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How to Learn to Spell Intervals Fast
Interval recognition is a core skill in ear training, letting you develop a powerful and versatile sense of relative pitch and recognise notes and chords by ear. When you learn to recognise intervals...
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Interval Spelling Cheat Sheet
Learning to “spell” intervals is essential if you want to actually use them. Download this free cheat sheet packed with tips and tricks and shortcut the slow process of memorising the spellings. We...
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Interval recognition is a core skill in ear training because it develops a powerful sense of relative pitch. Yet, as much as learning to recognize intervals you develops your ear, you must also train...
View ArticleSpell Intervals Fast: Tips and Tricks
In a previous article, How to Spell Intervals, we thoroughly explained the process of how to spell intervals. This process works very well, and you can use it immediately in your daily musical life....
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Is ear training impossible?
Last week I received a question from someone who’d been using our ear training exercises and felt frustrated that they weren’t making faster progress. In fact, they’d reached the point of despair,...
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5 Tips on Preparing for your First Ear Training Course
Hey, guys. My name is Joanna, also known on YouTube as Just Another Flutist. Do you know that I actually failed my first ear training course in college? Yes, I was extremely unprepared for it, and I...
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About Whole Steps and Half Steps
As a musician you might have heard of “whole” and “half” steps. Also known as “major and minor seconds” or “tones and semitones”. These are the building blocks of melodies, chords and all the pitches...
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About the Word “Tone”
What does “tone” mean in music? This multipurpose word can actually take on some very different uses depending on the context it’s mentioned in. Learn about how “tone” can refer to a note, a frequency,...
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The Many Moods of Musical Modes
Scales are pretty incredible. A collection of notes played in ascending order has the ability to tell a story and convey a mood. Within that linear sequence of notes, there is tension and resolution....
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Intervals Versus Solfa: Which Is Best?
Playing by ear and improvisation are two of the most sought-after skills in music. The key to learning these skills is to train your ear to effortlessly recognize the relationships between notes – and...
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