Ear training skills: rhythm recognition

Ear training skills: rhythm recognition

This is the first part of a series of posts dedicated to each of the major ear training concepts. My intention is to briefly describe each skill, identify what it is good for, and give you some advice on how to develop it. Let’s begin with rhythm recognition. Rhythm...
What to look for in an ear training method?

What to look for in an ear training method?

In the previous post, I discussed the various ear training approaches and their benefits and faults.  Now, I’d like to elaborate a bit about some of the criteria I used to evaluate them.  By the way, the criteria below is not just applicable to ear training.  I’ll use...
Ear training options

Ear training options

We briefly introduced ear training in the previous post.  Now, I’d like to talk about the different methods you can use to develop your ear. Teachers Many young students are first introduced to ear training by their music teachers. Good teachers are able to...
What is ear training?

What is ear training?

Ear training, also known as aural training, is an essential part of music education.  Unfortunately it is often ignored by students who focus on developing technical instrument skills or simply playing music. This attitude is especially common among amateur musicians,...

Welcome

Welcome to the new earteacher.com website!  We initially launched this website over two years ago as a placeholder for our product concept, Ear Teacher.  At the time, Ear Teacher was still more an idea than a product.  We knew that we wanted to create better music...