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Ear Training: Interval and Chord Recognition Practice
Hear a random interval or chord and pick what it was: choose which intervals, from a minor second to an octave, or chord types, from major and minor to seventh chords, to practise, upwards or downwards, with a score and streak.
Ear Training: Interval and Chord Recognition Practice: Each question picks one of the ticked intervals or chords and a random starting note between E3 and F4, then plays it with a synthesised electric piano: intervals one note after the other, chords together. Your score and streak count the answers for this session. Runs 100% locally in your browser with zero server file uploads.
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Press next question to hear an interval, two notes one after the other, or a chord, then pick what you heard. Start with a few that sound very different, such as a major third and a perfect fifth, and add more as you get them right. Many people learn intervals by the start of a familiar tune, such as Here Comes the Bride for a perfect fourth.
Reference songs
Many musicians remember intervals by the opening of a song: a perfect fourth as Here Comes the Bride, a perfect fifth as Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star, and an octave as Somewhere over the Rainbow.
Playing them
To find the notes on a keyboard, play along on the online piano.
How to use it
- Choose intervals or chords and tick the ones to practise.
- Press next question and listen.
- Pick your answer, then replay or move on.
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Frequently asked questions
Which intervals should I start with?
Ones that sound very different, such as a major third, a perfect fifth, and an octave; add the seconds and sevenths once those are easy.
How do I tell major from minor chords?
Major chords usually sound bright and settled, minor ones darker; listen to the middle note, which is a semitone lower in minor.
Why practise downwards too?
Melodies move both ways, and descending intervals sound different; a perfect fifth down starts the Flintstones theme rather than Twinkle Twinkle.
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