Music Glossary: Ear Training Practice Drills and Apps category

Curate reference tracks by mix/tonal traits; train rapid A/B recognition. more

Use apps with spaced repetition & adaptive difficulty (e.g., Tenuto, Teoria). more

When transcribing, capture bass line/roots first, then guide tones, then melody. more

Imitate short sung phrases; focus on contour, rhythm, and resolution tones. more

Prepare bingo cards with common progressions; mark as you identify in songs. more

Randomly audition triad/seventh qualities; answer by ear before revealing. more

Practice hitting 3rds/7ths on strong beats while hearing underlying changes. more

Practice ascending/descending intervals in a fixed key daily; expand to random tonal centers. more

Sustain a tonic drone and sing/play scale degrees to internalize function and intonation. more

Apps/drills playing cadences into a key; identify degrees by function, not absolute pitch. more

Sing inner guide-tone lines (3rds/7ths) against a recorded progression to feel resolution. more

Associate intervals with famous tune openings; wean off landmarks as skill grows. more

Short loops slowed 50–70%; write, check, then speed up; emphasize motif recognition. more

Place clicks on upbeats/16th offbeats; record yourself and analyze drift and flam. more

Hear 2–6 note sequences and reproduce; builds short-term tonal memory. more

Metronome on 2 & 4; practice straight vs triplet feels, then polyrhythm cells (3:2, 4:3). more

Use modal drones and target characteristic tones (4 in Lydian, b7 in Mixolydian). more

Alternate movable-Do syllables with scale-degree numbers to cement both systems. more