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Scarlet Crannell
Oct 15, 20:52 in ToneGym Cafe

Yo I just joined, I'm learning my tones but my dad is helping me figure out my vocal range, he was a alto in choir

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ToneGym
Oct 15, 19:25 in ToneGym Official

Congrats @Shira Gtr for winning the Silver Ears Award!

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J K
Oct 15, 20:30

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ToneGym
Oct 12 in ToneGym Olympics

Chords Champ Winner, Oct. 8th - Oct. 12th:

1st: @John Huang 64 pts
2nd: @Beto Ojeda 56 pts
3rd: @Tommaso Noce 50 pts

See complete standings:
https://www.tonegym.co/contest/view?id=5280SLLTKUB

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Logan Castleton
Oct 13

good job

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Kathy Anderson
Oct 15, 14:21

Congratulations!!

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ToneGym
Oct 11 in ToneGym Official

Congrats @Matthias Scharrer for winning the Golden Ears Award!

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Danzo Oznag
Oct 13

Gold! ✨🤩 Congratulations 🙌🏽

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Amiya Macon
Oct 14, 23:38

umm I just started can someone fill me in on singing?

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Kathy Anderson
Oct 15, 14:20

Congratulations!! Great job!!

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ToneGym
Oct 14, 23:49 in ToneGym Official

Congrats @Sasha Glazkov for winning the Silver Ears Award!

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Kathy Anderson
Oct 15, 14:20

Congratulations!!!

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ToneGym
Oct 15, 13:02 in ToneGym Olympics

Inversions Champ Winner, Oct. 12th - Oct. 15th:

1st: @John Huang 64 pts
2nd: @Cuantas Vacas 33 pts
3rd: @papa rojas 31 pts

See complete standings:
https://www.tonegym.co/contest/view?id=UJSL6I10AMK

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Henry Purnell
Oct 14 in Basic Music Theory

If I ever get 12 intervals right in a row I'll need ear to ear resuscitation! good God. Who corrupted my ear drums?? FZ it's all your fault!

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ToneGym
Oct 08 in ToneGym Official

Congrats @Danzo Oznag for winning the Diamond Ears Award!

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Danzo Oznag
Oct 09

Finally 🥺... Thank you everyone 🫶🏽

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Cinnamon Rolling
Oct 10

Congrats！！！！！

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Nadya Makoeva
Oct 10

Congratulations! That's inspiring!

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Vari Wolf
Oct 09 in ToneGym Cafe

I can't hear the difference from major and minor chords and keys. I've been stuck on level 1 of Chordelius for a while. Sometimes major sounds major and its obvious, but usually it sounds minor to me and I choose wrong, and same thing for minor. What do I do?

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J K
Oct 09

Everyone hears things a bit differently but for me it helped a lot to stop trying so hard. When I focus too much, the Major and minor flip in my brain because the Major is supposed to sound better or something? Idk, it's a mental trick I play on myself that maybe you play on yourself too.

The Major sounds... boringly triumphant? Try to paint your own, unmistakable mental image for the things you hear. I do a mnemonic of a gladiator in the arena having just won a fight - but it's a super cheesy 80s movie version where everybody is kinda just phoning their acting in. If I can't imagine that gladiators half-hearted whatever face, holding up a boring, triumph fist, it's not major.

A simpler one is the Major 3rd - it's a doorbell. If it doesn't sound exactly like a doorbell ring, it's not a Major 3rd.

I hope that helps you as much as it did me, good luck!!

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Mary-Ellen Lane
Oct 10

A major 3rd is also the bing bong on an airplane before an announcement

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Phil Killingley
Oct 10

Imagine the panic on the aeroplane if they played a minor third!

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ToneGym
Oct 08 in ToneGym Olympics

Progressions Champ Winner, Oct. 5th - Oct. 8th:

1st: @Nikolay Kutkovoy 62 pts
2nd: @Cuantas Vacas 61 pts
3rd: @DAVID ROA 59 pts

See complete standings:
https://www.tonegym.co/contest/view?id=B0IL62CBGJV

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Kathy Anderson
Oct 09

Congratulations!!

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ToneGym
Oct 08 in ToneGym Official

Congrats @Avery Bound for winning the Golden Ears Award!

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J K
Oct 08

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Logan Castleton
Oct 08

nicely done!

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Kathy Anderson
Oct 09

Congratulations!!!

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Jared Davis
Oct 08 in ToneGym Cafe

Something i struggle with, is recognizing the key of a song by ear. I think it could make a really great game?

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Jared Davis (author)
Oct 09

Yea i can decern between major and minor, but yea i do find that i struggle with finding the tonic or home in a piece o music.. i did find a little online tool that helps train this though

https://sonofield.com/apps/key-seeker/songs/irish-folk-1

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