Crucial Ear Training For 5 String Banjo

Getting Ready To Roll - Course Preliminaries
Course Preliminaries
6 Topics
How to log in and open an ear training app
Melody App Overview
Understanding the number of repetitions
Scaffolding – Key to your ear training success
What is Musical Gym and why you need it
Comments of Visual Feedback
How Notes Are Named In This Course – The (h)
How To Set Up The Melody App For 5 String Banjo Ear Training
Which Fingers Should I Use?
2 Topics
Picking Hand
Fretting Hand
First Steps - Two Note Melodies
Two Note Call And Response Dictations
23 Topics
D and G
G and B
B and D(h)
G and D(h)
D(h) and G(h)
B and G(h)
G and G(h)
B and F(h)
D and F
D(h) and F(h)
E and G
E and C
G and C
G and E(h)
C and E(h)
D and A
D and F#
F# and A
A and D(h)
D(h) and F#(h)
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Cementing The Foundation - Three Note Melodies
Three Note Call And Response Dictations
13 Topics
D, G and B
G,B and D(h)
D, F and G
B, D(h) and F(h)
E, G and C
G, C and E(h)
C, E(h) and G(h)
D, F# and A
F#, A and D(h)
A, D(h) and F#(h)
E, G and B
G, B and E(h)
B, E(h) and G(h)
Stretching Out - Four Note Melodies
Four Note Call And Response Dictations
13 Topics
D, G, A and B
G, A, B and D(h)
G, A, B and G(h)
G, B, D(h) and F(h)
B, D(h), F(h) and G(h)
D, F, G and B
E, G, C and E(h)
E, G, C and G(h)
G, B, E(h) and G(h)
D, F#, A and D(h)
F#, A, D(h) and F#(h)
E, G, B and E(h)
G, B, E(h) and G(h)
Flexing Some Muscle - Five Note Melodies
Five Note Call And Response Dictations
6 Topics
D, E, G, A and B
D, F, G, A and B
G, A, B, D(h) and E(h)
G, A, B, D(h) and F(h)
G, B, D(h), E(h) and G(h)
G, B, D(h), F(h) and G(h)
Notes Right Next To Each Other - Chromatic Intervals
Two Note Chromatic Call And Response Dictations
5 Topics
E and F
F and F#
B and C
E(h) and F(h)
F(h) and F#(h)
Three Note Chromatic Call And Response Dictations
7 Topics
G, B and C
B, C and D(h)
D, E and F
D, F and F#
D, F# and G
D(h), E(h), and F(h)
D(h), F#(h) and G(h)
Four Note Chromatic Call And Response Dictations
6 Topics
G, A, B and C
B, C, D(h) and G(h)
D, E, F# and G
D, E, F and G
D(h), E(h), F#(h) and G(h)
D(h), E(h), F(h) and G(h)
Five Note Chromatic Call And Response Dictations
4 Topics
G, A, B, C and D(h)
G, B, C, D(h) and G(h)
G, A, B, C, D(h) and E(h)
G, D(h), E(h), F(h) and G(h)
The Big Ones - 6 Note Dictations
Six Note Note Call And Response Dictations
6 Topics
G, A, B, D(h), E(h) and G(h)
G, A, B, D(h), F(h) and G(h)
D, E, F#, A, B and D(h)
E, G, A, B, D(h) and E(h)
D, E, G, A, B and D(h)
D, F, G, A, B, D(h)
Six Note Chromatic Call And Response Dictations
2 Topics
D, E, F#, G, A and B
G, A, B, C, D(h) and G(h)
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D, E, G, A and B

Crucial Ear Training For 5 String Banjo Five Note Call And Response Dictations D, E, G, A and B

Five Note Melody Dictations D, E, G, A and B

Let’s go with the first five note Melody Dictation of the course, D, E, G, A, and B.

Remember, scaffolding is available if you need help.

Don’t forget to do Musical Gym. It will help you internalize the ear training as well as increase your picking and fretboard skills.

D. E, G, A and B
Melody App
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