Does ear training ever get easier?
Yes! When you’re first starting out, ear training can seem like a strange and pointless activity. If you are studying just to pass an exam (e.g. the “aural skills” section of ABRSM instrument exams, or your music college’s ear training final)...How can I get help with ear training?
If you’re working to improve your musical ears it can be frustrating when you hit a problem or feel like you’ve stopped making progress. If you are: Feeling overwhelmed by the variety of ear training you can do Struggling to get a good mark on your ear...Why is ear training so hard?
If you’ve ever taken an ear training class, struggled in an ear training exam, or failed the “aural skills” section of your ABRSM instrument exam, you may be left wondering:”Why is ear training so hard?” There are several solid answers to...How can you recognise chord inversions by ear?
Once you have spent some time on chords ear training you should be able recognise major, minor, augmented and diminished triads by ear. A useful next step is to work on recognising the different inversions of each chord. Recap: What is an inversion? An inversion of a...What's the difference between tone, timbre and texture?
These three terms are often used loosely and interchangeably – but they do each have a specific meaning! All three refer to the quality of a sound: its overall characteristics. That’s why you might hear somebody talking about the tone of a violin, or...Can someone who's tone deaf sing in tune?
No. In fact, this is often what people mean when they say “tone deaf”, as singing is one of the easiest ways to tell if someone has a good sense of pitch or not. If you can’t hear pitches reliably, you will almost certainly pitch your notes out of...How long does it take to learn musical intervals?
Well… How long is a piece of string? The general question is impossible to answer! You must make it more specific. If your goal is total mastery of all intervals in every musical situation, the answer is probably measured in years. However, if your goal is to...
Music Production: Mixed 3 Ways
Next time you take on a collaborative mixing project, keep these tips in mind to explore the full range of musical possibilities and find the perfect mix.
