Ear Training Expedition Part 1: (Elementary Level)

Summary of Content

 Level 1: Climbing Expedition (Melodic Direction and Movement)
Unit 1: Identifying notes as high, middle or low (Intro + Listening Skills Game)                                                                              Unit 2: Identifying note patterns as moving up or down by step.  (Intro + LSG)                                                                             Unit 3: Identifying note patterns as moving up or down, by step or skip.  (Intro + LSG)                                                                   Unit 4: Identifying melodic movement by step or skip
(Intro & LSG)
 
  Level 2: Building Expedition (Major & Minor Triads)
Unit 1:  Understanding how a triad is constructed. (Intro & Game)  Unit 2:  Understanding the difference between the Major and Minor triads and recognizing them on a staff. (Intro & Game)                Unit 3:  Identifying triads (by ear) as being Major or Minor.     Bonus Round:  (Student must get a perfect score in first part of Unit 3 to advance to this game). Identifying major and minor triads when played in different instruments.
 

 Level 3: Interval Investigation (Perfect Intervals)
Unit 1:  Understanding how intervals are measured, the difference between harmonic and melodic intervals  (Intro + Game).         Unit 2:  Understanding the P4, P5, and P8, and being able to recognize them on a staff. (Intro + Game)                                 Unit 3:  Identifying (by ear) the P4, P5, and P8. (Intro & LSG)        Bonus Round: Recognizing intervals when played in different instruments.

 

 Level 4: Exploring Expedition (Major Intervals)
Unit 1:Understanding the M2, M3, M6, M7 and being able to recognize them on a staff. (Intro & Game)                                      Unit 2:  Understanding the Major Intervals and being able to identify them by ear.  (Intro & Listening Skills Game)                          Unit 3:  Understanding all the intervals in the Major Scale (review) and identifying them by ear.  (Intro & Listening Skills Game)

Bonus Round:  Recognizing all intervals in different instruments

 
 Level 5: Mining Expedition (Minor Intervals; Major & Harmonic Minor Scales)
Unit 1:  Understanding the difference between major & minor intervals. (Intro & Game)                                                         Unit 2: Identifying minor intervals by ear.  (Listening Skills Game)   Unit 3:   Understanding the structure of the major and harmonic minor scales. (Intro & Game)                                                     Unit 4: Identifying (by ear) major and harmonic minor scales,. (Listening Skills Game)

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