Interval Ear Training
What is Interval Ear Training?
Free iOS ear training game where you hear a musical interval and then identify or play it on an on-screen piano.
Interval Ear Training is a music app for developing pitch recognition. You tap play to hear an interval, then use the piano keyboard to play it yourself, with settings for tempo, keyboard range, feedback, and sound. The listing describes an ongoing game with a score that can be reset at any time.
Pricing. Interval Ear Training is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Practising interval recognition on a piano keyboard
- Music students working on pitch and transcription skills
- Beginners starting with a small keyboard range such as C, D
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Why this app is in F tier
F tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Interval Ear Training scores 40 out of 100: rating 93, rating count 68, App Store search rank 0, update recency 0. The four parts are averaged and F tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
Highly addictive piano game
A fun way to develop a better musical ear!
Great for experienced musicians and beginners.
Music students love this app.
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Interval Ear Training can help improve
- Interval recognition
- Sense of pitch
- Transcription skills
- Improvising skills
- Self esteem
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How to Play
- Tap "play" to hear the interval
- To hear the interval again, tap "replay"
- Use the piano to play the interval yourself
- Play often to improve your score!
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MIDI In - Plug in your MIDI keyboard to enhance the experience! (Core MIDI compatible)
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MIDI Out - If you have a music instrument app (such as a synth) that can run in "background mode" and accepts virtual Core MIDI, you can play Interval Ear Training using the sounds of that app.
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Tips for the Beginners
Use the + and - keyboard range control to set the keyboard to a small range such as "C, D" or "C, D, E".
Keep practicing, and as you progress you'll want to make the range larger.
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Tips for the Pros
Set "Feedback" to "Never" and turn on "Autoplay" to play continuously without ever missing a beat. Crank up the tempo to see how fast you can go!
For more advanced ear training features, you'll want to Unlock Pro Settings.
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Interval Settings
Tempo - 60 to 320 BPM
Keyboard Range - Starting at 2 notes in a major scale (ex. “C, D”) and up to 12 notes in a major scale (ex. “C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E, F, G”) with the ability to change octaves.
Feedback - Set to "Never" to stop all messages. Set to "Wrong" if you only want messages for incorrect intervals.
Sound - Set to "Piano" to hear the built-in piano sound. Set to "MIDI Out" to hear the sound of a music instrument app (such as a synth) that can run in "background mode" and accepts virtual Core MIDI.
Autoplay - Turn on to always play the next interval immediately. Turn off if you want to play the keyboard freely between intervals.
Key Labels - Turn off to remove note names on white keys.
Allow Unison - Turn off if you don't want the same note to be played twice in a row.
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Pro Settings (requires in-app purchase
Scale - 13 major scales
Difficulty - Diatonic, Random Tonic, Chromatic
Length - 2 to 6 notes
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About the Difficulty Setting
"Diatonic" uses notes from a major scale. This setting is recommended.
"Random Tonic" uses notes from a random major scale each time.
"Chromatic" mode is the "extreme mode" where any combination of notes is possible. As a result, strange intervals like the Augmented 2nd (ex. F to G#) are possible.
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About the Score
Interval Ear Training is all about self progression. Tap the score to reset at any time. The game goes on forever and the music never ends!
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Can you guess the next note? Download the app to find out!
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Questions about Interval Ear Training
Is the app free to use?
The app is free to download. The listing says Pro Settings require an in-app purchase, and the price of that purchase is Not stated on the App Store.
Can I use a MIDI keyboard with it?
Yes. The listing says MIDI In accepts a Core MIDI compatible MIDI keyboard. MIDI Out can send the interval to a synth or instrument app that runs in background mode and accepts virtual Core MIDI.
How does the score work?
The app is about self progression. Tapping the score resets it at any time, and the game continues without an end. It does not describe how points are calculated.
Is Interval Ear Training right for me?
Interval Ear Training is built for practising interval recognition on a piano keyboard, music students working on pitch and transcription skills, beginners starting with a small keyboard range such as C, D. It sits in the ear training list on AppTierList.
Is Interval Ear Training worth it?
Interval Ear Training is F tier, ranked #10 of 10 ear training apps with a score of 40 out of 100, from a 4.6 App Store rating across 685 ratings. 9 apps rank above it in the same list.
How does Interval Ear Training compare to ScoreSkills- Learn Music Notes?
Interval Ear Training is F tier at 40; ScoreSkills- Learn Music Notes is D tier at 50. ScoreSkills- Learn Music Notes ranks higher. Interval Ear Training is free to download, with in-app purchases, ScoreSkills- Learn Music Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Interval Ear Training updated?
Interval Ear Training was last updated over a year ago, on 2024-07-19, which holds its tier down.
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All the facts
Ranking
- List
- Ear Training (F tier, #10)
- Tier
- F (Avoid)
- Score
- 40 / 100
- Rank in list
- #10 of 10
- Ranking certainty
- early: few ratings or search ranks so far
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.6 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 685
App
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store category
- Music
- Current version
- (838 days ago)
- Size
- 309 MB
- Requires
- iOS 12.0 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 2
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
Links
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
- App Store data read
App Store data read · ranking