Musical ear is the ability to perceive and understand sounds in a precise and analytical way. It consists of several distinct skills:
Knowing whether a note is consonant or dissonant, in tune or out of tune. Recognizing intervals between notes.
Distinguishing different musical instruments by their sound. Identifying the nuances of the same sound (vibrato, attack, etc.).
Perceiving the rhythm of music. Understanding different note values and rests.
Identifying the key of a musical piece. Recognizing chords and chord progressions.
Relative musical notation moves away from traditional notation (do, re, mi or A, B, C) and focuses on the function of notes within a scale.
Traditional notation
Relative notation
Each note of a scale receives a number from 1 to 7, according to its position:
Transpose easily into any key. The intervals remain identical, only the starting point changes.
Facilitate chord construction. For example, a major chord is always 1-3-5, regardless of the key.
Explore different melodies and harmonies that work in a given key by knowing the degrees.
Since note names are identical for all keys, the ear memorizes intervals more easily.
Musicians playing transposing instruments easily communicate with other instrumentalists.
A "dominant-tonic" cadence is always notated 5-1, instead of 20 different notations in absolute.
Numbers are universal and known from a young age in most countries around the world.
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Advanced techniques
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Complete mastery
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Melodic intervals
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