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How Singing Transforms Ear Training for Musicians

Discover how singing transforms ear training for musicians and unlocks your full musical potential! 🎤 Whether you're struggling with intervals, pitch recognition, or hearing the nuances in a song, this video is your guide to using your voice as the ultimate ear training tool. We'll explore three types of singing (performative, for joy, and for understanding), share practical exercises, and show you why everyone can and should sing.

How to Use Music DNA

Did you know your brain has an amazing ability to connect what you already know with what you're learning? In this video, I show you how to use songs you already love to supercharge your ear training and improve your ability to play by ear. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned musician, these tips will help you recognize melodies, intervals, and chord progressions with ease.

How To Hear the Modes Without Reading Music

Learn how to hear and understand the seven musical modes — Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian — without needing to read music. We explore each mode using solfege and a model song, White Coral Bells, making it easy for anyone to dive into ear training and modal improvisation.

Internalize Modes for Real

Internalize the seven diatonic ("church") modes using this simple English ballad!

Create Your Own Ear Training Exercises

Struggling to improve your ear training? In this article, I'll show you a simple, creative technique to compose melodies that double as ear training exercises. You don't need any fancy gear or special tools—just your imagination and some basic musical knowledge.

Practice Hearing Seventh Chords

Ready to level up your musical ear training skills? In this article, we dive deep into the practice of hearing seventh chords within a major key using solfège. You'll learn to identify chords through a structured listening exercise, designed to improve your ability to hear a descending fifth sequence and pinpoint specific chord tones in real time.

Master 7th Chords with Solfège

How to Hear Seventh Chords in a Major Key Using Solfège Seventh chords are an essential part of music theory, adding depth and color to harmonies in any musical style. For musicians of all kinds, developing the skill to recognize these chords by ear can greatly enhance your musicality. In this article, we'll explore how to hear seventh chords in a major key using solfège —a powerful tool in Holistic Ear Training.

Mastering Major and Minor Triads: A 3-Part Ear Training Series

Unlock the power of chord recognition with our 3-part ear training series on major and minor triads. Master the pivot exercise and elevate your musical skills.

Moveable Do vs. Fixed Do Solfège: What’s the Difference and Which Is Better for You?

Discover the key differences between moveable do and fixed do solfège. Learn which system best suits your ear training, music theory, and overall musical journey.

Listening Practice - Hearing Without Naming

Boost your chord recognition skills with our latest ear training exercise. Learn to hear, sing, and reproduce three-note chords to enhance your musical ear

My mission is to help musicians of all ages and abilities create music in a way that feels natural and true to them. This means helping them connect both with their ability to understand what they hear as well as with their creative spirit.

147 Bolton Street, Portland, ME 04102
hans@tuneindigo.com
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How Singing Transforms Ear Training for Musicians

How to Use Music DNA

How To Hear the Modes Without Reading Music

Internalize Modes for Real

Create Your Own Ear Training Exercises

Practice Hearing Seventh Chords

Master 7th Chords with Solfège

Mastering Major and Minor Triads: A 3-Part Ear Training Series

Moveable Do vs. Fixed Do Solfège: What’s the Difference and Which Is Better for You?

Listening Practice - Hearing Without Naming

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How Singing Transforms Ear Training for Musicians

How to Use Music DNA

How To Hear the Modes Without Reading Music

Internalize Modes for Real

Create Your Own Ear Training Exercises

Practice Hearing Seventh Chords

Master 7th Chords with Solfège

Mastering Major and Minor Triads: A 3-Part Ear Training Series

Moveable Do vs. Fixed Do Solfège: What’s the Difference and Which Is Better for You?

Listening Practice - Hearing Without Naming

Connect with us

Who we are

Featured links

Get in touch

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