Hey Musicians! Ready to improve your musical ear? Whether you have an instrument or not, these beginner-friendly exercises will help you enhance your skills.
1.Pitch Recognition:
Note Matching:
- With Instrument: Play a note on your guitar and try to sing it back.
- Without Instrument: Listen to a note from a tuner app or online piano and try to sing it back.
2.High or Low:
- With Instrument: Listen to two notes and decide which one is higher or lower in pitch.
- Without Instrument: Listen to two notes from an app or online tool and decide which one is higher or lower.
3.Pitch Imitation:
- With Instrument: Try to match the pitch of a note played on a piano or another instrument.
- Without Instrument: Use a piano app or online tool to play a note and try to match it with your voice.
4.Melody and Rhythm:
With Instrument: Listen to a short, simple melody (like "Mary Had a Little Lamb") and try to play it back by ear on your guitar.
Without Instrument: Listen to a short, simple melody and try to hum it back.
5.Clap Back:
With Instrument: Listen to a simple rhythm and clap it back. Then try playing the rhythm on your guitar.
Without Instrument: Listen to a simple rhythm from a metronome app or rhythm track and clap it back.
6.Sing and Find:
With Instrument: Sing a note and then find it on your guitar.
Without Instrument: Sing a note from a melody and use a tuner app to check your pitch.
7.Follow the Bass:
With Instrument: Listen to the bass line in a song and try to find those notes on your guitar.
Without Instrument: Listen to the bass line in a song and try to hum those notes.
8.Chord Guessing Game:
- With Instrument: Play a chord and try to identify if it sounds happy (major) or sad (minor).
- Without Instrument: Listen to a chord from an app or online and try to identify if it sounds happy or sad.
9.Simple Song Transcription:
- With or Without Instrument: Pick a simple song and try to write down the notes or chords you hear.
10. Use a Tuner App:
- With or Without Instrument: Listen to a note and use a tuner app to see if you can identify the note correctly.