# Aural Skills Training — Learn how to hear music!

> Music ear training app for intervals, chords, scales, dictation, and rhythm. (iPhone/iPad app by Nathan Foxley.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aural-skills-training/id6741116724 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nathan Foxley](https://appshunter.io/developer/1793174343)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 108 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-01-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-14
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aural-skills-training/id6741116724/reviews.md

## What is Aural Skills Training?

Practice your ear training with Aural Skills Trainer!

Learn from the ground up and test yourself on these topics:
- Intervals
- Chords
- Scales
- Melodic Dictation
- Rhythm

Download now and start the path to becoming a better musician.

Benefits:
- Training section to get ear training started: review the basics of intervals, chords and scales, and practice individual examples of each of those topics until you’ve mastered them
- Musical examples for context and hearing how each big idea fits together
- Ear training quiz questions with immediate feedback
- Listen as many times as needed to the questions and answers to reinforce what you’re hearing
- Developed by music theorists with ear training teaching experience

More details:
Music takes practice, but nobody can do it alone and we’re here to help. Are you a student looking to work on your aural skills, ear training or musicianship class? Have you been a lifelong musician and want a chance to learn more about the music you’ve been playing? Or maybe you're a curious music lover? You’re in the right place!

You’ll have a chance to learn about intervals, chords, scales and melodic dictation with our training section. Then you’ll get to practice what you learned with our quiz mode. We have relevant examples with musical context to help make what you're listening to fun and interesting.

Difficulty settings allow you to focus on your current ability. For example, if you’re already comfortable with major and minor chords, skip straight to 7th chords. If chords feel like too much for now, start with going over intervals first and work your way up. You can limit what you get quizzed on: if you prefer to focus only on what’s introduced in a higher difficulty (the intermediate scale difficulty is primarily modes and pentatonic scales, for instance), you can be quizzed on just that. Or you can make the quiz cumulative and include all the easier difficulties as well as the one selected. Fine tune for your learning!

Box Metaphor Studios is committed to providing a musical experience to help you become a more well-rounded musician. We are always open to feedback on our musical goals, as well as any other comments or concerns around our app. Thanks for including us in your musical journey.

Based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The team that made this possible:
Nathan Foxley, M.M., CEO, music theorist, developer
Steven Mathews, Ph.D., music theorist
James Lloyd, designer, artist
Derek Schaible, church organist

## Key features

- Interval, chord, and scale training
- Melodic dictation practice
- Rhythm exercises
- Musical examples for context
- Quiz mode with immediate feedback
- Adjustable difficulty settings


## Frequently asked questions about Aural Skills Training

### What music concepts does Aural Skills Training cover?

Aural Skills Training covers intervals, chords, scales, melodic dictation, and rhythm. It provides a training section to review general concepts and practice individual examples until mastery.

### How does Aural Skills Training help users learn?

The app offers musical examples for context, quiz questions with immediate feedback, and allows users to listen to questions and answers multiple times. It is developed by experienced music theorists.

### Can I customize the learning difficulty in Aural Skills Training?

Yes, difficulty settings allow you to focus on your current ability. You can skip ahead or start with basic concepts and gradually progress through different levels of complexity for each topic.

### Does Aural Skills Training have ads?

Yes, Aural Skills Training contains advertisements. A premium version is available to remove ads and enable theme selection.

### What devices is Aural Skills Training available on?

Aural Skills Training is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is designed to work across these Apple devices.

### What is the age rating for Aural Skills Training?

Aural Skills Training has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for young children and older users alike.

### How often is Aural Skills Training updated?

The latest version of Aural Skills Training is 1.0.12, and it was last updated on January 6, 2026. This suggests a relatively recent update.

### What is the user rating for Aural Skills Training?

Aural Skills Training has a high user rating of 5.0 stars based on 2 ratings. This indicates a very positive reception from its current users.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.13 — 2026-08-12

Bug fixes, slight UI adjustments.

### 1.0.12 — 2026-01-06

Minor bug fixes
-Interval difficulty was not properly finding associated questions
-Quiz layout fixes

### 1.0.11 — 2025-12-17

-New topic added: Rhythm!
--Take some time to familiarize yourself with the rhythm trainer, then quiz yourself on the difficulty that's best for you. Select from given rhythms or input your own to test your ear even more. Multiple time signatures, compound and simple meters, it's all here to increase your rhythm listening.
-Minor bug fixes

### 1.0.10 — 2025-10-14

-Premium edition is here with a subscription! If you don’t go premium, there are no changes to the app for you. You’ll get ads removed and a Game Mode theme to choose from.
-Minor bug fixes

### 1.0.9 — 2025-09-26

-UI overhaul! All screens have a fresh look. This will help with some new theming options in the near future, stay tuned!
-Melodic quizzes available in landscape
-Better large screen/Chromebook support

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## More apps by Nathan Foxley

- [Music History Trainer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/music-history-trainer/id6762164137)

All apps by Nathan Foxley: https://appshunter.io/developer/1793174343

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