Functional Ear Training
Hear the key, name the note’s place in it, then follow the sound home to Do.
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How to practise
- Begin with degrees 1–4 in C major. Listen to the four chords that establish the key, then the single note.
- Choose the degree by its sound in the key. Replay as often as you need; on a keyboard, use 1–7 to answer.
- After answering, listen to the stepwise return to Do. Add more degrees, then try other keys and octaves.
Questions
What is functional ear training?
It is practice in hearing a note’s role within a key: tonic, second degree, third degree and so on. A cadence establishes the tonal context before you identify the note.
How is this different from interval training?
Interval training asks for the distance between two notes. Here you identify one note within an established key. The same degree keeps its role when the key changes.
How does the resolution work?
Degrees 1–4 descend through the scale to the lower tonic. Degrees 5–7 ascend to the upper tonic, shown as 8. Natural minor uses Do, Re, Me, Fa, Sol, Le, Te; its cadence uses a major dominant chord.