3 ‘Ridiculously’ Simple Steps To Train Even A Tone Deaf Ear

Does that title sound like baloney, to you?

Well, that’s what I thought when I was first told that it could be done, but fast forward a few decades and now and I know for a fact that it has been done. 

And in this post I want to share the three steps that you can put into practice today. 

The first thing to remember is that most people tend to think that they are tone deaf, because they can’t tell the difference between notes. While that is a common occurrence and many of us can’t tell the difference, it doesn’t mean that all of us are tone deaf. 

On the contrary it just means that our ear has to be musically trained, and once that is done we will be able to recognize the differences and the variations. 

So let’s get started, shall we?

Start At Middle C

Ok, if you don’t know where Middle C is, you can try C4, which means if you start at the left side of the piano keyboard count up to the 4th C. 

Still don’t know how to do that? 

No problem. 

You don’t have to actually find C4 to get started on training your child’s ear. 

All you have to do is find the middle of the keyboard. It doesn’t matter whether it is a piano or an electronic keyboard, just find the middle and play that note. 

Now, remember that note and play another note to the right of it, and ask your child to say whether the second note you played is higher than the first or lower than the first in terms of pitch. 

That’s it. 

Quiz Your Child

Now, do the above again and again, but with your child’s back turned to the keyboard.

You will realize that all notes to the right of the first note have a higher pitch and all notes to the left have a lower pitch.

Your child is going to figure this out soon as well, that is why it is so important that your child turns her back to the keyboard.

Or else she will be guessing based on what she sees, rather than what she hears.

Sing To The Pitch

Rinse and Repeat the above exercise.

But once your child is able to identify the pitch accurately, ask her to sing or rather pitch the note. 

Play the first note, ask her to sing it, then play the second note and ask her to sing that as well. 

Be patient because while some kids can do this immediately, others will need practice to pitch accurately. 

So, what do you think? Is this doable?

Let me know the outcome once you try it out. 

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