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Matching Pitches
Student listens to teacher play a pitch, and the student matches it with the teacher. The teacher should continue to play the pitch until the student finds it. Once the student finds the pitch, ask them what the name of the note is. This can raise their awareness of the geography of the fingerboard, and the possibility of playing the same note in different places.Focusing the Center of the Pitch
In an orchestral setting, students often have trouble finding the center of the pitch. First, ask students to match a pitch with you. Then ask them to try blurring the pitch (use a gesture such as shaking your hands around) then tell students to play the pitch in tune when you steady your hands. By going from in-tune to out-of-tune to in-tune, students focus on the center of the pitch, and also get practice adjusting.
Match Pitches in Patterns
Start easy and progress to more difficult. Stepwise patterns are easier than skips. One measure patterns or smaller are easiest.Using simple tunes transposed into different keys is more effective than one octave scales for ear training. Ex. Twinkle, twinkle transposed into different keys.
Use these types of patterns to introduce concepts like new keys, and chromatic alterations (i.e. low 2nd and high 2nd finger).
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