Over nearly two decades of teaching music, I've been asked countless questions about harmonic ear training, music theory, and developing the ability to figure out chords by ear. In this 45-minute session (or rant, if you will 😉), I share my honest experiences, insights, and a practical toolkit for improving your musical ear.
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🎧 Key Takeaways:
* The most commonly asked questions about ear training
* Why Music Theory is your best friend for harmonic ear training
* A step-by-step toolkit to decode chords by ear
* Some good habits and hacks to develop a sharper ear
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Whether you're just starting out or are an experienced musician looking for fresh perspectives, this talk will give you a clear and honest reality check on your ear training journey. I hope you enjoy this session!
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00:00 - What will be discussed?
00:20 - My music learning era
00:40 - Sheet Music and me
00:52 - Reality Check
01:43 - The only chords I knew
03:11 - The “other” chords
03:34 - The good habits back then
04:04 - My issue with Notation books & Google Chords
05:37 - How to address doubts?
06:10 - Jamming with Guitarists
06:49 - Hearing things out of the blue
07:19 - Music Theory - The Ears best friend
08:11 - Using packets of data
08:45 - The essential toolklit
09:30 - A Major Diatonic Harmony
10:02 - Moving out of the Scale
10:21 - The two chord connection
10:56 - Non-Diatonic Chords
11:31 - The Problem with cult following
12:27 - A Democracy for Music - The Radio
13:04 - Searching for the Cadence
13:24 - The curious case of the Major 7th
14:30 - Improving our Vocabulary
16:11 - Naming your own Cadences
16:58 - Advantage of learning on multiple keys
18:33 - The Epic Cadence
19:20 - The Chainsmokers Cadence
20:04 - Fancy names for fancy chords
21:14 - The Plagal “Amen” Cadence
22:06 - Jailhouse Rock
22:46 - Detecting the Notes of a Chord
23:04 - Listening to the Bass
24:42 - The Theory Hack
24:56 - The Quality of Chords
26:13 - The Melody Line
27:05 - The Guessing Game
27:45 - Within the Ballpark of Bb Major
28:26 - Physics Arpeggio Hack
30:58 - Speed Music Theory
33:16 - The Reality Check
35:25 - Your Piano Skills
35:53 - How to ask for help?
37:57 - When you are not prepared
38:09 - Some good habits to close this talk
38:53 - Wrong sources for Chords
39:35 - High Information music with variety
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41:10 - Variety of Genres
42:03 - Classical greats and their notation
44:15 - Conclusion
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