Music apps for sight-reading and ear-training?
March 3, 2022 10:15 AM Subscribe
I'm back taking music lessons after a many-decades break. I'd really like to brush up on sight-reading and ear-training. Does the hive mind have recommendations? I'm happy to pay for a good-quality product. Also, are there any other apps that are good for someone playing piano?
I'm trying ear training and go back and forth between Earpeggio and Perfect Ear. They have some similar activities but also some completely different ones. The melodic dictation in Perfect Ear might interest you in particular.
posted by wellred at 11:38 AM on March 3, 2022
posted by wellred at 11:38 AM on March 3, 2022
Sight-Reading Factory is pretty great. It generates random sight-reading exercises for you (which you can play and record, and then check against an accurate, computer-generated version). It has preset levels but you can also create your own custom levels (so: you choose the rhythmic values to include/range/etc.). I use it with my music students all. the. time.
posted by charmedimsure at 11:38 AM on March 3, 2022
posted by charmedimsure at 11:38 AM on March 3, 2022
musictheory.net has premium apps, but also has some basic and free online exercises for sight reading.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 1:48 PM on March 3, 2022
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 1:48 PM on March 3, 2022
I've been using Meludia and finding it helpful. The exercises are more interesting than the usual name-that-interval/chord quality/whatever quizzes. (Note I'm talking about the website. There's also a "Meludia Melody" app, which is fine, but *just* does melodic dictation.)
I've neglected might sight-reading for decades. I've always been told that the key is to find a lot of music you like that's at the right level (which is way below the level of pieces you might otherwise play).
posted by bfields at 2:13 PM on March 3, 2022
I've neglected might sight-reading for decades. I've always been told that the key is to find a lot of music you like that's at the right level (which is way below the level of pieces you might otherwise play).
posted by bfields at 2:13 PM on March 3, 2022
Best answer: I liked the apps called Complete Rhythm Trainer, Complete Ear Trainer, and Complete Reading Trainer a lot.
posted by lookoutbelow at 8:34 AM on March 4, 2022
posted by lookoutbelow at 8:34 AM on March 4, 2022
Response by poster: Thanks, everyone, for the great suggestions!
posted by nuclear bessel at 6:24 PM on March 6, 2022
posted by nuclear bessel at 6:24 PM on March 6, 2022
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posted by gnutron at 10:32 AM on March 3, 2022