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		<title>The 3 chords every musician should know</title>
		<link>http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/2012/01/19/the-3-chords-every-musician-should-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learning about chords can be overwhelming. Want to learn to play guitar? Trying to learn how to write pop songs? Need to analyse a 14th Century composition for music theory class? Understanding the world of chords is essential for all of these, but there&#8217;s so much to learn. I&#8217;m going to share a particular way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitalising on aural inspiration (Part One)</title>
		<link>http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/2012/01/13/capitalising-on-aural-inspiration-part-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know that feeling when you hear a mind-blowing song: that bittersweet mix of awe and&#8230; dejection? The immediate listening experience can be immensely rewarding, but to hear a composition which takes advantage of music theory to a greater degree than we’re capable of can also be a truly humbling experience. At times it can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ear Training News</title>
		<link>http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/2012/01/05/ear-training-news-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Sutton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been keeping our eyes and ears open for interesting ear training links for you! Here&#8217;s what we found recently. As always, let us know if you have any to add! Jump to: The most famous opening chord ever? Four levels of musical awareness 5 minutes to a better mix Free university course: Listening to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Double Your Progress With Ear Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a lot of experience with theory classes or with playing in an organized ensemble, you’re probably familiar with two different but equally important types of ear training method. When we sit down to practice though, we tend to focus only on one of them: the basic, practice-the-interval-until-you-could-recognize-it-asleep memorization method (or derivatives of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Christmas Ear Training Track to Download!</title>
		<link>http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/2011/12/20/free-christmas-ear-training-track-to-download/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Sutton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At this time of year it&#8217;s easy to get distracted by all kinds of holiday fun. Decorating the tree, wrapping presents, writing Christmas cards&#8230; Or celebrating Hanukkah or just some time off work, as the case may be! But all these fun activities needn&#8217;t put a stop to your ear training: Use our new Christmas-themed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Triads and Chord Inversions On The Guitar</title>
		<link>http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/2011/08/18/triads-and-chord-inversions-on-the-guitar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/2011/08/18/triads-and-chord-inversions-on-the-guitar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Evdokimoff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guitar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[inversions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As players, guitarists are expected to have a wide range of skills including incredible ears. We are asked to play by ear, accompany singers in any key, and improvise. In developing these skills we need to be able to recognize different chord types and their inversions, as well as to be able to translate what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Hear Chord Inversions</title>
		<link>http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/2011/08/04/how-to-hear-chord-inversions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/2011/08/04/how-to-hear-chord-inversions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Evdokimoff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Intervals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learning to hear different triad types and their inversions is not really that difficult, it just takes a little time and understanding. There are no shortage of different approaches to developing this important skill, including various solfege systems and other mnemonic devices. When we learn these different methodologies, we should keep in mind that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New app release! Chordelia: Seventh Heaven</title>
		<link>http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/2011/06/29/new-app-release-chordelia-seventh-heaven/</link>
		<comments>http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/2011/06/29/new-app-release-chordelia-seventh-heaven/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Sutton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[seventh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A short while ago, we asked users of our Chordelia: Triad Tutor app what they wanted to learn next. And the answer came back resoundingly:Seventh chords! It&#8217;s easy to see why. Seventh chords are versatile and can provide a wide variety of interesting sounds. They&#8217;re essential in jazz, and can add that special spice or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recognize Intervals with Consonance and Dissonance</title>
		<link>http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/2011/06/17/recognize-intervals-with-consonance-and-dissonance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Evdokimoff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/?p=5601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For musicians, learning to recognize intervals is an essential part of developing their aural skills, and ultimately their overall musicianship. There are no shortage of different methodologies and mnemonic devices for learning intervals (such as using reference tunes to memorize the sounds). Their overall goal, however, is the same: give the student a set of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing our new app, Chordelia: Triad Tutor!</title>
		<link>http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/2011/04/01/introducing-our-new-app-chordelia-triad-tutor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.EasyEarTraining.com/2011/04/01/introducing-our-new-app-chordelia-triad-tutor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Sutton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since we launched our interval training app for iPhone and iPod, RelativePitch, we&#8217;ve had people asking us for an app to learn chords in the same way. Well, the wait is over! Today we&#8217;re releasing a new ear training iOS app, called Chordelia: Triad Tutor, which is designed to get you up to speed [...]]]></description>
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