Questions tagged [ear-training]
Learning to make distinctions in pitch and/or rhythm when hearing music.
267
questions
3
votes
1answer
65 views
How to recognise chords and chord progressions by ear? [duplicate]
I am pretty comfortable with playing melodies by ear, but when it comes down to the next level, chords and chord progressions, i fumble pretty hard.
I tend to pick up the 3rd of a chord and play it as ...
4
votes
5answers
177 views
How do I make sure I'm hitting the right notes when I sing?
I'm a beginner. I think I will get a new vocal coach since my current vocal coach is ineffective and doesn't help me at all. I asked my question on reddit and asked a singer I know, my question is: ...
3
votes
3answers
209 views
How do I recognize notes in other key?
I have a relative pitch and I'm a beginner of jazz improvisation.
I have a problem in improvisation.
I used to follow the key when chord progression of key changed.
(like 'all the things you are' and ...
6
votes
1answer
127 views
Why can I pick out any singer's voice from a choir when I look at them?
Our choir often practises in sections e.g. the sopranos sing their bit while the rest of us wait their turn. I discovered by accident that as I look at any particular singer, I can very clearly hear ...
0
votes
4answers
132 views
Can I identify any note by ear by knowing one single note and all intervals?
I assume that learning to identify intervals by ear is easier than learning to identifying notes by ear.
So if one is capable of playing sound of only one note in his head and comparing it to the ...
0
votes
3answers
130 views
Improving ability to play along [duplicate]
Original:
I have been trying to improve my pitch identification. I managed to improve it to within maybe +-5 semitones of a random note on the piano so I usually get to the right one on maybe the ...
1
vote
1answer
58 views
Are there any methods to improve ability to hear multiple lines in your head?
Over the summer I worked my way through Fux's strict counterpoint and am trying to write fugues without the aid of any instrument or computer. I have some ear training up to the point where I can ...
2
votes
2answers
166 views
How does one transcribe a fast rhythm from memory?
There is a song I know from childhood, and I'm in the process of transcribing it from memory. I can write down the pitches (I use numbered notation), and I can transcribe the rhythms except when the ...
3
votes
3answers
941 views
How do beginners or non-musicians recognize and remember music? [closed]
When a trained/professional musician hears a new song or composition, he recognizes what kind of harmony is being used, what the chord sequence is, what scales are used for the melody, what each ...
2
votes
2answers
169 views
How can I learn to sing swaras (notes) correctly without an accompanying instrument?
I'm trying to sing swaras correctly without the harmonium or identify a swara when played. But I'm finding it very hard to do. What is the best way to gain mastery over swaras so that one can sing ...
3
votes
3answers
334 views
How do I practice relative pitch effectively?
The cause of a lot of my anxiety, and the reason I've been too frustrated to practice music for the last few months, is because I do not have an effective way to work on my relative pitch. I taught ...
2
votes
2answers
216 views
In Taeyeon Kim's "I", why does the Leading Tone or Seventh sound like the Tonic?
I'm assuming that Jenny Ji hasn't hoodwinked us by covertly consulting the score, before reviewing this song in this Youtube video. To improve my ear training, I deliberately refrained from reading ...
4
votes
3answers
1k views
How much ear training is required to identify chords and their progressions, without perfect pitch and reading any scores?
I'm impressed by Kevin Wang's ability to identify chords aurally. He graduated with a BM in Piano Performance from the Rochester School of Music in 2016. I'm assuming that
he has never seen the ...
1
vote
2answers
74 views
Can a song's chords be interpreted in many different ways?
From one of the songs I am trying to interpret, I am confused about which base chord is the right base chord. From the song, around the 00:59 part of the song(Where the chorus starts), I thought the ...
5
votes
2answers
194 views
How can I tell whether the bass note I heard is the right one?
I have been playing guitar for a while and I realized I should develop my skill for finding the chords by ear. However, in some songs like Driver's License - Olivia Rodrigo, I realized what I am ...
2
votes
2answers
148 views
I have been struggling at achieving pitch accuracy since forever. How can I prevent singing off-pitch?
An audio of myself singing to Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy":
my bad guy cover
I have been singing for a year and 4 months now. When I started I had no knowledge of pitch, tone and dynamics. I ...
