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    The document provides a guide to ear training with 17 steps that start with identifying single white notes on an instrument and progress to more advanced skills like working out entire songs by ear. The steps include clapping rhythms, singing melodies, identifying higher and lower notes, listening to backing tracks to hear instruments and notes played, introducing black notes, and working to identify sounds, melodies, scales, chords, and entire songs without references. The guide gradually increases difficulty and skills over its 17 steps.

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    A basic plan to Train your Ear.

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    The document provides a guide to ear training with 17 steps that start with identifying single white notes on an instrument and progress to more advanced skills like working out entire songs by ear. The steps include clapping rhythms, singing melodies, identifying higher and lower notes, listening to backing tracks to hear instruments and notes played, introducing black notes, and working to identify sounds, melodies, scales, chords, and entire songs without references. The guide gradually increases difficulty and skills over its 17 steps.

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    Ear Training Guide

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    Steven Swift
    The document provides a guide to ear training with 17 steps that start with identifying single white notes on an instrument and progress to more advanced skills like working out entire songs by ear. The steps include clapping rhythms, singing melodies, identifying higher and lower notes, listening to backing tracks to hear instruments and notes played, introducing black notes, and working to identify sounds, melodies, scales, chords, and entire songs without references. The guide gradually increases difficulty and skills over its 17 steps.

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    Guide to ear training

    1. Using single white notes. Use instrument as a reference to find randomly selected notes.

    2. Using single white notes try and guess the note by using the previous note as a reference.

    3. Start clapping rhythms found in backing tracks or songs.

    4. Try and sing or hum along to melodies and songs.

    5. Identify whether notes are going lower or higher.

    6. Listen to backing tracks or songs to hear how many instruments are playing.

    7. Listen to backing tracks or songs to hear how many notes are being played.

    8. Introduce black notes to include Sharps and Flats.

    9. Start to identify sounds and distances by ear.

    10. Using a backing track or song, try and work out the scale.

    11. Using a backing track or song, try and work out the melody line.

    12. Using a backing track or song, try and work out the chords.

    13. Start identifying distances and notes with no reference.

    14. Identify chord shapes and sounds by ear e.g. major, minor etc…

    15. Identify scales and patterns by ear.

    16. Gradually increase the difficulty of songs to include faster parts and more chords.

    17. Work out an entire song by ear 100% note for note.

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