EarTraining app by Tonalapps
This is a great little app, but it costs $18.99 so get the lite version for free. If you don’t read music and/or don’t have basic music theory down, this app is not for you. The app assumes an understanding of scales, intervals and chords.
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As you can see from the screenshots, there are learn, practice and test modes. The learn mode is very light on information, which is ok because the focus here is on listening and identifying intervals and chords. The lite version is not a bad starting point for someone at the beginning level, but don’t rely on this app to teach you ear training. It can be used for practice, though.
But I have some questions that I posted on the author’s blog. Does the full version feature inversions? Do all the scales and chords use D as the tonic?
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If the answer is yes to one or both, the app is less valuable as a practice tool.
If the paid version has adequate examples of chords, especially triads, in at least first inversion that would add more credibility. Equally important would be the use of other keys, at least the most commonly used keys.
The lite version is very limited, but still worth checking out.
