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@OccamsEraserhead Күн бұрын
I got them all right - but I always find it easier to hear sharp than flat, so, tbh, if the notes sounded like the same (as some of the lvl 4 ones did to me) I knew they must be flat. I'd have got a lot more wrong if there had been a 'same' option.
@RetroSoulGirl 2 күн бұрын
I'm not into politics, but I had to watch this because the chat is so fucking catchy lol
@dimitrilemeur7703 19 күн бұрын
Hello, Thank you so much for your exercices. I have absolute hear, but not for micro-intervals. I have here some difficulties with 10cts and 5cts. I will start my training and tell you my progresses. I have a suggestion : I think it would be a great idea to make some exercices to see if a harmonic (or melodic, but it is probably harder) interval is pure or slightly altered. I'm particularly interested by consonant intervals (in this case the meaning of pure is clear), i.e. minor and major thirds, minor and major sixths, perfect fourth, fifth. For instance, - the wolf fifth is 23.5 cts lower than a pure fifth, this is the pythagorician comma. - the pythagorean (major) third is 21.5cts higher than a pure major third, this is the syntonic comma. - The equally tempered fifth is 2cts lower than a pure fifth, probably good enough to not be noticed ? - The equally tempered major third is 14cts higher than a pure third (quite bad) Without entering in a precise study of the commas, it would be so nice to hear a difference of + or - 20cts, 15cts, 10cts, 5cts or 2cts with a pure interval. And, even when we feel it is dissonant, it would be nice to see when the interval is too big or too small. The ideal plan for an exercice would be (if the technical constraints do not make that too difficult) : - play the slightly altered interval, +- 20cts, 15cts etc. without playing the pure interval - give the answer, slightly sharp or slightly flat - play again the altered interval, and play the pure interval with the bass note in common, for comparison Would it be possible to do some exercices on that ? Thank you.
@superblondeDotOrg 12 күн бұрын
so, to play an altered pitch first, then ask if it is sharp or flat, would be a true test of absolute pitch, definitely. highly advanced. alternatively, play a harmonic interval, then ask if it is sharp or flat, in either testing melodic or harmonic intervals, is also advanced level. the intermediate level choice would be to train melodic octaves, I believe. so, what is the ultimate goal. is it to achieve as good an ear as possible in an arbitrary test, or, is it for a music-making harmonization. I think defining that goal would guide the test. singing acapella in a professional quartet for example, requires a finely tuned ear, about 2 cent difference in tuning at professonal level, but the tuning is relative to the group, not to an absolute scale; that would be a musical goal. I aim to have an octave test as my next quiz video, for more high-intermediate training. other intervals, I am not sure about. I will have to study the published research to see if other intervals create an improvement. Overall the broad goal is to make a set of training quizzes which are the best at creating true improvement to a professional level in the shortest amount of study time per practice day and shortest amount of total time over several months.
@dimitrilemeur7703 11 күн бұрын
@@superblondeDotOrg thank you so much for your kind reply. I am indeed more interested to understand pure intervals than to understand a given temperament (such a high conformity to a temperament is somehow arbitrary, non-musical, because the frequencies are fixed, which implies that the harmonic intervals cannot be all pure). Furthermore, when a melodic interval is not pure (this is necessary to make all the harmonic intervals pure), it gives to it some character which is not pre-imposed, so it is interesting to notice. I believe that the "true" notes are not just amplitudes and frequencies, the same way that the "true colors" are something like the intrinsic color of the objects, and not the color they emit in some particular situation. In both case, the amplitudes and frequences of a same true note, true color depends on the context. This is probably one source of the optical illusions : the true colors are not the same, even if they become the same when we juxtapose them, because the objects are altered during the juxtaposition, which changes the true colors even thought the frequencies remains the same. The idea of an isolated color, independant of the objects, is probably false. That is just personal thoughts. Waiting forward for your next video on the topic, whatever it will be.
