Now Hear This: Student 1: Piano Book

Clark's ear training approach works because it meets students where they are without condescension. The workbook format gives students agency to engage with listening and notation tasks at their own pace, making consistent ear training sustainable in any studio or classroom.

This workbook is for piano students working through Mary Elizabeth Clark's ear training curriculum alongside the Teacher's Book. It functions as the practice and notation component of a structured listening program, suitable for students at any instrumental level who want to strengthen their aural and dictation skills.

Integrate this workbook into regular lessons as the student component of your ear training instruction. Assign exercises between lessons so students practice notating what they hear, then review their work in the next session using the Teacher's Book as your guide.

• Transcribing melodic dictation
• Recognizing harmonic progressions by ear
• Notating rhythm from listening
• Identifying intervals and chord qualities
• Connecting aural perception to score notation