Ear training depends on repetition, not talent; but how you repeat makes the difference. Short, frequent sessions with feedback get results much faster than long, rare ones.
Three principles
- Short sessions. Ten minutes, without distraction. Set a timer.
- Instant feedback. Guess, then see the answer right away. A wrong guess is the learning itself; there is no penalty.
- Spaced repetition. Repeat what was hard yesterday today, and what was easy three days later. That is how the forgetting curve is broken.
A sample week
- Mon: High/low discrimination (5 min) + keeping the pulse (5 min)
- Tue: Step or leap? (5 min) + rhythm echo (5 min)
- Wed: Yesterday's review (4 min) + hearing major/minor (6 min)
- Thu: Pick out a short melody by ear (10 min)
- Fri: The week's hardest drill (6 min) + free listening (4 min)
- Weekend: Try to notice these in a song; no "lesson".
You cannot improve what you do not measure
"Am I getting better?" should be answered with numbers, not feelings: accuracy, reaction time, your level in each skill. Musichool's learning engine treats every drill as evidence; the Skill map shows what you know and what needs review, and the Daily challenge picks that day's three drills for you.
Don't like the plan? Fine; the principle stays: short, frequent, with feedback.