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Ear Training – Interval Crash Course

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Instructor
Yannick Lambrecht
Workshop
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
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

Course Objectives
  • Review basic musical vocabulary - major/minor scales, triads, chromatic scales, and inversions
  • Explore song associations for all ascending and descending intervals
  • Practice melodic dictations and various ways to harmonize
  • Apply these techniques to melodies: Ode to Joy (beginner), Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Star-Spangled Banner (advanced)
Learning Focus
  • Ear Training
  • Practice Tips
  • Reharmonization
Featured Reviews

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ear training never been more fun
Its very nice to associate the interval with songs
It made me slow down, again... :-)
This course taught me again to slow down my learning impatience, and making sure I get all these fundamentals right. If you get the fundamentals right with every piece you start, it will help so much in accelerating learning later. So often, I skip over the fundamentals because I want to play the piece and be able to play it within a week. Inevitably, I get stuck later on, plateau, and never really learn the song correctly or get it smooth. Focusing on why things are the way they are, dissecting it, looking at intervals, experimenting with harmony, really discovering how the melody is integrated into the piece and singing it with playing... it all has helped me a lot to get better!
Interesting, challenging and a bit frustrating because Im not used to hearing in this manner.
Opened up a new way to hear and develop musical ideas
Interesting ideas
Useful for personal development
challenging
This is a very informative course.

Course Lessons

1
Ear Training – Interval Crash Course – Lesson 1
35:28

Essential Musical Vocabulary

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2
Ear Training – Interval Crash Course – Lesson 2
38:38

Ascending Intervals

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3
Ear Training – Interval Crash Course – Lesson 3
40:58

Descending Intervals

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4
Ear Training – Interval Crash Course – Lesson 4
13:11

Application to Melodies (Beginner)

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5
Ear Training – Interval Crash Course – Lesson 5
12:12

Application to Melodies (Intermediate)

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6
Ear Training – Interval Crash Course – Lesson 6
23:41

Application to Melodies (Advanced)

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

ear training never been more fun
Its very nice to associate the interval with songs
It made me slow down, again... :-)
This course taught me again to slow down my learning impatience, and making sure I get all these fundamentals right. If you get the fundamentals right with every piece you start, it will help so much in accelerating learning later. So often, I skip over the fundamentals because I want to play the piece and be able to play it within a week. Inevitably, I get stuck later on, plateau, and never really learn the song correctly or get it smooth. Focusing on why things are the way they are, dissecting it, looking at intervals, experimenting with harmony, really discovering how the melody is integrated into the piece and singing it with playing... it all has helped me a lot to get better!
Interesting, challenging and a bit frustrating because Im not used to hearing in this manner.
Opened up a new way to hear and develop musical ideas
Interesting ideas
Useful for personal development
challenging
This is a very informative course.
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