@blindtune 26 күн бұрын
So... after years of knowing I sing badly and out of tune, I've been trying to get better but with no success. I don't want to (or even think I could) be a singer, but you know, I just wanted to not have to do playback while everybody's singing "Happy Birthday". Or feel ashamed to hum a song to someone. My boyfriend (trained musician) thinks I have a good ear because I'm good at recognising patterns and I have synesthesia that helps sometimes. But I've tried to explain to him I can't even tune my flute by ear because I CAN'T HEAR THE DIFFERENCE. The same while singing. It's like my ears aren't connected to my brain. The closest I tried to explain that got closer for him to understand was saying "it's like I'm colorblind with my ears, I can hear but I can't distinguish some colors". After searching for months, and using a tuner with myself to see the changes in intonation, I finally found this video. Of course I got a lot wrong, but at my second try I got a lot more right. I can feel some improvement and my brain trying to "stretch" to know the difference. I will definitely practice this until I get every single one right. THANK YOU for making something useful for a person like me who thought was beyond repair. I just want to hum, tune my flute and enjoy music. I also read some of you comments/answers and you look like a "cut the bullsh*t, straight to the point" person, just like this video. Great job, I love it. (p.s. English isn't my first language, sorry for any mistakes)
@superblondeDotOrg 19 күн бұрын
excellent. exactly what this video series was made for. it will likely take several months of practice to build the skills, repeating multiple times per week. it can be learned and will get better over time, like long term memory solidifies. in addition, sing the major scale before this exercise as follows: play the major scale in one hand, in one octave, listening only; then sing the scale, without playing, trying from memory only; then, sing the scale again but one note at a time, each note sing the note first, sustain the singing, then play the note while singing, and adjust singing pitch to match the note, then repeat this for the next note, and so on. this is audiation interval training. this simple exercise is good to repeat several times along with then practicing this video, it is important to use the major scale because all western music is fundamentally based on the intervals of the major scale. other musicians may not grasp the fundamental nature of these exercises because they may have gained these skills when they were very young and simply do not remember having to gain these skills as independent skills, so, they take the skills for granted.
@blindtune 18 күн бұрын
@@superblondeDotOrg Thank you for taking the time to answer and for the valuable advice! I will try to do it like that!
@orionspur Ай бұрын
10 cents no problem. 5 cents is out of my range.
@superblondeDotOrg Ай бұрын
"practice, practice, practice" try the beginner video as well. this is the intermediate.
@hold_me_close Ай бұрын
Would this help me sing better? Thanks
@superblondeDotOrg Ай бұрын
Yes, absolutely it will help with your pitch in singing and in learning melodies by ear. You will be able to much more quickly audiate pitch within a scale to vocally produce correct pitch for a melody. This video is also best done at the same day as vocal scale lessons especially with vocal exercises on the major scale or modes of the major scale.
@Smugly33810 Ай бұрын
Missed 2 on level 4
@superblondeDotOrg Ай бұрын
hope is not lost
@hni7458 Ай бұрын
Good practising, no nonsense here with empty talking, straight on - many thanks mate! I felt I turned my skill up one notch, and it's really about the 5 cents.
@superblondeDotOrg Ай бұрын
yep
@hold_me_close Ай бұрын
got 21 wrong
@superblondeDotOrg Ай бұрын
probably a good idea to practice on my beginner video level for a while, maybe a couple weeks, first.
@sammiewilkinson4079 Ай бұрын
🍀 *promo sm*
@ultimatemixmeister5127 2 ай бұрын
We can’t let this walking tangerine get back into the White House! Get out and VOTE November 2024! Post this to every Trump related video you can! NO TRUMP! NO KKK, NO FASCIST USA! NO TRUMP! 😊❤️🌈🏳️🌈
@superblondeDotOrg 2 ай бұрын
Imagine writing these lyrics at 12 years old when near death due to tuberculosis in 1934. That's metal 🤘
@elmo93111 3 ай бұрын
Nice, but where is the solution? Well, I think I got it right...
