The hearing gap
What you hear inside can't reach your hands
You imagine the right note. Something completely different comes out. The gap between internal hearing and actual playing never closes.
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Academy Ear Training
Regular Price$ 120.00
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Your ears are your most important instrument. Most bass players rely on patterns and memory when things go wrong on stage — this course trains you to truly hear, react, and lead through any musical situation.
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Does any of this sound familiar?
These are the exact patterns Tony sees in students every day — and every single one is fixable.
Live performance panic
Unexpected chord? You're lost
When a bandmate plays something different or a chord changes unexpectedly, you have no way to react. You're playing from memory, not from your ears.
Getting lost on stage
Panic when you lose your place
It happens to everyone. But without trained ears, there's no way back. You just have to wait it out and hope nobody notices.
Missing what's around you
Playing in your own bubble
You're so focused on your own part that you miss what the rest of the band is doing. The collaborative, spontaneous magic of live music passes you by.
Weak relative pitch
Can't identify what you're hearing
Intervals, chord tones, harmonic relationships — they're all happening around you and you can't identify them fast enough to respond.
Bassist pressure
Bassist pressure
As the foundation, when things go wrong you need to anchor the group. That requires ears that work fast, under pressure, in real time.
This course transforms you from a player who relies on patterns and memory into a musician who can truly hear, react, and lead through any musical situation — on stage, in the studio, and anywhere music happens.
Course content
What's inside the course
Academy Ear Training Introduction
00:12:14
Understanding Solfège
00:15:01
Ear Training with Intervals — Part 1-3 (3 videos)
01:26:43
Movable Do — Part 1
00:06:31
Ear Training with Diatonic Triads Found Within the Major Modes
00:08:39
Movable Do — Part 2
00:05:33
Ear Training with Diatonic 4-Note Chords Found Within the Major Modes
00:08:46
Movable Do — Part 3
00:06:58
Melodic Dictation
00:08:25
Ear Training with the Chromatic Scale — Part 1-2 (2 videos)
00:19:23
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Lead with confidence
Train the ear that leads the band
The most underworked muscle in bass playing — finally given the attention it deserves.
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