REA - hearing development method

Author of method is Mr.sc. Oliver Oliver.

REA – is the new answer to the problem of the conscious listening to music, according to the European tradition based on the tuning sound system. It is a result of 25 years of research on the phenomenon of hearing in the context of music, examined among different students of all ages and tested in different conditions of work.

REA – connects two main intonation aspects of conscious listening to music – these are recognition of absolute pitches and their tonal functions. Both processes are exercised separately at the beginning and are later fused and synchronized together in the context of rhythmical course. Each musical entity (tone, accord and tonality) acquires its identity inside the whole tone system (relatively and absolute - REA) simultaneously realized as a foundation, the basic tonality and its graphic representation in the note stave. This involves rhythm and meter, so that the hearing impression invokes visual associations, and the graphic presentation of the note provokes auditive response. REA sharpens the hearing and develops the speed of reaction, which at the end enables conscious and continuous following of music content in real time.

REA - establishes relative and absolute intonative fixation of tones/chords and different tonalities by formulas (short sung and easy remembered melodies). The formulas consist of short models which elaborate a particular tone/accord. Formulas/models are assigned for a specific musical problematic, so Relative formulas establish the major, minor, minor-major, and whole tone scales, modalities, and all the notes in relation to tonic, and several tonics of relative tonalities. Absolute formulas establish the absolute pitches, intervals, chords and tonalities functionally linked to absolute system tonic (chamber tone A1). Rea method starts immediately with all relevant processes in developing musical hearing (monophony, polyphony relative and absolute) and notation, so that learning material responds to students capacity. All these processes start from the sound practice, and not from theoretical explanations.

REA – method is suitable for all of students, of all ages and educational degree. It is simple, quick and effective to convert to it from any previous methods of learning. For example, for learning the major formula, it takes only one school lesson. Is there anything more natural than relative and absolute musical hearing, which makes the musical language as understandable as native language?

REA interactive games - Ear Training

1. Etrea Box - for mobile phone

In ''EtRea Box Game'' application the learned skills from ''Rea method exercise'' are tested and exercised through playing.

Falling object triggers the sound (model, tone, interval, chord) depending on chosen option. The sound has to be recognized and selected on the bottom of the display. Objects have to be piled in horizontal lines, and after forming eight of them, you pass to the next level.

The application is for mobile phone devices which support Java (J2ME).

Download game (Java):

Mobile phones with keyboards:

• EtRea Box - full screen
• EtRea Box - narrow screen

Download demo:

Mobile phones with keyboards:

• EtRea Box Demo

The application can be installed to the mobile phone through WAP on: m.rea-games.com

2. Etrea Box - for PC (Windows)

To use this application you need to have installed '.NET Framework 2.0' or later version. If you need .NET Framework you can download it from Microsoft website for free.

Download application:

• Etrea Box PC

3. Etrea Soccer for PC (Windows)

Etrea Soccer is game for 1 or 2 players. If you play single your opponent is computer. In this game you have to drive in a ball into opponent gate. For each goal driven into opponent gates you are allowed to guess music models. If you manage to guess correct music model you will get bonus like speed ball, larger player, etc.

To use this application you need to have installed '.NET Framework 2.0' or later version. If you need .NET Framework you can download it from Microsoft website for free.

Download application:

• Etrea Soccer PC

Author of method: Mr.sc. Oliver Oliver
Programmed by: David Vuco

Contact

rea.oliver@gmail.com