Varied skill levels: Many of the exercises and lesson can be practiced with younger or newer music students.ĭifferences between the Essential, Pro, and School editionsįor most people, we think that EarMaster Pro is the best choice. We recommend that you look up unfamiliar music terms as they come up, or if you want an inexpensive, yet comprehensive crash course on music theory, check out Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory for around $10 on Amazon. Unless you are a relatively advanced musician, chances are you will have at least a couple questions regarding many of the terms and exercises. While music theory lessons are largely missing from the EarMaster program, they do have several short music theory articles in their help pages which explain some of the terms and better demonstrate what some of the exercises are about. On the same note (pun intended), I had to increase the microphone sensitivity much higher than the default program setting in order for it to recognize my voice during the singing exercises. It took a bit of messing around, but once I got it right, it worked quite well. After poking around the help file, I found there is a setting you can change to manually fix the discrepancy. While going through the rhythm exercises, I found the timing of my claps was consistently late on the screen. I did experience a couple technical issues while trying the rhythm and singing exercises. No need to purchase extra hardware.Ĭustomized Lessons: Quickly and easily choose exactly what you want to practice. Tip: If you have a webcam, you can use the built-in microphone. We definitely recommend that you get your hands on a decent microphone as it allows for a more engaging learning experience. Listen to a rhythm and spot the differences from the displayed notation.Īn advanced exercise that gives you practice transcribing melodies.Īll lesson answers can be entered using your keyboard or mouse, but many exercises allow you to clap, sing, or even play your answers using a microphone or MIDI device. Learn to transcribe rhythm values using the on-screen staff. Listen to a rhythm and repeat it as accurately as possible. Recognize and identify common chord progerssions by name.Ĭlap or play along with on-screen notation to improve your sight-reading and timing skills. Learn to identify chords by name or by playing the notes. Identify an interval by name or by transcribing the tones. Learn to recognize which of two intervals is larger. It's worth noting that 221 of the lessons are intended for jazz musicians and cover jazz rhythms and chords. The exercises primarily focus on several learning areas: intervals, chords, scales, and rhythm. Each lesson builds upon earlier lessons and gradually ramps up the degree of difficulty. In the pro version, there are 12 different types of exercises and 661 lessons included. FeaturesĮarMaster 5 is all about the exercises. EarMaster 5 Interface: Beautifully simple and easy to navigate.
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