Relative Pitch in the Context of Workbooks

Relative Pitch in the Context of Workbooks

Q: What about relative pitch? Is that dealt with in the Ear Training One Note Complete or Contextual Ear Training?

A: Relative Pitch means relating one pitch to something else.
Two main types

• 1.  Ear Training based on intervals. (two notes play either  together or one after the other.  This type of Relative Pitch means judging the  distance between two note by memorizing the sound of an interval.  I’ve got a  real problem with this type of ear training which you can read about in the  beginning of  Ear Training One Note Complete.  I’ve put this download in your  member’s area.
• 2.  Relative Pitch can also be relating the sound of a  note to a key center.  I also call this type of ear training Contextual Ear Training.  In this ear training initially to learn it you create a key center via a chord progression, you hear a note and you guess the name of the note.  Sounds like an easy process but one of the reason there are so many FAQs is easy things can be misinterpreted and people will try to cheat to get better quicker when really what they are doing is creating bad habits.

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.