6/12/2023 0 Comments Iwasdoingallright ear trainerThis free, customizable ear-trainer is a favorite of mine. For example: every time I hear a descending perfect fifth, I am unmistakably reminded of the Flintstones theme song. An ascending perfect fourth, on the other hand, all but spells out Here Comes The Bride (more accurately, if less commonly known as the Wedding March from Wagner’s “Lohengrin”). Jazz educator and author Jamey Aebersold has put together a free, reproducible chart containing many of these “ interval mnemonics” and there are a few free interval training sites on the web worth checking out. A fun and simple way to start identifying intervals on the fly is to associate commonly-heard ascending and descending melodic intervals with familiar songs. Luckily, working on one’s interval recognition will greatly improve both skill sets. Playing a song by ear requires the ability to accurately replicate melodic lines along with harmonic structures. Regarding the last item: these days an app on a smartphone can work almost as well as a pocket chromatic pitch pipe. All you really need to analyze this constant stream of audible material is your ear, your voice and possibly a pitch pipe or other reference tool. Music is nearly unavoidable in this society, and its components: rhythms, melody fragments, intervals, harmonies and dissonances, are found in every nagging cell phone ring, radio jingle, crosswalk signal, scuffling group of footsteps or droning piece of machinery. Luckily, there are limitless opportunities to work on one’s ear. In addition to working out of a particular ear training text or method, regular applied practice is essential. 333 Elementary Exercises in Sight Reading
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