Music is all about hearing. Having good aural skills is a
fundamental aspect of being a good musician. Understanding the sounds we hear is a necessity to interact with other musicians,
to reproduce melodies or chord progressions, to improvise or even to tune your instrument.
A musical ear gives you a complete insight in music. Think of the famous
composer Ludwig van Beethoven. His musical ear was so trained that he managed to
write some of his most famous symphonies while being completely deaf, simply
because he could hear the music in his head and transcribe it. The ability to
compose music in your mind is just one of the many skills you will obtain by improving your musical ear.
No wonder all serious music schools and conservatories are devoting a great part of their curriculum to Ear Training,
often with the help of interactive programs such as EarMaster, and have requiremtents in aural skills for applying students.
Even if you are not planning to enroll at a higher music education program, practicing Ear Training is doing yourself a major favor,
as it will considerably widen your understanding and mastery of music as a whole, and will simply help you become a better musician!
What is Ear Training?
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Have you ever thought about what might be the difference between a good musician and a REALLY good musician?
The answer is very likely to be Ear Training!
Ear training is the process of connecting theory (notes, intervals, chords, etc) with music (the sounds we hear).
The more you will exercise to recognize this connection, the more you will appreciate playing music, because you will learn to understand what you play.
We, the people at EarMaster, have all experienced the difference ear training makes on our musicianship. This is why we recommend it to you.
Many musicians are not aware of the importance of ear training and have poor aural skills because of a lack of practice.
Don't be one of them, start training your ear!
Typical case scenario
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 You are a begining musician motivated to tune up your ear
You are planning to start on a music education and want to prepare for the admission tests
You are studying music
You are a skilled musician, but would like to get better and reach your full potential
You would like to get better at improvising or playing a solo
You would like to have more knowledge of music theory and use it in your music
EarMaster Pro is the ideal method to
train your ear efficiently and practice music theory!
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What users think of EarMaster Pro
Authors quoted with permission
 I've been playing music for 35+ years and pitch recognition was something I struggled with. After using EarMaster for less than a month, I made more progress in this period of time than the preceding 35+ years.
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| Jim Cox, Amateur musician, Houston, Texas |
I have only been using EarMaster for one week, and I'm able to now play songs by ear. Unbelievable. Thank you. I highly recommend EarMaster.
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| Sheila Evans, keyboard, Chicago, USA |
I have been blown away by your EarMaster. I am at the University of Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, Australia and have found that using this software has improved my Aural capabilities enormously. Each point covered by EarMaster is exactly the areas in which we are working. I find EarMaster really easy to use. Thank you for turning what can be a very tedious subject into one that is extremely enjoyable.
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| Jan Boyle, University of Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, Australia |
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Music professionals speak of EarMaster and ear training
| Ear training makes you a better musician - one hour spent on ear training is two hours saved on practising your instrument.
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| Peter Vuust, Ph.d, jazz-musician, composer and brain researcher |
I teach guitar for a living and I have to say that your program really hits the nail on the head and allows the user to concentrate on what he wants to personally develop. I've tried a few ear training programs in the past and really been disappointed. Your stuff really lets me work on what I want to work on and the whole interface is very well put together.
I really salute you guys for creating something that truly benefits musicians and I am sure that it is worth every penny. I have already started to recommend your software to all of my students.
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| Justin Proudman, Guitar teacher, UK |
Congratulations are in order; finally a comprehensive ear-training program that truly suits all of our needs at the University of Nevada, Reno! I have taught the two-year ear-training core curriculum for music majors for more than 20 years and have used a number of computer-assisted classroom teaching aids. I ran two programs simultaneously for a number of years because no individual program "did it all." EarMaster has finally solved that problem.
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| Dr. David Erhke, Professor of Music, University of Nevadao, Reno |
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How do I get started?
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The traditional approach is to pay for expensive private lessons, or perhaps to buy an ear training course on audio CD.
But now there is a much better alternative: EarMaster Pro!
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| A Musical Ear |
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You will develop many new skills with EarMaster:
Improvise on your instrument - straight from your mind.
Name tones and chords by ear.
Transcribe a tune when you hear it.
Learn and recall new songs by ear.
Copy chords straight off a CD.
Grasp rhythm patterns and replay them on your instrument.
Compose music in your mind.
Hear sheet music in your head.
”See“ the music you hear and notate it.
Find desired tones by ear.
Sight-read and sight-sing with perfection.
Acquire greater musicality and self-confidence.
And much more...
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