Ear Training

Ear Training

What is Ear Training?

• Ear training is the process of connecting music theory (notes, intervals, chords, scales, melodies, etc.) with the sounds we hear.

• In other words, studying ear training is building a bridge between the language of music and the sounds that are designated by that language. 

Benefits of Ear Training

• Improve your singing skills

• Sing on pitch

• Improving your rhythmic skills

• Improve your musicality

YOU WILL HEAR HIGH AND LOW SOUNDS

Select whether the sound you hear is low or high.

Multiple Choice

Is this pitch high or low?

• High

• Low

Multiple Choice

Is this pitch high or low?

• High

• Low

Multiple Choice

Is this pitch high or low?

• High

• Low

Multiple Choice

Is this pitch high or low?

• High

• Low

YOU WILL HEAR THREE SOUNDS THAT GO UP OR DOWN.

Select whether or not the sounds go up or down.

Multiple Choice

Do these sounds go up or down?

• Up

• Down

Multiple Choice

Do these sounds go up or down?

• Up

• Down

Multiple Choice

Do these sounds go up or down?

• Up

• Down

Multiple Choice

Do these sounds go up or down?

• Up

• Down

LISTEN TO THE NOTES IN THE TREBLE CLEF. THE NOTES WILL BE PLAYED FROM LOW TO HIGH IN ASCENDING ORDER.

C Major Scale (Treble Clef)

LISTEN TO THE NOTES IN THE BASS CLEF. THE NOTES WILL BE PLAYED FROM LOW TO HIGH IN ASCENDING ORDER.

C Major Scale (Bass Clef)

Closing Thoughts

• Ear training helps you become a better musician.

• Ear training helps you become a better singer.

• Ear training helps you enjoy music more.

• Ear training improves your aural skills (the ability to hear and distinguish different sounds from one another).