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What is Ear Training? Just as an artist must know every color in order to create a beautiful painting, a musician must know and hear all the notes of the musical "palette" in order to create good music. This Ear Training method has been developed to teach the student how to hear the way musical sounds are organized within a key. With proper application, the student will be able to instantly recognize: Which notes other musicians are playing. What key a chord progression is in. What the notes in a given melody are. These are all invaluable tools for both playing and composing music. This Complete Method is recommended for students who have little or no music training. This book contains all the information found in the Ear Training One Note Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced books. It also includes three accompanying CDs which allow a beginning student to build up their ability gradually. By working through each CD the student will refine their pitch perception and their response time will steadily speed up. The ability to quickly and accurately identify pitches positively affects all aspects of musicianship, and the beginning student will find this book and 3 CDs to be the most economical way to work through this method. Muse Eek Publishing Company hosts two on-line resources in conjunction with this book. A "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQ) page has been set up, where students can ask the author questions that may arise as they work. There is also a free "Member's Section" where book owners can download other files specific to this book and/or other help files to further their music education. Unlike traditional situations where the reader is left on their own after purchase of a text, Muse-Eek Publishing seeks to keep the reader/student engaged and interactive with the author. With each book you are beginning a relationship in which help and direction are always available to make sure you are learning correctly. This book is a required text at New York University and Princeton University, and is recommended for beginning music students ages 13 and up.