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mad skills
Jun 08

Today was my first time opening this app, I did all three tests.

Clearly, I have some rather exaggerated strengths and weaknesses.

I've done piano since I was 4 and recently passed Grade 7 with Distinction (trinity). I do singing in bands, church, etc. I did not expect to be so good at chords, but so bad at chord progressions. I guess all those years of brushing them off and vaguely registering them has not really helped, but like, I expected some of my skills to be transferrable?

Anyways, if anyone has any tips for this specific predicament, or any reasons for why I'm like this, they would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Mark Tomato Alley
Jun 08

Hey, don't take these numbers too seriously. No website can value your music skills. This screen is just an introduction for people to get motivated and stay on the platform.

Just do the exercises you like and try to value by yourself where your strengths and weaknesses are.

And besides that, don't forget to make music!

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Scott Slotnick
Jun 08

just keep on playing the games and all your 'weaknesses' will dramatically improve

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mad skills (author)
Jun 28

thanks for your kind responses!

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JK Music
Jul 03

This is a great app for working on weaknesses but also great fun!! So many great skills to work on then buckle up for the contests there are some seriously large eared folk in there!! Inspiring though - its a wonderful journey - music rules!!

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Béla Balogh
Jul 04

I think listening to chord quality in an exercise like Chordelius is also called listening vertically, while listening for a chord progression in Route VI is listening horizontally. I found a link about the difference between the two. https://musicbyisj.com/da-blog/2021/02/listening-vertically-vs-listening-horizontally/
But please everybody give feedback if this classification is real or not! :)

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Dennis Boapie
Jul 05

For route VI Just listen for the last chord first. First or 5th degree of the scale I or V … look for major and minor in the succession of chords . Compare 2 sequences for the same or different chords. Select the one you think than check with the doughnut to hear it with the bass if you need to … In my opinion this exercice is a lot easier than chordelius . It’s fun and easy ….

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mad skills (author)
Jul 08

@Béla Balogh That's definitely an interesting way of putting it!

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mad skills (author)
Jul 08

@Dennis Boapie Sorry idk what you mean by listen for last chord first. Do you mean like picture it in my head before it plays? I'm not even up to major or minor yet I'm still in level 2 lol, I've kind of been practicing sporadically. And yeah I find chordelius way easier, I guess we're kind of opposites haha

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JK Music
Jul 08

I try to sing the hear any notes I can in the chord - but I also try and feel the 'colour' of the chord - so if it's Major/Minor for example work on finding an way to identify what each one 'feels' like to you? Some folk might say Major=Happy and Minor=Sad but it's really about finding out what they mean to you... I'd also say it's about not feeling pressure to be good straight away just take your time and the beauty of this site is you can do it as many times as you like 😉

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JK Music
Jul 08

I still find it hard to discern chord IV and chord V sometimes - I'm working on hearing the tonic in the IV chord which is helping then hearing the 7th in the V chord - if that makes sense....

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