MusicGoals Eye and Ear
Here is a practice partner for ear training, music reading, theory, and instrument study. It drills music fundamentals without rhythm. With sixty-two activities, it drills each element first by eye and ear, then by ear, and also by eye alone. Not only will you know each element on your instrument, but you will recognize it when you hear it, and when you see it in notaion you will know what it will sound like before you hear it.
MusicGoals Eye and Ear uses an ever changing diagram of the instrument and staff. It will zoom in and display a different portion with almost every drill. By removing the element of rhythm, the activities focus on very specific skills. There are pre-planned courses for piano, guitar, violin, viola, cello, and bass. By combining related activities, you learn to connect what you hear with notation and instrument.
MusicGoals Rhythm
Work on rhythm alone with one and two part rhythms including play along, repeat after, reading, and dictation activities. You will:
- learn rhythmic notation,
- build timing and coordination skills,
- practice reading and playing rhythms,
- learn to put into notation the rhythms that you hear.
Both programs record progress and scores for each student. They offer pre-planned courses that can be started at any level. They also offer the ability to customize any drill to meet more specific needs.
Together the MusicGoals programs build aural and performance skill while developing a firm understanding of notation and music theory. Each skill is isolated so that it can be developed independently. Areas of weakness are revealed and efficiently mastered. Skills improve quickly in small steps.
With MusicGoals you:
- work at your own pace,
- adjust the difficulty to keep it challenging,
- see progress and scores,
- review mistake details and response,
- customize and generate additional drills,
- get fast results with focused effort,
- sharpen your sense of pitch and rhythm,
- reach your musicianship goals.
"This is a program, obviously designed by thorough-going professionals, which does all it promises and does it well. ... Everything on screen is explained as you go; it is easy to follow and presented in large, uncluttered graphics that are especially suitable for young children. ... We recommend it highly." - reprinted from The Piano Education Page, (c) Copyright 1995-2001 John M. Zeigler and Nancy L. Ostromencki. All rights reserved. Used with permission.