Ear Training Lesson 1 - Ear Training Practice 'Complete The Chord'

This is Ear Training Practice Lesson 1 of 7. In this video I want you to complete the Triad by singing the third of the chord. This will improve your ability to hear the inner notes of sonorities by "completing the chord" in this case Major and Minor Triads. I want you to practice all 7 everyday of the week. Each on will become more difficult as we go along.

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[DavidDiMuzio]

Yay! 3 years later I finally got every one before you played it 😁

[DankTankStudios]

Jumping straight to the specific third is going to be rough starting out. I find it helpful to sing the fifth as "sol" then dropping down to "mi" or "me" and vice-versa for starting on the root "do". Also as strange as it sounds it really helps to try and visualize the pitch raising and lowering. Your voice will have more accuracy when it can visualize what it's doing, there are hand signs that are used in vocal lessons specifically made to help visualize solfa.

[punkybrewsterrr]

I'm so glad I found this channel, thank you so much for taking this time for us !

[JacobZirkin]

I found I was able to only do this exercise with singing the arpeggiated triad descending because the fifth is the note that stood out to me the most because it's higher than the root. I was able to do the major examples fairly well but when it came to the minor ones I struggled. If I sang the major 3rd and went down a minor second from there it would work out. But without singing the major 3rd first it was very difficult.

[personal-stream-studio]

Interesting... I can't hear am I right or wrong. Do you have Lesson 0?

[james.randorff]

This is great! I am finding that the major third comes easily, where the minor third comes from finding the major third and then lowering it a half-step. I will keep practicing until both come easy. Thanks!

[jonasbjordal]

Awesome lesson. Also, even though the intro you have used earlier is cool, I like how you get straight to the point in this video.

[brodricnoh]

I can get all the major ones, but none of the minor!

[GitarrenTobi]

I honestly know this chord progression by heart now :D

[SeanWilsonPiano]

Amazing Series!! Well I got all these right so far... Keep them coming...

[udo]

thank you Rick for your excellent videos

[LProds]

Man, your channel is packed with interesting stuff!!! I just discovered it, and there are so many videos that I'm digging. Fair to say I had run accross a video of you and Dylan recognizing notes in Facebook but I didn't know you had a youtube channel. So glad I found it. Thanks for all the content you upload. Your effort is highly appreciated.

[cruz.c]

is it bad that i got every single one wrong and ive been studying music for 3 years

[_SliK_]

0:37 “Once there was a way, to get back homeward. Once there was a way, to get back home”🎶
I wonder how many true fans will know...

[dudeskater]

Hey rick, love all of your videos and I find them so informative, so please keep up the good work!

[kiaanagrawal]

WOW! First time I did it I needed to hum the 1st or 5th, second time I did it (2minutrs later)🤯 I could feel it got 90% right. Incredible! Never ear trained before 😊

[johnnicholls]

To drop from scale degree 5 to the minor three scale degree involves singing a descending interval of a major third.

Now there is a Gershwin song that opens with this very descending interval of 5 to b3.

It's Summertime !!

Hope that helps !!!

[williesagone]

Your classes definitely work! I tried twice. First time I could not find a single one. The second time I got all mayors and most minors. I will continue watching it and the rest of the series. I´m a true fan of yours. Thanks for your help, an amazing class.

[stuffilearn]

This is super motivation to work ! Thanks !!!! Like for many people singing the major is easy, the minor takes some work ;-)

[razefkhan]

I think this is a great approach instead of just using diads the outer interval with the one you have to sing gives harmonic context.