Ear Training Memory

I came across this great game this morning. If you are working on your ear training (whether for an exam or with me in the studio) and you like the game Memory, then this game is for you. It's challenging but quite addictive, and it will really help your ear training memory.

Just click on the link to be taken to the game:

http://www.ababasoft.com/music/notepair.html

Good luck, and enjoy!

The Interval Song

I came across this little song on youtube today as I was looking for resources to help students with learning to identify intervals by ear. It's a cute song - repetitive enough to be both endearing and annoying at the same time! That means it will probably get stuck in your head and you'll therefore find intervals easy for the rest of your life :)

New Note Game for the New Year

Happy New Year! I hope that you all had a wonderful, restful holiday season and that you are ready to pick up your studies again!

To kick off the new year, I found a neat little note-reading program online called Note Trainer. The great thing about this program is that you can customize it to show you only the notes that you have already learned. This is perfect for beginning Step-by-Step students and Kelly Kirby students who have learned between 3 - 8 notes. Just click on settings and customize what notes you would like to practice.

You can find Note Trainer here. Best of luck with your practicing!

Online Interval Ear Trainer

This week I came across an amazing ear training site. This site allows you to customize your training - you simply check off all the intervals that you would like to practice, and start listening! The site gives you immediate feedback as to whether you are right or wrong, and gives you the correct answer if you make a mistake. It also gives you information on your session: how many intervals you identified correctly, how many you had trouble with, and what you success rate is. It is fast-paced, fun, and easy to use - I've been test-driving it this week to help me brush up on my ear training, and I've really enjoyed it! For those of you who are working on identifying intervals in our classes, I highly recommend that you give this site a try.

You can access the Interval Ear Trainer here.

Music Games from the New York Philharmonic

As I mentioned in my last post, I have been trolling the web in search of fun, educational music games. Last time I posted about the site that the Dallas Symphony Orchestra has put together to help kids learn about music. Today, I explored the New York Philharmonic's collection of fun music games. I have to say, these orchestras are doing a great job of putting these resources together!

There are lots of fun games on this site. The MusiQuest game is tons of fun, a little addictive, but really challenging! I really struggled with some of the levels - I don't think my computer skills are quick enough. Better luck to you!

You can visit the New York Philharmonic's site by clicking here.

Music Games from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Today I spent a quiet afternoon browsing educational music sites on the web while I waited for my cookies to bake. I came across a treasure trove of websites! Many of these sites are put together by orchestras to help kids learn more about music.

I especially liked the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's site because it really focuses on the lives and music of famous composers. Try your hand at Beethoven Baseball, or the Composer Time Machine. I had a great time with them, and I think that some of you will recognize composers that you've already studied in the studio!

You can find these cool games on the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Kids Site.