Melody Ear Training app for iPhone and iPad
4.6 (
4096 ratings )
Music
Education
Developer:
262Hz
9.99 USD
Current version:
4.1, last update: 6 months ago
First release : 09 Feb 2010
App size: 418.71 Mb
***** 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 youll 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 dont 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!
Pros and cons of Melody Ear Training app for iPhone and iPad
Melody Ear Training app good for
Works as advertised but Id really like to see some use of black notes instead of just the white notes. Also it would be nice to move to 4 or 5 note sequences instead of just 3.
Update: thanks!!! New version is much better. My wish list for the future would be 2 and 3 note chords.
But Id like it to use 2 octaves instead of 1.
Also, diatonic excercices are only in C Major. We should be able to choose any 15 keys and it should include harmonic, melodic and natural minor.
Other than that it good and fun to use.
I like how simple and effective it is. It just gives random notes instead of designated ones, you can do this every single day and never get tired of it. Wish they can do a chord version.
I never write reviews but this app has been a lot of fun and is a pleasure to use. When they say "highly addictive piano game" they mean it, so watch out. I didnt believe them at first, and then my afternoon disappeared.
Some bad moments
B.A. Schachters app is pretty solid. It is sure to get better and better with every update released. Keep up the good work.
This latest version addresses all my concerns about the first version it. Love it. Great piano sound and good basic options for beginner to advanced. Karajan has larger range, but not more than 2 notes and not as good a sound or price. This is simple and very straight forward. Try free version as entry, but get this for true melodic work. Reccomended.
The latest version makes this a flexible tool. I use it with my students and myself. Its better than the expensive ear trainers.
This is a nice app. Very good for helping you learn intervals. Very slick and nice, and a great price too. The only reason I give it four stars is because I think it could still use a chord mode where it plays two or more notes at the same time. Add that and Ill gladly give it five stars. As-is though its well worth the buy for anyone who wants to begin learning interval recognition. You just cant complete your knowledge without a chord mode.
Thanks for the great app! Keep up the good work!
The app isnt producing any sound. Im assuming this is a compatibility issue.
I thought Id warn potential buyers of this issue.
If you are looking to get better at identifying intervals and transcribing melodies by ear, this app is fantastic.
Transcribing a whole melody is much harder than identifying a single interval. This app lets you control the length of melody ( up to five notes ). It gives you the first note, and you play the rest on the keyboard. A great exercise to do over and over.
Despite the suggestions below, its a good solid app.
A few suggestions for improvement:
- Allow users to pick and choose what intervals the melody is composed of. Its nice to get rid of those nasty minor sevenths so you can work on the intervals you care about. The difference in difficulty between diatonic and chromatic is too much. Perhaps allow the user to pick a scale.
- Separate the play and next button. Im frustrated when I cant listen o the pattern once Ive played all the keys.
- Give the user a chance to get each interval right on the melodies. Its frustrating when you blow the first of five melodies and cant get the remaining ones because of it
- Increase the range of notes. It is very tailored to the key of C right now. Its good to practice in a wide range.
