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Joe Luegers Music Academy
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Improve your ability to learn and understand music by ear with these lessons and exercises from the Joe Luegers Music Academy.

Episodes

  1. Jul 1

    A Chord Progression Marathon

    Send us Fan Mail In our lesson today, I've got 36 Diatonic Major chord progressions for you to learn by ear. Subscribe to Epic Ear Training to show your support 120 Progressive Ear Training Exercises Check out the video edition of this lesson Download a Google Sheets checklist of 10 Common Chord Progressions in Every Key Support the show

    A Chord Progression Marathon

  2. Jun 1

    The 10 Best Chords

    Send us Fan Mail In our lesson today, I'll be explaining the construction of what I consider to be the 10 most useful chords and giving you 3 repeatable exercises to identify them by ear.  Subscribe to Epic Ear Training to show your support The Ultimate Ear Training Playlist 120 Progressive Ear Training Exercises Check out the video edition of this lesson Support the show

    The 10 Best Chords

  3. May 6

    Perfect Intervals: The Movie

    Send us Fan Mail Can I talk about literally only 3 musical intervals for the length of a movie and give you 4 variations of exercises to fully learn the sound of them? Yes, and I could have made this a 3-hour Marvel epic. Today we are diving into perfect intervals and getting to the bottom of why they think they're so perfect. Subscribe to Epic Ear Training to show your support Check out the video edition of this lesson Send your listener mail to joe@luegerswriter.com  Support the show

    Perfect Intervals: The Movie

  4. Mar 4

    48 Melodies to Learn by Ear

    Send us Fan Mail Melodic dictation without the actual dictation (writing down the notes)! This is the ultimate resource to begin learning melodies by ear, with or without the aid of an instrument. In today's lesson, I'll be teaching you how to "decode" melodies by hearing them as scale degree numbers.  Subscribe to this show to gain access to the upcoming bonus episode (March 18th). Check out the video edition of this lesson For more practice learning melodies, check out my collection of 120 Progressive Ear Training Exercises on Patreon. Send your listener mail to joe@luegerswriter.com  Support the show

    48 Melodies to Learn by Ear

  5. Feb 4

    Cadences are Rad: Learning Chords by Ear

    Send us Fan Mail The best way to learn chord progressions by ear is to hear the relationship between the chords. If you know your four types of cadences, you're on the right path to learning entire progressions. This episode features three levels of progressive ear training exercises and a music theory lesson on chord progressions and cadences. Check out the Video Edition of this Lesson Download a Google Sheets checklist of 10 Common Chord Progressions in Every Key Support the show

    Cadences are Rad: Learning Chords by Ear

  6. Jan 7

    It's all about the Tonic

    Send us Fan Mail Learning music by ear is a learnable skill, although most musicians don't know where to start. Using the tonic as a point on an aural map to pinpoint all other notes against is arguably the most valuable ear training skill a musician can have. This lesson will teach you how to identify each of the 7 major scale degrees by ear and give you 3 exercises for continual practice and improvement. For more practice with scale degrees, check out my collection of 120 progressive ear training exercises. View the video edition of this episode for notation and the pitches displayed on a keyboard. Download my free guide to the major scales on the piano. Support the show

    It's all about the Tonic
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Improve your ability to learn and understand music by ear with these lessons and exercises from the Joe Luegers Music Academy.

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  • Creator
    Joe Luegers Music Academy
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
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