Ear Training

Ear Training is the most important tool you can develop as a musician. I say that because it is like eating vegetables and drinking milk. You need them for strong bones and a health body and mind. You need ear training to be able to hear your music.

It is a part of the physical act of music. Unfortunately it is one of the most frustrating parts of music to learn. It takes honesty with yourself to train your ear. It also helps to know how to read music. Another way of thinking about ear training is that it is a great way to learn how to read music.

You should spend 20% of your practice time on ear training. It would be good to spend more time, but much more than a half hour per day can be tough for beginners (and many of us for that matter).


A good way to start your ear training is to get an easy melody that you are familiar with and sight read it. That means sing the notes as you read them. Then play it on your instrument.
Using a metronome and being sure to stay true to the rhythm id so important. In fact if you cant sing the proper note and sing the rhythm at the same time than don’t. Replace the note with a syllable and learn the rhythm first.

Next learn the notes without the rhythm. Make sure to keep true to your root note when you are learning the intervals of sound. Once you get both parts down put them together!

Take your time and be consistent and the playing you do with your instrument will improve ten fold! This is also a way to learn music by ear.

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