ear training

Dear community,
I would like to know which tools You use for ear-training.
I'm searching for something, that can be used to practise ear-training
focused on intonation.
All the best,
Stefan

Hi Stefan,

In the past, I've made exercises on CD using Scala. Scala
is available for free:
http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/

Example: An exercise where a sequence of chords is played.
Each chord starts with one note missing, then the missing
note comes in. On listening, one tries to sing the missing
note before it comes in. This can be done using Scala
sequence files. Scala will render these to MIDI files,
which can then be rendered to WAV and burned to CD with
software of your choice.

One might do much better with interactive software. I know
one such program exists, but I have not tried it:
http://www.h-pi.com/XENTsoftware.html

best,

-Carl

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Thomas <kontrapunktstefan@...> wrote:
>
> Dear community,
> I would like to know which tools You use for ear-training.
> I'm searching for something, that can be used to practise
> ear-training focused on intonation.
> All the best,
> Stefan
>

At 09:47 AM 1/10/11 -0000, Carl Lumma wrote:

>In the past, I've made exercises on CD using Scala.

>On listening, one tries to sing the missing
>note before it comes in. This can be done using Scala
>sequence files. Scala will render these to MIDI files,
>which can then be rendered to WAV and burned to CD with
>software of your choice.

Does the choice of microphone used to input the sung note significantly
affect Scala's ability to render it accurately to MIDI?

-- Beco dos Gatinhos <http://www.rev.net/~aloe/music>

> >In the past, I've made exercises on CD using Scala.
> >On listening, one tries to sing the missing
> >note before it comes in. This can be done using Scala
> >sequence files. Scala will render these to MIDI files,
> >which can then be rendered to WAV and burned to CD with
> >software of your choice.
> Does the choice of microphone used to input the sung note
> significantly affect Scala's ability to render it accurately
> to MIDI?
>
> -- Beco dos Gatinhos <http://www.rev.net/~aloe/music>

Oh no, I didn't sing into a microphone. I synthesized
patterns like this

http://min.us/mvohPB1

The exercises were measure after measure of this form.
I would sing the missing identity before it came in,
and then compare my intonation. Sing just into the air,
not a microphone.

Please note the registration here is very wide in 12-ET,
but in 41-ET (if I recall correctly) they are close-position
dominant 7th chords.

-Carl

Carl wrote:

> http://min.us/mvohPB1

The webpage says "loading" and I'm not sure which of the links I should click.

Petr

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, Petr Pařízek <petrparizek2000@...> wrote:
>
> Carl wrote:
>
> > http://min.us/mvohPB1
>
> The webpage says "loading" and I'm not sure which of the links
> I should click.
>
> Petr

It's just an image of a staff. It should display immediately.
It may require firefox, chrome, or safari to work. Basically
it's a dyad of half notes along with a half rest, then the
rest turns into a half note to make a triad. You have to
complete the triad before the 3rd voice comes in. Each measure
has a different chord on a different root. You must sense
which identity is missing and sing it in time. When the 3rd
voice comes in, you can compare your intonation. Very simple.
I made a CD from this in 1998. I used to play it in the car.

-Carl