0
votes
0answers
45 views
How can I train my ear? [duplicate]
So, months ago I started to study how to play guitar and piano, I already got to play some songs, but I feel very awkward playing something by ear. Therefore, i'd like some tips on where I have to ...
1
vote
0answers
57 views
Find a chord progression [closed]
I am looking for the chord progression that appears in this audio file.
There should be : G/D - Bm/F# - F#m, but I am missing one. Thanks in advance !
3
votes
5answers
376 views
How can one learn to identify intervals by ear without singing?
Learning to identify intervals typically relies heavily on singing. This is evident in many posts here regarding ear training (see below). But what about those for whom singing isn't an option?
...
1
vote
2answers
126 views
Trouble listening to polyphonic music
I heard that Mozart heard Gregorio Allegri's Misere Mei Deus once at a concert and copied it down note for note from his head. I can copy down a piece note for note if I have it in my head, but I'm ...
2
votes
3answers
209 views
How to determine scale degrees by ear?
I am trying to learn to determine scale degrees by ear. I stumbled across this exercise: https://tonedear.com/ear-training/functional-solfege-scale-degrees, but so far my guesses are not much better ...
1
vote
1answer
93 views
How can I achieve the ability of playing the music's melody right after listening to it? [duplicate]
Recently I bought a new guitar for myself. After having a basic course, I can play some simple songs like Auld Lang Syne, and I've started wondering this question:
If I had such ability, I may learn a ...
9
votes
8answers
3k views
How to develop a musical ear when even singing poses great difficulty?
I love music and would love to develop a musical ear. My problem is that I can't get started. All tutorials that I find start at a more advanced point compared to where I am at. I can't carry a tune. ...
10
votes
5answers
3k views
To what extent do performers "hear" sheet music?
Sheet music enables instrumental performers who are able to read music notation (a pianist, orchestral instrument players, a jazz band, etc.) or singers to perform a song or piece.
Presumably some ...
5
votes
4answers
923 views
How to recognize harmonic intervals?
I've been doing some ear training, I'm quite at ease when recognizing melodic intervals, whether they are ascending or descending intervals, yet when it comes to harmonic intervals, I don't know how ...
0
votes
2answers
68 views
How to find/hold vocal pitch within tone clusters
I sing in a choir that performs a lot of music containing very close, tone-cluster type harmonies. We stand mixed rather than in sections, so it's especially challenging to find my pitch and maintain ...
2
votes
2answers
200 views
Melodic Dictation Practice
I am getting stuck with melodic dictation. My process goes:
1.) listen to melody during the first playing. But, do I try and memorize the melody or the rhythm?
2.) I try to memorize the first half of ...
1
vote
3answers
316 views
How can you detect seventh chords by ear?
I've been trying to detect seventh chords, major and minor seventh for at least one week, doing them unsucessfully...
My method have been, for the moment, going to musictheory.net and trying to learn ...
9
votes
6answers
219 views
Why is it easier to remember a melody as opposed to a simple interval? [duplicate]
There's already a question similar to this here, but most of the answers raise questions like, "If you can throw an object a certain distance but not tell precisely how far you threw it, how do ...
3
votes
3answers
770 views
Which note to start the melody on?
I am trying to learn to play melodies by ear. I was trying to play Twinkle Twinkle by ear. Justin Guitar taught that a melody can be played anywhere on the fretboard and when I tried to do so, I found ...
1
vote
1answer
130 views
Identifying chord and understanding its function in Loco's "Can't Sleep" [closed]
I am trying to identify the four chords in the beginning of this song.
My guess is Emaj7, C#m11, C#m/G#, B11sus4
Is my guess correct? I am must uncertain about the third chord.
I am having trouble ...
2
votes
4answers
575 views
I can recognise intervals, but why do I have difficulty in hearing them in a song?
I have been transcribing music without an instrument for quite some time now, if I have my instrument in hand I am able to almost always quickly figure out what is being played but when I step away ...
1
vote
2answers
757 views
Sometimes I naturally sing songs in the right key. Do I have perfect (absolute) pitch?
Sometimes I'll be singing a song, and then I'll play a recording and discover I was singing in the same key. Does this mean I have perfect pitch?
