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Ear training, Taught not just answered. 

A real-time, 1:1 lesson on Ear training: an AI teacher explains it out loud while it visualizes every step. Interrupt it, ask why, and it checks you got it, in 26 languages.

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The idea

What is Ear training?

Ear training is the practice of recognising musical elements by hearing alone: intervals, chord qualities, scales and modes, rhythms and chord progressions. Intervals are often learned by linking them to song openings, a perfect fifth to the start of Twinkle Twinkle. Solfège (do, re, mi) or sargam gives each scale degree a name so melodies can be sung and dictated. Relative pitch, hearing notes in relation to a key, is the goal; absolute pitch is rare and not needed.

Where it appears: ABRSM and Trinity aural tests Grades 1 to 8, AP Music Theory aural, A Level Music, IB Music, conservatoire entrance.

Where learners get stuck

Why Ear training is hard

Learners can name intervals in theory but not when heard, confuse the major sixth with the minor seventh, and cannot hold a key centre in mind. Progress feels slow because it depends on regular short practice.

The picture a good explanation starts with: A ladder of intervals from minor second to octave, each rung paired with a well-known tune that starts with it, and a keyboard beside it with the two notes of each interval highlighted.

A lesson, step by step

How a lesson on Ear training goes

  1. 01

    Ask

    Type or say "How do I learn to recognise intervals by ear?" in your own words, in any of 26 languages.

  2. 02

    Plan

    The tutor plans a storyboard, one picture per idea, starting with a ladder of intervals from minor second to octave, each rung paired with a well-known tune that starts with it, and a keyboard beside it with the two notes of each interval highlighted.

  3. 03

    Explain

    It explains Ear training out loud while the picture builds step by step, pitched to your level (ABRSM and Trinity aural tests Grades 1 to 8 and up).

  4. 04

    Interrupt

    Say "wait, why?" or type a doubt: it stops, answers over the picture, and carries on. Ask for a different explanation any time.

  5. 05

    Check

    A checkpoint question makes sure the idea landed, and Test Lab keeps the practice going.

  6. 06

    Your notes

    Upload a PDF or a photo of your class notes or a past paper and the lesson follows your textbook's terms.

Ask it anything

Questions learners ask about Ear training

  • How do I learn to recognise intervals by ear?
  • What is the difference between relative and absolute pitch?
  • Can anyone learn to hear chord changes?

Any of these, or your own, typed or spoken. The tutor answers on the picture and adapts to how well you are following.

Questions

Asked, Answered

Can LetMeTeach explain Ear training?

Yes. Ask in your own words and the tutor plans a lesson on Ear training: it starts with a ladder of intervals from minor second to octave, each rung paired with a well-known tune that starts with it, and a keyboard beside it with the two notes of each interval highlighted. Then it explains each step out loud as the picture builds, stops when you say "wait, why?", and ends with a checkpoint question.

Where does Ear training come up?

ABRSM and Trinity aural tests Grades 1 to 8, AP Music Theory aural, A Level Music, IB Music, conservatoire entrance. The lesson is pitched to your level and the exam or curriculum you follow, and you can upload your own notes or past papers so it uses your textbook's terms.

Can I learn Ear training in my own language?

Yes. LetMeTeach teaches in 26 languages and plans the lesson in the language you choose rather than translating an English one, so the terms match what your textbook says. The Free plan includes 7 hours a month with no card.

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