Functional Ear Trainer
Ear training for everyone
Free
3.3.7for iPhone, iPad and more
Age Rating
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About Functional Ear Trainer
Have you (or maybe one of your friends) ever wanted to learn to transcribe or play music by ear?
It is so important for a musician to know what you are hearing. A good musical ear helps when you are composing, improvising, transcribing melodies, or playing with others.
Most likely you have already tried different programs to learn to recognize intervals or even to acquire perfect pitch. However, although such programs develop your ear, but can you actually play any melody you hear as soon as you listen to it?
Imagine you could understand music... It is like when somebody is talking to you, you not only hear pleasant sounds, but you recognize words and their meaning.
One day I came across Alain Benbassat's program called "Functional Ear Trainer" and have been using it ever since. It is based on Alain's method to learn to recognize tones.
The main difference between the Functional Ear Trainer and other methods is that it teaches you to distinguish between tones in the context of a particular musical key. You begin to recognize the role (or function) of each tone in this key, which is incredibly similar to its role in other keys of the same scale.
And it is *guaranteed* anyone can gradually develop this skill. It does not matter:
- who you are - an absolute beginner in music or a virtuoso professional musician;
- how old you are - a 3 yo kid or a 90+ adult;
- what musical instrument you play (you don't even have to play one).
The only requirement is to practice for 10 minutes a day.
I was so excited about this ear trainer that I have developed a mobile app based on the Alain Benbassat method. I hope you will find it useful.
It is so important for a musician to know what you are hearing. A good musical ear helps when you are composing, improvising, transcribing melodies, or playing with others.
Most likely you have already tried different programs to learn to recognize intervals or even to acquire perfect pitch. However, although such programs develop your ear, but can you actually play any melody you hear as soon as you listen to it?
Imagine you could understand music... It is like when somebody is talking to you, you not only hear pleasant sounds, but you recognize words and their meaning.
One day I came across Alain Benbassat's program called "Functional Ear Trainer" and have been using it ever since. It is based on Alain's method to learn to recognize tones.
The main difference between the Functional Ear Trainer and other methods is that it teaches you to distinguish between tones in the context of a particular musical key. You begin to recognize the role (or function) of each tone in this key, which is incredibly similar to its role in other keys of the same scale.
And it is *guaranteed* anyone can gradually develop this skill. It does not matter:
- who you are - an absolute beginner in music or a virtuoso professional musician;
- how old you are - a 3 yo kid or a 90+ adult;
- what musical instrument you play (you don't even have to play one).
The only requirement is to practice for 10 minutes a day.
I was so excited about this ear trainer that I have developed a mobile app based on the Alain Benbassat method. I hope you will find it useful.
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.3.7
Last updated on Nov 2, 2021
Old Versions
*** If you like Functional Ear Trainer, please take the time to give us a nice review: it really helps
1) Intro Game for new users. You can remove it in the Main Settings.
2) Some simplifications in the design. Sorry for any inconvenience, these changes are important.
3) Daily Reminders (inside the Main Settings).
4) Sharing screenshots of your results on social networks.
5) Several new Basic Training → Play! mode Settings.
6) The advanced mode now plays 2 notes together by default.
1) Intro Game for new users. You can remove it in the Main Settings.
2) Some simplifications in the design. Sorry for any inconvenience, these changes are important.
3) Daily Reminders (inside the Main Settings).
4) Sharing screenshots of your results on social networks.
5) Several new Basic Training → Play! mode Settings.
6) The advanced mode now plays 2 notes together by default.
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Version History
3.3.7
Nov 2, 2021
*** If you like Functional Ear Trainer, please take the time to give us a nice review: it really helps
1) Intro Game for new users. You can remove it in the Main Settings.
2) Some simplifications in the design. Sorry for any inconvenience, these changes are important.
3) Daily Reminders (inside the Main Settings).
4) Sharing screenshots of your results on social networks.
5) Several new Basic Training → Play! mode Settings.
6) The advanced mode now plays 2 notes together by default.
1) Intro Game for new users. You can remove it in the Main Settings.
2) Some simplifications in the design. Sorry for any inconvenience, these changes are important.
3) Daily Reminders (inside the Main Settings).
4) Sharing screenshots of your results on social networks.
5) Several new Basic Training → Play! mode Settings.
6) The advanced mode now plays 2 notes together by default.
3.3.6
Oct 28, 2021
*** If you like Functional Ear Trainer, please take the time to give us a nice review: it really helps
1) Intro Game for new users. You can remove it in the Main Settings.
2) Some simplifications in the design. Sorry for any inconvenience, these changes are important.
3) Daily Reminders (inside the Main Settings).
4) Sharing screenshots of your results on social networks.
5) Several new Basic Training → Play! mode Settings.
6) The advanced mode now plays 2 notes together by default.
1) Intro Game for new users. You can remove it in the Main Settings.
2) Some simplifications in the design. Sorry for any inconvenience, these changes are important.
3) Daily Reminders (inside the Main Settings).
4) Sharing screenshots of your results on social networks.
5) Several new Basic Training → Play! mode Settings.
6) The advanced mode now plays 2 notes together by default.
3.2.1
Mar 25, 2021
A new icon :)
Fixed a bug with spuriously shown clipboard access notifications on the new iOS 14.
In the Settings from the main menu, there are several hints to find other available settings.
When you are playing a level, press the "gear" at the top right corner, then "Volume". You can now set the cadence and notes volumes separately.
It is possible to clear stats for any level.
Fixed a bug with spuriously shown clipboard access notifications on the new iOS 14.
In the Settings from the main menu, there are several hints to find other available settings.
When you are playing a level, press the "gear" at the top right corner, then "Volume". You can now set the cadence and notes volumes separately.
It is possible to clear stats for any level.
3.0.6
Jun 23, 2020
A major update.
This new version contains all the previously existing features (and plus more). But the layout has been simplified. It may take you several days to get used to it. Please give it a time.
To set the cadence and its frequency, just create a new level.
This new version contains all the previously existing features (and plus more). But the layout has been simplified. It may take you several days to get used to it. Please give it a time.
To set the cadence and its frequency, just create a new level.
3.0.5
Jun 9, 2020
A major update.
This new version contains all the previously existing features (and plus more). But the layout has been simplified. It may take you several days to get used to it. Please give it a time.
To set the cadence and its frequency, just create a new level.
This new version contains all the previously existing features (and plus more). But the layout has been simplified. It may take you several days to get used to it. Please give it a time.
To set the cadence and its frequency, just create a new level.
1.1.16
Sep 25, 2018
Fixes freezing issues on iOS 12.
1.1.12
Apr 11, 2017
Fixed bugs.
1.1.10
Mar 17, 2016
Functional Ear Trainer FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Functional Ear Trainer in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Functional Ear Trainer.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
Functional Ear Trainer supports English, Bulgarian, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian
