Ear Training

arnuphal · Post by **arnuphal** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:10 pm

I have been spending a lot of time driving recently and would like to find an ear training program on CD that I could use in the car. Anyone have an experience with one that could work? Thanks.

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:19 pm

Some folks swear by this one:

http://www.perfectpitch.com/

arnuphal · Post by **arnuphal** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:04 am

Chuck(G) wrote:Some folks swear by this one:

http://www.perfectpitch.com/

I've read some nasty reviews on that one. Seems a lot of people think it's a scam and was a waste of money. Do you know of anyone that has had a positive experience with that product? Do you know of any other systems that may suit my needs? Thanks for your help.

winston · Post by **winston** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:06 am

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:35 am

arnuphal wrote:
Chuck(G) wrote:Some folks swear by this one:

http://www.perfectpitch.com/
I've read some nasty reviews on that one. Seems a lot of people think it's a scam and was a waste of money. Do you know of anyone that has had a positive experience with that product? Do you know of any other systems that may suit my needs? Thanks for your help.

I've never used this one, but it's by far the most-discussed online. If I were serious about investigating it, though, I might look for one on eBay. There always seems to be at least one used one there:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 18160&rd=1

On the other hand, the publisher offers a 40 day money-back guarantee.

Tubadork · Post by **Tubadork** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:17 pm

Hi,
if you want ear training:
http://www.perfectpitch.com/relativepitch.htm
this is to develop relative pitch.
I have both the perfect pitch series (which is kinda fluffy and strange, and you need a partner. ie. what color is that sound?) and the relative pitch course. But the relative pitch course is a series of drills on specific intervals and is very useful. It can be done in the car and I bought a tiny 2 ocatve keyboard (Yamaha PSS-30, you can get one on eb@% I'm sure) that I would use to practice ear training.
Best of luck,
Bill Pritchard

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:48 am

I always recommend TuneUp Systems by Steve Colley, but have no idea if you can use it in the car. If you can hum the pitches you're working on...maybe.
MA

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:52 am

Tubadork wrote: I have both the perfect pitch series ... what color is that sound?

Being one of those with "pitch recognition" that is defintely fading with age....I never associated pitches with colors; E is E like blue is blue, but E is not blue, if you know what I mean. As E can fade into F, blue can fade into aqua, and at some point you'll start calling the pitch F and the color aqua.
MA

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 1:53 pm

Tubadork wrote: ie. what color is that sound?

I can't simply associate color with pitch, but I do associate colors with different instruments & playing styles. I'll even think of textures as well -- a big band's trombone section in bucket mutes sounds to me like a thick green fog (as an obviously "colorful" example).

I haven't looked around much for ear training materials, so I'm not much help in this thread.