your instrument. This approach offers specific professional benefits:
- Reaction Speed: We skip the analysis of theoretical entities like B# or Ebb. Your brain immediately locates the note on the keyboard or fretboard as C or D.
- Interval Visualization: You build a clear interval map in your working memory that is identical to your instrument's layout, making it easier to build chords "under the melody."
- Transposition Fluency: Focusing on the relationships between scale degrees rather than archaic nomenclature significantly shortens the mental process during arrangement.
Using practical enharmonics is a standard in modern improvisation and composition, where intuition and the speed of translating theory to the instrument are the top priorities.