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Subject: Help with Ear Training From: NicoleC Date: 10 Jan 02 - 02:51 PM I've always had a very good ear, but now I've played so many slightly-wrong notes of the fiddle and can't tell what's right anymore! My ear is rapidly going downhill. Does anyone have any tips, tricks, etc. to help bring it bavk on track without resorting to expensive ear training software and programs? |
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Subject: RE: Help with Ear Training From: Mary in Kentucky Date: 10 Jan 02 - 02:58 PM Nicole, last month Mark mentioned a site in this thread which you may find helpful in ear training. |
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Subject: RE: Help with Ear Training From: NicoleC Date: 10 Jan 02 - 04:06 PM Hey, I did a search and never saw this thread in the results! I must be losing it in my old age :) Thanks, it looks great. |
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Subject: RE: Help with Ear Training From: GUEST,Mark Clark (via public proxy) Date: 10 Jan 02 - 07:10 PM Hi Nicole. Playing “slightly-wrong” notes probably means you could use some hand-setting exercises. There is a well known book of violin studies by a man named Galamian—assuming I have the spelling right. I don't know whether the book is still in print but it contained some hand-setting exercises to use each time you practice (or perform) and before playing anything else. The exercises use a lot of octaves and fifths going across strings so that any inaccuracy is very obvious. After working through the exercises for a few minutes, you are ready to play other things confident that your intonation will be correct. I used to have a copy of the book but I may have given it to my daughter. If I can locate it, I'll try to put some of the exercises into ABC format. Don't hold your breath though. <g> - Mark |
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Subject: RE: Help with Ear Training From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 11 Jan 02 - 02:16 PM I always wished I could learn to wiggle them meself, but if the skill's not in you you'll never learn.
They say that about fiddle playing too. And I haven't got that skill either. As the man said, I'd give my right arm to be able to play the fiddle.
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Subject: RE: Help with Ear Training From: Mrrzy Date: 11 Jan 02 - 02:31 PM I've been working on this, since my kid got a toy piano (about three octaves) - I've put it in the bathroom, and whenever I'm sitting, I'm working on figuring out where a tune I know, goes. It's been fun and in about 2 weeks I'm already markedly better and getting that all-important first note right. I can now plinkyplink along with a lot of songs! Not a help to get you BACK your ear, but might help somebody else trying to develop one... |
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