Ear Training, Hearing is believing. :-)
David Wallimann
Jan 15 2009, 04:06 PM
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A lot of you have asked me about how to improve their ability to improve their hearing skills.
I don't have perfect pitch and don't really have the need for it in my personal every day life as a musician, but relative pitch is a must and I use it every day.

Relative pitch has to do with intervals and recognizing them right away.

I decided to start a thread to discuss interval recognition. Basically the idea is to list all the basic intervals here and underneath each one of them write some well known songs that start with that interval. For example, Happy Birthday starts with a Major 2nd. If you can sing that tune in pitch, then that means that you can sing a Major 2nd from any given note. Just sing the first two notes of that song and there is your Major 2nd.

That's where you guys come into, just copy and paste the following post in your answer to this thread and complete it with any songs that start with that interval. Each interval can have more that one song associated with it.

So here is the chart with a few suggestions. Let's all collaborate on this!





2nd


minor
Jaws theme, Fur Elise, Green Hornet, Flight of Bumblebee, Ode to Joy

Major
Ascending
Happy Birthday, You really got me riff, London bridge is falling down
Descending
I shoot the Sheriff, Sunshine of your love


3rd


minor
Day is done Lullaby, Smoke on the water, Greensleeves

Major
When the saints go marching in

4th


perfect
Godfather theme, Here comes the bride

augmented
One day I'll fly away, the Simpsons theme


5th


perfect
Starwars Lead, 2001:Space Odysee, Moon river

6th


minor
Ascending
Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Descending
Love story theme

Major
Traviata, Soul Man


7th


minor
She's leaving home: (Wednesday morning), at -five (o' clock), Star Trek theme

Major
second part of the Superman theme

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This post has been edited by David Wallimann: Jan 16 2009, 01:39 PM


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- David Wallimann   Ear Training   Jan 15 2009, 04:06 PM
- - OrganisedConfusion   What about an octave interval also? Isn't the ...   Jan 15 2009, 04:07 PM
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- - Slammer   QUOTE (David Wallimann @ Jan 15 2009, 10...   Jan 15 2009, 04:30 PM
- - enforcer   1 semi tone => minor 2nd: Jaws theme, ode to jo...   Jan 15 2009, 06:00 PM
- - Ramiro Delforte   Enforcer the theme of the Traviata that you are qu...   Jan 15 2009, 06:22 PM
- - enforcer   Ok Ramiro I corrected them and added 10 and 11 sem...   Jan 15 2009, 06:34 PM
|- - David Wallimann   Cool guys!!!   Jan 15 2009, 08:07 PM
|- - enforcer   QUOTE (David Wallimann @ Jan 15 2009, 09...   Jan 15 2009, 08:12 PM
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- - Pedja Simovic   Unison : Happy birthday, Hey Joe (very beginning) ...   Jan 15 2009, 08:24 PM
- - David Wallimann   I updated the opening post adding your great input...   Jan 16 2009, 01:42 PM
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