MUSIC 101: EAR TRAINING
QUESTION: What do the following singers have in common?
★ Frank Sinatra ★ Aretha Franklin ★ Julie Andrews ★ Elvis Presley ★ Billie Holiday ★ Barbra Streisand ★ Dolly Parton ★ Patsy Cline ★ Lionel Richie ★ Glen Campbell
ANSWER: They all sang completely by ear. They couldn't read sheet music.
QUESTION: What do the following vocal groups have in common?
★ The Beatles ★ The Bee Gees ★ ABBA ★ The Mamas & the Papas ★ The Andrews Sisters ★ The Temptations ★ The Everly Brothers ★ Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ★ Soweto Gospel Choir (Grammy winners in 2007, 2008, 2019) ★ Fredericton Pub Choir
ANSWER: They figured out all their harmony parts by ear. Little or no ability to read sheet music.