@superblondeDotOrg 3 ай бұрын
Fun fact, this video is about 3 years old and you're the first to ask for the solution. You win! I would recommend checking your answer with others. Try working through it repeatedly until it is obvious what the answer is. The situation is this: it should be as easy as adding the numbers 12+34+56 and knowing you have the right answer, without any doubt (especially at this slow speed, with so many repeated plays); otherwise, the Beginner assessment is not passed. Because it is the skill which is being tested, of being able to transcribe immediately upon 1 listen, for any simple melody, and that it is so easy, that it is obvious the answer is correct, not whether or not the actual answer is correct, after 4 or 5 listens. Auditions or Exams additionally add stress so if it is not as easy as pie here, then it will be a failure in real life (this is actually the larger point of this video, in addition to pointing out the lies of Rick Beato).
@elmo93111 3 ай бұрын
@@superblondeDotOrg Wow, thanks for this long and detailed answer. To be honest, I just didn't take it serious, I just scrolled through KZfaq and stumbled over it. Being used to other KZfaq videos (Rick Beato?) I just expected the solution to pop up. Next time I will take pencil and paper, I promise. I really liked your videos about pitches differing 38, 20, 10 and 5 cents. Interesting experience, never did something like that before.
@lemonsys 3 ай бұрын
Proud to say this was EZ
@superblondeDotOrg 3 ай бұрын
really? what instruments do you play?
@lemonsys 3 ай бұрын
piano and guitar @@superblondeDotOrg
@superblondeDotOrg 3 ай бұрын
maybe you would be great on fretless guitar. like Bumblefoot.
@lemonsys 3 ай бұрын
Now that sounds incredibly hard lol
@JamesTarghet 3 ай бұрын
Got everything right !!
@superblondeDotOrg 29 күн бұрын
Congrats. 100% multiple times or just once? Share the exercise to other musicians you know.. it would be good to compare results to see if your peers also get 100%.
@CrazyPianist2160 3 ай бұрын
as someone with perfect pitch, i only got 5 wrong in the whole video. i’ve gotta practice my microtonality a bit more… 😂
@superblondeDotOrg 3 ай бұрын
Fascinating! Only 5 cents should give any trouble, the rest are warmup gravy.
@CrazyPianist2160 3 ай бұрын
@@superblondeDotOrg exactly. it was the 5 cent part that got me LOL
@parkercallister5466 4 ай бұрын
nice harmony
@superblondeDotOrg 3 ай бұрын
👍 I would like to get it recorded by another group if you know any players who would be interested.
@starvzy9696 4 ай бұрын
musical analog horror?
@superblondeDotOrg 4 ай бұрын
if it suits you, as long as you get 100% score.
@CaesarTF 4 ай бұрын
Wow, this is almost analog horror
@superblondeDotOrg 4 ай бұрын
What matters is whether your score can reach 100%. How did you do?
@CaesarTF 4 ай бұрын
@@superblondeDotOrgwell, I did 100%. I guess I'm actually looking for something that'll help me memorize intervals. Still struggling with that stuff.
@superblondeDotOrg 4 ай бұрын
@@CaesarTF good. For intervals, must : 1 Play and sing the tonic. 2. Audiate (mentally imagine) the interval, no sound (do not hum either). 3. Sing the interval on "Tah", loudly, out loud, optionally singing the moveable Do solfege name, then sustain the note while, 4. Play the interval on piano/keyboard, and, 5. Verify the sung pitch matches the piano sound, adjust pitch to match; if incorrect, repeat the pitch. Repeat step 2-5 for all intervals in the desired scale (always start the day with Ionian). Repeat entire process at least once per day using several different tonics. Make sure to always audiate each pitch first. Do not bother with the advice frequently given by music professors, "memorize a specific song melody with each interval" because published study demonstrates it does not work. Reply back here with result after 2 months.
@Lewisjls 4 ай бұрын
notice you didn't mention jazz.
@superblondeDotOrg 4 ай бұрын
Jazzers say there are "no wrong notes" in jazz. Therefore jazzers have no reason to be here.
