What is "playing by ear"?
Can you play by ear? That’s a common question in musician’s circles, a phrase that’s often used. “He’s a great musician, he can play by ear” “I’ve been learning my pieces… but I wish I could play by ear instead!...
Listen Close: The Sound of Sport
Note: Unfortunately Coca Cola have now taken down their web pages for the 2012 Olympics, so we have had to remove many of the links from this article. The London 2012 Olympic Games are sadly coming towards their close, but there’s still time to check out one of...
Ear Training Site Profile: JazzAdvice.com
Continuing in our series of ear training site profiles… Intro Jazzadvice.com is, unsurprisingly, a blog full of jazz advice. You probably didn’t need this article to tell you that, but the internet’s full of jazz ‘advice’ and you can waste a lot of...Howto: Use iAction to plan your ear training
Last week we introduced you to iAction: a fantastic new iOS app for goal setting, progress tracking, and the support you need to keep you on course. We think it’s a great complement to our ear training apps and today we’re going to look in more detail at...
Listen Close: "Pagan Poetry" by Björk
Find out what makes “Pagan Poetry” by Björk such a special track, and how you can use it to improve your musical listening skills through ear training.
Open Your Ears to the Music of Björk
Few artists are as creatively experimental as Björk, which makes her music the ideal exploration ground when stretching and improving your musical ears.
Why (and how) to develop your "Mind’s Ear" for music
Wish you could transcribe that crazy guitar lick?Or spout out pages of music like a modern day Mozart?Learn how to transcribe music and develop your mind’s ear through ear training and audiation.Don’t know how? Easy Ear Training will get you started! The...Capitalising on aural inspiration (Part Two)
If you haven’t read Part One of this article, here’s a quick summation: in ear training, as in most musical pursuits, some of the most productive moments don’t come from dedicated practice time or specific exercises. In fact, they come from those fleeting moments of...
Capitalising on aural inspiration (Part One)
You know that feeling when you hear a mind-blowing song: that bittersweet mix of awe and… dejection? The immediate listening experience can be immensely rewarding, but to hear a composition which takes advantage of music theory to a greater degree than we’re...
How to Double Your Progress With Ear Training
Did you know there are two different but equally useful ways to do improve your musical ear? Learn about melodic and harmonic ear training.
