I’m hoping this will allow you to develop a more versatile ability to pick chord types rather than simply becoming accustomed to the sound of a chord in say root position, close spacing. If you allow inversions and select open or close spacing and one or more octaves, there will typically be over 10 ways the app might arrange notes to form the chord. The aim with providing these different options is so that the options can be set in a way that for any given root note and chord type, there are a number of ways the chord can be played. Note that each chord has all the notes of the chord in it, it is simply whether these notes are adjacent or if there is spacing between them.Īdditionally, each chord can be played in one octave, multiple octaves or either. Ill try to illustrate this as follows:Ĭ Major Scale: C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C In an open spacing chord, adjacent notes of the chord may not be the next note in the chord. In a close spacing chord, each note of the chord is adjacent to each other (such as C E G in c major). Chords can be played in close spacing, open spacing or either. Chord inversions are when a note other than the root note (such as the 3rd or the 5th) is the lowest note of the chord. You can select for the chord to be played only in root positions or to include inversions. You can also look at your accuracy for each type of chord as well as your overall score.įor any given root note, each chord type can be played a number of ways. There are 10 different chord types and each type can be turned on or off to test any combination of these at a time. The app will play a chord and you try to pick the chord type such as major or minor. This app is designed to improve your ability to recognise chord types. * Note: for some 7th chords, if played in inversions they will necessarily span more than one octave. You must identify the major scale degree of each note in the melody.* Note: for some 7th chords, if played in inversions or over multiple octaves they will always be played as open spacing. Melodic Dictation: In this exercise, you will hear a short chord progression followed by a short melody.You must identify the major scale degrees of the two notes relative to the key established by the chord progression as well as the interval between the two notes. In this exercise, you will hear a short chord progression followed by two notes. Intervals in Context (functional): This exercise combines the "Intervals" and "Scale Degrees" exercises.This is also known as "functional ear training". You must identify the scale degree of that note relative to the key established by the chord progression. Scale Degrees (functional): In this exercise, you will hear a short chord progression followed by a single note.Your goal is to identify the name of the note. Perfect Pitch: In this exercise, you will hear a single note.Your goal is to identify each chord that you heard. Chord Progressions: In this exercise, you will hear a chord progression.Your goal is to identify the name of the scale that you heard.
Chords: In this exercise, you will hear a chord.Your goal is to identify the interval between the two notes. Intervals: In this exercise, you will hear two notes in sequence.For best results, practice a little bit every day: These exercises will improve your musical ability by developing a more intuitive understanding of what you hear.