Ear Training
I can’t use Justin Guitar Ear Training app as it is built for an older version of Android then I have.
I found this site which seems useful. You can set up the program to test you on random intervals of your own choice.
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Toned Ear is definitely a tool of have in your toolbox. Opps. That’s actually Toned Ear! (laughs) My bad!
Here is a video of what would be a Ear Training Grade 3 quiz set up for P1 M2 M3 P4 P5 and Octave. This video has a ‘fixed root’ but you can change it to random.
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I’m currently working on the MT 404 Jumbled Triad Analysis Worksheet
Justin give you this information to help you unjumble the letter combinations into known “triads letter groups.”
as well as this on the worksheet itself:
Let’s make the assumption that you wish to do this outside of the exercise. You would like to figure out those basic “triad letter groups” in the Inversion analysis info in the pictures above.
Here’s a quick and dirty way to do it on a piece of paper.
Write
A C E
Now write the alphabet down from there. You’ll end up with this:
See the pattern? That took about 30 seconds and now you have that information in front of you instead of trying to work it out in your head.
Now - I’m off to do the exercise. Just wanted to share that.
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Listening to the Grade 3 Ear Training video for the Sixth Interval, this melody came to mind which is very familiar to me, and for me at least, is a good Sixth Interval reference melody.
Also it was the first time I actually saw a chord as an interval. The E shape has an interval pattern of R-4-6 as does E Major. Interesting.
Seventh Interval Ear Training
Take On Me by A-ba.
I’m sure the red notes are accurate for the first three lines of the chorus after listening to the song on YouTube. But I don’t understand why the intervals are what they are? I guess I’ll figure that out in a year or so. Right now I can play that entire scale from Fret 1 to Fret 14 hitting all the notes in the chorus as I go by them. That last 3 - 7 - 1 is relatively (if referencing the “3” as a root relative to the 7 and 1) then that a 1 - 5 - b6.
Anyway. Posting this here for future reference. I’m confused but that’s good. Being confused drives me to think. Anyway the first three notes are Root - Seventh - Octave.
If nothing else this has been great “Play What You Hear” practice and then map it.
I’m working on Grade 2 Mod 8. What a neat selection of chords.
And, I’m actually accomplishing a number of things.
- Learning some new chords
- Learning new fingerings
- Reinforcing my knowledge of triad construction, intervals, and scales PMT 1- 4.
- Working out the notes in these new chords, e.g.:
Gmaj
Cadd9
Dsus4
A7sus4
Emin7 - Finding the notes on the fretboard by memory and checking out my guess at chord construction.
- Using this site to verify that my chord construction is correct which is more efficient than bombarding the forum with question (and less bothersome as well).
Example chord check for A7sus4:
A7sus4 Guitar Chord | A dominant seventh suspended fourth
Slow progress is slow as molasses - but? I AM really learning, being challenged, and enjoying the ride. Yeah, Module 8 is fun. As far as playing goes (I guess that is the actual objective to this module), yeah, no problems. I’m hitting the chords cleanly and having fun playing around with the chord combination with in the key. And experimenting. Getting some really nice sounds! 
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Productive day today. Almost 4 hours. Spent an hour on ear training. Fun.
I start with Maj 2nd, Maj 3th, P4, P5, Maj 6th, and Maj 7th. If you progress and get things correct the programs begins adding other intervals. In this case Min 2nd, Min 3th, and Tritones. Good stuff. Now I’m going to give my cat some attention before he dances on my keyboard. 
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Hey Daniel
Enjoying reading your journey into music theory as it relates to guitar. Making discoveries, getting confused, making more discoveries - its a fascinating, and highly beneficial path to travel. The ‘elegance’ of it all hooked me from the very beginning, about 3 years ago.
You will continually reap the rewards down the track as your knowledge and guitar competency progressively move closer together. In many ways, you start to become your own teacher, which can be a powerful thing I reckon.
All the best.
Cheers, Shane
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Ear Training exercise for the day. Not bad. Think I’ll shoot for the Ear Training Grade 3 Quiz today. Here goes.
100% Yea!
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I’ve got a new game for tomorrow’s Ear Training (finished the entire course today so now I’m winging it).
Call it Hear It - Say It - Play it. My first stab at it will be like this.
Using this app as my tool (linked above somewhere too)
The app options are set initially to “Fixed Key” and all the Major intervals.
Then:
Hear the Root note and interval.
Say the Root note and play the correct interval.
Name the Interval (later - name the interval and the note, but I ain’t there yet)
After a few minutes of that, turn off “Fixed Key” and go with random keys.
I’ll video the fun tomorrow.
Four days late
Oct 29 - Video may be coming tomorrow.
I’ve had a minor handicap to my playing and homework. The little dude (Gwaat) has both feline AIDS and feline leukemia. I feed him well, give him supplements, and provide all the love he wants. If it impinges on my guitar training? So be it. He’ll be lucky if he’s around this time next year. Hell, I might be lucky to around this time next year (laughs).
He’s a needy little fellow and I indulge him. With that - so much for practice tonight. Movie (or book) time.
Tonight
Saturday
Last week
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Hi Daniel, I’m sorry to hear about Gwaat. He’s very cute! One of our cats is an orange tabby like Gwaat. I understand the priority that cats deserve 
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Such a cute little furry fellow 
He looks so relaxed and comfortable. Surely he likes his home and feels that somebody cares and looks after him well 
Maybe he’ll even enjoy some guitar playing. 
Take very good care of him.
Oh, I’m sure you will 
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Busy afternoon. Been at it for 4 hours. May spend another 4 hours at it.
I’ve got a choice: Tune into internet and watch the horrors of man’s inhumanity toward man - or - practice guitar.
Yeah. Exactly. Guitar it is.
In Grade 2 Mod 8 we were introduced to new chords and new songs.
When I began the Module and started playing the chords, I immediately came up with a tune. “Snappy tune,” I think to myself. I should make it into a song.
Today I found the song was already made. Wonderwall. So it’s been a Wonderwall afternoon. Pleasant.
These are notes for myself as I learn the song and baseline what I learn. i really like this song. 
Strumming Pattern Part 1
Chord Progression Part 1
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Practice is sounding good, Daniel.
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