The fastest way to train your ear

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@ivanrego9883 Жыл бұрын

Hello Ted, I can't thank you enough for putting out this video. You can explain things clearly that very few could - indeed, a talented and sincere music teacher. I am a Jazz piano student, and like you and many others, I don't have perfect pitch, although my youngest brother does, so I know quite a bit about this natural gift. On the other hand, I have a sound degree of relative pitch and had begun my training, on my own, on Solfege a few years ago. I am at a place where I am pretty good at churning out simple arrangements by ear with relative ease. That said, I want to know more about modulation and how I might twig the Solfege in this capacity. I would be very grateful for any advice you can give me. Again, Ted, thank you for all your help to us music students. You are a great and knowledgeable teacher - I enjoy your videos. Ivan Brisbane Australia

@daxiaqingliubu Жыл бұрын

In China, we primarily use numbered musical notation, so we sing 'do re mi fa so la si'. It wasn't until five years ago that I learned this system is called 'Solfège'. We are not familiar with 'intervals'. So, when I see many foreigners immediately sing notes like 'F A C#', it seems like they all possess the superpower of absolute pitch. This might be a cultural difference between the East and West. We focus more on holistic perception and relativity, while you emphasize specific analysis and absolute positioning.

@Weatemilly 6 ай бұрын

In our solfege training we were taught how to always reach the root note from any note in the scale with standard steps of tension resolution. It's the idea that some notes are stable (1,3,5,8) and unstable (2,4,6,7). The unstable notes have their closest relation stable note yhey resolve to and then once you're on the triad it's easy to get back to home note.

@rebanelson607 Жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson!

@Froggiliciouss 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video! I have perfect pitch, and even so, it is very useful to develop relative pitch and it is something I struggle a lot with as I end up relying perfect pitch. Perfect pitch is amazing, but sometimes it's simply more practical to use relative pitch. For example, instead of hearing that a chord is Ab Major, then is followed by Db and Eb back to Ab, I can say that the chord progression is I-IV-V-I, instead of having to use perfect pitch to figure out each chord. It's just generally quicker and less exhausting over long periods. Thank you again for this video!

@ianroman5333 Жыл бұрын

You're the best music teacher on KZbin for me ❤ good job sir

@miamia2418 Жыл бұрын

I downloaded the functional ear trainer app after you mentioned it in the last video and I’m super happy with my progress, I can feel my relative pitch getting better every day. One feature I found useful is the advanced mode where you can get it to play a short melody instead of single notes (you have to fiddle with the settings a little) it ups the difficulty when you completed all the basic levels and is also a way to bridge the gap to transcribing real music

@pianofluency Жыл бұрын

Wow amazing! I'm so glad it's helping.

@amirkhan-dk6os Жыл бұрын

Bro app name .?

@kevinharris9371 Жыл бұрын

@@amirkhan-dk6osFunctional ear trainer by Alan Bainbassat

@williammartin9751 9 ай бұрын

@@amirkhan-dk6osBro he said it. Functional Ear Trainer

@reziahamed6654 Жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps for these wonderful series of videos.... 🥇👍👍

@joeloss1 Жыл бұрын

Lots of great info here. I'm still hoping to get further with jazz improvisation and this is an essential part I've ignored so far.

@younglord3836 5 ай бұрын

Love your teaching want learn more

@evans383 Жыл бұрын

Nice...I never considered sight singing ear training, but it makes sense that it would help. I've actually been trying to start doing that (but I was trying to learn reading...still quute bad at it 😅)

@sedlyf4416 11 күн бұрын

Hey! I tried function ear trainer, great app. One problem :It doesnt rely solely on the "feeling" of the note wrt key instead it uses resolutions to the tonic to help identify the notes. I feel they can be a kind of crutch as compared to using just the instant feeling you get when you hear a degree. Did you use resolutions in the beginning of your journey or anytime? Your thoughts please!

@smithyq6335 Жыл бұрын

Functional Ear Training app really works... at least up to a point. I slowly improved with C Major, and then when tried to test me on random Keys, I thought I'd never get it ... and yet a week later I was consistently scoring 80+%, and now it is almost effortless. Unfortunately, I've never mastered the final exercises, where the notes commingling the highest and lowest registers. I tried for a month, made zero progress and basically moved on to other things. Might need to dust it off and try it again. Perhaps adding sight signing or transposing simple melodies will help.

@pianofluency Жыл бұрын

Awesome! If you're getting really strong on every level except the extreme registers, I bet you're ready to focus on transcribing melodies and chord progressions in the music you like.

@satwik1268 18 күн бұрын

Hey, I have completed major scale and chromatics in major context in the function ear trainer app, main Question) Do you recommend 'do'-based minor or la-based minor next? (ie the tonal centre of minor should be treated as do/1 or should it be treated as la/6 of major scale). From my rather limited understanding, I prefer 'Do' based as now I'm comfortable with chromatic solfege and 'do' being the tonal centre, so I can sing do based minor scale using chromatic syllables comfortably. Using 'do' based minor makes minor like a different scale rather than something beginning with la on major scale. or will this "something beginning with la of major scale" will fade away as I emphasis in mind that the tonal gravity is towards la in minor scale and rest of the solfege just represent the rest of the notes in the minor scale and has nothing to do with major scale. other questions: Sorry! I know its long but its interesting for me, answer them if you like. 1) Also on an related note, when you use numbers/solfege for a major scale, do you use those same syllables with different tonal centre/or different modes (like la will be tonal center for minor and fa for lydian) or do you keep 'do' as the tonal centre and use chromatic syllables wherever required for the non-major modes (or in your case, the equivalent number of the syllables). 2) Should you treat minor scale and modes differently(? Like if you use 'do' as tonal center for minor scale, but use major scale syllables with different tonal centre for different modes(including or excluding the aeolian?[which is the minor!]. I don't know). Or if you use 'do' based minor then you should use 'do' based-every mode and vice versa. 3) When you determine the tonic by ear, then how do you determine which scale/mode it is in(major,minor,lydian...etc)? 4) Since every mode (like C major, A minor, F lydian) can use the same notes, how do you know it is F lydian/C major/A minor(aeolian) etc. i.e. what makes the song belong in say F lydian rather C major or A aeolian/minor. I ask too much in one comment 😅but thanks for the vid and solfege recommendation!!

@AtliOddsson 2 ай бұрын

That zooming into the guitar 😂

@ramisbeats Жыл бұрын

How do you know this note will work with this note in playing melodies

@shaddaikamina7840 Жыл бұрын

Thank you I’m advance

@aqrs269 Жыл бұрын

Hey Ted, will there be a Black Friday offering for your online course?

@pianofluency Жыл бұрын

Yes! Planning a discount and a bonus gift :)

@silxbeats Жыл бұрын

Hey, I'm having issues with finger placement especially when I'm playing different scales. My fingers be getting tied up and I be hitting wrongs😂😂...are you gonna make a video explaining how to correctly do this fluently or is it included in a course?

@pianofluency Жыл бұрын

Go to my channel and you'll find a reference video with all major scale fingerings :) enjoy!