26 Ear Training Exercises to Hear Chords Better on Piano
In this ear training exercise series for detecting chords, we combine theory and clever listening to figure out the chords of an entire progression by ear. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music uses an efficient approach that pairs music theory with smart listening, so you can identify the chords of a whole progression just by listening for the most important parts of each chord. Across 26 exercises you'll build the skills to track harmony by ear and stop guessing chords. It's a structured, practical path to genuinely reliable harmonic ear training. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 Exercise 1 (I - IV - V Progressions) 00:32 Exercise 2 (I - IV - V Progressions) 01:07 Exercise 3 (I - IV - V Progressions) 01:36 Exercise 4 (I - IV - V Progressions) 02:02 Exercise 5 (I - IV - V Progressions) 02:34 Exercise 6 (Diatonic progression) 03:08 Exercise 7 (Diatonic progression) 03:46 Exercise 8 (Diatonic progression) 04:23 Exercise 9 (Diatonic progression) 05:04 Exercise 10 (Diatonic progression) 05:44 Exercise 11 (Linear Bass Movement ) 06:16 Exercise 12 (Linear Bass Movement) 06:47 Exercise 13 (Linear Bass Movement) 07:43 Exercise 14 (Linear Bass Movement) 08:25 Exercise 15 (Linear Bass Movement) 09:08 Exercise 16 (Circle of Fifths 2-5-1) 09:38 Exercise 17 (Circle of Fifths 2-5-1) 10:22 Exercise 18 (Circle of Fifths 2-5-1) 10:51 Exercise 19 (Circle of Fifths 2-5-1) 11:21 Exercise 20 (Circle of Fifths 2-5-1) 11:49 Exercise 21 (Circle of Fifths 2-5-1) 12:46 Exercise 22 (Weird Progressions) 13:12 Exercise 23 (Weird Progressions) 13:39 Exercise 24 (Weird Progressions) 14:15 Exercise 25 (Weird Progressions) 14:55 Exercise 26 (Weird Progressions) ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #EarTraining #ChordsByEar #RelativePitch
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