Instruction on how to develop your ear

[jbender]

Thinking of buying... but, does this ear training software come with some sort of instruction on how to develop your ear, or is it just a series of ear training exercises that you either pass or fail until you figure it out on your own?

Thanks,
J

[Guest]

The help has some guidelines about what's going on, but not too much information, download the demo version and check it for yourself.

However, I think that people interested in develope his ear, is related to music somewhat, so the should know how music works.

Any way, the internet is full of free resources explaining intervals, chords, and scales.

[Waigin]

The book who comes with the software, explain how to use the software, how to install it. In the help menu, you have some basic music knowledge. To train your ears, you have to do exercices. The software is all about that!

[jbender]

The book who comes with the software, explain how to use the software, how to install it. In the help menu, you have some basic music knowledge. To train your ears, you have to do exercices. The software is all about that!

OK, I have some basic music knowledge, and I get that I have to do the exercises.

But there has GOT to be a better way, some technique that I can learn, than is just better than going through these exercises, which basically amounts to trial and error, bang away until you figure it out or get lucky approach. It seems very ineffecient. Isn't ther SOME instruction besides a list of songs to link intervals, half of which I've never heard of before?

I can't understand why this is so hard for someone to figure out. All these "great musical minds" and this is the best they can come up with!?

:strange:

[LeongMingYu]

To: jbender

besides a list of songs to link intervals, half of which I've never heard of before?

exactly,.. you haven't heard of them before! What do you think learning music is,.. but a lesson in familiarising yourself with musical sounds and duplicating the effect you want through your own hands?

All these "great musical minds" and this is the best they can come up with!?

That's awful... even musically trained as i am, i wouldn't denigrate their efforts like that. Can you do any better or offer more constructive suggestions or improvements?

[jbender]

To: jbender

besides a list of songs to link intervals, half of which I've never heard of before?

exactly,.. you haven't heard of them before! What do you think learning music is,.. but a lesson in familiarising yourself with musical sounds and duplicating the effect you want through your own hands?

If you would go back and re-read my post, you would see that it's the SONGS I've never heard of, not the intervals.

All these "great musical minds" and this is the best they can come up with!?

That's awful... even musically trained as i am, i wouldn't denigrate their efforts like that. Can you do any better or offer more constructive suggestions or improvements?

I stand by my statment; this "technique" has been around for years and put forward by many others. I don't feel it works. I don't feel it's appropriate. Everyone I know who has a good ear says that they differentiate the intervals by their quality, not humming "Frosty the Snowman" in their head to every song they hear.

[Waigin]

It's a training software not a tutorial. To improve the earring, you MUST do exercices. Since I use it, I can see an improvement. My ears was very bad, not able to make any difference when I was listening a song. Now, I can find some of them.

If you want a tutorial to learn technique, you're at the wrong place. Everyehere that I looked for an ear related software or anything, they all come up with only exerices. CDs, books with CD, software, web site. None of them have theory.

[Bojan]

If you need some good music theory, you should take a look at Ricci Adam's music theory site. Here you will find theory for both beginners and advanced users, lessons from staff and clefs to advanced analysis and composing with minor scales. It’s really good, also free and multilingual.