[panosgr]

Suggetions on how will I develop the ability to identify pitches, chords etc.
Anybody has excperience with this http://www.perfectpitch.com/ ?

It promises way to much to be true.

 

[Grumpie]

Kalispera panosgr, here is a free online service for eartraining,

http://www.good-ear.com/

If you have Band-in-a-Box there is also an eartraining feature in it.

 

[Dr G]

Grumpie, that looks great but I get no volume. Is it working for you today?

 

[saintsday]

Works for me.

 

[Dr G]

What browser are you using? I'm using FireFox.

 

[Grumpie]

I'm oldfashion G, plain IE7. Works fine.

 

[Dr G]

Alright! I went into my control panel and found that "Wave" volume was all the way down.

Thanks.

 

[asaxman]

Try the tuning cd.com. I've seen it work wonders!

 

[pauwke]

Go to www.iwasdoingallright.com
He has a cool eartrainer you can do online or download it for free.
You can sing intervals, chord, melodies, call and response or play it by ear with your instrument.

Ruben

 

[panosgr]

Grumpie,
Where you at Chalkidiki this or past summer? Cause I think I saw you somewhere.

 

[Ciaran]

Suggetions on how will I develop the ability to identify pitches, chords etc.
Anybody has excperience with this http://www.perfectpitch.com/ ?

It promises way to much to be true.

I'm starting this at the moment. I'll let you know how I get on.
I'm assuming that any promise of future ability comes with the promise of hard work before that.

 

[Jolle]

Earmaster pro. Does it for me perfectly well.
http://www.earmaster.com/

You have a free trial, but it keeps on working for me also after the trial period has been expired. I'm thinking of buying it though, just because I like it so much. First need my own computer...

 

[panosgr]

Jolle,How many days, after the twenty of trial, has the program been working?

Ciaran, I'm looking forward.

 

[Grumpie]

Grumpie,
Where you at Chalkidiki this or past summer? Cause I think I saw you somewhere.

I really have to change my avatar I think, no more family portraits

No, must have been a look-a-like, it has been about 4 years since my last visit to Greece and I was on Crete back then.

@Jolle, that's a nice program, I've got the trial version installed now, thanks.

 

[Jolle]

Jolle,How many days, after the twenty of trial, has the program been working?

Ciaran, I'm looking forward.

I don't recall it exactly, but that should be about a year now. I will buy it though, just need my own computer. I'm now working with one of the job, so if I have my own, I'll have to buy and register it again. So I wait for a while.

A bit more info on "Earmaster Pro" (www.earmaster.com)

It's a program that is working on a lot of different things, including :
- recognizing intervals
- recognizing chords
- recognizing chord progressions
- reading, reproducing, writing rythms
- melodic writing
- ...

The lessons (and there are a LOT) are going from extremely simple (is this a minor or a major chord) to complex altered chords and cyncopated jazz rythms. They're presented in a logical order in every topic.

I don't work with it every day, although I should do so. Still I found it a GREAT help for my musical skills, both reading and listening. It helped me tremendously in learning to find out what exactly is going on in a song.

Highly recommended

 

[panosgr]

I installed the earmaster yesterday and I can say that my first impressions are very positive.
I tried the rythmic excersises and stuck for hours.
I can't say to what degree yet, but it's realy helpfull and realy fun.