1. Effective Ear Training Brian Ordona

2. Music Theory A Crash Course

3. Western Music  A 12-tone system.  Octaves: Low, Middle, High.

4. Scales  Subsets of the 12 tones.  Key = Anchor point.

5. Chords  Subsets of scales.  Arpeggio = “Broken-up Chord.”

6. Tuning Systems  Tones resonate a specific frequencies.  Tones have a mathematically ratio.  Middle A = 440 Hz. High A = 880 Hz. Ratio = 440:880 = 1:2.  Different tuning systems enforce different ratios between frequencies.  Reason: sonority.

7. Motivation

8.  Violinists: Novices vs. Experts.  Q: How does the novice reach the level of the expert?  A: Effective practice…..  Effective ear training: “Perfect Pitch.”  Common ear training techniques and their shortcomings.  Ear training software: accurate, practical.

9. Ultimate Pitch  Scales in all 12 keys.  Arpeggios in all 12 keys.  Produce and play back short compositions.  Provides metronome, tuner.  Unique: everything may be played using different tuning systems.

10. Demonstration