Monster Ears

The MonsterEars 1.1.0 software will teach you to recognize the harmony AROUND YOU from the relationship to the NOTE YOU ARE PLAYING at the time. Free your self from playing set chord changes and really follow the harmonic variations no matter where they lead ! This skill will TAKE YOUR PLAYING TO A NEW LEVEL. There are many ear training methods out there. Most of them are built on the classical model of recognizing "functional harmony" and intervals. This is of little use to jazz musicians because the chords of jazz are far more complex than mere triads and the process of recognizing intervals is to slow to be a practical method ON THE BAND STAND. Monster ears is much more effective and FAST. On the band stand YOU ALREADY KNOW what note you are playing. Monster Ears will teach you to instantly recognize that your note is major third, sharpened 5th or whatever RELATIVE to what is going on around you. With this PERCEPTION you can then instantly to RECTIFY MISTAKES, play inside the chord, INTENTIONALLY PLAY OUTSIDE the chord or whatever you wish. Just think of it you will be able to EFFECTIVELY IMPROVISE on tunes you have NEVER EVEN PRACTICED! How it works. Simply taping on a mac key generates a "virtual band" jamming away on a set tonality!. You play any note of your choosing which the program tracks, and then learn its relationship to the tonality via the on screen answers. When you have success with one tonality simply hit a key or a sustain pedal and move to a new tonality. Eventually you will develop to the point of handling a new tonality on EVERY BEAT at a fast tempo! This demo is fully functional for 60 seconds. Purchasers of the program receive an unlimited version that will run on their particular machine. System Requirements: OS 7.6.1 or better 66 MHz CPU or better 5-16MB of free ram OMS AND EXTERNAL synth required (sorry QuickTime musical instruments were just not fast enough) Price $US49.95 Company URL: http://www.education4music.com