Here’s an interesting approach to practicing intonation and interval training that I developed (I’m sure it’s not new). First off, let me say that I trained myself to sing intervals many years ago, so if someone plays an A and asks me to sing a major 5th down (D), I can do it.
What I do is randomly pick a note and an interval. Let’s say D and P4 up (to G). I play the D and tune it perfectly to the tuner. Then I close my eyes, play the G and then look to see how close the tuner says I am to G. A lot of times I am absolutely right on, but I am always in the “green light” (i.e. close) on my Korg tuner. The object, of course, is to always get it perfect.
BTW, if you want an easy way to learn how to sing/hear intervals, I’d be glad to write a short essay on this.
What I do is randomly pick a note and an interval. Let’s say D and P4 up (to G). I play the D and tune it perfectly to the tuner. Then I close my eyes, play the G and then look to see how close the tuner says I am to G. A lot of times I am absolutely right on, but I am always in the “green light” (i.e. close) on my Korg tuner. The object, of course, is to always get it perfect.
BTW, if you want an easy way to learn how to sing/hear intervals, I’d be glad to write a short essay on this.