Melodic dictation without the actual dictation (writing down the notes)! This is the ultimate resource to begin learning melodies by ear, with or without the aid of an instrument. In today's lesson, I'll be teaching you how to "decode" melodies by hearing them as scale degree numbers.

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The best way to learn chord progressions by ear is to hear the relationship between the chords. If you know your four types of cadences, you're on the right path to learning entire progressions. This episode features three levels of progressive ear training exercises and a music theory lesson on chord progressions and cadences.

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Learning music by ear is a learnable skill, although most musicians don't know where to start. Using the tonic as a point on an aural map to pinpoint all other notes against is arguably the most valuable ear training skill a musician can have. This lesson will teach you how to identify each of the 7 major scale degrees by ear and give you 3 exercises for continual practice and improvement.

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