The Musical Ear (Ear Training Exercises)

Most songs you hear on the radio use the same melodic shapes and chord progressions as each other. In fact there's just 5 notes that make up most melodies. In this episode I'll show you the most useful 'common melodic shape' there is for playing music by ear. Once you know this shape, you'll start hearing it in the vast majority of songs you hear. Hearing this distinctive shape in a melody is an easy way to figure out which notes are being played - and then you just have to keep track of the ...

Put your ear to the test as we transcribe 'The Terminator' soundtrack. I'll play an excerpt at the piano (played in the key of C minor). We'll transcribe the melody and chord progression together. Topics include 'the melody / chord relationship', common chord progressions, interval recognition, and more. For more ear training tutorials, watch my free ear training video series (4 videos) here: https://www.themusicalear.com/podcast/

Julian shares how he went from being a shy, struggling music student - who lacked confidence in music classes, avoided putting his hand up in class, and even failed an end of year music exam... To completing his masters degree in music, and making a full time living teaching thousands of musicians world wide. Free Ear Training Video Series: For more ear training advice, watch Julian's 4-part ear training video course. Sign up here.

Discover why most musicians never learn to play music by ear, and the one tweak to your practice that makes all the difference.Julian shares how he learned to play music by ear by doing something counter intuitive - instead of 'practicing in all 12 keys' as we're often taught, he decided to double down on ONE key, which he focused on and studied for 2 years. During this time he learned to play music by ear very quickly, since he transcribed every song in the same key. Free Ear Training Video...