Ear Training Fundamentals

Practice identifying whether the second note is higher or lower by singing two notes and listening for the pitch rise or fall, building ear training and play by ear skills.

Develop your ear training fundamentals with lesson 2's two-note quiz, a brief interactive exercise that reinforces recognizing two musical notes by ear.

Practice ear training by singing notes and identifying three- and five-note sequences, then pinpoint the starting pitch using solfege or note names. Focus on the first note.

Compare major and minor chords by listening to brightness and emotional cues, then hear a guided 20-chord exercise across root and inverted positions.

Explore major and minor chords by ear across guitar, ukulele, and vibraphone. Identify whether the chords are major or minor while listening to different instruments.

Learn to recognize major and minor chords by listening to progressions, label chord tones by scale degrees 1, 3, and 5 in close position, and connect harmony with melody.

Practice identifying major and minor four-note patterns built from scale degrees 1, 2, 3, and 5. Hear chords, determine the root, and match the pattern to the key.

Learn five-note patterns from the first five notes of the major scale, using numbers one through five across C, G, and B flat major, emphasizing the tonic and singing along.