Contemporary Eartraining – Level One: A Modern Approach to Help You Hear & Transcribe Melodies, Rhythms, Intervals, Bass Lines and Cho
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(Piano). Eartraining is a vital (and sometimes neglected) skill that enables musicians to “hear ahead” in their playing and writing. These unique, modern courses have been used by hundreds of students (from beginners to working pros) at the acclaimed Grove School of Music in Los Angeles. These methods use SOLFEG (the syllables Do, Re, Mi, etc.) to apply the techniques within a key-center based “relative pitch” framework. Level One works on hearing and transcribing melodies, rhythms, intervals and bass lines and moves on to identify triads and simple progressions. Level Two covers hearing and transcribing triad and four-part chord progressions, key changes, chromatic tones, modal scales, and combining melodic and harmonic dictation.
ASIN : B001NCE4DI
Publisher : Hal Leonard (August 1, 1998)
Publication date : August 1, 1998
Language : English
File size : 4466 KB
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Print length : 232 pages
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Steven Graigner –
Quality, Clarity and Musicality
Excellent book. I have made more progress with ear training with this book than any other approach. I am a bit challenged in this area so have tried a few. Using solfege (and putting in the time till it becomes pretty automatic) and an understanding of the active to resting tendencies of the intervals and chords has really helped. This book is well organized and progresses in steps I have found quite achievable. The cd’s are essential to the learning process or you can download the mp3 files from the author’s website (for a charge). I find Mark Harrison’s books expensive considering the amount of text there is, but you are getting clarity and the musical essentials pared down to the essence. A few years ago I thought I was tone deaf and I couldn’t work out tunes by ear but now I am figuring out basic melodies and harmonies. I think this is a crucial skill for a musician, especially for improvising with others. I believe this book has helped me to to perceive more of what I am hearing. The cd’s are fine and are organized effeciently. I don’t write many reviews, but am writing this one out of a sense of gratitude to the author and to balance some of the other reviews which have not rated the book as highly as I believe it deserves. Looking forward to getting to level two, but have gone over this one a few times to get it really integrated in my perception.
Gary –
Good book
Well-organized, sequenced, spiraling instruction. However, there are several weaknesses in the audio CD:1) The verbal introductions on each track are superfluous and become distracting when listened to repeatedly.2) Multiple questions are presented on each track. When exercises are repeated, one’s memory of the sequence of questions interferes with learning. The best ear training CD’s (Bruce Arnold’s, for example) have one track per question. This makes it possible to hear the questions in random order using the shuffle function on one’s audio player.3) Sound levels (volume) on the tracks vary – normal levels on some tracks and soft (almost inaudible) on other tracks. Shameful production.
leah –
not worth the $
I do not recommend this to absolute beginners like myself. First, the book recommends an accompanying cd/cassette sold separately on its website, which I thought was deceiving. Second, I do not have sufficient music theory background to comprehend the instruction past chapter one. Or perhaps it is just written ambiguously, I’m still trying to figure that one out.
ron Khun –
Two Stars
THIS IS FOR TEXT BOOK ONLY
the Professor 7 –
Read Before Buying
After purchasing many of Mark Harrison’s excellent books I thought I’d found the perfect resource for walking me through the ear training process. I am a complete beginner when it comes to ear training, so I purchased both the book and the accompanying .mp3 files and waited anxiously for my order to arrive.When I opened the book, I immediately knew something was wrong. There is no explanatory text in this book! There is no narrative that describes what’s going to be taught, or the process that will be used to train my ears.Instead, the book contains a series of exercises with very little explanation. In fact there isn’t a word as to WHY you’re performing these exercises or WHAT they intend to acheive.I contacted Mark Harrison via email and he informed me this book is meant to accompany a student being taught ear training by an instructor and was used as a textbook in the Grove School of Music. What a disappointment!If you’re attending an ear training class or have an instructor this book will be of value to you as an exercise book, but there are no lessons or explanations to be found here. If you’re a beginner like me and you’re looking for a easy to follow text that will guide you through the ear training process… this is not the right book for you.
Muse –
NO CDs
Where’s the CDs that are supposed to come with the book (as declared on page vi in the book)?Books for levels one & two have CD sets that cost $40 & $30 respectively when accessing the Harrison Music website.Rip-off. The books are incomplete without the CDs.Waste of money.