Editing Ear training (section)

{{Short description|Teaching aural recognition of musical elements}}
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In [[music]], '''ear training''' is the study and practice in which [[musician]]s learn various '''aural skills''' to detect and identify [[pitch (music)|pitch]]es, [[interval (music)|interval]]s, [[melody (music)|melody]], [[chord (music)|chord]]s, [[rhythm]]s, [[solfege]]s, and other basic elements of [[music]], solely by hearing. Someone who can identify pitch accurately without any context is said to have [[perfect pitch]], while someone who can only identify pitch provided a reference tone or other musical context is said to have [[relative pitch]]. Someone that can't perceive these qualities at all is said to be [[tone deaf]]. The application of this skill is somewhat analogous to taking [[Dictation (exercise)|dictation]] in written/spoken language. As a process, ear training is in essence the inverse of [[reading music]], which is the ability to decipher a [[musical piece]] by reading [[musical notation]].  Ear training is typically a component of formal musical training and is a fundamental, essential skill required in [[music school]]s and the [[mastery]] of music.