EarMaster Pro - Interval Comparison Exercise

This Video shows how the Interval Comparison Exercise works on EarMaster Pro 5,

As I said in my last post, I had no problems until I got to Exercise 13 - the first 12 exercises cover major and minor seconds and thirds, perfect fourths and diminished and perfect fifths and all you have to do is decide which sequence of two notes (A or B) involves the greater interval.

This is incredibly easy if the first note in each sequence of the same. For example, identifying that the difference between Eb and Bb (Perfect Fifth) is greater than the difference between Eb and Ab (Perfect Fourth) is pretty straightforward - you're not being asked to identify the notes or name the interval or anything complicated like that.

However, when I got to Exercise 13, I had real problems at first (admittedly, it was 1 o'clock in the morning and I'd been working on evaluating Ear Training software since lunch, so my ears were pretty overloaded). This exercise covered ascending major and minor seconds but the starting not varied with each sequence, so A might be F#-G (minor second) and B might Bb-C (major second).

I found this exercise much more challenging and had to repeat it two or three times until I was getting more than 90% correct  (the program lets you continue with less but I like to do things properly). The important thing is that the exercise was a really great example of Ear Training. I was tired and unfamiliar with the task so I had to train myself to concentrate more and perceive the differences - EarMaster Pro definitely gets a big thumbs up from me here.

Anyway, here's the video and don't forget to DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COPY OF EARMASTER PRO 5

 

I'll keep you up to date with more thoughts as I work my way through the Interval Comparison Exercise.