Graham English

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Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 04-09-07

Topics covered: Singing what you hear, the body/mind connection in music, exercises to improve your musicianship, and more.

Is Your Ear Suspect?

If your ear can’t understand whatever it hears, then it’s suspect. Whatever the application — composing, songwriting, singing, playing the guitar, piano, or any other instrument — there is a logic to becoming a spontaneous musician. Your goal as a musician should be to get your musical intellect to the point where it becomes intuitive.

Why Singing What You Hear Is Important To Your Ear Training

Singing what you hear is an important part of improving your perception. Let’s look at it from a body/mind perspective.
Recognizing that C and F is a perfect fourth is a cognitive exercise. You have to think about it. Maybe only for a split-second, but you still have to translate your physical experience, a verb, into [...]

Will These Factors Hamper My Ability To Gain Absolute Pitch?

Kevin: I play bass in an orchestra (which is notorious for being a difficult instrument to play in tune), as well as sing in a chorus where my fellow tenors could be as much as, but not limited to, a half step flat on an given note. Will these factors hamper my ability to gain [...]