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Contextual Ear Training Memorizing Sound through Singing with 4 CDs

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I've just received the cds and so far so good. Mr. Arnold has produced a logical and comprehensive set that can be used in your while commuting. Very well done.

Note: this book plus 4 CDs is $39.99 on muse-eek.com, Mr. Arnold's website.

My 7 year old son and I really enjoy using these materials by Bruce Arnold. We have One Note Complete, Contextual Ear Training, and A Fanatic's Guide to Ear Training. We have been using One Note Intermediate and Contextual for just over one month.

My son loves to do ear training, especially "name that note!" We home school, and we do One Note and Contextual as soon as we get out of bed, and then later in the school morning. I also do both programs later in the day, especially when I am working in the kitchen. My son almost always listens in, and sings along, or names the note, even when he is playing in the next room. After just one month, my son can accurately name all 7 diatonic notes, but none of the non-diatonic yet. I can accurately name C, D,G, and B. I can sometimes get A and F, and I hardly ever get E (yet!)

For Contextual, both my son and I can sing Root (Do) for all the keys, although sometimes the minor keys do give us a bit of trouble. We can both sing 3 (Me) most of the time, but 3 still needs work. My son was able to sing 3 much sooner than me. I asked him how, and he said he "just knows what 3 sounds like." As for me, I got every single 3 wrong for over two weeks, and I was doing them at least 5 to 7 times per day! Then one day, I started getting a few of them correct! Then within a few more days, I was getting most of them correct. This system really does work. After listening to the cadence, the sound of the 3 would just form in my mind.

We have been singing 5 (So) for about a week. 5 is coming along much faster than 3. Both of us could sing some 5's right away.
I highly recommend these materials. They are fun to use and they really work!