@devarajdevaraj5349 4 ай бұрын
Great knowledge on aural pitch training by Jacob collier's ear trainer
@superblondeDotOrg 4 ай бұрын
Jacob Collier does not need an ear trainer himself.
@superblondeDotOrg 4 ай бұрын
Music Academia mandates Jazz. I don't like Jazz standards and no amount of jazz study will make me enjoy the genre. Jazz is less than 1% of the total revenue of music sales, because audiences do not like Jazz standards either. Modern musicians are forced into Jazz studies by requirement.
@Samstercraft77 5 ай бұрын
if I missed a few on level 4 but found 1-3 super easy should I still do 1-3 every second day until i 100% 4 or can i get the same practice from just doing 4 each 2nd day? also once i 100% 4 should i wait 2 days before using next exercise or can i do on same day? score rn (first try) 100% 1-3 but missed 6 on 4th level lol, i got a bit of practice to do but i'll get there
@superblondeDotOrg 5 ай бұрын
Still do entire video (all levels) from the start because it is an important warmup and does not take long. If the first levels are super easy then you can do something else, like a rhythm exercise, while still listening and answering correctly. Or speed up the playback rate to 1.25x or 1.5x for the early levels as long as you maintain 100% score. Always wait at least a day before trying again because neuron growth can not be rushed. The real answer is that even after you get 100%, it is still necessary to do this video or an exercise like it from time to time, just like practicing scales on an instrument is necessary to do from time to time. Muscles always need exercising otherwise they atrophy and it is the same for ear skills therefore exercises like this need to be done periodically for the rest of your life. That is the ugly fact that neither professors nor instructors ever admit even if they do know the truth.
@Samstercraft77 5 ай бұрын
@@superblondeDotOrg ok thanks!
@mikedavis8008 5 ай бұрын
Billie
@superblondeDotOrg 5 ай бұрын
This video was rejected for inclusion on a drum site's 2023 compendium because my composition does not "relate to" drums.
@user-ej8rs6kt1b 5 ай бұрын
Wonderful piece
@superblondeDotOrg 5 ай бұрын
🤘
@antisistemadirittisociali5553 5 ай бұрын
It scares me a lot, it seems subliminal stuff. The voice and the music is taken from a horror film?
@superblondeDotOrg 5 ай бұрын
If it allows musicians to score 100% then I would make is Satanic even.
@superblondeDotOrg 5 ай бұрын
What "mood" is this piece? Does it sound "Sparse"? Careful listeners will notice that this piano cue is very similar to a previous cue. The difference is in the reverb and the mix. The result? One cue was marked by a Hollywood agent as having a "stale piano" sound with good composition and rejected; the other cue was marked by a Hollywood agent as having "good piano" sound but "no mood" and rejected.
@rumar4u 5 ай бұрын
Wow - 5 Cents I had them all inverted... LOL
@superblondeDotOrg 5 ай бұрын
So, if you listen facing backwards to the speakers, then you should get 100%? 😂
@SigmaG94 6 ай бұрын
6 mistakes up to 7:05 min my first try ever !
@superblondeDotOrg 6 ай бұрын
You can try my other video which is at Beginner level and see if you get 100% there.
@rogeretiennedelacruz3000 6 ай бұрын
by 5 cents, it becomes more difficult to discern for me.
@superblondeDotOrg 6 ай бұрын
sounds normal. practice, practice, practice!
@Garfield_633 6 ай бұрын
I can’t tell any difference in level 4 😅
@superblondeDotOrg 6 ай бұрын
probably a good idea to practice on my beginner video level for a while, maybe a couple weeks, first.
@youtubeshadowbannedmylasta2629 6 ай бұрын
why does it feel like I'm melting into my chair doing this?
@superblondeDotOrg 6 ай бұрын
Synesthesia 💭
@superblondeDotOrg 7 ай бұрын
Hopefully M.I. does not strike this video down, considering their original livestream had unlistenable audio.
