MTS-E01High and low, loud and soft, and why a sax sounds like a sax.
Lesson 1 of 9 · MTS-E01
How Sound Works
High and low, loud and soft, and why a sax sounds like a sax.
20 minOpen lesson
Category · Ear Training
Ear Training
Nine friendly lessons, in order — from how sound works to writing down what you hear. Best enjoyed alongside the other three paths, a few quiet minutes a day.
Your learning path
9 lessonsEar Training
Nine short lessons, in order. A few quiet minutes a day is all your ear needs.
MTS-E02Train your ear on half steps and whole steps.
Lesson 2 of 9 · MTS-E02
Hearing Small and Big Steps
Train your ear on half steps and whole steps.
18 minOpen lesson
MTS-E03From a second to an octave, each linked to a tune you know.
Lesson 3 of 9 · MTS-E03
Intervals by Ear
From a second to an octave, each linked to a tune you know.
30 minOpen lesson
MTS-E04Hear the mood of a scale or a song.
Lesson 4 of 9 · MTS-E04
Major or Minor?
Hear the mood of a scale or a song.
20 minOpen lesson
MTS-E05Major, minor, diminished, augmented - and the seventh.
Lesson 5 of 9 · MTS-E05
Chord Colors by Ear
Major, minor, diminished, augmented - and the seventh.
26 minOpen lesson
MTS-E06Know where the music is going before it gets there.
Lesson 6 of 9 · MTS-E06
Hearing Home: I, IV, V and Cadences
Know where the music is going before it gets there.
28 minOpen lesson
MTS-E07Clap it back, then write it down.
Lesson 7 of 9 · MTS-E07
Rhythm Echo & Dictation
Clap it back, then write it down.
22 minOpen lesson
MTS-E08From what you hear to what you write.
Lesson 8 of 9 · MTS-E08
Melody Dictation
From what you hear to what you write.
32 minOpen lesson
MTS-E09Hear Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian and Mixolydian.
Lesson 9 of 9 · MTS-E09
Name That Mode
Hear Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian and Mixolydian.
26 minOpen lesson
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What you'll gain
Skills that move the needle on every solo.
Each lesson is paced for working musicians — short enough to fit into a practice routine, deep enough to change how you hear and play.
- Tell high from low, loud from soft, and one instrument from another
- Hear the difference between a small step and a big step
- Recognise intervals by linking each one to a tune you know
- Name chord colors and cadences by their sound alone
- Clap back, then write down, a short rhythm or melody
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