12-part course for ear training and music theory with MusicalEar

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Are you a music teacher looking for inspiration? Or a music student looking for guidance?

We have created a 12-part course for you with exercises from MusicalEar. The exercises are diversified and provide an interesting music course with a steep development path. We invite you to follow this course plan during your classes or self-studies.

Take your time to practise the exercises of each lesson until you feel confident enough to continue with the next lesson. There is no rush, you may complete one lesson in 1 day or 1 month as well, the ultimate goal is to improve and deepen your aural skills and music theory knowledge step by step!

Starting from September 24th, every week we will upload the exercises and the solutions of one lesson to this page, so you can download them directly from here. The exercises and solutions of the last lesson will be uploaded on the 10th of December, so you can complete the course by Christmas.

Don't forget, in MusicalEar you will find many more exercises to choose from and also every worksheet in Sibelius and Finale versions too. This is particularly useful for teachers, who can fine-tune the difficulty of the exercises or create their own worksheets based on the exercises from MusicalEar.

If you don't have MusicalEar yet, buy it now or try the free demo!

Share your opinions, experiences with the course with us at journeyacrossmusic@musicalear.se!

Launching a class with exercises from MusicalEar? Drop us an email, so we can keep in contact and find the best fitting exercises for your students!

You can also download the course plan in Excel file

1st lesson - Download the exercises & solutions below

Ear training basics: Focus on upper/lower notes in intervals (In MusicalEar: Basic tonality exercises - Tone perception/imitation) Download the exercise

Singing exercise: Choose a sight singing exercise with melody support on Level 1 Download the exercise

Dictation exercise: Folk Song 6 (Folk music) - Worksheet 1: Notate the melody/rhythm in the flute line Download the exercise

Music theory learning: canon

2nd lesson - Download the exercises & solutions below

Ear training basics: Intervals: Third, Fourth, Tritone Download the exercise (with perfect fourth intervals)

Singing exercise: Choose a sight singing exercise with melody support on Level 1 or 2 Download the exercise

Dictation exercise: Steps In Space (Song) - Worksheet 1: Notate the melody to the given rhythm Download the exercise

Music theory learning: A minor scale, pedal point

3rd lesson - Download the exercises & solutions below

Ear training basics: Intervals: Fifth, Sixth, Seventh Download the exercise (with major sixth intervals)

Singing exercise: Choose a sight singing exercise with melody support on Level 2 Download the exercise

Dictation exercise: Neapolitan Siciliano II (Classical) - Worksheet 1: Notate the flute melody and the bass line Download the exercise

Music theory learning: siciliano, 6/8, asyncopated rhythm, Neapolitan sixth chord

4th lesson - Download the exercises & solutions below

Ear training basics: Identify the root and third in major and minor keys/triads (In MusicalEar: Basic tonality exercises - Identify the root and third) Download the exercise (with missing roots in minor keys)

Singing exercise: Choose a sight singing exercise without melody support on Level 1 Download the exercise

Dictation exercise: A Touch of Gospel (Pop/Rock) - Worksheet 1: Notate the rhythm of the melody & notate the melody Download the exercise

Music theory learning: alla breve, bass line in descending steps

5th lesson - Download the exercises & solutions below

Ear training basics: Define chord notes of major and minor triads, bass line and top voice (In MusicalEar: Basic tonality exercises - Identify the triad notes) Download the exercise (with minor triads, bass line)

Singing exercise: Choose a sight singing exercise without melody support on Level 1 or 2 Download the exercise

Dictation exercise: Minor Waltz (Folk music) - Worksheet 1: Notate the rhythm of the melody & notate the melody Download the exercise

Music theory learning: natural minor, harmonic minor, subordinate and dominant accompaniment, bass lines in waltz

6th lesson - Download the exercises & solutions below

Ear training basics: Identify scale note position (In MusicalEar: Basic tonality exercises - Scale note position, appoggiatura & Identify scale note position) Download the exercise

Singing exercise: Choose a sight singing exercise without melody support on Level 2 Download the exercise

Dictation exercise: Leading the Tango I (Latin) - Worksheet 1: Fill in the melody/rhythm and chords where they are missing Download the exercise

Music theory learning: appoggiatura, tango

7th lesson - Download the exercises & solutions below

Ear training basics: The dominant seventh chord (In MusicalEar: Basic tonality exercises - The dominant seventh chord) Download the exercise

Singing exercise: Choose a 2-part background voicing exercise Download the exercise

Dictation exercise: Five it is (Jazz) - Worksheet 1: Notate the rhythm of the melody & notate the melody Download the exercise

Music theory learning: Pentatonic scale, rhythmic notation in jazz (triplet feel), call and response, motif, walking bass

8th lesson

Ear training basics: Identify chord notes and chords (1,3,5) (In MusicalEar: Triads and Chord notes - Triad inversions, chord notes 1,3,5) Download the exercise

Singing exercise: Choose a 2-part background voicing exercise Download the exercise

Dictation exercise: Menuet 3 (Classical) - Worksheet 2: Notate the melody and bass part where these are missing Download the exercise

Music theory learning: baroque style, ornaments, formal analysis

9th lesson

Ear training basics: Coloured chords: Maj7, Maj9, 6, add9 Download the exercise

Singing exercise: Choose a 3-part choir singing exercise on Level 2 Download the exercise

Dictation exercise: Habanera (Latin) - Worksheet 2: Notate the melody/rhythm throughout the piece Download the exercise

Music theory learning: tuplets, harmonic minor, habanera rhythm

10th lesson

Ear training basics: Coloured chords: m7, m9, m11 Download the exercise

Singing exercise: 3-part choir singing exercise on Level 3 Download the exercise

Dictation exercise: In a Mixolydian Mood (Pop/Rock) - Worksheet 1: Notate the rhythm of the melody & notate the melody Download the exercise

Music theory learning: mixolydian & other church modes

11th lesson

Ear training basics: Coloured chords: 7,9,11,13, 7b9, Dim, m7b5 Download the exercise (7, 9, 11, 13 chords)

Singing exercise: Choose a 4-part choir singing exercise on Level 1 or 2 Download the exercise

Dictation exercise: In Between (Song) - Worksheet 2: Notate the melody/rhythm throughout the song - and then analyse the chords Download the exercise

Music theory learning: secondary dominants, coloured chords

12th lesson

Ear training basics: Identify chord notes and chords (1,3,5,7) (In MusicalEar: Triads and chord notes - Chord notes (1,3,5,7) and chords) Download the exercise

Singing exercise: Choose a 4-part choir singing exercise on Level 3 Download the exercise

Dictation exercise: Moving Around (Jazz) - Worksheet 2: Notate the rhythm of the melody & notate the melody Download the exercise

Music theory learning: transposing a melodic line

Further complementary exercises to do anytime during the course

Chord progressions NEW!

Coordination exercises

Dictations and "loops": One, two and three parts, rhythmic, melodic and chord dictations

Use the Theory & Terms thesaurus to increase your music theory knowledge