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News: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

Guest Posts (Easy Ear Training authors writing elsewhere)

News

Noted below is a list of online articles, press releases and other notable mentions of our website and popular ear training apps. Please click on a link below to read the full article.

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2013

Ear Training with Intervals
Leia’s Lessons ~ A music teaching blog (May 2013)

Leia Sharma reviews the “Learning Intervals” eBook: “I discovered [EasyEarTraining.com] a few months ago when I was searching for ear training ideas to use with students. Recently I had a look at their latest e-publication, “Learning Intervals,” and my favorite part was the interval reference songs that incorporate useful references from pop music. They’ve done all the work for us, and you can press the handy play button and listen to the music online. I’ll definitely be using this as a teaching resource!”
[Read more]

“Teach Ear Training: Do It Correctly!” / “Ear Training: Listen up!”
DLP Music Education Blog (Q1 2013)

“Ear training practice is included in every lesson of the course in a fun, interactive way. For material outside of the regular curriculum, I highly recommend what the folks at easyeartraining.com are doing.” — Teach Ear Training : Do It Correctly!
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“Ear training is a vital part of our dlp Music Program, and we also like the programs developed by our friends at Easy Ear Training and Theta Music. Best of all, these types of exercises are fun to do!” — Ear Training : Listen up!
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London A Cappella Festival 2013 Launches with Innovative Companion App for Web and Mobile
Press release (January 2013)

In conjunction with the London A Cappella Festival, music education company Easy Ear Training has launched an innovative free app that offers much more than just listings of the world-class headline acts which the festival is showcasing. The ‘London A Cappella’ app is designed both for those attending the festival and the broader audience of a cappella fans worldwide. Using audio and video from all the festival performers the app provides a novel blend of entertainment and music education, helping users understand and appreciate the music they hear.
[Read more]

Three Amazing Startups! Who I Met @ Bizoogo’s Cofounder Networking Session
Club Workspace Blog (January 2013)

Easy Ear Training believes that ‘listening is the heart of good muscianship’, and that’s why they’ve developed an app that help budding musicians to train their brain. They have apps for beginners right up to experienced guitarists who’d like to develop their ear for chords.
[Read more]

2012

Ten amazing hacks from Music Hack Day London: Now Start A Band
wired.co.uk (November 2012)

This is clever. Christopher Sutton took the famous Sideburns quote: “This is a chord, this is another, this is a third. Now form a band” as inspiration for his hack. It teaches users four simple guitar chords with YouTube videos, then scans their Facebook profile for songs they like, and transposes those songs so they can be played with those chords. “Forget learning 30+ chords to play your first 10 songs, how about playing dozens of songs you love with just 4 chords?” he says.
[Read more]

Music Education Company Easy Ear Training Selected to Join the Accelerator Academy
Press release (September 2012)

Music education technology company Easy Ear Training, Ltd. has been selected to join the third semester of Accelerator Academy, a business accelerator programme for UK technology companies seeking to increase their growth. Easy Ear Training was selected from over 100 applicants to join ten other early-stage companies for the Academy’s third semester, which begins this week. The 12-week programme provides company founders with expert training on the key skills and techniques for growing a company successfully, along with mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs in the technology industry.
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2011

Chordelia: Seventh Heaven
Teaching Music Magazine (October 2011)

Quick, what’s the difference between C7, Cmaj7, Cm7, and Cdim7? This app for the iPhone and iPod Touch teaches users to identify all types of seventh chords by ear.
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Relative Pitch (Easy Ear Training)
guitarrapro.com (August 2011)

Este es tu coach de Ear Training personal, desde los intervalos más simples hasta acordes complejos, sin duda un “Must-have” en tus Apps.
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Easy Ear Training
Beyond the Music (May 2011)

Easy Ear Training is a UK-based software development company that specializes is music education and music training. Not only do they offer apps for musical development, but they offer a lot of really interesting posts on a range of topics.
[Read more]

Fun Ear Training Song for Young Students
Music Matters Blog (April 2011)

I’m always interested in incorporating singing elements into our lessons, but sometimes it’s difficult to know the best approach. When I came across a couple of fun Children’s Ear Training Songs on the Easy Ear Training website, I knew I had to give them a try!
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Intervals by Ear
Music Matters Blog (February 2011)

My students have struggled to identify intervals by ear.  I think some of the games I’ve designed have helped some, but my younger students are still really having a hard time.  Do you have any ideas?
[Read more]

2010

Apps for Creating and Learning Music
Making Music (November 2010)

