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Taking Trumpet Players From Meathead to Musician!

Ear-Training for Trumpeters is a step-by-step method for learning to instantly identify any musical interval by sound and sight. By the end, you’ll be reading music like it’s the newspaper and able to write out melodies as they are played!

Ear-Training for Trumpeters is a part of BTB’s online Trade School. This collection of self-paced curriculums and live, online masterclasses is only open a few times per year for the single monthly tuition of $49/month. 

Course Content

Section I: Welcome to Ear-Training for Trumpeters \ Music Theory Need-to-Know
Welcome to Ear-Training for Trumpeters
What Is A Musical Interval?
The Chromatic Scale, Enharmonic Spellings and Accidentals
Interval Spellings: Scale Degrees and Chromatic Half Steps
Melodic and Harmonic Intervals, Perfect Fifth Sound and Spellings
Section 1: Homework Assignments
Section II: Study Techniques and Testing Procedures
Perfect Fifth Spelling Answers
Interval Sound Study Techniques
Section III: Perfect Fifth Testing \ Perfect Fourth Introduction
Testing Procedures & Guidelines
Spelling Test: Perfect Fifths
Singing Test: Perfect Fifths
Post Exam Thoughts: Minding the Gap
Introducing The Perfect Fourth
Perfect Fourth Spelling Answers and Practice Assignments
Section IV: Perfect Fourth Testing \ Major Third Introduction
Spelling Test: Perfect Fourths
Singing Test: Perfect Fourths
Remaining ‘Perfect’ Intervals
The Harmonic Hearing Drill
Introducing The Major Third
Major Third Spelling Answers and Practice Assignments
Section V: Major Third Testing \ Speed Recognition Drills \ Minor Third Introduction
Spelling Test: Major Thirds
Singing Test: Major Thirds
Learning to Listen & The Skill of Chill
Speed Recognition Guidelines & Introducing The Minor Third
Minor Third Spelling Answers
Section VI: Minor Third Testing \ Speed Recognition Melodic and Harmonic Perfect Intervals
Spelling Test: Minor Thirds
Singing Test: Minor Thirds
Section VII: Listening Drills and Interval Consolidation
Major & Minor Thirds Speed Recognition
Speed Recognition P4, P5, P8, P1, M3, m3
New Drilling Technique: The Transcription Drill
Singing Drill P4, P5, M3, m3
Section VII Listening Drills Download & Study Reminders
Section VIII: Perfect Intervals & Thirds Final Exams
Introduction to Exams & Procedures
Spelling Exam: P4, P5, P8, M3, m3
Transcription Exam: P4, P5, M3, m3
Singing Exam: P4, P5, P8, M3, m3
Speed Recognition Exam: P4, P5, P8, P1, M3, m3
Introduction to Timbre & The Mixed-Timbre Interval Exam
Mixed-Timbre Transcription Drill
Section IX: Motivation For When You Get Stuck
Motivation For When You Get Stuck
Section X: Welcome to Part II \ Intro to 'Perfect Pitch' \ Major Second Introduction
Welcome To ‘Part II’ Of Ear-Training For Trumpeters
A Brief Introduction To Perfect Pitch
Introducing the Major Second
Major Second Spelling Answers and Practice Assignments
Section XI: Major Second Testing \ Speed Recognition P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2 \ Minor Second Introduction
Spellings Test: Major Seconds
Singing Test: Major Seconds
Speed Recognition: P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2
Introducing the Minor Second
Minor Second Spelling Answers and Practice Assignments
Section XII: Minor Second Testing \ Speed Recognition Seconds & All Intervals Mixed \ Major Sixth Introduction
Spellings Test: Minor Seconds
Singing Test: Minor Seconds
Speed Recognition: Melodic & Harmonic Seconds
Speed Recognition: P8, P5, P4, P1, M3, m3, M2, m2
Practice Assignments, Drill Downloads & Introducing the Major Sixth
Major Sixth Spelling Answers & Practice Assignments
Section XIII: Major Sixth Testing \ Speed Recognition P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2, M6 \ Minor Sixth Introduction
Spelling Test: Major Sixths
Singing Test: Major Sixths
Speed Recognition: P8, P5, P4, P1, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6
Super-Speed Melodic Recognition: P8, P5, P4, P1, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6
Introducing the Minor Sixth
Minor Sixth Spelling Answers, Practice Assignments & Drill Downloads
Section XIV Minor Sixth Testing \ Speed Recognition Mixed Sixths \ Study Reminders
Spelling Test: Minor Sixths
Singing Test: Minor Sixths
The Secret of Ear-Training: Listening for ‘Quality’
