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Effective Ear Training Brian Ordona
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Music Theory A Crash Course
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Western Music A 12-tone system. Octaves: Low, Middle, High.
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Scales Subsets of the 12 tones. Key = Anchor point.
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Chords Subsets of scales. Arpeggio = “Broken-up Chord.”
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Tuning Systems Tones resonate a specific frequencies. Tones have a mathematically ratio. Middle A = 440 Hz. High A = 880 Hz. Ratio = 440:880 = 1:2. Different tuning systems enforce different ratios between frequencies. Reason: sonority.
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Motivation
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Violinists: Novices vs. Experts. Q: How does the novice reach the level of the expert? A: Effective practice….. Effective ear training: “Perfect Pitch.” Common ear training techniques and their shortcomings. Ear training software: accurate, practical.
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Ultimate Pitch Scales in all 12 keys. Arpeggios in all 12 keys. Produce and play back short compositions. Provides metronome, tuner. Unique: everything may be played using different tuning systems.
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