You have to listen to the intervals between the notes, and know some music theory about triads and 4-notes chords. Then you will know that for major triads, for instance, hearing a fourth between the two lowest notes means it's a second inversion, and a fourth between the two top notes is a first inversion.
What I mean is, make sure you know what an inversion is and then make up your own system, but be precise and listen carefully, do not try to just guess because it sounds darker or lighter or something like that.
A major triad in first inversion just sounds to me like there are three notes, with a minor second at the bottom and a fourth on top.
You could argue that a major triad in first inversion sounds hopeful with a hint of sadness because of the fourth on top and the minor in the background at the bottom. And it probably does, but that's not what is going to help you know which are the right notes, because there are so many chords and ways of inverting them.
Basically what I mean is that sometimes I can hear the larger/smaller intervals and sometimes I hear nothing. Perhaps this just means that I need more practice, but it almost seems that 1 in 5 tries is way easier...IDK this is just what I feel.
You probably need more practice, give yourself time. Do Tonegym and other things, and in the future you will be able to do it :)
What motivated me at first is that I quickly saw that other people really could hear these things clearly and without ever making mistakes. So I was thinking, that means that everybody can learn it, so I will do it. Time is not the issue here, it's only a bonus if you can do it and you couldn't yesterday.
You can also learn many other things about music without doing ear training in the first place: play, compose, have fun in the meanwhile!
Just wanted to post and say how much I'm really enjoying the ToneGym platform.
So much so that I started making videos recording my progress in the game (wins, losses, successes and failures). I've been posting snippets of them on my Instagram, Tik Tok and YouTube. One of the videos went viral and got 1M views!
This made me realize A LOT of people will have been waiting for a platform like this to exist, kinda like all of us here have wanted for a while. I've gotten a ton of comments and DMs asking what this platform is and how they can play.
I am thinking of expanding to live sessions of my daily workouts and taking some more time to explain the games and how I've grown through each game. (Would this be of any interest to anyone?)
But also: what other ideas do you all have? Whether you are new to the gym or a seasoned vet (I'm no Diamond Ears, but I'm listening, ha) I'm interested in knowing what you guys think I should show people that are just discovering the platform, or even you all reading this. What are somethings that you wanna know or see in long-form ear training videos??
I'll be posting the same thing in the Sound Gym community as the same thing applies, feel free to hit me up on either one! 😁
Happy training, everyone!
P.S. It would mean a lot if you all were to check out my IG page. This is the channel that's seen the most growth. I've also got a YouTube accnt where I'm planning the live sessions, and Tik Tok accnt but really those are more low key ha. (https://www.instagram.com/jayonline.wav/)
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