Speed Recognition: Major and Minor Sixths
Study Reminders & Drill Download
Section XV: Interval Consolidation and Exam Prep
A Note for the Note Takers
Interval Recognition by Song Association
Super-Speed Recognition: Major and Minor Sixths
Introduction to Inversions
Super-Speed Recognition: Harmonic Thirds and Sixths
Speed Recognition: P8, P5, P4, P1, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6
Transcription Drill: P5, P4, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6
Singing Drill: P5, P4, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6 & Drill Downloads
Section XVI: Perfect Intervals, Thirds, Seconds & Sixths Final Exams \ Minor Seventh Introduction
Exam Procedures \ Spelling Exam: P5, P4, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6
Transcription Exam: P5, P4, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6
Singing Exam: P5, P4, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6
Speed Recognition Exam: P8, P5, P4, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6
Congratulations!
Introducing The Minor Seventh
Minor Seventh Spelling Answers
Section XVII: Minor Seventh Testing \ Speed Recognition P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2, m2, m6, M6, m7 \ Major Seventh Introduction
Spelling Test: Minor Sevenths
Singing Test: Minor Sevenths
Speed Recognition: P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2, m2, m6, M6, m7
Speed Recognition: Minor Sixths and Minor Sevenths
Introducing the Major Seventh
Major Seventh Spellings Drill Download
Section XVIII: Major Seventh Testing \ Speed Recognition P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m7, M7 \ Augmented Fourth Introduction
Spelling Test: Major Sevenths
Singing Test: Major Sevenths
Speed Recognition: Major and Minor Sevenths
Speed Recognition: P4, P5, P8, M3, m3, M2, m2, M6, m6, m7, M7
Speed Recognition: Harmonic Seconds and Sevenths
Introducing the Augmented Fourth
Augmented Fourth Spelling Answers & Practice Assignments
Section XIX: Augmented Fourth Testing \ Listening Drills \ Introduction to Compound Intervals
Spelling Test: Augmented Fourths
Singing Test: Augmented Fourth
Speed Recognition: All Intervals Within One Octave – Part I
Speed Recognition: P4, P5, Tritone
Speed Recognition: M7, Tritone
Introduction to Compound Intervals
Speed Recognition: All Intervals Within Octave – Part II
Mixed-Timbre Listening: All Intervals Within One Octave
Introducing The Major Ninth
Ninths Spelling Answers Practice Assignments Drill Downloads
Section XX: Major Ninth Testing \ Listening Drills
Major Ninth Testing
Speed Recognition: All Intervals w/ Major Ninths
Transcription Drill: All Intervals w/ Major Ninths
Minor Ninth Introduction & Homework Assignments
Section XXI: Minor Ninth Testing \ Listening Drills
Minor Ninth Testing
Interval Theory: Augmented and Diminished Intervals
Transcription Drill Part I: All Intervals!
Transcription Drill Part II: All Intervals!
Speed Recognition: Harmonic Ninths and Seconds
Speed Recognition: All Intervals!
Mixed-Timbre Speed Recognition: All Intervals!
Congratulations! (Homework & Drill Downloads)
Section XXII: How to Take Music Out of Your Head (And Put It On Paper) & Vice Versa!
Transcribing Music From Your Head
Answer Key, Walk-Through & Next Transcription Assignments
Transcription Answer Keys
Preparation for Section XXIII
Section XXIII: Interval Crystallization & Final Testing
Interval Crystallization And Final Testing Procedures
Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Perfect Fifth
Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Perfect Fourth
Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Major Third
Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Minor Third
Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Major Seconds
Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Minor Seconds
Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Major Sixth
Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Minor Sixth
Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Minor Seventh
Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Major Seventh
Sound and Spelling Final Exam: Augmented Fourth
Completion of Interval Testing – Congratulations!
Section XXIV: Ear-Training for Trumpeters FINAL EXAM!
Final Transcription Assignment, Tips & Procedures
Final Transcription Answers and Walk-Through
Congratulations and Happy Ear-Training!