Busy Bards Ear Training

I’m super glad you see the value in ear training! Scales, modes, solfege, chords, etc are all excellent things to practice, especially on the road! But…if you take the wrong path, you could end up in danger of colossally wasting your time. I don’t want that to happen to you.

In this episode of “A Nuclear Survivor’s Guide to Music”:

(00:00:00) Our hero leaves work for the day and decides what podcast to listen to.

(00:02:05) Our hero decides to listen to “Busy Bards Ear Training” Again!

(00:03:44) The Host Introduces the “Ear Training IceBerg”

(00:06:15) Common Goal that wastes time: “I want to hear a song once and play it perfectly by ear like those tiktoks!”

(00:08:50) Common Goal that wastes time: “I want perfect pitch, so I can finally learn songs SUPER fast.”

(00:12:00) The realities of perfect pitch, and why you don’t need to stress about it.

(00:14:55) You can’t get perfect pitch / learn songs instantly by ear…If you can’t just learn songs by ear..at a normal pace.

(00:18:48) You’ll have a much easier time learning OTHER songs by ear, if you know how to compose, improvise, and arrange your OWN music.

(00:23:15) You can’t compose, improvise, or arrange your own music, if you don’t understand the EASIEST 20% of music theory.

(00:25:38) You can’t have a solid foundation of music theory, if you can’t even listen to WHAT makes you like a song.

(00:28:12) You can’t have an inquisitive ear, without hearing chord and melody interaction.

(00:30:38) You can’t hear chord melody, without being able to hear chords individually. Especially chord functions.

(00:32:20) You can’t use the functions of chords without briefly understanding the construction and intervals of chords.

(00:33:53) You can’t understand chords without understanding tension vs comfort (release). Which is not the same as consonance vs. Dissonance.

(00:36:15) Can’t understand chords without having a solid foundation of melody: the most recognizable part of music.

(00:37:44) You can’t make melodies if you don’t have a solid memory of scale degrees and the raw materials of the major scale.

(00:39:00) You won’t get too far with hearing scale degrees by ear if you can’t trace if the melody is ascending and descending.

(00:39:35) But you can’t melody trace, if you can’t even figure out the tonal center of the song by ear.

(00:41:05) Which you can’t do…if you can’t even learn by trial and error.

(00:42:32) You can’t even bother with ear training to pitches, if you can’t even repeat a rhythm.

(00:43:52) You can’t develop a sense of rhythm, if you can’t find and stay connected to the central beat of a song.

(00:44:55) Re-cap and Summary of the entire Ear Training Episode.

(00:48:25) We return to the perspective of our hero…you. Driving home. But…What was that flash?

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You like music. And you’re probably listening to this during your commute to your work that destroys your ability to practice. But what would you do if the fabric of society collapsed tomorrow? Everyone dreams about how they’d survive with food, supplies, guns…but have you ever prepared for the number one killer: boredom?

Well, you’re lucky to tune in to the first season of Busy Bard’s Ear Training: The podcast for busy musicians with their hands full, but their ears free. 20% of music theory will lead to 80% of the music you hear. This podcast will make you REALLY good at that 80%. However, before we can regularly practice ear training to scales, melodies, chords, solfege, harmony, etc…

We should probably what that 20% of music theory is in the first place!

Come follow the tale of a busy musician (you), who survives nuclear disaster, only to find out that they’re the only person who can cure the plague of boredom in their survival commune.

In this episode you’ll:

Chapters:

(00:00:00) Our adventure begins..with the dreaded alarm clock.

(00:02:15) Theme

(00:02:48) How my Values = your Results

(00:04:36) Goals of Season 1: “A Nuclear Survivor’s Guide…”

(00:06:32) Season 2: Applied Music Theory and Ear Training

(00:09:25) Back to the Story, our hero goes to work. Sigh.

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Are you a someone with an increasingly dusty instrument? Or your neighbors complained about your “shower voice”? Or you joined local theater to find a lass, only to find out your tone sucks ass?

Is work, chores, and family time taking up too much of your practice time?

Wouldn’t you love the super-power of turning generic radio songs into full-fledged music lessons for you to transfer to your own style?

Welcome to “Busy Bards Ear Training”!

The show for busy musicians with their hands full, but their ears free. Join Tony Morse as he shares with you his method of getting musical practice, even while working a 10 hour work day. Learn the 20% of music theory that will let you create 80% of the music you’ll ever make.

Beginners and Intermediates will LOVE season 1 of the show: “A Nuclear Survivor’s Guide to Music”. Why learn music theory in a boring way….when you can learn how to use music to save an entire a survival commune from boredom-induced-insanity?

In season 1, you’ll learn…

But most importantly….you’ll be perfectly equipped for when the podcast changes structures this summer!

This summer, join Busy Bards Ear Training for Weekly, APPLIED ear training.Don’t just memorize sounds for the sake of it. Let’s learn how to HEAR the elements of music, so we can actually CREATE with it.

Start for free, and stay tuned for the membership program for extra weekly exercises!

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