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Originally Posted by MusicTyro
I would like to get some input from the community about how you may have learned music theory and ear training.
Were you self-taught? Did you get private instruction or other instrument training?
Have you been fine without theory if you never formally learned?
Did you pick up on it right away, or did you have to really work at it?
What would've helped you pick up on it faster?
Was it a single method or did you learn from multiple experiences?
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I spent 8 years in school playing cello and singing, so ear training just sort of came to me.
I didn't have private instruction really, it was in a class setting. I took two semesters of "rock and roll history" in which we discussed a lot of the terms, and I took two semesters of music theory, where we did much of the practice, along with ear training that we did in my choir class.
Starting music at age 11 definitely helped me pick up on it quicker, but I still had to work at scales, especially effing awkward scales with raised notes and ****.
Whats tough though is after taking so many music classes, I can't just listen to music anymore, I have to pick it apart, whats the time signature or the key? But it does give me more appreciation for the bands who actually put thought behind their work.