Ear Training – Interval Crash Course

Instructor

Yannick Lambrecht

Course Type

Workshop

Skill Level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

02:44:08

Learn the essential skills required for ear training. Our main focus will be on intervals – the building blocks of music.

First, we’ll review basic musical vocabulary – major/minor scales, triads, chromatic scales, and inversions. We’ll explore song associations for all ascending and descending intervals. Next we’ll practice melodic dictations and experiment with different harmonies. Finally, we’ll apply these techniques to various melodies – Ode to Joy (beginner), Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Intermediate), and the Star-Spangled Banner (advanced).

By the end of this workshop, you’ll have all the tools you need to develop your musical ear!

For software ear trainers, we recommend the following: Keyboard Relative Pitch, Note Relative Pitch, Intervals, Scales, Chords

Featured Reviews

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Gerhard Stöhr   verified

Really Thrilling.

I never thought that I'able to do it! Thanks Yannick.

Alex Becker   verified

Great course. I learned much and have much more to learn.

Great course, much to practice!

Joe Streker   verified

Very challenging

I can see where this fits in but boy does my ears need work!

Michael Diekema   verified

Good and challenging course

I appreciate the perspective Yannick gave about being able to hear the music when you play, not just having the feeling in the hands or the rhythm. I found the idea of matching intervals to common tunes helpful. The exercises were good and challenging -- I could figure out some of the beginner progressions, but I need more practice as the intervals get more challenging. I plan to do some of the supplemental musictheory.net material on this site to keep improving.

Patrick Muto   verified

Great intro to ear training

felt like this opened a lot of doors with me and helped me look more analytically at how songs are constructed and why things work, don't work, etc. Very excited to take this knowledge and keep growing with it!

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