Fanatics Guide Sight Singing Ear Training starts in C

Fanatics Guide Sight Singing Ear Training starts in C

Q: I am working out of Fanatic’s Guide to Ear Training and Sight Singing, Ear Training One Note Complete, and Key Note Recognition (I’ve worked through one note advanced, but a few times a day I still review all of the one note CDs). I especially have a lot of trouble with Fanatic’s Guide to Ear Training and Sight Singing, About 2 or 3 months ago, you had given me some suggestions for working with the first “one note” excercises, and it’s going well. Now I am also beginning to work on the 3 note exercises. In the member’s area, for the beginning lessons in Fanatic’s Guide to Ear Training and Sight Singing, you stress that the first 3 note groupings are to be sung only in C Major. Why is that so? And also, when beginning to work on the 3 and 4 note exercises, is there any particular way you recommend doing them? Like for example, stick with one exercise in one key for a week, then do the same exercise in a different key the next week, etc…

A: The reason I stress that a total beginning student should only sing in the key of C major when working on the recommended assignments in the member’s area is that most people have a hard time doing the key of C major much less other keys. If you find that you are doing fine with the exercises in C major then of course move on. Keep in mind that the lesson on the website is for a total beginner that needs further direction.

You shouldn’t look at the exercises based on a day or a week you want to work on each singing exercise until you feel you have either mastered it or you are at the point were you need to move on to keep yourself motivated and engaged. (You can always come back to harder exercises). But in general students tend to work in one key a week and then move a set of exercises to another key for the following week. This of course all depends on the amount you practice.

It is also recommended that you read Bruce Arnold’s Blog at his artist site. It contains more discussion of the musical topics found in these FAQs as well as other subjects of interest. You will also find the “Music Education Genealogy Chart” located here which shows you the historic significance of the music education products found on the Muse Eek Publishing Company Website.