10 Common Chord Combinations For Harmony Ear Training By Mattie O’Boyle Get ready to learn thousands of songs If you play chords on your instrument, and you play them in popular or folk music (ie: Pop, Rock, Soul, Blues, Funk, Hip Hop, Reggae, Metal, Country, Bluegrass, Old Time, Irish etc….), here are 10 common chord … Read more
Walk around the house for impeccable musical timing By Mattie O’Boyle How can walking around a house develop impeccable musical timing? Earl Scruggs, shook up what was country music when in 1945, at just 21 years old, he joined Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys band. The impact of his three finger banjo picking was immediate … Read more
Einstein on ear training By Mattie O’Boyle Albert Einstein would love our apps – and here´s why… You may know that the world´s most famous scientist, Albert Einstein, was a musician and that he played the violin nearly everyday of his life. You may even know that he said that if he had not been … Read more
Extracting the underlying rhythm By Mattie O’Boyle Use rhythm to improve composition and improvisation Extracting the underlying rhythm from your favorite musical melodies or chord progressions is a powerful tool to expand your musical vocabulary and to drive your compositional and improvisational creativity. Furthermore, it is a technique that is actually really easy to do, … Read more
How to learn a song by ear By Mattie O’Boyle Table of Contents Use a methodology Learning to play music by ear requires a methodology. A methodology helps you to organize and prioritize the tasks that you need to follow to accomplish your goal. At reelear.com we encourage you to structure your music practice with … Read more
Ear Training In Depth By Mattie O’Boyle Table of Contents Who is ear training for? Anyone learning to sing or play an instrument should be actively listening to music and trying to repeat what they hear. However, it´s best to start with very simple melodies, rhythms, chords, and arpeggios and then slowly build up layers … Read more
Are you sure that your rhythm is really in the groove? By Mattie O’Boyle Here is an awesome practice tip If you are practicing at home, how can you know if you are playing perfectly in time? Check out the screencast to see how to use Audacity, a free audio recording program, to check your … Read more
