Re: Mastery [Learning By Ear]

[IcemanLE@xxxxxxx]

The secret is in knowing intervals - what they sound like. Linear music is 
nothing more than one note followed by another note some interval away.

What does an interval sound like? For instance, a perfect 4th - sing "Here 
comes the bride". The interval between "Here" and "comes" is a perfect 4th.

A perfect 6th - the NBC logo at the beginning of old television shows. As the 
letters would light up, a note would sound. The perfect 6th was in between 
the "N" and the "B". (By the way, the interval between the "B" and the "C" is a 
major 3rd).

Every interval has a specific aural distance. Learn what each one sounds 
like. This does take time and effort. There was a David Burghe series called 
"Relative Pitch" (different from the "Perfect Pitch" series) that covered all the 
intervals wonderfully and is recommended.

Learned intervals will start to pop out at you when listening to melodies. At 
first, you need slow melodies to not get confused and overwhelmed. Eventually 
you begin to hear faster.

That is the hard part. The easy part is learning where the notes are on an 
instrument. When you put it all together, you are on the road to Mastery.

The Iceman