OVER 100 LESSONS, TEN MINUTES EACH

Learn to read music, ten minutes at a time.

The starting point if notation is still the thing that slows you down.

Most ear training assumes you can already read music. This course doesn't. You start at the staff and work forward, one short lesson at a time, until reading stops being the thing that gets in your way. It's also your first taste of audiation, which is what everything else here is built on. Once reading is comfortable, Flawless Ear Training is the next step.

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The Staff Speaks (Book 1)

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The Staff Speaks is the starting point for those new to music. This course is designed for anyone who needs to build or rebuild their note-reading skills from the ground up. Think of it as a musical "remedial" that includes your first taste of audiation. Begin the process of learning to hear notes in your mind as you discover how to read notes in the treble, bass, alto, and tenor clefs.

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The Staff Speaks (Book 1).pdf

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Workbook Exercises (The Staff Speaks).pdf

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Glossary.pdf

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Introduction

Lecture 1 - Introduction

Lecture 2 - Importance of Understanding the Staff System, Notes, and Pitch

Lecture 3 - Tips on Navigating Lessons and Exercises

Part 1 – The Staff and Clefs

Lecture 4 (Part 1) – The Staff.mov

Lecture 5 – How Clefs Determine Notes.mov

Lecture 6 - Treble Clef. Notes and Positions.mov

Lecture 7 – Bass Clef. Notes and Positions.mov

Lecture 8 - Extending the Staff System.mov

Lecture 9 – Exercise 1. The Piano Keyboard.mov

Part 1: Exercises - Week 1 (The Treble Clef)

Lecture 10 - Exercise 1.1, Overview and Walkthrough.mov

Lecture 11 - Exercise 1.1. The Treble Clef - Day 1.mov

Lecture 12 - Exercise 1.1. The Treble Clef - Day 2.mov

Lecture 13 - Exercise 1.1. The Treble Clef - Day 3.mov

Lecture 14 - Exercise 1.1. The Treble Clef - Day 4.mov

Lecture 15 - Exercise 1.1. The Treble Clef - Day 5.mov

Lecture 16 - Exercise 1.1. The Treble Clef - Day 6.mov

Lecture 17 - Exercise 1.1. The Treble Clef - Day 7.mov

Lecture 18 - Exercise 1.1. The Treble Clef - Day 8.mov

Part 1: Exercises - Week 2 (The Bass Clef)

Lecture 19 - Exercise 1.2, Overview and Walkthrough.mov

Lecture 20 - Exercise 1.2. The Bass Clef - Day 1.mov

Lecture 21 - Exercise 1.2. The Bass Clef - Day 2.mov

Lecture 22 - Exercise 1.2. The Bass Clef - Day 3.mov

Lecture 23 - Exercise 1.2. The Bass Clef - Day 4.mov

Lecture 24 - Exercise 1.2. The Bass Clef - Day 5.mov

Lecture 25 - Exercise 1.2. The Bass Clef - Day 6.mov

Lecture 26 - Exercise 1.2. The Bass Clef - Day 7.mov

Lecture 27 - Exercise 1.3, Overview and Walkthrough.mov

Part 1: Exercises - Week 3 (Combined Clefs)

Lecture 28 - Exercise 1.3. Combining Clefs - Day 1.mov

Lecture 29 - Exercise 1.3. Combining Clefs - Day 2.mov

Lecture 30 - Exercise 1.3. Combining Clefs - Day 3.mov

Lecture 31 - Exercise 1.3. Combining Clefs - Day 4.mov

Lecture 32 - Exercise 1.3. Combining Clefs - Day 5.mov

Lecture 33 - Exercise 1.3. Combining Clefs - Day 6.mov

Lecture 34 - Exercise 1.3. Combining Clefs - Day 7.mov

Part 2 - Ledger Lines and Positions

Lecture 35 (Part 2) Ledger Lines and Positions.mov

Lecture 36 - Beyond the Staff System.mov

Lecture 37 - Ledger Lines - The Answer to More Notes.mov

Lecture 38 - Octave Registers.mov

Lecture 39 - Pitch Classes.mov

Part 2: Exercises - Week 1 (The Treble Ledger Lines)

Lecture 40 - Exercise 2.1 The Treble Clef Ledger Lines, Overview and Walkthrough.mov

Lecture 41 - Exercise 2.1 The Treble Clef Ledger Lines - Day 1.mov

Lecture 42 - Exercise 2.1 The Treble Clef Ledger Lines - Day 2.mov

Lecture 43 - Exercise 2.1 The Treble Clef Ledger Lines - Day 3.mov

Lecture 44 - Exercise 2.1 The Treble Clef Ledger Lines - Day 4.mov

Lecture 45 - Exercise 2.1 The Treble Clef Ledger Lines - Day 5.mov

Lecture 46 - Exercise 2.1 The Treble Clef Ledger Lines - Day 6.mov

Lecture 47 - Exercise 2.1 The Treble Clef Ledger Lines - Day 7.mov

Lecture 48 - Exercise 2.1 The Treble Clef Ledger Lines - Day 8.mov

Lecture 49 - Exercise 2.2 The Bass Clef Ledger Lines, Overview and Walkthrough.mov

