How can I develop my ear in order to make music?

[Adamsom]

Hi All,

I have practiced the scales a lot but I am not able to relate it to the music. What do I do? Do I listen to instrumental music? is there any way to determine which note is to be played for a particuler word in the song? please help me bcoz i have lost confidence and have stopped practicing the guitar.

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[Afronaut]

Well, one trick is to sing and play what you sing, or hum, or whistle.
Don't think about it too much. Record what you do and listen. Pick up the parts you like
and go from there.

[iLOVENZB]

Back when I did music as an elective in high school the teacher played a piece on a piano or keyboard, then s(he) gave us the starting note, we had to decipher the steps/leaps used.

eg. Starts at C and then goes to D, then F. We had to decipher the notes :). I haven't played the guitar since i was 8 so I don't know if this is relevant.

[Afronaut]

I don't think it matters what instrument you play, well maybe percussion is out for this type of stuff.

But, for me as guitar player, transcribing other music has helped a lot too,
maybe that has been the best for me.

I started playing before teh internets and tabs was about, so the only way to learn was by somebody teaching or by ear.

[camron]

Try to download and listen to perfect pitch ear training supercourse. I think I saw some RS links for it.

[boomsat]

best way to train the ear is with one piano then u put some music playing and try to figure what notes he is playing the trick is to try to play a note and then to try to understand if the note is higher or lower

also to create some songs of ur own u just need to know how to play some chords and to do nice lyrics its easy

[Jimmy24]

Music theory isn't hard to learn, but as for relating it to music I think it's a combination of practice and natural talent. Are you talking more about difficulty with song writing and the creative process?

[neorejb]

just listen to a-lot of music. and not just listen but listen with a high focus!