Ear Training for Classical Musicians

Ear training gives you the ability to conceptualise what you hear, nothing more. There are countless phone apps, YouTube videos, and social media hustlers, and books promising results in short order. Unless you are in possession of perfect pitch and deep prior experiences listening to music, this will take some time. I am 48 years in. I am still working on it.


Ear Training for Classical Musicians

1. The ability to hear a cadence in a recorded or live performance.
2. The ability to distinguish dynamic shading.
3. The ability to hear intervals, chord qualities, scale qualities when listening to music.
4. The ability to internally hear and then execute with poise and beautiful tonal balance and articulations.
5. The ability to remember repertoire.
6. The ability to sing in pitch
7. The ability to practice solfege
8. The ability to internally hear tempo and manipulate it for dramatic effect.
9. The ability to place your part in the ensemble
10. The ability to correctly hear the tempo before you start.

If I can help you, call me.

​David Story