harmonic interval problem

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pax
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harmonic interval problem

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hello everyone,

with the intervals i get 100 % on ascending and descending.

but the harmonic intervals i have problems with... often below average.

does someone had the same problem and have some advice

thanks in advance, jacco
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Post by steve_carm »

I am having the same problems. I was using an app prior to this program and

have all the intervals nearly 100%, ascending and descending. The harmonic

intervals are worse than chance. The thing that is throwing me off is when

they vary the harmonic interval by changing the note a half step above or

below the common tone. Kind of like descending verses ascending. This

makes hearing the increase in tone verses decrease in tone impossible. I

would love some advice too.

Thanks
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Post by pax »

hey soo we are not the only one :)

i have special problem minor 3rd and major 3rd.... harmonic

ik can get it when i repeat and "sing" the chord accending in my mind and even then i get it wrong sometimes... the acc. desc. i get in a second

i think you should hear/feel instantly wich interval is bigger

maybe it's only learned by repetition ??

you can try what i do... repeat it and try to hear/ sing the 2 tones after eachother... and match it with my interval example song... this way i reached 90%

hope it helps, jacco
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Post by pax »

ooh another thing i do...

when i did some interval comparison... say 10 15 minutes... i tend to lose focus and going from bad to worse

then i switch to rythm imitation or melodic dictation and do another 10 or 15 min.
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Post by Quentin »

Switching activities if things only get worse and you're losing focus is definitely the way to go. As for identifying harmonic intervals, there are a few tips that might help you:

* Sing the intervals melodically after hearing them played harmonically.
* If a few of the intervals are consistently problematic, try to create a customized activity with those, and select "Melodic+Harmonic" for the execution, so that you get to link both types of execution to the interval in question.

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