Ear Training & Aural Skills: Part 1 Rhythms

Overview

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

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 course we are going to learn techniques for listening, analyzing, and notating music (writing it down) just by listening. Perfect Pitch is not required.

Part 1 focuses on working with basic rhythms and pitch.

Syllabus

Wrap Up

Thanks for taking this class! If you enjoyed exploring rhythm, then follow on to Part 2 of Ear Training which focuses on how to identify intervals.

Some Practice Pieces

New Meters

Adding in Triplets

Adding in 16th Notes

Adding in Rests and Ties

Working with Pitch

Basic Rhythms

In this session, you'll listen to rhythms and start to notate what you hear. You can find blank sheet music in the Resources section (if you need to download and print sheet music).

How to Practice

Method and Equipment

Myth of Perfect Pitch

Getting Started

Welcome to Ear Training - a skill that takes practice. This session introduces you to what's required to become really good at playing and notating music by ear.