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Ear Training With White Noise

February 28, 2009 By Graham English

Here's an ear training game I've been playing using white noise. Watch on YouTube Ear Training With White Noise by Graham English Watch on Vimeo Ear Training With White Noise by Graham English Watch on Viddler Ear Training With White … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Video Tagged With: Ear Training, ES2, games, Logic, Logic Pro, Logic Studio, tips, tutorials, white noise

Always Be Training Your Ears

July 30, 2008 By Graham English

If you hear some music and don't know what it is, figure it out immediately. The next time you hear the same chord progression, melodic structure, or rhythm, you'll probably know what it is. It's usually as simple as that, and not unlike looking up a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Ear Training, listening practice, Music Education, musical vocabulary, skills

Five Auditory Illusions

February 23, 2008 By Graham English

I've talked about the Shepard Tone before but NewScientist has just posted five great auditory illusions. The virtual barber shop is fun! You'll need headphones. I remember experiencing something like this at Disney World as a kid. Phantom … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: audio illusions, Ear Training, illusions, Music Theory, MusicHacks, Shepard tone

The Best Of Graham English 2007

December 24, 2007 By Graham English

It's time for my yearly reflections and celebrations. By far the most popular and most controversial post of 2007 was The Zen Of Attraction. I'm surprised at the attention it received because I wrote it as an aside. Some people loved it and some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestream, Prose Tagged With: 2007, Adium, Apple, AppleScript, attraction, automation, Blogging, community, controversy, Ear Training, Facebook, fun, Growl, GTD, hacks, humor, iChat, ILP, IM, iPhone, Last.fm, lyric writing, Mac, MacBook Pro, Music Theory, OSX, podcasting, productivity, Quicksilver, relationships, Skype, social networking, Songwriting, Stumbleupon, Twitter, Wordpress, zen

Absolute Pitch University Begins October 15th

October 8, 2007 By Graham English

Mark your calendars. 12 weeks of intense "Music Hacking" begins on October 15th. Visit Absolute Pitch University for all the details. But you must do it fast because seats are strictly limited. Sometimes, all it takes is a little hands-on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Seminars Tagged With: Absolute Pitch University, Ear Training, modeling, music, MusicHacks, NLP, TeleClinics, teleseminars, TeleSeries

Solo Transcriptions: Mini Mama Alto Sax Solo

September 11, 2007 By Graham English

Joe Zawinul died today. He was 75. He had been in the hospital for a month suffering from a rare form of skin cancer. You can find out more about his life and music at his official site and on Wikipedia. His music will be missed but never … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Cannonball Adderley, Ear Training, Joe Zawinul, sax solos, solo transcriptions, solos, transcribing, transcriptions

Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 08-20-07

August 20, 2007 By Graham English

Topics covered: The pleasure of finding things out, Richard Feynman, Dr. Kurt Fischer, dynamic skill theory, developmental levels, adult learning, ear training, and much more... Download: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 08-20-07 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast, Audio, Music Education Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, abstract, adult learning, development, discovery, Ear Training, education, goals, Harvard, Kurt Fischer, learning, learning absolute pitch, motivation, peak performance, perfect pitch, Practice, relative pitch, Richard Feynman, skill theory, skills, values, wonder

Solo Transcriptions: Remember Synth Solo

May 24, 2007 By Graham English

I've got dozens and dozens of transcriptions that I've done over the years. Some of them have been formatted nicely using either Sibelius or Finale. The other day, as I was listening to the Bryan Adams Anthology, a synth solo caught my ear and I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Bryan Adams, Ear Training, solo transcriptions, solos, synth solos, transcribing, transcriptions

Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 04-27-07

April 27, 2007 By Graham English

Topics covered: Learning absolute pitch, your motives, absolute pitch disinformation, motivation to learn absolute pitch, and more. Download: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 04-27-07 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast, Audio, Music Education Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, aural acuity, Ear Training, goals, learning, learning absolute pitch, motivation, motives, perfect pitch, Practice, relative pitch

Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 04-09-07

April 9, 2007 By Graham English

Topics covered: Singing what you hear, the body/mind connection in music, exercises to improve your musicianship, and more. Download: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 04-09-07 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast, Audio, Music Education Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, Ear Training, emotions, exercises, feel, hearing, intervals, mind, Music Theory, perfect pitch, relative pitch, singing

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