vkisamore RuthPower Val which mini course are you referring to? One of the weeklies? I like to re visit that.
The active listening concept has really made a difference in my ear skills. It's helped me to work out the chords to a song faster than before. I've always just gotten the melody down first & then worked out the key & figured the chords from there.
Now my ears are getting better at finding the bass notes, which helps with getting the chords faster. I'm also getting better at isolating different instruments & picking up on multiple notes/harmonies being played.