Development of musical ear

Consider several types of musical ear. Absolute hearing Is the ability to accurately determine the pitch of soundswithout the need to compare them with reference notes, the height of which is known in advance. This type of hearing is considered to be congenital, and modern science claims that such an ability can not be mastered with the help of any exercises. The next kind - relative hearing, which is the ability to determineSound ratios in chords or musical intervals (quints, quarters, etc.). This rumor is well developed in all professional musicians and allows you to make independent tuning of instruments on one reference note. As a rule, this is a note "la" with a frequency of 440 Hz, which is issued by any standard tuning fork.

Also worth mentioning is the so-called inner ear, which is the ability to mentally represent music from memory, as well as simply looking at the notes without playing a musical instrument.

The development of musical ear occurs during classes such a musical and educational discipline as solfeggio. Hearing is also very active in developingmusical activity, for example, while playing a musical instrument, as well as when tuning it with a tuning fork. Experienced musicians recommend as often as possible pick up different tunes by ear. At first it will be given rather hard, but in due course the choice of melodies will positively affect your musical data.

Still exists a number of computer programs, the purpose of which is the development of musical ear. However, they can be considered only as an addition, and not an independent tool for such occupations. Among the most popular software packages are: "Music Examiner", "Ear Master Pro", "Uhogryz" and "Musical arcades".

As for the development of musical abilities inchildren, in most cases even the most gifted do not show special desire to engage in special educational programs. In this case, the task of parents and educators will provide their child with appropriate conditions, so that the development of musical ear can take place in a relaxed and creative atmosphere.

Here are a few simple exercises that contribute to the development of auditory memory. First of all, try to talk with people pay attention to their voices, in particular, on intonation, stress, because each person has his own individual manner of pronunciation. After a while, try to remember what the voices of your interlocutors were like.

Also after listening to simple melodies try to sing them. Assess how easy or difficult it is for you tothis exercise. Also, singing positively influences the development of musical ear and sharpens attention to the sounds themselves, which is important. The easiest way to improve your musical abilities is to extract individual notes on a musical instrument (piano or guitar) followed by their voice repetition.

Finally, it should be said that the development of musical ear is promoted learning Chinese, in which the duration of the sound of certain syllables plays an important role. Recommended more often play a musical instrument and sing both under accompaniment, and a capella (without musical accompaniment).