Good, free ear-training site

[kristinparker22]

Hey guys,
I really like this free ear-training site I came across:
http://www.good-ear.com/
It will give you practice drilling on chords, intervals, scales and more.

In the lesson modules, I'm working on the 9th, 13th, and Hendrix chord bar chords. I think it's really helpful to work on recognizing these chords by ear in conjunction with learning how to play them.

[ez-one]

I just went and checked it out, looks like a pretty good free tool

[Crate SG]

thanks bro for putting this on so how long until you reconized progress? I'm going to add this to my practice regimen

[kristinparker22]

Hey CrateSG,
You're more than welcome. I haven't been using this long enough to see how useful it is. Right way, though, it helped me hear the difference between a few chords . . . (maj7 and add6). Whether or not I'll be able to recongize those chords in music is quite anothe thing. I think that takes a lot of time to develop. But an ear-training program is a place to start at least. Rock on!

One tip . . . not sure if you're learning any modes yet, but, when you do, look them up on Wikipedia. If you type "mixolydian" into wiki, for example, the article includes a list of fifty or so well known songs and solos that use that mode. I feel much more confident identifying the mixolydian mode now because I can think of at least two melodies I know well that I use it (the riff from Green Day's "Warning" and the melody of the Grateful Dead's "Dark Star".) A super helpful way to cement those modes in your ear is to attach them to a riff or melody you know really well . . .

[Crate SG]

i'm still on simple intervals, but i keep that mind when i get that far.