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  • Verrrrrry Useefuul!

    All three training excercices work GREAT and after a while u start actually getting some right :D
  • A great app that really works

    Put in the time and it will bring you along
  • Great app

    This is a fantastic app for ear training. I use it on guitar. One complaint is that it doesn't hear if you play in a low octave. But if you play in the octaves it actually plays in, or an octave below or two above, it seems fine.
    I like the look of the app. And I find it helpful that it displays the first note on the staff, because I am trying to learn to read music at the same time I am trying to learn to play by ear, so it helps in both.
    It would be cool if it displayed the clef, though, or if you could change the clef in which the notes are displayed. Overall, an indispensable tool for learning musicians, or seasoned ones who want to keep up their chops.
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  • Not bad/not great

    The tonal memory exercises are okay, but the app doesn't seem to "hear" very well below bass-clef D, and the app only plays treble clef melodies, so if you're taking a melody down an octave with your voice or instrument, it can be a little frustrating. Also, the tonal memory melody exercises create very non-musical lines for you to repeat back; this makes for good ear-training, but the melodies are not realistic.
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  • Doesn't save calibration anymore

    I have a 4s and I just upgraded to ios6 like an idiot. This is my favorite app to practice my vocals but I now have to try to recalibrate it every time. Also calibration only works 20 percent of the time. Thanks for making this app!
  • Very good

    Very useful app. The ability to train on phrases, not just intervals is a huge plus and can really help bridge one's ear training from an disconnected endeavor to it actually relating to real music. Pitch recognition is great function though sometimes it doesn't work very accurately. Overall, a great app!
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  • Awesome

    Pitch recognition makes it better than all the rest.
  • Still working on single notes with my trumpet

    Excellent app. I second the idea of having a keyboard option for public places practice. Also, would love having a super easy version when it plays the note, then gives you time to try a few notes before you push a button to have it tell you if the final note you choose is right. Not sure that explanation made sense...
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  • Best free ear training app on the market.

    So good it's worth paying for. With website supplemental articles and online java app it has almost everything needed to become an ear training master. I would pay $$ to see the rhythm feature added to the iPhone app. Would be nice if keyboard response was allowed for ear training in public places (subway) w headphones.
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  • Very Impressive

    This is a great app. You would miss out as a musician not to have it. A little practice each day and you'll improve your ears ridiculously. I enjoy everything about it. It would easily be worth $5. Thank you.

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