Ear-Training for Trumpeters Contents

Ear-Training for Trumpeters Contents -

Section I: Welcome to Ear-Training for Trumpeters ...... 7 1.1 Welcome to Ear-Training for Trumpeters ...... 7 1.2 What is a Musical Interval? ...... 9 1.3 Introduction to Musical Spellings ...... 13 1.4 Your First Interval: The Perfect Fifth ...... 18 1.5 Lesson 1 Homework Assignment ...... 23 Section II: Study Techniques and Exam Procedures ...... 24 2.1 Perfect Fifth Spellings ...... 24 2.2 Study Techniques: The Grand Round, Sound Round & Random Round . 24 Section III: Perfect Fifth Testing \ Perfect Fourh Introduction ... 26 3.1 Testing Procedures and Guidelines ...... 26 3.2 Spelling Test: Perfect Fifths ...... 27 3.3 Singing Test: Perfect Fifths ...... 28 3.4 Post Exam Thoughts: Minding the Gap ...... 29 3.5 Introducing The Perfect Fourth ...... 31 3.6 Perfect Fourth Spelling Answers and Practice Assignments ...... 33 Section IV: Perfect Fourth Testing \ Major Third Introduction ..... 34 4.1 Spelling Test: Perfect Fourths ...... 34 4.2 Singing Test: Perfect Fourths ...... 34 4.3 Remaining Perfect Intervals ...... 35 4.4 The Harmonic Hearing Drill ...... 37 4.5 Introducing The Major Third ...... 39 4.6 Major Third Spelling Answers and Practice Assignments ...... 40 Section V: Major Third Testing \ Speed Recognition Drills \ Minor Third Introduction ...... 41 5.1 Spelling Test: Major Thirds ...... 41 5.2 Singing Test: Major Thirds ...... 41 5.3 Speed Recognition Drills: Perfect Fourths, Perfect Fifths & Perfect Octaves ...... 42 5.4 BTB’s Ear-Training Story: Learning to Listen & The Skill of Chill ...... 44 5.5 Speed Recognition Guidelines & Introducing The Minor Third .... 47 5.6 Minor Third Spelling Answers ...... 49 Section VI: Minor Third Testing \ Speed Recognition Melodic and Harmonic Perfect Intervals ...... 49 6.1 Spelling Test: Minor Thirds ...... 49 6.2 Singing Test: Minor Thirds ...... 50 6.3 Speed Recognition Drill: Mixed Melodic and Harmonic Perfect Fourths, Perfect Fifths & Perfect Octaves ...... 51 Section VII: Listening Drills and Interval Consolidation ...... 53 7.1 Major & Minor Thirds Speed Recognition ...... 53 7.2 Speed Recognition P4, P5, P8, P1, M3, m3 ...... 54 7.3 New Drilling Technique: The Transcription Drill ...... 55 7.4 Singing Drill P4, P5, M3, m3 ...... 55 7.5 Section VII Listening Drills Download & Study Reminders ...... 56 Section VIII: Perfect Intervals & Thirds Final Exams ...... 57 8.1 Introduction to Exams & Procedures ...... 57 8.2 Spelling Exam: P4, P5, P8, M3, m3 ...... 58 8.3 Transcription Exam: P4, P5, M3, m3 ...... 58 8.4 Singing Exam: P4, P5, P8, M3, m3 ...... 59 8.5 Speed Recognition Exam: P4, P5, P8, P1, M3, m3 ...... 59 8.6 Introduction to Timbre & The Mixed-Timbre Interval Exam ...... 60 8.7 Mixed-Timbre Transcription Drill ...... 62 Section IX: Motivation For When You Get Stuck ...... 63 9.1 Motivation For When You Get Stuck ...... 63 Section X: Welcome to Part II \ Intro to 'Perfect Pitch' \ Major Second Introduction ...... 66 10.1 Welcome To 'Part II' Of Ear-Training For Trumpeters ...... 66 10.2 A Brief Introduction To Perfect Pitch ...... 67 10.3 Introducing the Major Second ...... 70 10.4 Major Second Spelling Answers and Practice Assignments ...... 71 Section XI: Major Second Testing \ Speed Recognition P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2 \ Minor Second Introduction ...... 71 11.1 Spelling Test: Major Seconds ...... 71 11.2 Singing Test: Major Seconds ...... 72 11.3 Speed Recognition: P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2 ...... 73 11.4 Introducing The Minor Second ...... 73 11.5 Minor Second Spelling Answers and Practice Assignments ...... 74 Section XII: Minor Second Testing \ Speed Recognition Seconds & All Intervals Mixed \ Major Sixth Introduction ...... 74 12.1 Spelling Test: Minor Seconds ...... 75 12.2 Singing Test: Minor Seconds ...... 75 12.3 Speed Recognition: Melodic & Harmonic Seconds ...... 76 12.4 Speed Recognition: P8, P5, P4, P1, M3, m3, M2, m2 ...... 77 12.5 Practice Assignments, Drill Downloads & Introducing the Major Sixth ...... 77 12.6 Major Sixth Spelling Answers & Practice Assignments ...... 78 Section XIII: Major Sixth Testing \ Speed Recognition P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2, M6 \ Minor Sixth Introduction ...... 79 13.1 Spelling Test: Major Sixths ...... 79 13.2 Singing Test: Major Sixths ...... 79 13.3 Speed Recognition: P8, P5, P4, P1, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6 ...... 80 13.4 Super-Speed Melodic Recognition: P8, P5, P4, P1, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6 ...... 80 13.5 Introducing the Minor Sixth ...... 81 13.6 Minor Sixth Spelling Answers, Practice Assignments & Drill Downloads ...... 81 14.1 Spelling Test: Minor Sixths ...... 82 14.2 Singing Test: Minor Sixths ...... 82 14.3 The Secret of Ear-Training: Listening for 'Quality' ...... 83 14.4 Speed Recognition: Major and Minor Sixths ...... 83 14.5 Study Reminders & Drill Download ...... 84 Section XV: Interval Consolidation and Exam Prep ...... 85 15.1 A Note for the Note Takers ...... 85 15.2 Interval Recognition by Song Association ...... 86 15.3 Super-Speed Recognition: Major and Minor Sixths ...... 