Open Your Ears to the Contradanza
The Cuban Contradanza is an interesting and varied musical form using latin rhythms. Learn how to understand and recognise it when you hear one performed.
How To Tune Your Voice to Different Instruments
Every musical instrument has a different characteristic sound, or “timbre”. As a singer, to sound in tune with them you must learn to adjust your own timbre.
How to Use Your Vocal Registers Effectively
Your voice has multiple registers and learning to use each effectively will improve your voice and fix those “problem notes” in the middle of your range.
Pop… or just popular? Dance… or just good to dance to? Take the genre test!
Whether you are a songwriter or a music enthusiast, putting a name to a sound can be tough. Learn about genres here and take the test to see how good you are!
Ear Training Q&A: More Questions Answered
Here are the recent questions we’ve received from students about ear training and the answers we gave. Playing By Ear, Intervals, Chords, Tuning and more.
Hear It, Write It, Play It: Solfege Helps You Get It
Can you transcribe music by ear? Use the solfa framework taught in this series and you’ll be able to easily write down music just like in this example.
Get Rhythm: Learn Common Beats
Learn some of the most common rhythmic patterns found in music. This guide includes video/audio examples from rock, jazz, dance, and other beat driven music.
How to get Golden Ears for Music
In the past the only way to get “Golden Ears” was with expensive courses or formal college education. Now any musician can get the golden ears they deserve.
And Three Makes Triad: Hearing Chords With Solfege
Did you know that solfa can be used to recognise different types of chord? Here is how to practice this useful skill, with step by step exercises you can do.
Get Rhythm: Notate It!
Learn about basics of rhythm, proper notation for writing rhythm, test your skills, and find additional resources to further strengthen your rhythmic ability.
Get Rhythm: Finding the Beat
Develop rhythmic skills and musicianship using fun active listening exercises which can help everyone from a beginning music student to a professional improve.
The Space Between: Hearing and Singing Intervals
Intervals are an effective way to identify the notes in music, to play by ear or improvise. Learn how solfa can let you recognise intervals by ear easily.
