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Ear Training With Triads 2

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Instructor
Yannick Lambrecht
Workshop
Beginner
Intermediate
01:52:54

In Part 1, you learned to hear the difference between major and minor chords. Now you’ll take that skill a step further with inversions, which are the same chords with their notes rearranged. You’ve played inversions in the key courses, and now you’ll learn to recognize them by ear. Inversions can make a familiar chord sound a little different, so learning to recognize them will sharpen your ear in a big way.

You’ll keep using the helpful technique from Part 1: playing chords one note at a time so you can hear each part clearly. Then you’ll practice with short examples that start with just two chords and build up to three and four chords. For each one, you’ll go step by step to figure out whether the chord is major or minor and which inversion is being played.

Finally, you’ll put your ear to work on well-loved songs: “Scarborough Fair,” “Danny Boy” and “House of the Rising Sun.” Each song builds on the last, so your listening skills grow naturally. Ear training improves everything you do at the piano, from learning songs faster to improvising with confidence.

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

Course Objectives
  • Hear the difference between major and minor triads in different inversions
  • Arpeggiate chords to identify the intervals that make up each triad
  • Identify triads and their inversions in two-chord, three-chord and four-chord examples
  • Apply ear training skills to "Scarborough Fair," "Danny Boy" and "House of the Rising Sun"
  • Build a step-by-step process for recognizing chords by ear
Learning Focus
  • Analysis
  • Ear Training
  • Exercises
  • Practice Tips
Featured Reviews

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Good workout for my ears!
This was somewhat difficult at first but very helpful!
Challenging, but I'm getting better!
This level of ear training is still above my pay-grade, but it is getting better. Yannick's explanations help make the expectations clear, and he has a lot of helpful hints. I will need to repeat both levels several more times, but mastering these skills will really help my musicianship.
Great course
I really enjoyed trying to work out the chords and with the help of Yannick explaining how to listen to them made it much easier.
Challenging
Only one way out.....PRACTICE listening to triad inversions
Fun Ear Training course!
I enjoyed the process of listening to 2, 3, and 4-chord progressions and figuring them out. Loved listening to songs and figuring out the chords right away. Thanks for including the Q and A from the live class. That was helpful, too. Yannick did a really nice job. Thank you!

Course Lessons

1
Ear Training With Triads 2 – Lesson 1
27:14

One Chord Identification

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2
Ear Training With Triads 2 – Lesson 2
21:11

One Chord Identification

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3
Ear Training With Triads 2 – Lesson 3
33:44

Three Chord Identification

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4
Ear Training With Triads 2 – Lesson 4
30:45

Four Chord Identifiation

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Good workout for my ears!
This was somewhat difficult at first but very helpful!
Challenging, but I'm getting better!
This level of ear training is still above my pay-grade, but it is getting better. Yannick's explanations help make the expectations clear, and he has a lot of helpful hints. I will need to repeat both levels several more times, but mastering these skills will really help my musicianship.
Great course
I really enjoyed trying to work out the chords and with the help of Yannick explaining how to listen to them made it much easier.
Challenging
Only one way out.....PRACTICE listening to triad inversions
Fun Ear Training course!
I enjoyed the process of listening to 2, 3, and 4-chord progressions and figuring them out. Loved listening to songs and figuring out the chords right away. Thanks for including the Q and A from the live class. That was helpful, too. Yannick did a really nice job. Thank you!
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