Hear That Music! An Aural Skills App for iPhone and Android phones:
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Help with the app How do I quiz myself? 1. Tap the category or categories you would like to be quizzed on. You may choose as many as you like. 2. Tap "Quiz Me!" at the bottom of the screen. The front of a flash card appears. 3. Read the question and tap the "Play" icon (the right arrow) in the middle of the screen. 4. Try to answer the question on the basis of the music you have just heard. You may replay the excerpt as many times as you like. 5. Once you have decided on an answer--or have given up!--tap the screen to flip the card. The back of the card appears. Read the correct answer on the top of the card. 6. You now have three alternatives:
7. After swiping up or down on the back of the card a new card appears. Go to step 3. What are the other screens (beyond those mentioned above)? The small "i" on the top right of the main screen brings you to this support page. The arrows to the right of each level describe the task to be mastered. I need more musical concepts. Can you add some? Yes. More concepts will be added as we update to newer versions. |
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Help with the Music Theory behind the app. What are some hints to help me hear these elements more clearly? What are meters? Meters in music are a description of how beats are organized. All meters on these flash cards are regular meters. The terms "meter" and "time signature" are sometimes interchangeable. Regular meters have two names: The first name is either simple or compound.
The most common time signature for simple duple is 2/4 The most common time signature for simple triple is 3/4 The most common time signature for simple quadruple is 4/4 The most common time signature for compound duple is 6/8 The most common time signature for compound triple is 9/8 or 3/4 with constant triplets The most common time signature for compound quadruple is 12/8 or 4/4 with constant triplets In practice it is difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish duple and quadruple meters by ear. A procedure for identifying meters 1. TAP the beat 2. Is the meter simple or compound? SAY steady nonsense syllables faster than the beat. If the syllables "Ta-da" fit the music, then the beat is divided evenly into two and the meter is simple If the syllables "Ta-da-da" fit, then the beat is divided evenly into three and the meter is compound. 3. Is the meter duple, triple, or quadruple? CONDUCT the beats. The strong beat (one) is down in the conducting pattern for all meters. At first you will miss the strong beats. Keep trying. There will eventually be a pattern in 2, 3 or 4. If there are 2 beats in the measure, the meter is duple If there are 3 beats in the measure, the meter is triple If there are 4 beats in the measure, the meter is quadruple Do not try to distinguish between duple and quadruple meters. This app combines the two names into an option called "duple/quadruple." What are scale degrees? Scale degrees identify the pitch of a note with reference to the key note of a musical excerpt, or equivalently, with reference to the scale associated with the music. Scale degrees may be designated by a number between 1 and 7, by a syllable such as do, re, mi, fa, sol, la and ti for major keys, or scale degrees may be designated by one of the following names: Tonic for scale degree 1, or do Supertonic for scale degree 2 or re Mediant for scale degree 3 or mi (in major) Subdominant for scale degree 4 or fa Dominant for scale degree 5 or sol Submediant for scale degree 6 or la Leading tone for scale degree 7 or ti These flash cards use scale degree numbers and names, not syllables. A procedure for identifying scale degrees The following is based on your ability to identify tonic (scale degree 1 or "do"). If you have trouble identifying tonic, get the Apple app, Sing That Note! and practice this skill. Notice that singing is basic to being able to recognize many musical elements. You will be asked for the scale degree of the note at the end of the excerpt's melody Hum tonic throughout the excerpt. Tonic is frequently the first note of the excerpt. Identify the scale degrees of the last note of the melody by singing a scale with numbers or syllables up to the last note. What are intervals? Intervals are distances between two notes based on scale degree. These are not always the same as distances in half steps as might be calculated on a keyboard. In two different musical contexts three half steps might be a minor third (G-sharp to B in the key of E) or three half steps might be an augmented second (A-flat to B in the key of C minor). A procedure for identifying intervals All of the following is based on your ability to identify scale degrees (and to identify scale degrees you must first be able to identify tonic. If you have trouble identifying tonic, get the Apple app Sing That Note!.) You will be asked for the interval at the end of the excerpt Hum tonic (scale degree 1 or "do") throughout the excerpt. Tonic is frequently the first note of the excerpt. Identify the scale degrees of the last two notes of the melody: When the excerpt is over sing to yourself a scale beginning on tonic and ending on the last notes. You will be asked for the interval at the end of the excerpt Hum tonic (scale degree 1 or "do") throughout the excerpt. Tonic is frequently the first note of the excerpt. Identify the scale degrees of the last two notes of the melody: When the excerpt is over sing to yourself a scale beginning on tonic and ending on the last notes. Choose the interval on the basis of your knowledge of the intervals in a scale. For instance in major keys: scale degrees 1 to 3 is a major third scale degrees 2 to 4 is a minor third scale degrees 3 to 5 is a minor third scale degrees 5 up to 1 is a perfect fourth scale degrees 2 to 4 is a minor third ... and so on I don't see my question here.Contact GilSupport email is deben "at" pitt "dot" edu | |
