Step #2: Build Your Ear

BUILD YOUR MUSICAL EAR AND YOUR MUSICAL SKILLS

As you practice your vocal scales you need to improve your musical ear by building your ability to sing with different colors or tones to your voice, sing with different levels of dynamics, sustain notes for longer periods of time, build your ability to use vibrato, and build your vocal agility with licks and runs.

You also need to improve your technical ear. This includes your ability to match pitches with proper intonation and control, and to hear and sing different note intervals and rhythms.

CONTINUE YOUR VOCAL WORKOUTS, AND YOUR LESSONS

Continue your singing lessons so you can continue building your vocal abilities. It takes time and consistent practice to build these coordinations into your muscle memory and your control. Consistent voice lessons and persistent practicing will help you accomplish this.

Use my FREE Practice Log to track your practicing, and keep yourself accountable to your goals!

LEARN YOUR NOTES AND INTERVALS

If you don't have some basic understanding of notes and intervals, I've got a great resource that you can access for FREE, with my help! 

Watch Music Theory for Songwriters: The Fundamentals on the learning platform LinkedIn Learning. 

QUIZ YOURSELF ON MUSIC THEORY AND NOTES

There are also great resources for free or inexpensive to help you sharpen your theory skills, and develop your ear. There is an abundance of free training videos on platforms like YouTube, and other courses like LinkedIn Learning.

Start quizzing yourself on music theory, notes and intervals with great free websites like musictheory.net or apps like Tenuto.

ACTIONS STEPS - TIPS AND HACKS

STEP 2: BUILD YOUR EAR

• Continue doing your vocal workouts daily, and build your vocal athleticism and musicality.
• If you need some help learning about music notation and intervals, watch Music Theory for Songwriters: The Fundamentals on LinkedIn Learning.
• Start quizzing your yourself and your ear by drilling note intervals and rhythms with musictheory.net or apps like Tenuto.

Let's support each other as we make this journey together! No one has to do this journey alone.

- Anjanette