| LearnJazzPiano.com archives: Whats the best way to start ear training? | |
| Schism -- 12/11/2004, 18:19:37 -- #9615 | |
| So right now I think my ear is pretty bad. It would take me 15 minutes to figure out something like jingle bells. Whats the best way to start improving in this area? Should I use the programs that play an interval and ask you to repeat it, or should I focus more on figuriing out simple melodies from midis and such. If I am trying to figure out a simple melody, I would have to figure out what note of a key the song starts on. But it can start on any note depending on what key I want it in. Should I not worry about the key and just pick a note and focus on intervals for now? Or is there some way to know if it starts on the 2nd or the 6th or whatever. thanks | |
| Seaside_Lee -- 12/12/2004, 03:41:46 -- #9621 | |
| Hi Schism You are doing the right thing trying to work out simple melodies by ear ...it may take you 15 minutes to work out jingle bells at the moment but, the more you do it the better and quicker you will get at it. The more songs you can work out the more you will start to hear similarities with other songs and the more complicated songs you will be able to work out....your brain just has to develop the neccessary pathways. I always work out songs in the key of C first it is the easiest for me...and don't forget any song can be played in any key. Also melody tones tend to be on the odd numbers of the scale 1,3,5 etc. hope that helps Lee | |
| Peteboypete -- 12/12/2004, 10:32:03 -- #9626 | |
| Definately don't worry about the key. It might be helpful to figure out the same song starting on different notes. Ear training is much more about the intervals than the exact pitches. | |
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