I love this stuff and always encourage folk on lists like this to expand their knowledge in order to improve as musicians...seems like a few on this list are definitely interested, so...why not a thread encouraging it and sharing educational videos?
My advice....just choose one video to spend quality time with before moving on to another one...
Let's start here....
---------- The Iceman
Last Edited by The Iceman on Jun 19, 2017 5:16 AM
I'm a firm believer that we all have music theory in our heads already by virtue of constant input our whole lives - hearing music wherever we go...so, my philosophy is that, rather than learning a mountain of new concepts and/or theory, we simply need to access what we already "know", but putting a music theory label onto it.
So, with intervalic ear training, the first interval to tackle (besides unisons/octaves) is the perfect fifth. As an ascending interval (one note and then the next), most of us of a "certain generation" already know it as the Imperial Margarine Crown interval.
The process may start like this - hear an interval, recognize it as the "Imperial Margarine Interval" = perfect fifth. Eventually, one will hear the interval AS a perfect fifth and eliminate the middle step of relating it to this commercial.
I still believe all this stuff is EASY when presented in a user friendly manner. ---------- The Iceman
>>I'm a firm believer that we all have music theory in our heads already by virtue of constant input our whole lives - hearing music wherever we go...so, my philosophy is that, rather than learning a mountain of new concepts and/or theory, we simply need to access what we already "know", but putting a music theory label onto it.
Amen brother. as an upright bass player first and harp player second, I can attest to the importance of ear training. That telltale pulsing or wobbling when two notes are _almost_ in tune is something you need to be able to identify and use to your advantage.
There's no way to underestimate the importance of being able to "hear" the key instead of being told it. My band has had several harp players who unfortunately had to be let go because if the song was anything other than I-IV-V they would blow into a couple harps, look frustrated and head to the bar.
you CAN learn to be better but it takes effort and woodshedding at home. Great topic
