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Thank you for mentioning this resource. Btw I really think that the world's obsession with learning to hear intervals before hearing harmony qualities (minor t

Thank you for mentioning this resource. Btw I really think that the world's obsession with learning to hear intervals before hearing harmony qualities (minor triad, major triad, dominant seventh, diminished), and before hearing harmonies within a key (I or i, V, pre-dominants, VI or vi, V/V) is a wrong order to master things. I still can't solidly tell apart a minor sixth from a major sixth, but so what? The more important skill to me is to focus on a chord that currently sounds, so that I can interact with the real tonal language (homophony) of the last 2.5 centuries. This way I can eg. play by ear the melodies with chords that stuck in my head (including from way in the past). We switched from polyphony and intervals on top of each other to chord progressions around Bach's time, and since then intervals aren't the main thing, I'd say.

zupatol 3y ago
Which one of your resources would be most relevant if I would like to start as you recommend by learning to hear harmony qualities and then to hear them within a key?
- vitaly-pavlenko 3y ago
  I'd recommend to start with HookTheory (either books or free resources). I'm hesitant about their latest ChordCrush, I played with it a tiny bit and I think it's weaker than it might be (too tiktok'ee). Then depending on your tastes (i.e. whether you like classical or not), I'd either watch some of https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL613D1A6B3C4BBDF2 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL613D1A6B3C4BBDF2 or even try to listen examples mentioned in "Christopher Doll. Hearing Harmony" or watch some harmonic dictations (either YouTube or Artusi or https://www.teoria.com/en/exercises/ https://www.teoria.com/en/exercises/)