1
vote
3answers
133 views
Audio Equipment for Transcribing
I have been having a blast transcribing pop songs to piano, but I have some trouble hearing the bass clearly. Even when I use EQ, the notes from the bass guitar don't feel very distinct. Is this just ...
1
vote
1answer
97 views
Ear training - Did I correctly transcribe this harmony? [closed]
(Not exactly sure this belongs here, but I wish there was a Code Review stack exchange site for music ..)
I'm training my ear at recognizing and transcribing vocal harmonies (because I like to analyze ...
7
votes
7answers
2k views
Transcribing by ear, is it done with the root as reference, or the previous note?
To all the people with good ears:
when you're figuring out a melody by ear, are you listening to the sequence of notes and figuring out where each note sits relative to the root of the key?
Or are you ...
14
votes
4answers
4k views
How can I slow down a YouTube video I'm trying to analyze or transcribe?
[Note] This is a "compendium" question, intended to address a general concern that arises in a variety of contexts. Please add additional answers with any techniques not yet addressed.
I'm ...
3
votes
2answers
157 views
What part of the sound of notes to focus on while ear training to correctly identify notes?
I am using different instruments from my Keyboard to do ear training. In practicing ear training, i have learnt from the forums here that I should focus and pay attention to the pitch of the note. ...
8
votes
7answers
2k views
Learning to identify Chords Progressions by ear
I have no problem identifying instruments, the different role they play in a song, the scales and modes of a song etcetera etcetera. I even understand harmony and the logics and theories surrounding ...
1
vote
4answers
221 views
Which instrument to select on keyboard for ear training?
As a part of my ear training routine, I am practicing different scales and exercises. I am randomly selecting any instrument from the tone bank for that practice. Is that a good approach or is there ...
1
vote
4answers
139 views
Hearing the difference between VIIdim7 - Im and Vm - Im
I've been using EarMaster to practice hearing progressions. For most of them, I can pick out a certain interval and slowly improve my accuracy.
Major against Minor triads — I try to pick out the 3rd
...
5
votes
1answer
321 views
Singing and hearing quarter tones
I’ve just received a choir piece that contains some (rare) quarter tones on long held notes. For example, a B which slides into a Bᴓ (that's a half flat).
I’ve tried singing the part where it happens. ...
1
vote
2answers
234 views
I can't hear the chords in this song, are there any or am I mistaking chords for melody? [closed]
I'm trying to train my hear to listen and separate out the chords, melody, bass, and drums in music I enjoy listening to, and practice my music by re-creating these styles.
...
1
vote
5answers
386 views
How do you determine the Chord progression of a song?
Any tips or strategies that you guys would like to share on how you determine the chord progression in a song or a musical composition ? Though I understand chord progressions and the musical theory ...
1
vote
0answers
36 views
Moveable Do Piano for Ear Training Verification [closed]
I have been working on moveable-do ear training for a while now. I would like either a keyboard app where you can change the pitch of the C note or an app that will let you play some kind of solfege ...
3
votes
4answers
309 views
How to Improve aural memory
I'm playing the guitar for years, MANY years, there's nothing wrong with my ears, I can hear and understand individual notes, I can even identify them without a reference tone BUT ... I can't remember ...
1
vote
3answers
73 views
Finding intervals on an instrument vs. naming them
I would like to piggyback on this question: If someone can sing a melody, why can they not also recognize the intervals within that melody?
The OP is asking why it is easy to sing a song we know, ...
27
votes
11answers
4k views
If someone can sing a melody, why can they not also recognize the intervals within that melody?
Surely everyone who struggles with relative pitch already has in-built relative pitch, so why is it so hard to actually recognise intervals?
What I mean is from a child I (and most other people I ...
2
votes
3answers
148 views
How do you decide which key signature a certain music is in by ear, from hearing it?
When I hear a song or a melodious tune, I can often figure out the relative pitches and play the tune on the piano. But I usually only play it on C major (the simplest scale for me--occasionally G ...
1
vote
1answer
151 views
In music what is style as it relates to instruments?
In music what is style I mean accompaniment styles? How does one play with style as it relates to instruments? Like make their own 16 ballad style. https://musicterms.artopium.com/s/Style.htm ...