Sight-Singing and Ear Training
If you are a beginner musician who has only ever played music casually, you may not think it’s necessary to learn to sight-sing....
What are chord inversions and how to identify them by ear?
Chord inversions are a fantastic way to expand our musical choices and breathe new life into commonly used chord progressions. Whether you’re...
Ear Training Exercises for Beginners - Common Mistakes
As a beginner, it can be daunting to try and figure out how to improve your skills as a musician. There are so many different things to...
How to Play Piano by Ear
Whether you’re just beginning to learn piano, or you’ve been playing the instrument for years, learning how to play piano by ear can...
Solfege-Based Ear Training - Why Does It Work?
Anyone who has ever heard the song “Do-Re-Mi” from The Sound of Music has heard solfeggio. Even if you haven’t seen the movie,...
How to train your ear to recognize notes?
At some point in time, most musicians will realize that knowing how to recognize notes by ear is an extremely important skill to have. If...
Ear Training and Tone Deafness
Quite a few people think that their main obstacle to developing musical skills is tone deafness. This catch-all phrase is often used to describe a...
How to Play Guitar by Ear?
We all know about those god-like guitar players that can let what’s in their mind flow through their fingertips. How do they get to that...
Musicality Definition – What is Musicality in Music?
To understand what musicality is, it helps to be able to recognize it in action. Everybody has that one friend who can come up with amazing...
What is a Time Signature in Music?
In western music time signatures are the foundation for expressing rhythm. They give musicians the necessary information to know how many beats fit...
