PonsonBaz [they/them,he/him]
I don’t mean for this to come off as vibey, but in the humming example you definitely sang 6 different pitches, not the two notes you posted originally; this might be why you can’t find the song anywhere. The thing is, I think you sang it correctly, because you sang it (almost) the same both times you did, and our ears and aural memory tend to be more accurate than our transcription. That being said, the melody I transcribed from your humming was - G C F#F#B EEAE EG. On the repeat you sing it slightly differently with an E C at the beginning instead of a G C. The rest of the second time I believe you sing the same pitches, their tonality just shifts a little flat (which is totally normal to do when singing from memory). Anyway, I hope this helps a little on your journey to find the song!
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No need to learn to play piano! Just try and match the piano pitch with your guitar! If you’re having trouble doing the exercise from a random note, try the “from selected note” option under “interval ear training”. And I don’t blame you for only getting 4/15 correct, guessing out of four chord qualities (maj, min, dim, aug) can be very difficult for a beginner. When you’re setting up the chord exercise I would highly recommend to limit yourself to only two qualities (maj, min), then another two (dim, min), etc. Do all the combinations of just two options and I can guarantee you will get better at distinguishing between all four being an option.
In addition to what people are saying about theory and familiarity with the instrument (very helpful things), I also like using audacity as a practice tool while learning by ear. It’s a free audio editing software, and I use it to load up a song I want to learn, highlight the specific part I want to learn, and put that on a loop. This not only attunes your ears to just that portion very quickly, but it also allows you to go note by note, adding on bits each time. Another great thing to do is sing what you’re going to play before you play it! We naturally match pitch very well with our voice, so associating your voice with your instrument strengthens the latter’s pitch matching. And if you really wanna grind it out, you could do teoria.com ear training exercises. A piano player buddy of mine does 100 intervals a day (using the piano), and his ear is certainly getting better. At the end of the day these are just different exercises and if you keep using your ear every day, you’ll get better regardless.
“Any good music teacher will tell you, theory first!”
Fuck no. I’m working on being a music educator and this is exactly the OPPOSITE of what you want to do. Theory is an abstraction of the sound we make from our instruments. Once you have a child familiar with that sound and the ways to make it, THEN you introduce the explanatory bullshit as to why it works. There’s so many great artists out there who have never read a lick of music in their life, because it’s an ABSTRACTION of the sound you hear. Goddamn the other stuff is horrible too, but this shit is so near and dear to me. (also how do i end a quote on this shit I can’t figure it out)