Ear Training for Harmonic Triads (Part 1): Find the Major or Minor Third
Train your ear to hear major and minor thirds inside piano triads. Jason Zac plays the root and fifth, then asks you to imagine and sing the missing third before checking it on your instrument. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows how to imagine and sing a major or minor third over a root-and-fifth interval, then check the note on your instrument. It's a focused first step toward confidently hearing and identifying chords by ear. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC ============================= 🎓 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 📞 +91 77604 56847 (Mobile & WhatsApp) 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #EarTraining #Triads #RelativePitch Chapters 00:00 Harmonic ear training: finding the third 00:45 Root, third and fifth of E major 01:09 Why hear the third in a triad? 01:30 Avoid relying on a memorised pattern 02:31 Set up the ear-training exercise 03:10 Play the root and fifth 03:26 Imagine and sing the missing third 03:45 Check the note on your instrument 04:32 Randomise the chords and try minor thirds 05:31 Apply the exercise to composition 05:53 Next step: identifying sevenths
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