Resolve: Reactive Ear Training

Resolve is a powerful ear training system, developed by Tom Quayle and David Beebee, combining a structured video course with a custom practice tool.

The course and practice tool are designed to work together: the videos explain the concepts and exercises, while the practice tool generates the harmonic material you use to train your ear on your instrument.

Reactive Ear Training focuses on developing a direct connection between your ear, your fingers, and your instrument.

Resolve generates random, non-functional chord voicings for you to react to by playing over each chord using the exercises taught in the inlcuded course. The Harmonic Complexity Slider lets you tailor the sounds to your ability, from simpler, more consonant voicings at lower settings to increasingly complex and dissonant sounds at higher settings. Practicing this way strengthens the connection between your ear, your fingers, and your instrument.

Over time, this develops stronger musical instincts and a deeper, intuitive understanding of harmony that maps directly to your instrument and translates to real musical situations.

Key Features

‣ Created by Tom Quayle and David Beebee

Resolve was developed as a complete Reactive Ear Training system, combining a structured video course with a practice tool designed to work together.

‣ Integrated Video Course and Practice Tool

The course explains the method and demonstrates the exercises, while the practice tool generates the harmonic material you react to on your instrument.

‣ Random Harmonic Voicings

Generate non-functional chord voicings to react to in real time. This approach strengthens the connection between your ear, your fingers, and your instrument.

‣ Harmonic Complexity Slider

Tailor the sounds to your ability, from simpler, more consonant voicings at lower settings to increasingly complex and dissonant sounds at higher settings.

‣ Train Real Musical Instincts

Resolve is designed to be used without naming or labelling chords, scales, or intervals. By focusing purely on sound, you learn to respond directly on your instrument. With some familiarity of major and minor sounds, you can begin immediately.

‣ Complements Functional Ear Training

Designed to support your ongoing study of harmony, scales, chords, and functional ear training.

‣ Designed for Use With Your Instrument

Built for active playing, helping connect what you hear directly to movement on your instrument.

Resolve works for:

‣ Guitarists

‣ Bassists

‣ Pianists

‣ Any instrumentalist developing their ear

Whether you’re improvising, composing, or learning music by ear, Resolve – Reactive Ear Training helps you develop faster and more reliable musical instincts.