Ear Practice http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training Free Musical Ear Training Videos Sat, 22 May 2010 06:37:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lesson #4 – The key of C Major – Diatonic harmony http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/lesson-4-the-key-of-c-major-diatonic-harmony http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/lesson-4-the-key-of-c-major-diatonic-harmony#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 06:33:38 +0000 admin http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/?p=19 In this Ear Training video I discuss the concept of the Diatonic System in music: playing different chords all within the same key. To keep things simple I use the key of C Major. This video could be a good introduction to basic harmony on the piano. There is also a short quiz section where Geoff invites the viewer to identify the type of chord (Major, Minor, or Dominant 7th).

Filmed and co-produced by Marcus Emmanuel Barnes.


]]> http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/lesson-4-the-key-of-c-major-diatonic-harmony/feed 1 Lesson #3 – Intervals (Tritone and Major 3rd) http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/lesson-3-intervals-tritone-major-third http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/lesson-3-intervals-tritone-major-third#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:35:41 +0000 admin http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/?p=11 In this ear training video, Geoff Peters talks about musical intervals and introduces the concepts of the tritone (also known as augmented 4th or diminished 5th) and the major third.

There is a short Quiz section where Geoff invites the viewer to identify some intervals, and then Geoff performs an improvised blues piece.

This Ear Training video was produced by Marcus Emmanuel Barnes and Geoff Peters (a Birds in the House Production).

]]> http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/lesson-3-intervals-tritone-major-third/feed 0 Lesson #2 – Intervals (Perfect 5th and Minor 7th) http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/lesson-2-intervals http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/lesson-2-intervals#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:58:37 +0000 admin http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/?p=8 In this ear training video, Geoff Peters talks about the concept of “Intervals” in music and shows how to play a Perfect 5th and a Minor 7th on the piano.

There is a short Quiz section where Geoff invites the viewer to identify some intervals, and then Geoff finishes off the video with a performance of his original song “Wild Thing” (which makes use of the Minor 7th).

Wild Thing is a song that is inspired by the movie Where the Wild Things Are, and you can download the MP3 for it from Geoff’s website.

This Ear Training video was produced by Marcus Emmanuel Barnes and Geoff Peters.

]]> http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/lesson-2-intervals/feed 0 Lesson #1 – Identifying Chords http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/lesson-1-identifying-chords http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/lesson-1-identifying-chords#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:12:34 +0000 admin http://www.earpractice.com/ear-training/?p=5 Here’s the first video in the EarPractice.com “free ear training lesson series” by Geoff Peters and Marcus Emmanuel Barnes.

In this video, Geoff Peters plays various chords on the piano and invites the viewer to determine whether the chords are major, minor, or dominant seventh chords, as well as identify the key.

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