Tutor profile: David H.

I am having a lot of difficulty with ear training and it feels like I never improve, why is that?

Many people think that your sense of pitch is innate and unchangeable. Fortunately, those who claim that could not be more wrong! Easy strategies to instantly improve ear training skills include: for singing, hear the pitch you wish to sing in your head before you try to sing it; for dictation, listen to music and try to listen to the individual voices one at a time, picking out cadences to check if you were correct.

What do I need to be a successful performing musician?

The core skills that you will need to master in order to be a successful musician in any style are rhythm, pitch, and phrasing. All of these skills can be learned, no matter your level of experience.

What changes can I make to quickly and efficiently improve my scores?

Three of the most important skills that will improve your ACT performance are time management, test familiarization, and rapid comprehension, all three of which can be targeted and concretely improved!