Author: Pathik
Date: 2006-01-08 09:01
I've been working with Bruce Arnold's books on ear training over the last few months, and his method has definitely had a positive impact on my ear and my ability to recognise pitch, and thus on my ability to improvise. I play jazz so improving one's relative pitch (which is what his ear training method does) is really important. According to BA's teaching method, recognising intervals through memorising the start of certain tunes is not very helpful, because it's not really a method that can be used while you are actually playing, quite simply because you won't have the time for it. Anyway, the way he teaches this is that one should learn what each note sounds like in relation to the key centre. For example, a minor third is a minor third regardless of what key you're in, so once you know what the sound of a minor third is, so that you can instantly recognise it when you hear it and also sing it, you will no longer need to know that this or that tune starts with a minor third interval. If you're interested in Bruce Arnold's work, go to www.muse-eek.com He also gives extensive help online for anyone with questions. Maybe I should also mention that I'm not affiliated with Bruce Arnold in any way, I'm just someone who has found his teaching methods for ear training to be very valuable.
Pathik
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