Toned Ear: Ear Training

Intervals is an exercise that helps you improve your ability to identify the distance between two notes. You will hear two notes played one after the other and your goal is to correctly identify the interval between them. This exercise is great for musicians and music students who want to develop their ear training skills and improve their overall understanding of music theory.

Chords is another exercise that focuses on ear training. In this exercise, you will hear a chord and your goal is to identify the type of chord that you heard. This exercise is helpful for musicians who want to improve their ability to recognize different types of chords and their unique sounds.

Scales is an exercise that helps you develop your ability to identify different scales. You will hear a scale played and your goal is to correctly identify the name of the scale. This exercise is beneficial for musicians who want to improve their knowledge of scales and their ability to recognize them by ear.

Chord Progressions is an exercise that focuses on identifying chords within a progression. You will hear a series of chords played and your goal is to correctly identify each chord. This exercise is great for musicians who want to improve their ability to recognize chords within a progression and understand how they work together.

Perfect Pitch is an exercise that helps you develop your ability to identify individual notes. You will hear a single note played and your goal is to correctly identify the name of the note. This exercise is beneficial for musicians who want to improve their perfect pitch and overall understanding of notes and their names.

Scale Degrees (functional) is an exercise that combines the skills of identifying chords and individual notes. You will hear a short chord progression followed by a single note and your goal is to identify the scale degree of that note in relation to the established key. This exercise is also known as "functional ear training" and is helpful for musicians who want to improve their understanding of how notes and chords work together in a key.

Intervals in Context (functional) is an exercise that combines the skills of identifying intervals and scale degrees. You will hear a short chord progression followed by two notes and your goal is to identify the major scale degrees of the two notes in relation to the established key, as well as the interval between them. This exercise is great for musicians who want to improve their overall ear training and understanding of how intervals and scale degrees work together.

Melodic Dictation is an exercise that focuses on identifying individual notes within a melody. You will hear a short chord progression followed by a short melody and your goal is to identify the major scale degree of each note in the melody. This exercise is helpful for musicians who want to improve their ability to recognize and play melodies by ear. Overall, these exercises are great for musicians of all levels who want to improve their ear training skills and deepen their understanding of music theory.