Ear training

Ear Training

Train by ear every day with intervals, notes, keyscales, and fast musical games.

This Ear Training help page supports the main practice loop: listen, answer, verify, then launch a new question.

Getting started

Choose a mode, a root, and optionally a keyscale. Play triggers the question, Reveal shows the answer when you are stuck, and Next prepares a new exercise.

Listening modes

  • Melodic mode plays two notes in sequence
  • harmonic mode stacks them together
  • absolute mode expects direct pitch recognition on the active instrument.

Theory context

The keyscale selector constrains questions to a chosen tonal context. This helps you practice a scale, a chord, or a harmonic color instead of the full chromatic space.

Absolute mode

Absolute mode uses the default audio instrument. If no melodic instrument is available, configure your piano or main instrument in Audio Settings before continuing.

Guided start

Start with a clear learning action

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What you are learning

Train by ear every day with intervals, notes, keyscales, and fast musical games.

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Try first

Read the summary to locate the musical goal.

Related learning

Move through connected theory, listening, analysis, and composition pages without jumping into engine internals.

Ear Training

Train by ear every day with intervals, notes, keyscales, and fast musical games.

How to use this page

  1. Read the summary to locate the musical goal.
  2. Try the suggested setting or example before changing the context.
  3. Use related links to continue toward theory, listening, or analysis.

Example

Example: start from a simple musical idea, hear it, compare its function, then open a related page for deeper work.

The page first names the useful musical action.

Controls help verify a precise sound idea.

Related pages continue the same musical thread.

Choose your workspace

Start simple, then reveal theory, audio, and lab tools only when you need them.

Session

Keep the essential loop visible: listen, answer, check, continue.

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Theory

Add a tonic, scale context, and answer strategy when you want a more musical practice frame.

Advanced
Theory tools will load when you open this workspace.

Audio

Manage instrument defaults, presets, and playback setup without crowding the main training flow.

Advanced

MIDI

Open the shared audio workspace to inspect MIDI inputs, outputs, and routing behavior.

Expert

JolyEngine

Launch JolyEngine for orchestration experiments and playback-driven lab work.

Expert

Debug & Logs

Inspect sound activity, graphical preferences, and lab diagnostics without polluting the beginner workflow.

Expert

Tip

Train by ear every day. Start in melodic interval mode, then switch to harmonic and tone identification. Add a key and scale context to make recognition more musical and practical.

Ear Training Guide

Ear training connects recognition, memory, and musical reaction so you can hear structure instead of guessing.

What is ear training?

Ear training is the practice of identifying notes, intervals, chords, rhythm, and tonal gravity by listening. It builds the link between sound, theory, and physical response.

Melodic intervals

Melodic interval training focuses on notes heard one after the other. It helps you recognize direction, distance, and contour in melodies.

Harmonic intervals

Harmonic interval training focuses on notes heard together. It strengthens your perception of blend, tension, consonance, and chord color.

Absolute pitch

Absolute pitch practice asks you to name a heard note directly. Even without perfect pitch, repeated exposure can improve note memory and instrumental reference.

Relative pitch

Relative pitch is the ability to identify notes through context: tonic, scale degree, and interval distance. It is the most practical ear skill for improvisation, composition, and ensemble work.

Microtonal ear training

Microtonal ear training expands listening beyond 12-tone equal temperament. It develops sensitivity to alternate tuning systems, new interval sizes, and unfamiliar tonal centers.