Part 2: Exercises - Week 2 (The Bass Ledger Lines)

Lecture 50 - Exercise 2.2 The Bass Clef Ledger Lines - Day 1.mov

Lecture 51 - Exercise 2.2 The Bass Clef Ledger Lines - Day 2.mov

Lecture 52 - Exercise 2.2 The Bass Clef Ledger Lines - Day 3.mov

Lecture 53 - Exercise 2.2 The Bass Clef Ledger Lines - Day 4.mov

Lecture 54 - Exercise 2.2 The Bass Clef Ledger Lines - Day 5.mov

Lecture 55 - Exercise 2.2 The Bass Clef Ledger Lines - Day 6.mov

Lecture 56 - Exercise 2.2 The Bass Clef Ledger Lines - Day 7.mov

Lecture 57 - Exercise 2.3, Overview and Walkthrough.mov

Part 2: Exercises - Week 3 (Combining Clefs)

Lecture 58 - Exercise 2.3. Combining Clefs - Day 1.mov

Lecture 59 - Exercise 2.3. Combining Clefs - Day 2.mov

Lecture 60 - Exercise 2.3. Combining Clefs - Day 3.mov

Lecture 61 - Exercise 2.3. Combining Clefs - Day 4.mov

Lecture 62 - Exercise 2.3. Combining Clefs - Day 5.mov

Lecture 63 - Exercise 2.3. Combining Clefs - Day 6.mov

Lecture 64 - Exercise 2.3. Combining Clefs - Day 7.mov

Lecture 65 - Exercise 2.4, Overview and Walkthrough.pdf

Part 2: Exercises - Week 4 (Speed Identification)

Lecture 65 - Exercise 2.4, Overview and Walkthrough.mov

Lecture 66 - Exercise 2.4 Treble Clef Speed Identification.mov

Lecture 67 - Exercise 2.4 Bass Clef Speed Identification.mov

Lecture 68 - Exercise 2.4 Combined Clef Identification.mov

Lecture 69 - Exercise 2.4. Combined with Ledger Lines Speed Identification.mov

Lecture 70 - Exercise 2.5 Ongoing Exercise.mov

Part 3 – Pitch and Frequency

Lecture 71 - (Part 3) Pitch and Frequency.mov

Lecture 72 - Overtones in Music.mov

Lecture 73 - Inharmonicity in Music.mov

Lecture 74 - Definition and Perception of Pitch.mov

Lecture 75 - Frequency and Its Relation to Pitch.mov

Lecture 76 - Common Systems of Pitch.mov

Lecture 77 - The Impact of all this Science.mov

Lecture 78 - Why Are Some Intervals Beautiful.mov

Lecture 79 - Exercise 3. Drone Tuning.mov

Part 4 – Advanced Note-Naming Conventions

Lecture 80 - (Part 4) Advanced Note-Naming Conventions.mov

Lecture 81 - Understanding Half Steps on the Piano.mov

Lecture 82 - Accidentals in Music.mov

Lecture 83 - Enharmonics in Music.mov

Part 4: Exercises - Week 1 (Identifying Accidentals)

Lecture 84 - Exercise 4.1. Accidentals, Overview and Walkthrough.mov

Part 4: Exercises - Week 2 (C Clefs, Alto)

Lecture 85 - The C Clefs.mov

Lecture 86 - Exercise 4.2. Alto Clef, Overview and Walkthrough.mov

Lecture 87 - Exercise 4.2. The Alto Clef - Day 1.mov

Lecture 88 - Exercise 4.2. The Alto Clef - Day 2.mov

Lecture 89 - Exercise 4.2. The Alto Clef - Day 3.mov

Lecture 90 - Exercise 4.2. The Alto Clef - Day 4.mov

Lecture 91 - Exercise 4.2. The Alto Clef - Day 5.mov

Lecture 92 - Exercise 4.2. The Alto Clef - Day 6.mov

Part 4: Exercises - Week 3 (C Clefs, Tenor)

Lecture 93 - Exercise 4.2. The Alto Clef - Day 7.mov

Lecture 94 - Exercise 4.2. The Alto Clef - Day 8.mov

Lecture 95 - Exercise 4.3. The Tenor Clef - Day 1.mov

Lecture 96 - Exercise 4.3. The Tenor Clef - Day 2.mov

Lecture 97 - Exercise 4.3. The Tenor Clef - Day 3.mov

Lecture 98 - Exercise 4.3. The Tenor Clef - Day 4.mov

Lecture 99 - Exercise 4.3. The Tenor Clef - Day 5.mov

Lecture 100 - Exercise 4.3. The Tenor Clef - Day 6.mov

Lecture 101 - Exercise 4.3. The Tenor Clef - Day 7.mov

Lecture 102 - Exercise 4.3. The Tenor Clef - Day 8.mov

Lecture 103 - Exercise 4.4. Combined Clefs.mov

Lecture 104 - All Clefs Combined (Mastery and Maintenance).mov

Part 5 – Wrapping Things Up

Lecture 105 - Wrapping Things Up.mov

Lecture 106 - Bonus Materials and Resources.mov