Students enrolled in the audio engineering and live sound technology programs at Husson University’s New England school of Communications engage in focused technical ear-training in various courses across four different levels. This paper examines the impact of the level one portion of that ear-training curriculum. Data from previous semesters indicate that student scores do not increase over the course of the level one training raising questions regarding the effectiveness of the ear-training altogether. Pre-tests were added for this study, which did not exist in previous semesters, before students were assigned drill-sets designed to prepare them for the post-tests. Data from the last two post-tests indicates improvement in scores while scores dropped for the first two post-tests. A student survey was also conducted to get student opinions on the overall impact of the ear-training at the end of the study.