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Offline aliang

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Aural Training
on: September 21, 2008, 08:35:18 AM
Is there anyone out there can introduce me website for aural training?
My teacher seldom trains me the aural skills, my level is about
Grade 3-4.

Thanks

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Re: Aural Training
Reply #2 on: September 21, 2008, 12:32:56 PM
https://www.musictheory.net/

there are chord scale and interval ear trainers here
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Re: Aural Training
Reply #3 on: September 21, 2008, 06:07:37 PM
This topic has been touched a lot in this forum.

See my reply here for starters:
https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,31193.0.html

Then do a search. Good luck!
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Re: Aural Training
Reply #4 on: September 21, 2008, 10:29:58 PM
If I had to do it over again, I would focus on knowing all the scales so I could easily tell which solfege syllable it is.  And then focus more on diatonic material because I see that more often and it's a good base for the chormatic stuff. 

Just get an ear training book.  The anthologies of melodies listed in a graded order.  Work through that.
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Re: Aural Training
Reply #5 on: September 22, 2008, 04:06:57 AM
If I had to do it over again, I would focus on knowing all the scales so I could easily tell which solfege syllable it is.  And then focus more on diatonic material because I see that more often and it's a good base for the chormatic stuff. 

I would add that Western diatonic scales are very limited.  The "major" and "minor" scales are only 2 possibilities.  There are others which can be easily learned or created for the purpose of hearing tones, not just in the "major" and "minor" modes.  These other scales also increases aural flexibility because it offers dozens more than just these two.  When these are learned, hearing becomes incredibly easy.  If you only learn the "major" and "minor", your hearing skills will be very limited and would be very difficult to develop only working with just these two.

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Re: Aural Training
Reply #6 on: September 22, 2008, 11:36:15 PM
For time though.  I'd rather get a solid diatonic scale instead of spreading out the study over 12 modes.  That's what I meant.  Strengthen the seven diatonic notes.
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