The topics are divided into main categories. Within each category separately, the topics in that particular category are given in an approximate order of their general difficulty.
in buttons are "topic numbers." When you click one of those buttons you will be brought to the Method and that topic will be started automatically.
The main categories are:
1) major or minor, 2) neither major nor minor , , ] 1) major or minor, 2) modal-less (missing a third) 1) major, 2) minor, 3) any type of 7 chord , , ]
Are the two chords made up of the same pitches -
Identify the type of chord given:
2 choices - 3 choices - 4 choices - 5 choices 7 choices - 8 choices 11 choices
Identify the type of chord to which all the melody notes belong, given
2 choices - 3 choices - 4 choices - 5 choices 7 choices - 8 choices 11 choices
Sing the Root-Note, Third and Fifth of the Major or Minor chord
Classify the chord heard as 1) in root position, or 2) in any inversion
Distinguish among chords that are in: root position, 1st inversion, 2nd inversion, 3rd inversion -
Match at the MIDI keyboard, note for note, triads and 4-note chords:
in root position - in first inversion - in second inversion -
Match a series of major or minor triads sharing a common note , , , ]
Match 4 note chords sharing middle c as their common bottom note
Match the triad heard (55 triads sharing middle c as their bottom note
Play any note that fulfills a certain role in the chord heard: root note third fifth seventh
Play the note that completes the (incomplete) chord that is heard -
What role is played by the targeted note of the chord heard -
Identify the type of Nine Chord (9 possible choices)
Map the rise and fall in pitch in 1 of 2 or more voices: 2 voices - , 3 voices: - 4 voices: -
Identify the intervals in 1 of 2 or more voices - - -
Identify intervals in all voice lines (only 1 or 2 notes per voice) -
Match notes in 1 voice from among 2 to 4 voices - - -
State the order of duration among 3 - 5 notes sounding in a row -
Stage 1: 3 chords per progression: identify degree of tonic scale on which each chord is built: the 1st and 3rd chords are I(i) chords: notes in chords must all be steps of tonic scale .. -
Stage 2: 3 chords per progression: identify degree of tonic scale on which each chord is built: 1st and 3rd chords are I(i) chords: 2nd chord can be either Major or Minor ............ - Stage 3: 3 chords per progression: identify degree of the scale on which the 2nd chord is built, and whether that scale step is altered (up or down): 1st & 3rd chords are I(i) chords -
Stage 4: 3 chords per progression: identify degree of the scale on which the 2nd chord is built, whether that scale step is altered (up or down), and what type of chord the 2nd chord is: the 1st and 3rd chords are I(i) chords .......... -
Stage 5: 4 chords per progression: identify degree of the scale on which each of the 4 chords is built: the 1st and 4th chords are I(i) chords: chords built only on regular scale steps -
Stage 6: 4 chords per progression: identify degree of the scale on which the 2nd and 3rd chord are built, and how those two degrees are altered (up and/or down): the 1st and 4th chords are I(i) chords .................................... -
Stage 7: 4 chords per progression: identify degree of the scale on which the 2nd and 3rd chord are built, and if, and how, those two degrees are altered (up and/or down): the 1st and 4th chords are I(i) chords ............................ -
Stage 8: 4 chords per progression: identify degree of the scale on which each of the 4 chords is built: the 1st chord only is a I(i) chord: .......................................... -
Stage 9: 4 chords per progression: identify degree of the scale on which each of the 4 chords is built (the 2nd through 4th chord may be built on regular or altered scale steps): the 1st chord only is a I(i) chord: ........................... -
Stage 10: 3 chords per progression, the second chord is a 7-chord: identify the degree of the scale on which each chord is built: the 1st and 3rd chords are I(i) chords ............ -
Stage 11: 4 chords per progression: only the first is a I(i) chord: chords may be 7 chords: chords may be built on altered scale degrees: identify the degree of the scale on which each of the 4 chords is built ............................ -
Identify the direction and degree of Root Note motion between Chords -
Identify the tone of embellishment
Distinguish between an interval and its transposition over the octave (EG. the minor second versus the minor ninth) -
Is or isn't the interval heard the target interval -
Classify the interval heard as some kind of: 2nd, 3rd, 6th or 7th
Identify a single interval given:
2 choices - 3 or 4 choices - 6 choices - 10 choices - 20 choices
Distinguish between an interval and its inversion -
Identify intervals greater than 1 octave and less than 4 octaves -
Identify each interval in a series of intervals -
Identify the interval between 2 of the notes in a triad -
