Ear Training & Aural Skills, Part 2: Intervals

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 be able to identify intervals by ear after finishing this class.

Students will have an unlimited supply of practice materials after this course.

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

Requirements

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

While it is not required, students are strong recommended to have completed Ear Training & Aural Skills, Part 1: Rhythms prior to this class.

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: Intervals (This one!)Part 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 in this class (Part 2, Intervals):Why Do We Care about Ear Training? Methods of Interval RecognitionUsing Colors, Numbers, People, and TexturesUsing Familiar MelodiesIdentifying Major intervalsIdentifying Minor intervalsNotating a Melody by EarIdentifying Melodic and Harmonic IntervalsCommonly Confused Interval GroupsAnd 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, 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: Welcome & Overview

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 What is Ear Training?

Lecture 3 Why Intervals?

Lecture 4 Tools We Will Use

Lecture 5 Practice Makes Perfect

Lecture 6 An Example To Get Us Started….

Section 2: Techniques for Interval Identification

Lecture 7 Memorization

Lecture 8 Colors & Synesthesia

Lecture 9 Numbers

Lecture 10 People

Lecture 11 Textures

Lecture 12 Familiar Melodies

Section 3: Interval Tricks: List of Melodies for Reference

Lecture 13 How To Use These

Lecture 14 Minor second: Jaws Theme, White Christmas

Lecture 15 Major Second: Happy Birthday

Lecture 16 Minor Third: Greensleeves, Hey Jude

Lecture 17 Major Third: When the Saints Go Marching In, Sing Low Sweet Chariot

Lecture 18 Perfect Fourth: Amazing Grace, O Come All Ye Faithful

Lecture 19 Tritone: The Simpsons Theme Intro

Lecture 20 Perfect Fifth: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, The Flintstones Theme

Lecture 21 Minor Sixth: The Entertainer, Love Story

Lecture 22 Major Sixth: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, Nobody knows the Trouble I've Seen

Lecture 23 Minor Seventh: Somewhere (West Side Story)

Lecture 24 Major Seventh: Immigrant Song

Lecture 25 Some Cool Sites To Help

Section 4: Identifying Major Seconds

Lecture 26 Our Goal Here is to Get These in Your Head

Lecture 27 Practice

Lecture 28 Answers

Lecture 29 [Download] Worksheet No. 1

Lecture 30 Practice

Lecture 31 Answers

Lecture 32 [Download] Worksheet No. 2

Lecture 33 More to Practice

Section 5: Adding in Major Thirds

Lecture 34 Practice

Lecture 35 Answers

Lecture 36 [Download] Worksheet No. 3

Lecture 37 Practice

Lecture 38 Answers

Lecture 39 [Download] Worksheet No. 4

Lecture 40 More to Practice

Section 6: Adding in Perfect Fourths

Lecture 41 Practice

Lecture 42 Answers

Lecture 43 [Download] Worksheet No. 5

Lecture 44 Practice

Lecture 45 Answers

Lecture 46 [Download] Worksheet No. 6

Lecture 47 More to Practice

Section 7: Perfect Fourths and Perfect Fifths

Lecture 48 What Makes These Sound Different?

Lecture 49 Practice

Lecture 50 Answers

Lecture 51 [Download] Worksheet No. 7

Lecture 52 Practice

Lecture 53 Answers

Lecture 54 [Download] Worksheet No. 8

Lecture 55 More to Practice

Section 8: M2, M3, P4, and P5

Lecture 56 Practice

Lecture 57 Answers

Lecture 58 [Download] Worksheet No. 9

Lecture 59 Practice

Lecture 60 Answers

Lecture 61 [Download] Worksheet No. 10

Lecture 62 More to Practice

Section 9: Adding in Major Sixth

Lecture 63 Let's Think About This One…

Lecture 64 Practice

Lecture 65 Answers

Lecture 66 [Download] Worksheet No. 11

Lecture 67 Practice

Lecture 68 Answers

Lecture 69 [Download] Worksheet No. 12

Lecture 70 More to Practice

Section 10: The Major Seventh

Lecture 71 Let's Think About This One…

Lecture 72 Practice

Lecture 73 Answers

Lecture 74 [Download] Worksheet No. 13

Lecture 75 Practice

Lecture 76 Answers

Lecture 77 [Download] Worksheet No. 14

Lecture 78 More to Practice

Section 11: Working With Melodies

Lecture 79 Connecting The Dots

Lecture 80 Hearing Intervals in Context

Lecture 81 Answers

Lecture 82 Time for a Pep Talk!

Section 12: Minor Intervals: The Minor Second

Lecture 83 Let's Think About This One…

Lecture 84 Practice

Lecture 85 Answers

Lecture 86 [Download] Worksheet No. 15

Lecture 87 Practice

Lecture 88 Answers

Lecture 89 [Download] Worksheet No. 16

Lecture 90 More to Practice

Section 13: Minor Thirds

Lecture 91 Let's Think About This One…

Lecture 92 Practice

Lecture 93 Answers

Lecture 94 [Download] Worksheet No. 17

Lecture 95 Practice

Lecture 96 Answers

Lecture 97 [Download] Worksheet No. 18

Lecture 98 More to Practice

Section 14: Minor Sixths

Lecture 99 Let's Think About This One…

Lecture 100 Practice

Lecture 101 Answers

Lecture 102 [Download] Worksheet No. 19

Lecture 103 Practice

Lecture 104 Answers

Lecture 105 [Download] Worksheet No. 20

Lecture 106 More to Practice

Section 15: The Minor 7th

Lecture 107 Let's Think About This One…

Lecture 108 Practice

Lecture 109 Answers

Lecture 110 [Download] Worksheet No. 21

Lecture 111 Practice

Lecture 112 Answers

Lecture 113 [Download] Worksheet No. 22

Lecture 114 More to Practice

Section 16: The Tritone

Lecture 115 Let's Think About This One…

Lecture 116 Practice

Lecture 117 Answers

Lecture 118 [Download] Worksheet No. 23

Lecture 119 More to Practice

Section 17: Harmonic Intervals

Lecture 120 Practicing Harmonic Intervals

Section 18: Wrap Up

Lecture 121 What Comes Next?

Lecture 122 Thanks for Watching!

Lecture 123 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.