Ear Training: One Note Complete Method - Softcover

Arnold, Bruce E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890944475 ISBN 13: 9781890944476

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2001

Synopsis

Ear Training One Note Complete is our most popular Ear Training Product. This version contains three physical CDs. You could save yourself a bundle by purchasing a digital download of this product at muse-eek.com but some people want CDs so please read on to find out about this different type of ear training.

The idea of hearing sound based on a key center as opposed to an interval really began a revolution in the way musicians perceive sound. Most seasoned musicians hear this way naturally after years of playing but with Ear Training One Note a student can fast forward their learning so that they can experience 30 years of ear training in a fraction of the time.

A complete transformation of musical perception with this ear training concept.

Hearing within a key center

If you are just becoming aware of the this idea of hearing within a key center let's look at a little history of ear training for musicians. The Interval method of Ear Training has been taught in music schools for literally hundreds of years and rarely been questioned. This method is based on hearing the distance between each note with no regard to a key center. The problem with this approach is pretty simple. If you are just strictly just using intervals for ear training you will develop a host of problems.

A detailed discussion

There is a detailed discussion of interval vs. key center ear training at our website muse-eek.com if you wish to read further on this.

The essence of this a key center; method.

By learning the sound of all 12 notes within a key center you develop a completely different way of approaching ear training. With the key center method if you hear the note E played in the key of C, you are not thinking that the note is four half steps above the root or in some interval relationship to any other note your are recognizing the sound of a 3rd because you have memorized that sound within a key center.

Ear Training One Note Series teaches you the key center process.

By working with the audio files over time, you gain the ability to recognize the sound of all 12 notes with a key center. For some students this will be a quick and painless rebooting of the way they hear sound. For others it can be a frustrating path with many possible pitfalls. But the author is there to help you all you have to do is email him and he will help you.

Ear Training is a two pronged process.

You need to work on identifying sound as you hear it from an external source as well as the sounds you hear in your head when you are improvising or composing. With this in mind we have created a whole series of books that develop these two aspects of ear training. They basically boil down to listening exercises and singing exercises.

Listening and Singing exercises.

Listening exercises teach you to identify the sounds from external sources such as another band member or a song that you are hearing on your MP3 player. Singing exercises help you identify the sounds you hear inside you when you are singing, improvising or composing. You need both sides of ear training to become a great musician. The good news is they complement each other so the more you work on one, the more it will the help the other.

Because musicians are coming to this ear training with such diverse backgrounds and abilities over the years we have created 3 levels Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced. Ear Training One Note Complete has all 3. You can also buy the individual books but it costs a lot more. Again are recommendation is get the digital download and use an MP3 player.

About this title

About the Author

Guitarist Bruce Arnold has developed an extensive reputation as a composer educator and guitar virtuoso. He has created a unique signature sound that stems from his combination of jazz techniques and 20th Century compositional methods. He has played with such diverse musicians as Stuart Hamm, Peter Erskine, Joe Pass, Joe Lovano, Randy Brecker, Stanley Clarke, the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Arnold is also deeply devoted to music education and had written more than 100 books on music instruction. Mr. Arnold currently teaches at Princeton University. He has also taught at some of the most prestigious music schools in America, including the New England Conservatory of Music, Dartmouth College, Berklee College of Music, New School University, and City College of New York and NYU.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1890944475
• ISBN 13: 9781890944476
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 50