Joe Luegers Music Academy

01/08/2026

The poll to pick the topic of my next Epic Ear Training podcast is now live on Patreon- available to Patrons at the 1$ tier and up: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pick-next-topic-147750812?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

01/07/2026

I'm sure you were all wondering why I'm don't have a podcast. I hope you're happy now, because Epic Ear Training's first episode released today. A great practice resource for musicians, and a great boredom resource for non-musicians.
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epic-ear-training/id1867202835
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4NXn3qN1yXzXO85hQPUkkp

06/04/2025

New music teacher resource is up today! I like using these games as decoding activities for my older students. They hear the rhythm clapped, and then sing it back to me on numbers. I also usually assign a referee to get students out during the game so I can kick back and take a nap.
https://youtu.be/jlaSD32pyE8

I've been filling my Teachers Pay Teachers store recently with lots of Google Slides rhythm lessons. Most lessons are only 2 or 3$. Please share! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/joe-luegers-music-academy

How to play: echo the rhythms that you hear. If the rhythm matches the displayed one, freeze and don't play anything. You can count the rhythms using your pr...

05/28/2025

New practice resource is up today on YouTube! Full video here: https://youtu.be/H3uBOIJZzZA This is the kind of thing I wish I had when I was first learning, and I'm hoping a few college students struggling to pass piano proficiency end up finding this. You can also download a PDF of all of the scales here: https://joe-luegers-music-academy.ck.page/ac04403d64

05/27/2025

My collection of 120 Progressive Ear Training Exercises is on sale this summer for about 20$. Visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/collection/878272 and use the code 5E605 to receive a 30% discount. The collection includes permanent access to 120 Exercises with written lessons and a Google Sheets checklist to track your progress. What's the worst that could happen? HAHA. Here's one of the exercises on Chord Progressions if you'd like to sample: https://youtu.be/z8PKW9JxolY

05/21/2025

New Music Teacher Resource is up today! Have fun, or share with a music teacher you know.

How to play: echo the rhythms on the screen, but you hear the poison rhythm freeze and don't play anything. You can count the rhythms using your preferred co...

01/30/2025

Can this ear training video possibly work? I've always been skeptical about exercises like this, so I set out to make one that might actually be useful. This composition is carefully constructed to let you hear how minor 2nds resolve in various harmonic contexts, which is what other ear training exercises often lack. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/B0WkLbCVx7U

01/15/2025

The next video in my series of progressive ear training lessons is out now! Lesson 2 discusses whole steps, half steps, and skips.
Check it out here: https://youtu.be/W3HqTv9LYh0
My series of 120 ear training exercises is still on sale until the end of January: https://www.patreon.com/collection/878272