Same here. I've sung with "respectable" choral groups and never even heard of this. I suspect it's kinda looked down on by serious musicians. But hey, people like it and that's all that matters. Even in my choruses, they gave us each a practice tape with our parts; so much for snobbery.
Ear training is really difficult if you didn't grow up with it. Some intervals are easy ("Here comes the bride" for a perfect 4th, "My bonny lies over the ocean" for a 6th. There are lots of apps to learn this. If shape notes help, hey.
Ear training is really difficult if you didn't grow up with it. Some intervals are easy ("Here comes the bride" for a perfect 4th, "My bonny lies over the ocean" for a 6th. There are lots of apps to learn this. If shape notes help, hey.