Increasing Difficulty After Fanatics Guide
Increasing Difficulty After Fanatics Guide
Increasing Difficulty After Fanatics Guide
Q: I’ve been working diligently on the Ear Training One Note Intermediate CD and the 4 note exercises on page 26 of the Fanatic’s Guide to Ear Training and Sight Singing book for the past 3 months. This is my last week (key of G) of the 4 note exercises. What will my next assignment be?
I’ve been doing 3 x 15′ each day in the following manner: 4 note exercises up and down and then down and up, going down the page instead of across (Ri, Re, Di, Do down and up, Fi, Re, Di, Do, down and up etc…) and then C cycle 5 through all keys (one key a week).
I’ve improved a lot since starting the Fanatic’s Guide to Ear Training and Sight Singing book and think the next 3-4 months should help consolidate my note recognition and singing. I’ve been listening 5-6 x 15′ each day to the Ear Training One Note Intermediate CD and can now recognize the sound of the C and G notes. My correct answer average oscillates between 70- 90%. My progress is slow, but I’m getting better with note recognition and I’m getting more and more around 80% average. Hopefully I’ll be able to recognize all 12 notes in the next 3-4
months.
A: Sounds like your making good progress. I want you to continue on to the 5 note exercises, but I would do it with the MetroDrone. This will help you find the notes that you hesitate on and will point out which notes are weak. Start with the metronome very slow, like quarter equals 40, and make sure that you can sing up and down or down and up (start at the end of each measure and work your way backwards and then forwards). To sing the exercises faster slowly use faster and faster MetroDrone files.
Once you are getting around 50% correct answers with the Ear Training One Note Complete you should start working with the Ear Training Direct Application book and the Direct Application CDs. This will help you to start to apply your new skills to real music.
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.