Melody Ear Training
Learn to play by ear!
$9.99
4.1for iPhone, iPad and more
Age Rating
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About Melody Ear Training
***** 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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Melody 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 melody
• To hear the melody again, tap "replay"
• Use the piano to play the melody 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)
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 Melody Ear Training using the sounds of that app.
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Tips for the Beginners:
Start with "2 Notes" for the melody length, set the difficulty to "Diatonic", and set the "Scale" to "C".
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!
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Melody Settings:
Scale – 13 major scales
Difficulty – Diatonic, Random Tonic, Chromatic
Length – 2 to 6 notes
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 melodies.
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 melody immediately. Turn off if you want to play the keyboard freely between melodies.
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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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:
Melody 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!
A fun way to develop a better musical ear!
Great for experienced musicians and beginners.
Music students love this app.
----
Melody Ear Training can help improve:
• Interval recognition
• Sense of pitch
• Transcription skills
• Improvising skills
• Self esteem
---
How to Play:
• Tap "play" to hear the melody
• To hear the melody again, tap "replay"
• Use the piano to play the melody yourself
• Play often to improve your score!
---
MIDI In – Plug in your MIDI keyboard to enhance the experience! (Core MIDI compatible)
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 Melody Ear Training using the sounds of that app.
---
Tips for the Beginners:
Start with "2 Notes" for the melody length, set the difficulty to "Diatonic", and set the "Scale" to "C".
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.
---
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!
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Melody Settings:
Scale – 13 major scales
Difficulty – Diatonic, Random Tonic, Chromatic
Length – 2 to 6 notes
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 melodies.
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 melody immediately. Turn off if you want to play the keyboard freely between melodies.
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.
---
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.
---
About the Score:
Melody 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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What's New in the Latest Version 4.1
Last updated on Aug 22, 2023
Old Versions
Updated for iOS 16, added support for Russian language.
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Version History
4.1
Aug 22, 2023
Updated for iOS 16, added support for Russian language.
4.0
Nov 21, 2019
Plug in your MIDI keyboard :)
• Allow Unison option – turn off if you don't want to hear the "Unison" interval
• New look for feedback
• New info added to How To Play screen
• Allow Unison option – turn off if you don't want to hear the "Unison" interval
• New look for feedback
• New info added to How To Play screen
3.1.0
Jul 6, 2015
• Updated feedback option to only display messages for incorrect melodies. Simply set "Feedback" to "Wrong" :)
• Updated audio settings allow the piano to be played when a song is playing elsewhere.
• Updated audio settings allow the piano to be played when a song is playing elsewhere.
3.0.1
Mar 20, 2015
Bug fix for note names while playing in Shuffle Keys mode.
3.0
Mar 6, 2015
• iOS 8 upgrades
• MIDI In / MIDI Out
• iPad support
• Autoplay mode
• Tempo setting
• Key setting
• Updated range controls
• MIDI In / MIDI Out
• iPad support
• Autoplay mode
• Tempo setting
• Key setting
• Updated range controls
2.0
Oct 11, 2011
• Ability to change octave range
• Updated piano interface
• Updated graphics
• Fixed bug that caused vibrate switch to turn off sound
• Updated piano interface
• Updated graphics
• Fixed bug that caused vibrate switch to turn off sound
1.1
Jun 13, 2010
Melody Ear Training now has settings!
You can now select 2, 3, 4, or 5 notes for melody length. Difficulty options include Simple, Diatonic, and Chromatic. There is also an option to turn off feedback. Thanks to everyone for supporting Melody Ear Training! Your thoughts and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
You can now select 2, 3, 4, or 5 notes for melody length. Difficulty options include Simple, Diatonic, and Chromatic. There is also an option to turn off feedback. Thanks to everyone for supporting Melody Ear Training! Your thoughts and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
1.0
Feb 8, 2010
Melody Ear Training FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Melody Ear Training in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Melody Ear Training.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
Melody Ear Training supports English, Russian