@SamirAbadeer 7 ай бұрын
very smart composition . such richness : patterns and counterpoints . I liked it
@englishincontext4025 7 ай бұрын
The second note is flat ... just like the synthesised tone of the narrative. Awful. Like listening to Stephen Hawking.
@superblondeDotOrg 7 ай бұрын
The important topic is whether the total score is passing, or not yet passing.
@n.s.3410 7 ай бұрын
i woulda got further than 5 cents.. but my wife wouldn't SSSHHHHHAAAADDAAAAAPPP !!!!!! lol
@superblondeDotOrg 7 ай бұрын
C O N S P I R A C Y
@aisle_of_view 7 ай бұрын
When we pretend that we're Fred (cut to the early YT celeb who had the helium voice)
@aisle_of_view 7 ай бұрын
They call them El Seven in the barrio.
@superblondeDotOrg 7 ай бұрын
I wish Suzi Gardner used more gain on her guitar when playing her lead parts and her solos. Her tone is always good but volume is too backgrounded.
@mowburnt 8 ай бұрын
Real Alice in Chains vibes to this one :-)
@superblondeDotOrg 8 ай бұрын
🤘
@padwfriends5139 9 ай бұрын
Does anybody know if there’s an app that does this? I’m trying to find a teaching tool that my students can download and practice
@superblondeDotOrg 9 ай бұрын
earmaster, the most common app, does not do this. earmaster is garbage and I absolutely recommend against using earmaster. auralia does this, it is good however a bit expensive and requires cloud connection and the method of quizzing on a rigid schedule of rapidly increasing difficulty for ear training is counterproductive and scientifically invalid. my videos are better because they are hands-free and can be done anywhere anytime, at the listener's own learning rate.
@ambujkhanduri1270 9 ай бұрын
I dunno but do u plan on making tuning in interval exercises. I would be so glad if u do . Like i wanna train my ears better
@superblondeDotOrg 9 ай бұрын
Yes it is planned. And what is your current score, 100% ? If not then intervals are not suitable yet.
@ambujkhanduri1270 9 ай бұрын
@@superblondeDotOrg i m on 100 percent finally since like a week .
@superblondeDotOrg 9 ай бұрын
excellent to hear it. I hope to get more of these videos up before the end of this summer although they take a good effort to create them.
@deterdinghenry3592 9 ай бұрын
I think it could be useful if you say in each case how many cents up or down is the difference.
@superblondeDotOrg 9 ай бұрын
that could be interesting if it could improve the results. what is your current score, is it 100%?
@FableSnelle 11 ай бұрын
at 12:17 the audio says the correct answer is harmonic minor but it says the correct answer is eb major.?
@superblondeDotOrg 10 ай бұрын
..and did you verify the correct answer by using a piano?
@mixtapex7319 11 ай бұрын
Why not mention the wrong one. If I’m still learning I have no idea which is wrong and it makes me second guess every single one.
@superblondeDotOrg 10 ай бұрын
what is your current typical score?
@valerypopov6499 11 ай бұрын
Please, 3 of 3, sir!
@superblondeDotOrg 11 ай бұрын
what is your typical score so far?
@superblondeDotOrg 11 ай бұрын
This track was rejected by a music agent for use in TV/film with the note: "Change piano to something that sounds less hollow. Does not have a mood. (Long reverb tail) must be cut."
@superblondeDotOrg 11 ай бұрын
This track was rejected by a music agent for use on TV. Reason: "This sounds more like a classical piece than a track we can use for film/TV. Needs a mood."
@superblondeDotOrg Жыл бұрын
This piano piece was rejected for use as a film/tv cue due to not having the correct song form/motivic pattern. No complaints about the use of humanistic pedal noises in the VSTi, or on the rubato. The recommendation was to use "a simple motif and develop very slightly throughout over the same A-section; the melody should be sparse and develop with a similar sparseness" rather than how this piece uses "rhythmic lyrical melody".