A basic introduction to ear training: learning to clearly hear and accurately recognise the notes in music so you can play by ear. For more in-depth lessons visit <a>EarTrainingHQ.com</a>

1. 9 THINGS EVERY
MUSICIAN OUGHT TO
KNOW ABOUT EAR
TRAINING
BY SCOTT EDWARDS
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2. SCOTT EDWARDS
is the founder of
EarTrainingHQ.com.
He has helped hundreds of
musicians to train their ears and
become better players by breaking
the process of ear training down
into easy to follow steps. This
makes it simple and easy to
progress, without the frustration so
many people experience when they
train their ears incorrectly.
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3. 1
THE GOAL OF EAR TRAINING IS TO
LEARN HOW TO RECOGNISE THE
NOTES YOU HEAR IN MUSIC.
This will allow you to play
confidently by ear - playing
anything you hear on your
instrument effortlessly
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4. 2
A LOT OF MUSICIANS CONSIDER
PLAYING BY EAR TO BE THE ‘HOLY
GRAIL’ OF MUSIC.
Imagine how easy and fun it would
be to play if you could play
anything you heard easily and
effortlessly
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5. 3
WHEN YOU CAN PLAY BY EAR YOU’LL
EXPERIENCE A LEVEL OF FREEDOM AND
CONFIDENCE YOU NEVER KNEW YOU
COULD HAVE.
You’ll be able to play your favourite
songs from memory, improvise freely
and learn any new music you hear
quickly and easily. There’s simply no
comparison between a musician who
can play by ear and one who can’t
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6. 4
MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE IT’S
IMPOSSIBLE TO LEARN TO PLAY BY
EAR
When I tell non-musicians that I
teach people how to play music by
ear for a living they usually tell me
that they thought you were either
born with it or you weren’t
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7. 5
THE TRUTH IS THAT ANYONE CAN
TRAIN THEIR EARS AND LEARN TO
PLAY BY EAR
Ear training is a process that takes
some time and work, but anyone
can succeed with it
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8. 6
THE REASON SO FEW PEOPLE BELIVE THAT
IT’S POSSIBLE IS BECAUSE RELATIVELY
FEW PEOPLE SUCCEED WITH IT AS ADULTS
It seems to be so rare for casual
musicians to successfully train their
ears that people continue to believe
that it’s impossible
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9. 7
THE REASON SO FEW PEOPLE SUCCEED AS
ADULTS IS BECAUSE SOME OF THE MOST
COMMON APPROACHES DON’T WORK
There are common ear training
approaches that are taught all over
the place (even at universities) that
simply won’t teach you how to play
by ear
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10. 8
WHEN YOU APPROACH EAR
TRAINING IN THE RIGHT WAY
ANYONE CAN SUCCEED
It will take some time, but you will
improve steadily and consistently and
see results within weeks. Just like you
can’t become an incredible player
overnight, training your ears takes time.
But you can succeed with it
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11. 9
AS YOU MAKE PROGRESS WITH EAR
TRAINING YOU WILL SEE A HUGE
TRANSFORMATION IN YOUR PLAYING
As your ears improve you won’t
believe the difference you’ll see in
your playing
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12. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRAIN YOUR
EARS AND TRANSFORM THE WAY
YOU PLAY MUSIC?
Go to www.eartraininghq.com for
more in-depth lessons
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