The Musical Ear (Ear Training Exercises)

Ear Training Test at the Piano: 'Shape Of You' in C minor

Put your ear to the test as we transcribe the song 'Shape Of You' by ear. I'll play an excerpt at the piano (played in the key of C minor). We'll tran

Common Melodic Shapes Lesson (why playing music by ear is easier than you think)

Most songs you hear on the radio use the same melodic shapes and chord progressions as each other. In fact there's just 5 notes that make up most melodies. In this e

Common Chord Progressions Lesson (why playing music by ear is easier than you think)

Most songs you hear on the radio use the same chord progressions as each other. In fact there's just 4 chords that make up most song's chord progressions. In th

Ear Training Test at the Piano: 'The Terminator' Theme

Put your ear to the test as we transcribe 'The Terminator' soundtrack. I'll play an excerpt at the piano (played in the key of C minor). We'll transcr

Ear Training Test at the Piano: 'In The End' by Linkin Park

Put your ear to the test as we transcribe 'In The End' by ear. I'll play you the melody and chords at the piano (played in the key of C minor). Topics incl

How to play music by ear by playing in one key

Discover why most musicians never learn to play music by ear, and the one tweak to your practice that makes all the difference.Julian shares how he learned to play music

How to practice ear training as a musician

Most musicians fail at ear training because they practice it the wrong way. In this episode we outline a very clear effective method to practice ear training. Julian cont

Julian Bradley Origin Story: How I went from struggling at music, to gaining my masters degree

Julian shares how he went from being a shy, struggling music student - who lacked confidence in music classes, avoided putting his hand up in class, and even failed an en