Ear training exercises
Choose the category you want to practice below. Beyond ear training, the exercises cover music notation and other topics that help improve your overall musical understanding. All exercises are free and suitable for both beginners and advanced learners.
Intervals
Practice identifying intervals by ear. Exercises cover melodic and harmonic intervals, and more.
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Chords
Practice identifying chords by ear. Exercises cover triads, seventh chords, inversions, and more.
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Scales
Practice identifying scales by ear. Exercises cover major and minor scales, and more.
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Rhythms
Practice recognizing rhythms by ear. Exercises cover note values, rests, time signatures, and more.
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Instruments
Practice identifying musical instruments by ear. Exercises cover a wide range of instruments.
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Genres
Practice identifying music genres by ear. Exercises cover a wide range of musical styles.
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Ear training is the practice of developing the ability to recognize musical elements such as intervals, chords, scales, and rhythms by listening. This skill is essential if you want to improve your musical understanding, play by ear, improvise, and learn songs faster.
Work through the exercises in each category from top to bottom. The exercises gradually increase in difficulty as you progress. Focus on recognizing the sound rather than guessing, and repeat exercises until they feel familiar before moving on.
It can be helpful to sing the notes you hear. For example, when practicing intervals or scales, try singing each note individually, starting from the lowest. This helps you better understand how the notes relate to one another and makes it easier to identify what you're hearing.
Short and regular practice sessions are more effective than occasional long ones. Practicing for 10 minutes each day helps you gradually improve your listening skills. As you become more trained, you will start to recognize musical elements more quickly and accurately.
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Beyond ear training exercises, Musicca also includes music reading exercises, virtual instruments, interactive tools, and other resources designed to help you learn music.
For schools
Musicca helps you teach ear training. Empower your teaching with our effective exercises that allows your students to learn at their own pace, both in school and at home.
Whether you teach in elementary school, middle school, high school, primary school, secondary school, or music school, our online exercises support both you and your students.