87 15.4 Introduction to Musical Inversions ...... 87 15.5 Super-Speed Recognition: Harmonic Thirds and Sixths ...... 89 15.6 Speed Recognition: P8, P5, P4, P1, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6 .... 89 15.7 Transcription Drill: P5, P4, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6 ...... 90 Section XVI: Perfect Intervals, Thirds, Seconds & Sixths Final Exams \ Minor Seventh Introduction ...... 91 16.1 Exam Procedures \ Spelling Exam: P5, P4, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6 ...... 91 16.2 Transcription Exam: P5, P4, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6 ...... 92 16.3 Singing Exam: P5, P4, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6 ...... 92 16.4 Speed Recognition Exam: P8, P5, P4, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6 .. 92 16.5 Congratulations! ...... 93 16.6 Introducing The Minor Seventh ...... 94 16.7 Minor Seventh Spelling Answers ...... 94 Section XVII: Minor Seventh Testing \ Speed Recognition P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2, m2, m6, M6, m7 \ Major Seventh Introduction ...... 94 17.1 Spelling Test: Minor Sevenths ...... 94 17.2 Singing Test: Minor Sevenths ...... 95 17.3 Speed Recognition: P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m7 ...... 95 17.4 Speed Recognition: Minor Sixths and Minor Sevenths ...... 96 17.5 Introducing the Major Seventh ...... 96 17.6 Major Seventh Spellings \ Drill Download ...... 97 Section XVIII: Major Seventh Testing \ Speed Recognition P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m7, M7 \ Augmented Fourth Introduction ...... 97 18.1 Spelling Test: Major Sevenths ...... 97 18.2 Singing Test: Major Sevenths ...... 98 18.3 Speed Recognition: Major and Minor Sevenths ...... 98 18.4 Speed Recognition: P1, P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2, m2, m6, M6, m7, M7 ...... 99 18.5 Speed Recognition: Harmonic Seconds and Sevenths ...... 99 18.6 Introducing the Augmented Fourth ...... 99 18.7 Augmented Fourth Spelling Answers & Practice Assignments .... 101 Section XIX: Augmented Fourth Testing \ Listening Drills \ Introduction to Compound Intervals ...... 101 19.1 Spelling Test: Augmented Fourths ...... 101 19.2 Singing Test: Augmented Fourth ...... 102 19.3 Speed Recognition: All Intervals Within One Octave - Part I . 102 19.4 Speed Recognition: P4, P5, Tritone ...... 103 19.5 Speed Recognition: M7, Tritone ...... 103 19.6 Introduction to Compound Intervals ...... 104 19.7 Speed Recognition: All Intervals Within Octave - Part II .... 106 19.8 Mixed-Timbre Listening: All Intervals Within One Octave ..... 106 19.9 Introducing The Major Ninth ...... 107 19.10 Ninths Spelling Answers \ Practice Assignments \ Drill Downloads ...... 107 Section XX: Major Ninth Testing \ Listening Drills ...... 108 20.1 Major Ninth Testing ...... 108 20.2 Speed Recognition: All Intervals w/ Major Ninths ...... 108 20.3 Transcription Drill: All Intervals w/ Major Ninths ...... 109 20.4 Minor Ninth Introduction & Homework Assignments ...... 109 Section XXI: Minor Ninth Testing \ Listening Drills ...... 110 21.1 Minor Ninth Testing ...... 110 21.2 Interval Theory: Augmented and Diminished Intervals ...... 110 21.3 Transcription Drill Part I: All Intervals! ...... 113 21.4 Transcription Drill Part II: All Intervals! ...... 113 21.5 Speed Recognition: Harmonic Ninths and Seconds ...... 114 21.6 Speed Recognition: All Intervals! ...... 114 21.7 Mixed-Timbre Speed Recognition: All Intervals! ...... 114 21.8 Congratulations! (Homework & Drill Downloads) ...... 115 Section XXII: How to Take Music Out of Your Head (And Put It On Paper) & Vice Versa! ...... 116 22.1 Transcribing Music From Your Head ...... 116 22.2 The Star-Spangled Banner Answers, Walk-Through & Next Transcriptions ...... 117 22.3 Transcription Answer Keys ...... 118 22.4 Preparation for Section XXIII ...... 119 Section XXIII: Interval Crystallization & Final Testing ...... 120 23.1 Interval Crystallization And Final Testing Procedures ...... 120 23.2 Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Perfect Fifth ...... 121 23.3 Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Perfect Fourth ...... 121 23.4 Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Major Third ...... 122 23.5 Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Minor Third ...... 122 23.6 Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Major Seconds ...... 123 23.7 Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Minor Seconds ...... 123 23.8 Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Major Sixth ...... 123 23.9 Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Minor Sixth ...... 124 23.10 Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Minor Seventh ...... 124 23.11 Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Major Seventh ...... 125 23.12 Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Augmented Fourth ...... 125 23.13 Completion of Interval Testing - Congratulations! ...... 126 Section XXIV: Ear-Training for Trumpeters FINAL EXAM! ...... 127 24.1 Final Transcription Assignment, Tips & Procedures ...... 127 24.2 Final Transcription Answers and Walk-Through ...... 128 24.3 Congratulations and Happy Ear-Training! ...... 129