Ear Training

HARMONY SINGING / EAR TRAINING

All songs are made up of the notes of the do, re, mi scale (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8).
The 1 ('do') of a song is the key of a song.

CD Track 1 You will hear a scale, ascending and descending, played three times.
Sing along with all the notes.

After a few practice sessions try to avoid looking at this page while you sing the answers.
(Note: some tracks contain "trick questions.")

Track 2 Sing the Next Note (Ascending): 1, 2, ___; 1, 2, 3, ___; 1, 2, 3, 4, ___; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ___; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ___; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ___.

Track 3 Sing the Next Note (Descending): 8, 7, 6, ___; 8, 7, __; 8, ___; 5, 4, 3, 2, ___; 5, 4, 3, ___; 5, 4, ___.

Track 4 Sing the Next Two Notes (Ascending): 1, 2, ___, ___; 1, 2, 3, ___, ___; 1, 2, 3, 4, ___, ___; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ___, ___; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ___, ___; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ___, ___.

Track 5 Sing the Next Two Notes (Descending): 8, 7, 6, ___, ___; 8, 7, ___, ___; 8, ___, ___; 5, 4, 3, ___, ___; 5, 4, ___, ___; 5, ___, ___.

Track 6 Skip One Note, Sing the Second Note (Ascending): 1, 2, ___, ___; 1, 2, 3, ___, ___; 1, 2, 3, 4, ___, ___; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ___, ___; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ___, ___.

Track 7 Skip One Note, Sing the Second Note (Descending): 8, 7, ___, ___; 8, 7, 6, ___, ___; 6, 5, 4, ___, ___; 5, 4, ___, ___; 5, ___, ___; 4, 3, ___, ___.

Track 8 Skip Two Notes, Sing the Third Note (Descending): 8, 7, ___, ___, ___; 8, 7, 6, ___, ___; 6, 5, 4, ___, ___; 5, 4, ___, ___; 5, ___, ___; 4, 3, ___, ___.

Track 9 You will hear various intervals, each played twice. The first interval you will hear is a third (1 followed by 3). The next interval is a fifth (1 followed by 5). Try to name all the intervals that follow.

(This is a college-level exercise used for centuries to teach ear training.
It will be difficult, but remember: it is the trying to do it that will teach you.)

Start with Track 1 and sing a third above each note of the scale.
For tracks 2 - 8, instead of singing the next note, etc., sing a third above it.

Track 10 You will hear two melodies. As each song plays try to find its key by ear and sing it while the song continues.

This CD has nineteen songs which you probably have not heard before.
As each song plays try to find its key by ear and sing it while the song continues.
Each day try to find the keys faster and faster.

Important: As the course progresses try to find the notes, intervals, and harmonies faster and faster.