Ear training is an important part of learning music, and Easy Ear Training has created an app that teaches the fundamentals of intervals. Their latest creation, Step and a Half, is a fun game designed to make ear training fun and manageable.
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RelativePitch in the iPhone App Directory
Easy Ear Training (October 26, 2010)

Our interval training app for iPhone, RelativePitch  recently got a great review in the iPhone App Directory.  The iPhone App Directory is published regularly by Imagine Publishing in the United Kingdom.
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Discover the Mysteries of Music and Life with Easy Ear Training’s New Series
Press Release (September 22, 2010)

Easy Ear Training, Ltd., provider of the leading online resource for those interested in developing their musical ear, has announced the launch of an innovative new series titled “Music & Life”. The series, which premiered today, will focus on the benefits music plays in child education, therapy and even in the womb.
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AppADay156: Relative Pitch
App-A-Day Podcast (June 11, 2010)

“You hear the pitches and you decide what the interval is”
“Very well done”
“I really like the grade levels and how it gradually trains you”
“It’s one of those apps[...] that I don’t use enough and I really need to”

[Listen to the audio review]

Improve Your Pitch with the Easy Ear Training iPhone Apps
Gear Diary (May 21, 2010)

So, you’re hacking away at your guitar, and you think, “Yo, I should sing these here lyrics that I just wrote.” And you open your mouth and start wailing away! A sure-fire hit! You’re set for life! And then your dog starts howling and you…
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Relative Pitch Review!
NCC Sites (May 5, 2010)

This is an interesting app made by the guys over at EasyEarTraining.com that teaches you to recognize sounds and distinguish the difference between them. Once you start the app you have 2 options to choose from, training or testing. The training explains how to use the app. The first lesson was…
[Read more]

Illinois Entertainer
(April, 2010)

… the Relativepitch App, which was designed to teach musicians how to use their ears to determine pitch, chord phrasings, and other non-punk details. Londoner Chris Sutton originally developed it for himself…
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Easy Ear Training…is that possible?
Discover, Learn, Play Blog (March 31, 2010)
By now you all know how much we love technology and anyone who uses it well (especially in our profession). Easy Ear Training is a place for people who are ‘interested or involved in ear training’ to get hints and…
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Take the Quiz and See How You Do
Piano Lessons Critic Blog (March 18, 2010)

While I was out and about on the internet checking out neat piano stuff, I came across a site that offers a really fun musical quiz and also a lot of good content! The website is http://www.easyeartraining.com/. Take the Easy Ear Training Quiz…
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Ear Training Quiz
Music Matters Blog (March 17, 2010)
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve been thinking about doing a listening/music appreciation-based practice incentive theme next year. For that reason I was especially interested when I received an e-mail a few weeks ago from EasyEarTraining.com alerting me…
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Rock & Pop Grooves
Camden New Journal (February 4, 2010)
Ever been that one person in the band who wishes they were just that much more in tune with everyone else? A new website www.EasyEarTraining.com launching Monday at a secret location in Islington…
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Developer of the iPhone and iTouch Music Top 10 App “RelativePitch”
Launches Learning Portal EasyEarTraining.com
April Klazema, Easy Ear Training Ltd. (February 4, 2010)
The makers of the iPhone Music Top Ten App RelativePitch today announced the launch of the learning portal www.EasyEarTraining.com, providing a heretofore absent resource for musicians and audio professionals worldwide…
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Count the Beats: Training Your Ear with RelativePitch
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (January 12, 2010)
Relative pitch, let alone perfect pitch (some people are born with it, everyone else has to learn!) is an invaluable skill required when it comes to playing an instrument and understanding the music you are hearing…
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2009

More on Ear Training – Thoughts on Relative Pitch for the iPhone
Outside Notes (October 24, 2009)
Ok. I’ve now had a chance to play with the iPhone application “Relative Pitch”. I cannot say that I’ve gone through the entire app, but I’ve gone through most of it and done enough work to give an informed, unbiased report…
[Read more]

Guest Posts

How I Became a ‘Real’ Musician (after a decade of feeling like a fraud)
TheZOEN.com BlogChristopher Sutton (April 2013)

How ear training can be the secret to transforming someone who plays a lot of music… into a true musician.
[Read the article]

Add Music To Your Child’s Life
Play On Education BlogSabrina Peña Young (March 2011)

Find out about all the different ways you can introduce music to your child’s life, and help them develop their aural abilities early on!
[Read the article]

Want To Play It? Hear It First!
Music Lessons For YouChristopher Sutton (March 2010)

Find out about all the different ways you can introduce music to your child’s life, and help them develop their aural abilities early on!
[Read the article]

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