Looking for Ear Training Course

Thunderchief · #1 10-29-2006, 01:36 PM

A couple weeks ago I ran across a website for an Ear Training course where the author was an instructor and developed the course for his students. He used an actual bass and started out by giving the student an area of the bass i.e. first string first 5 notes, then playing a note. Increased area of possibility on the neck as course progressed. Now I cant find anything like it.

I'd like to check it out and possibly use it as instructional reference material. Anybody have any suggestions as to what I might have been looking at and if so where to find it again.
Thanks

tommixx · #2 10-29-2006, 04:07 PM

Not sure about that exact one but I used this one (link at bottom) with great results years ago and it still works today...I have the Super Course with both perfect and relative Pitch (pricey but it works) and have used it to train the few students I have taken on over the years with excellent results as well! I recommend it...

http://www.perfectpitch.com/

Peace,

T

bassbmx · #3 10-29-2006, 04:56 PM

I've always been tempted to order the perfect pitch thing that's in the back of all the BP mags but it kinda seems a little dodgy.

tommixx · #4 10-29-2006, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bassbmx

I've always been tempted to order the perfect pitch thing that's in the back of all the BP mags but it kinda seems a little dodgy.

I have no affiliation with them at all and I studied this course years ago (originally only the Perfect Pitch Course and then bought the Super Course including the Relative pitch product on CD as my original course was on cassette!) I have used this in the course of my career and am known for having perfect pitch. I assure you I did not have this ability prior to this course but I feel that the ability is in most people, they just have to know how to get it out and this is where the course comes into play. I have had numerous students over the years that I have exposed to this that have had excellent results as well. I believe there is a money back guarantee if I am not mistaken. I will warn you though that to benefit from it you have to have the desire and the dedication to doing the work to achieve the results. I know a few people who merely listened to a few courses and said they did not get anything from it. The course has a LOT of material in it but the end result is amazing. I am always the guy that people ask to do their arrangements or look to for the changes when something is not written down for them. To me it is as simple as basic math just a different kind of math. Try it, give it an honest shake and I think you will be surprised.

Peace,

T

Jace The Bass · #5 10-29-2006, 10:12 PM

here's one www.good-ear.com and its free

GSRLessard14 · #6 10-30-2006, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jace The Bass

here's one www.good-ear.com and its free

thanks!

tjh · #7 10-30-2006, 08:29 AM

Tchief ... sounds to me like you are describing 'Complete Bass Guitar by Ear" by Mark Sternal ... also known as MJS Publlications ... I have no affiliation with this, other than having the CD ... I think I paid about 20 bucks on Ebay for it ...

thelibster · #8 10-30-2006, 09:20 AM

Sibelius Aurilia is a fantastic ear training program.

Cheers,

The Libster

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bassbmx · #9 10-30-2006, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by tommixx

I have no affiliation with them at all and I studied this course years ago (originally only the Perfect Pitch Course and then bought the Super Course including the Relative pitch product on CD as my original course was on cassette!) I have used this in the course of my career and am known for having perfect pitch. I assure you I did not have this ability prior to this course but I feel that the ability is in most people, they just have to know how to get it out and this is where the course comes into play. I have had numerous students over the years that I have exposed to this that have had excellent results as well. I believe there is a money back guarantee if I am not mistaken. I will warn you though that to benefit from it you have to have the desire and the dedication to doing the work to achieve the results. I know a few people who merely listened to a few courses and said they did not get anything from it. The course has a LOT of material in it but the end result is amazing. I am always the guy that people ask to do their arrangements or look to for the changes when something is not written down for them. To me it is as simple as basic math just a different kind of math. Try it, give it an honest shake and I think you will be surprised.

Peace,

T

I think I'll have to order it some time next year then. No worries about putting the time and effort in, I've decided to not return to my course next year because this year I've been left with very little time to play and for me there's very little in life that should ever come before my music. I could see the ear training as another step to being the best musician I can. Joe

ChiliPepper · #10 01-03-2007, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by bassbmx

I've always been tempted to order the perfect pitch thing that's in the back of all the BP mags but it kinda seems a little dodgy.

+ 1 has anyone else tried it besides tommixx ?

daffy · #11 01-03-2007, 04:02 PM

My favorite is the Gary Willis book/CD - "Ultimate ear training for Guitar and Bass"

Auralia is also very good.

PsionAxis · #12 01-03-2007, 04:07 PM

I know this might be a little bit cheesy but the MacGamut program is really effective with helping you to recognize chords, intervals, and any kind of dictation really well.

Trestles · #13 01-03-2007, 05:50 PM

I frequently use Ricci Adam's music theory course (http://musictheory.net/) at work. It's free and good for learning intervals.

Ear Master Pro (http://www.earmaster.com/) is another good tool. It is not free, but it's not expensive either.

Trestles

bassistpatrick · #14 01-03-2007, 06:19 PM

earmaster is great software!
if you want, you can download a free trial version on their site.

MarkTAW · #15 01-03-2007, 10:25 PM

The EarTraining.com Perfect Pitch thing is a tremendously long series - and when you get the perfect pitch discs they tell you that you have to get the relative pitch discs (at a limited time discount!!!!). Shady.

After listening to hours & hours & hours of material I got to the first exercise - play I V on your instrument of choice and sing "One Five One Five One Five" over it for 15 minutes a day for several weeks.

Uh yeah several hours of listening to the program to get "Play I V and sing along over & over for several weeks" from a program that's supposed to teach me perfect pitch by just listening and without doing any exercises on my own.

I never followed through, possibly to my detriment, but the boredom was overwhelming.

You know that long-winded ad in the back of music magazines? They're like that, but several discs worth and then you get a simplistic exercise like that? Yeah.