#1 Ear Training Secret Beginners Regret Not Knowing Sooner

[@TheCompleteGuitarist]

You nailed it with the relative to the root rather than intervalic approach. It can be hard to hear even the difference between 4ths and 5ths or minor or maj 3rd, but knowing how far something is from the root wether you go up or down to it is so much easier.

[@UseYourEar]

Thank you! Yes, that makes all the difference.

[@flrn84791]

Fourths and fifths are very close due to them being basically the same thing, C-G does not sound very different than G-C. But minor and major thirds, come on, that's the base upon which you learn how to recognize major from minor chords...

[@TheCompleteGuitarist]

@@flrn84791 true. What I meant was in the precision of reproducing them orally as the ear tolerates quite a wide error range in the oroduction of thirds while 4ths and 5ths have a precise relationship with the root.

[@RiyazLearnSinging]

The emphasis on creating a 'mental musical map' is such a valuable takeaway. It gives beginners a structured way to approach ear training and avoid getting lost in trial and error.

[@UseYourEar]

Thank you! That's one of the most important steps in our method! 😉

[@AaronLS.]

This was great. You should break it up for the shorts. The examples were very helpful.

[@UseYourEar]

Thanks! Will do!

[@camiloinfante7766]

Thank you, I like your method a lot, except the part about singing, which of course requires a couple more skills than being able to recognize notes and melodies, but certainly I fall into the beginning stage where I haven't fully form my understanding of pitches, including being able to recognize notes and much less to replicate by singing.

[@flrn84791]

Singing goes hand in hand with ear training, extremely important

[@UseYourEar]

Thanks for sharing!

[@flrn84791]

*Si