Ariaby Nathaniel School of Music
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Train your ears the way Jason trains his students

Interval recognition, melodic dictation, chord identification by ear — everything Jason teaches in his live classes, indexed and searchable.

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From Jason's lessons

Sample questions Aria answers.

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How do I start recognising intervals by ear?

Jason's approach: tie each interval to a song you already know. A major second is the first two notes of Happy Birthday. A perfect fourth is Here Comes the Bride. Build a mental library of anchor songs, then drill them back in context until the sound becomes automatic.

From Jason's actual lessons

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Why can't I hear chord quality differences?

Most students are listening to the whole chord when they should be listening to the third. The third is the quality-defining note. Isolate it — play just the root and third — until your ear locks onto that minor versus major distinction before adding the fifth back.

From Jason's actual lessons

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