Ear Training & Aural Skills, Part 1: Rhythms

Mastering the art of learning music by ear on any instrument.

What you'll learn

Students will be able to notate music by ear after finishing this class.

Students will develop a deeper understanding of notated rhythms.

Students will develop skills for listening, repeating, and writing music down completely by ear.

What is Perfect Pitch?

What is Relative Pitch?

Identifying rhythms in 4/4

Identifying rhythms with rests and ties

Identifying and notating rhythms with 16th notes

Notating rhythms with triplets

Identifying rhythms in 6/8, 9/8, and 3/8

Requirements

Students in this class will be expected to know the basics of music notation and music theory.

Description

100% Answer Rate! Every single question posted to this class is answered within 24 hours by the instructor. Are you a music maker, performer, composer, or aspiring songwriter looking to up your game? This is the place to start.Ear Training and Aural Skills is the practice of learning to play music by ear, learning to notate music by ear, and learning to understand music on a deeper level just by hearing it. In this class we are going to learn techniques for listening, analyzing, and notating music (writing it down) just by listening. Perfect Pitch is not required.If you don't know me, I've published a lot of music theory classes here. Those classes have been really successful, and the number one request I've been getting from students is to make an Ear Training sequence of classes. So here it is! This series will have 6 parts: Part 1: RhythmsPart 2: Diatonic IntervalsPart 3: MelodiesPart 4: Diatonic HarmonyPart 5: Chromatic MelodiesPart 6: Chromatic HarmonyEach of these classes comes with about 4 hours of training, and a LOT of things to practice with. And of course, access to me with any questions you have at any time. Here is a list of some of the topics we will cover:Why Do We Care about Ear Training? The Myth of Perfect PitchRelative Pitch"True Pitch"Using a Tuner and MetronomeDictation Practice QuizzesNotating Rhythms in 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4Working with PitchAdding in Rests and TiesAdding in 16th NotesNotating Rhythms in 3/8, 6/8, and 9/8Adding in TripletsA whole lot of things to practice with!And Much, Much, More!My Promise to You:I am a full-time Music composer and Educator. If you have any questions please post them in the class or send me a direct message. I will respond within 24 hours. And if you find this class isn't for you, I am more than happy for you to take advantage of the 30-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked.What makes me qualified to teach you?In addition to being a composer and educator,  I also have a Ph.D. in music, I am a university music professor, and have a long list of awards for teaching. But more importantly: I use this stuff every day. I write music professionally, I am an active guitarist, and I stay on top of all the latest techniques, workflows, and styles. As you will see in this class, I just love this stuff. And I love teaching it.You will not have another opportunity to learn Ear Training in a more comprehensive way than this.Let's get started! See you in lesson 1. All best, Jason (but call me Jay…)

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 What is Ear Training?

Lecture 3 Why Do We Care About Ear Training?

Lecture 4 What is Dictation?

Lecture 5 This is a Skill that Takes Practice!

Lecture 6 My Tortured History with Ear Training

Section 2: The Myth of Perfect Pitch

Lecture 7 What is Perfect Pitch?

Lecture 8 What is Relative Pitch?

Lecture 9 Something Strange Called "True Pitch"

Section 3: Method and Equipment

Lecture 10 How to Know If You Are Right

Lecture 11 Just Rhythms - For Now.

Lecture 12 Using a Tuner for Pitch Detection

Lecture 13 Using Software Like MuseScore

Lecture 14 Using a Phone or Tablet Computer

Lecture 15 Using a Metronome

Section 4: How to Practice

Lecture 16 A Melody A Day Keeps You On Track

Lecture 17 Finding Things to Practice

Lecture 18 My Favorite Practice Game

Lecture 19 Review Notation!

Section 5: Basic Rhythms

Lecture 20 Writing It Down

Lecture 21 Your First Dictation Quiz

Lecture 22 Attempt No. 1

Lecture 23 Answers

Lecture 24 Attempt No. 2

Lecture 25 Listening

Lecture 26 My Attempt and The Answer

Lecture 27 Adding Whole Notes

Lecture 28 Practice

Lecture 29 Answers

Lecture 30 Adding 8th Notes

Lecture 31 8th Note Practice

Lecture 32 Looking for Patterns

Lecture 33 More with Patterns

Lecture 34 Repeating Patterns

Section 6: Working With Pitch

Lecture 35 Why Focus on Rhythm

Lecture 36 Practice with Pitch

Lecture 37 Answers

Lecture 38 Let's Try That Again!

Lecture 39 Clues

Lecture 40 Answers

Section 7: Adding in Rests and Ties

Lecture 41 Identifying Spaces

Lecture 42 Practice

Lecture 43 Answers

Lecture 44 Practice with Pitch

Lecture 45 Answers

Lecture 46 Practice with Pitch

Lecture 47 Answers

Lecture 48 Checking In: How We Doing? (A Little Pep Talk…)

Section 8: Adding in 16th Notes

Lecture 49 Adding in 16th Notes

Lecture 50 Review on Counting Syllables

Lecture 51 Practice

Lecture 52 Answers

Lecture 53 Practice

Lecture 54 Answers

Section 9: Adding in Triplets

Lecture 55 Triplet Patterns

Lecture 56 Counting Triplets

Lecture 57 Practice

Lecture 58 Answers

Lecture 59 Practice

Lecture 60 Answers

Section 10: New Meters!

Lecture 61 Quarter-Note Pulse Meters

Lecture 62 Eighth-Note Pulse Meters

Lecture 63 Practice in 6/8

Lecture 64 Answers

Lecture 65 Practice in 6/8

Lecture 66 Answers

Section 11: Some Practice Pieces

Lecture 67 A Bunch of Practice Melodies

Lecture 68 Practice

Lecture 69 Practice

Lecture 70 Practice

Lecture 71 Practice

Lecture 72 Practice

Lecture 73 Practice

Lecture 74 Practice

Lecture 75 Practice

Lecture 76 Practice

Lecture 77 Practice

Lecture 78 Practice

Lecture 79 Practice

Lecture 80 Practice

Lecture 81 Practice

Lecture 82 Practice

Lecture 83 Practice

Lecture 84 Practice

Lecture 85 Practice

Lecture 86 Practice

Lecture 87 Practice

Lecture 88 Practice

Lecture 89 Practice

Lecture 90 Practice

Lecture 91 Practice

Section 12: Wrap Up

Lecture 92 What Comes Next?

Lecture 93 Thanks for Watching!

Lecture 94 Bonus Lecture

Anyone who wants to understand music at the deepest of levels should take this course.,Students who are taking (or plan to take) a college music theory course will greatly benefit from this class.,Students who have taken my Music Theory Comprehensive course that want to reinforce those skills through playing, singing, and dictation should take this course.