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Intervals: The Building Blocks Of Music

sales@smartchoicewebsolutions.com — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The relationship between two notes is called an "interval" and they are the most basic building block for what we call music. I firmly believe that a comprehensive understanding of intervals is a necessity to improving as a musician, songwriter, composer, and singer. It's also invaluable for improving upon one's appreciation for music.

What Are The Intervals?

Perfect Unison (ie the same note played with itself. An example would be on a guitar where you can p [...]

The importance of Ear Training

sales@smartchoicewebsolutions.com — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

How can you know what note to play on your guitar or piano if you cannot properly hear music? How can you know what note to sing if you don't even know what key the song you are singing is in?

Ear training is immeasurably important for both singers & musicians (and doubly so for those who are both singers & musicians!) You must have a good sense of relative pitch to be a good musician or singer. And also it should go without mentioning that it is paramount to being a good [...]

Perfect Pitch Ear Training

sales@smartchoicewebsolutions.com — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

In the past it was believed that only people like Mozart & Beethoven had perfect pitch and that the ability was beyond the grasps of most "normal" people. Of course like many other ideas from the past (like "the world is flat" & "the world is the center of the universe") it is now known that is not the case. Almost anyone can develop this skill with the right training methods.

Relative pitch ear training has long been a part of most musician's lives. What is relative pitc [...]