Course Description

This Course will teach you how to recognise different musical notes by ear. You will learn how to recognise the different Scale Degrees of any Major or Minor Scale by ear.

In this Course, will learn how to recognise the tonic note, the supertonic note, the mediant note, the dominant note and other types of Scale Degrees by ear. You will learn how to find the Key of a Song. This course will also help you to be able to recognise how the Key of a Song (i.e. the tonic note of the Scale that the Song is based on) sounds like just by listening to the song. Developing a good musical ear will help you with your piano playing and with your improvisation skills. Hence, this course will help you to improve your musical ear.

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction

    2. What you need to know before taking this Course (i.e. the prerequisites that are needed)

    1. How to find the key of a song (Part 1)

    2. How to train your ears to be able to identify the tonic note by ear

    3. More Facts about the Key of a Song

    4. More on how to train your ears to be able to identify the tonic note by ear

    5. Another benefit of being able to recognise the Tonic Note of a Major Scale

    1. 2 Practical examples of how to find the Key of a Song that is in a Major Key

    2. 3rd Practical example of how to find the Key of a Song that is in a Major Key

    1. How to train your ears to be able to identify the tonic note by ear

    1. Practical example of how to find the Key of any Song that is in a Minor Key

    1. Train your ears to be able to recognise the 2nd Scale Degree of a Major Scale

  • 20 lessons