Identify the intervals between all the adjacently pitched voices in a triad or 4-note chord that is in:
root position - first inversion - second inversion -
Which is the widest of from 2 to 4 intervals , , , ]
What is the order of width among 3 or 4 intervals , , ]
Classify the interval heard as some kind of: 2nd, 3rd, 6th or 7th
Identify a single interval given:
2 choices - , - 3 or 4 choices - 6 choices - 10 choices - 20 choices
Identify intervals greater than 1 octave and less than 4 octaves -
Identify each interval in a series of intervals -
Identify a series of intervals in a melody of 3 - 6 notes , , , , ]
Identify the intervals between consecutive notes in all of from 2 to 4 simultaneously sounding voices:
only 1 voice changes pitch at any one time - notes in different voices change pitch at the same time -
Identify the intervals between consecutive notes in one of from 2 to 4 simultaneously sounding voices - -
Which is the widest of 2 - 4 intervals , , , ]
What is the order of width among 3 - 4 intervals , , ]
Match 2 notes; common interval between the 2 notes in each question and be- tween the 2nd note in one question and the 1st note in the next question
Match a series of intervals in a melody of 3 - 6 notes , , , , ]
Identify which steps of a scale are sounded (1 to 5 notes in a row) -
Match 1 - 4 notes from a one octave segment of a C Major or C Minor scale -
(see also under the heading of Intervals (notes sounding one after the other)
Which is the higher in pitch of two notes ,
Keyboard practice (for users with no prior experience playing a keyboard instrument) , , ]
Sing a note of the same pitch as the note heard
How many notes have sounded one after the other -
Which is higher in pitch, the first or last of 3 to 7 notes
Which is the highest in pitch of 3 to 5 notes sounding in a row -
How many notes have sounded, given that one note need not have stopped sounding before another note begins
How many notes are sounding together -
Match the pitch of the note heard:
-given its note name but not in what octave range it is sounding -given a lowest possible and highest possible pitch -from a one octave range having middle c as the lowest possible note -given a gradually expanding pitch range from which to choose -with a gradually decreasing tolerance for error (I.E. absolute pitch)
Identify the pitch of the note heard by assigning it a number (or "note index")
Sing one of the notes from among 2 to 5 notes sounding in a row
How many octaves are there between the 2 notes:
that sound together - that sound 1 then the other -
In what octave range is the note sounding
Sing an Interval after hearing just one note of the Interval -
Ways of singling out one note from among 2 to 4 notes sounding tog. -
Sing a Triad after hearing just one note of the Triad -
Sing the Root-Note, or 3rd, or 5th, of the Major or Minor Chord
State the order of pitch among 3 to 5 notes sounding in a row -
Which voice contains the note that is 1st to start or last to stop -
State the order of pitch, from highest to lowest in which 2 to 4 notes:
begin to sound finish sounding
Map the rise and fall of pitches in a single voice line -
Map the rise and fall of pitches in one of from 2 to 4 simultaneously sounding voices - -
Sing one of from 2 to 4 notes sounding at the same time , , 811, 813, 815, 817, 819, 821, 823,
Match 2 notes given that:
each note bears 1 possible name
-notes sounding together -notes sounding one after the other
each note bears a different name from among 2 possible names
-notes sounding together - -notes sounding one after the other -
Match 2 notes given
each note bears a different name from among 3 possible names
-notes sounding together - -notes sounding one after the other -
Match 2 of 2 notes sounding one after the other, given that one of two notes is selected from a group of (1 to 6) known pitches - Match 1 or 2 of 2 notes sounding in a row; there may or may not be a common note among the notes in one question and the notes in the next question (within a single group of questions) -
Match from 1 to 4 notes sounding one after the other, given the lowest and highest possible pitch any note can have -
Match the higher pitched of 2 notes that are sounding together , , ]
Match one of 2 to 4 notes sounding together , , , , , , , , , ]
Do the corresponding notes of 2 melodies start together or not together
How many notes sound per beat -
Distinguish among various Meters
Are the two rhythmic patterns the same or different -
One measure of rhythmic dictation in various meters -
One measure of rhythmic dictations in various meters including rests -
(see also under DURATION)
(see also under MELODY, topics - and - )
How fast do the notes proceed (answer given in notes per minute)
NON EAR TRAINING Topics: (NOT PRESENTLY IMPLEMENTED ON LINE)
Identify the note seen on staff
Identify the number of half steps in a notated interval
Play the interval seen notated
Identify the root note of the notated chord -
Identify the root note and type of chord given a notated chord