Ear Training for Jazz Musicians
- The ability to hear the form of the piece so that you do not get lost.
- The ability to recognize which instrument is playing what.
- The ability to hear intervals, chord qualities, scale qualities when listening to music.
- The ability to count rests.
- The ability to follow a chord progression.
- The ability to imitate short “licks” you hear in a solo.
- The ability to control your tone and dynamics in relationship to what is going on around you in the band.
- The ability to practice solfege
- The ability to internally hear and then execute beautiful tonal balance and articulations.
- The ability to remember songs. This is closely aligned with music theory.
- The ability to hold a tempo steady in the middle of a performance.