ear-training (8 products)

Absolute Fretboard Trainer 2.40 (Shareware, $29.95)

AFT is a raining tool for guitar and bass players who want to know the fretboard of the instrument perfectly and effortlessly. Mastering the fretboard helps to play better, improvise, minimize errors and generally enjoy playing much more. AFT's interactive lessons and drills will help you know each and every note on the fretboard just like you know the open strings. You will end up knowing every note and position without thinking and without hesitation. AFT's 'note-to-position' exercises will teach you how to play any note on the fretboard without having to think about it. AFT's 'position-to-note' exercises will make sure that at any time, in any position, you always know exactly what you are playing, avoid errors, and boost your performance. In AFT's 'pacing' drills you will play along with the Trainer at different speeds and levels of difficulty, taking your fretboard knowledge and musical ear to a whole new level. Other special drills will develop other specific aspects of your guitar and bass playing.

Chord ID 2.02 (Demo, $18.95)

Chord ID trains chord identification by ear. Chord ID has three answer modes: Functions (Roman numerals), Chords (C Maj, Dmin, etc.), Qualities (Maj, min, dim). Graduated exercises begin with the easy task of identifying only the I or V chords. Select an easy level (under Levels menu) and gradually advance. Repeat as many times as necessary, then check your answer. Chord ID has 18 levels of graduated difficulty in 60 units, 20 questions in each unit for a total 1200 exercises, each with 8 individual chords. Questions are in Latin, country, rock, and jazz styles with immediate feedback and scoring.

Guitar Scales Method 1.0 (Demo, $49.95)

If you want to master guitar scales, modes, and improvisation... on all chords, in all keys, all over the fretboard... effortlessly and without hesitation... then the GUITAR SCALES METHOD multimedia course will make your dream come true! This interactive software is so revolutionary and effective that you only need A FEW WEEKS (not years!) of training to learn all scales in all keys FOR EVER and improvise freely on any chord. Visit the web site www.GuitarScalesMethod.com and download the FREE TRIAL version of the software. You will immediately experience how easy and enjoyable it will be for you to become a master of guitar scales and improvisation.

Melodic ID 1.0 (Demo, $24.95)

Melodic ID provides college and conservatory level, unlimited, graduated melodic dictation in simple and compound meters with immediate feedback and scoring. Melodic ID begins with scale steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and skips of a third from a selected major or minor scale and continues through all keys, scale steps, intervals, and mixed modes. User clicks rhythm pattern buttons to notate dictated rhythm, repeats as necessary, scores rhythm, clicks screen keyboard to notate dictated melody, checks melody for errors, repeats and corrects as necessary, scores melodic dictation. Practice lowers number of required repetitions.If AutoAdvance is 'on' the program suggests when to advance automatically to more difficult questions based upon answered questions and percentage of accuracy.User selects scale, simple or compound meter, rhythm patterns, scale steps, and possible intervals in dictation.User may set Metronome, octave, and Midi sound.

Note ID 2.0 (Freeware)

Teaches how to read music pitch notation on grand staff with key signatures. Program writes a note on grand staff and sounds its pitch. Student clicks the appropriate note on the screen keyboard. Scoring, automatic advance and modulation included. Student may also play keyboard and program displays note.

Personal Ear Trainer 1.10 (Shareware, $49.95)

Ear Training for musicians: Intervals, Triads, Chords, Scales, Melody, Rhythm.

Pitch ID 2.3 (Demo, $18.95)

Pitch ID trains pitch and interval identifcation by ear with immediate feedback and scoring. Pitch ID generates unlimited questions in every major and harmonic minor key in 15 levels of graduated difficulty. Demo has first 2 levels.Begin with pitches or intervals selected from 'do' 'mi' 'sol', scale steps 1, 3, and 5 from the selected scale. Or begin with more scale steps. Correctly identify the note or interval by clicking the screen keyboard and the program replays, shows, sounds the correct note and then sounds the next note. If you do not correctly identify the pitch or interval, the program indicates an error, repeats the note and pauses for your answer. AutoAdvance advises when to advance to questions containing more scale steps. AutoModulate advises when to change keys.

Spell ID 2.02 (Demo, $18.95)

Learn all scales, intervals, triads to 13th chords, cadences, borrowed chords and secondary dominants. Learn the pop chords in 'real' books and sheet music, all with immediate feedback and scoring.The Help file is a complete music theory book. Answer questions by clicking the screen keyboard. See your answer notated and played as you answer.Questions in each exercise are presented in random order for repeated practice.Peek at the correct answer, go to the next question, or repeat previous questions at any time.A high school/college music theory course at a modest price.