The 80% Rule In Ear Training

Have you ever slogged away at an ear training exercise day after day and found your improvement lessening and lessening, progress just getting slower and slower?
It's not unusual. And it can be maddening when you're trying to ace a quiz or you're trying to make your skills rock solid, but you just can't seem to hit that 100% mark.
Today, I want to share with you a simple rule that is a highly effective antidote to this common frustration.
Full Show Notes and Transcript: musicalitynow.com/303
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:52 - The Two BIG Risks In Ear Training
2:30 - The Cure For Perfectionism
3:00 - The 80% Rule
3:18 - 95% Correct Is Not Good Enough In Music!
4:35 - Why Ear Training Is Tricky
6:29 - Measuring Our Ear Skills
7:22 - Why "80%"?
10:33 - Why The 80% Rule Is So Effective
12:15 - Combining The 80% Rule With Convergent Learning
13:12 - The Power Of Zig-Zagging Forwards
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[@MusicalU]

Have you ever fallen into perfectionism in ear training? Does this idea of "The 80% rule" help?

[@emmam4123]

Thank you very much! This was much needed, because I’m feeling very stuck right now. Now, I’m feeling at ease and encouraged going forward! 😊

[@PianoJules]

Do you think if you have learned a piece of music to approximately 80% and you do not intend performing it, you could move on whilst working on the previous piece in the background? I have tried this and it does seem to help over time.