# MelodEar: Perfect Ear Training — Music Theory & Jazz Harmony > Music theory and ear training app for musicians and singers. (iPhone/iPad app by David Eskenazy.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/melodear-perfect-ear-training/id1597264296 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [David Eskenazy](https://appshunter.io/developer/1597264298) - Category: Music - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.60/5 from 68 App Store ratings · 39 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 200 MB - Languages: French (France), American English - Released: 2022-05-14 - Data updated: 2026-08-04 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/melodear-perfect-ear-training/id1597264296/reviews.md ## What is MelodEar? Welcome to MelodEar – A music learning tool that is designed to help musicians and singers where they can understand and hear harmonic progressions and sing their favorite melodies. It is an advanced tool to help singers and instrumentalists by connecting their voice and music instruments to make them more expressive. + Experience different piano chords and scales
 + Watch music theory videos and practice daily with music reading exercises 
+ Recognize music intervals and notes with ear training and understanding harmonic progression Whether you want to understand and improve harmonic progressions and improvisation skills or want to create your own melodies then MelodEar has got you covered ! Here you learn how to sing along with instrumental music. DAVID ESKENAZY VISION: MelodEar is designed by David Eskenazy, a musician, singer, and a facilitator who spent 15 years in developing real-life teaching methods and music theory exercises focused on helping musicians and vocalists to understand and improve their harmonic progression and melodic skill. Why and for Whom MelodEar is designed? For Musicians: It is a tool that’s designed to help instrumentalists connect their fingers with inner ear. The only aim of the tool (specifically for musicians) is to help them sing with their music instruments to improve their ability of improvising and creating melodies. For Singers: It allows singers to engage with jazz harmony and melodic modes in a more creative way. Improve pitch accuracy and melodic creativity. Improve your sight reading skills and engage in the vocal training to improve vocal agility and understand the flow within and between different harmonic structures. + Learn piano scales to improve understanding of scales and intervals
 + Enter the training mode to develop improvisation skills and increase 
 + Learn piano chords and build strong connection between what you hear and what you play! How does MelodEar work? MelodEar provides an intuitive and easy-to-use interface to help musicians and singers understand and improve their musical skills. Following is step-by-step method of how it works: + Edit Window: Start creating and editing your song including selecting and modifying chords. Customize the structure of your music by choosing melodic modes that match the harmonic progression of the song. + The Library: Once the song is created, it gets stored in the library which also contains pre-filled smooth jazz standards. You can access, modify, or use them as templates for learning purposes. + Session Window: It is the core of MelodEar where you start the real practice. Here you view the harmonic progression of a song with a visual display of the melodic modes that are connected to each chord. See how notes and intervals relate to each other Play with chords (jazz chords, guitar chords), scales, and melodies in real-time using the chord player and vocal keyboard which plays the piano notes of the chosen mode. “Pitch recognition” feature allows you to highlight the notes you’re singing to hit the right pitch. You can also adjust the pitch with a “fine tuner” and focus on specific sections of song with a “looper” for repeated practice. + See It, Hear It, Sing It: See the musical structure visually, hear the melodic intervals, and sing. Get real-time feedback to check your accuracy. + Learning and Skill Building: Learn music notes from tutorials and get a guidance through music reading exercises to improve your pitch, ear training, and improvisational skills. Develop deep understanding of harmony and melodic patterns to improve your musical creativity. + MelodEar Tutorial Pack: Get detailed guidance and comprehensive learning resources to improve your musical skills. Get step-by-step instructions, skill-development exercises, improvisation training, understanding music theory, and improving musical creativity. Terms of Use: https://vocal-improv.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://vocal-improv.com/privacy-policy ## Key features - Harmonic progression understanding - Melody creation and improvisation - Ear training for intervals and notes - Music theory video lessons - Piano chords and scales practice - Vocal training exercises ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | MelodEar Full Version 1 year | $29.49 | per year | | MelodEar Premium | $9.99 | per year | | MelodEar Premium | $14.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | MelodEar Premium | $19.99 | one-time | | MelodEar Premium | $29.99 | one-time | | 3-day free trial | Free | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 39) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/melodear-perfect-ear-training/id1597264296/reviews.md ### 5/5 — This app is great BUT *2026-04-03* Did you guys stop updating the app? I found that’s when pressing the vowels (Do-Re-Mi) etc, there’s a long delay before when you press the vowel and when it makes the sound. Also sometimes when you press it doesn’t play at all. This is an awesome app and I’d use it more but I really hope update support didn’t end for this app. Please consider the button pressing and see if you can make the buttons press easier when you want to hear the vowels. Thank you, I literally switched from android to iPhone just to use this app! I hope you keep updating it **Developer response:** Dear Kyle, thank you for this very moving and satisfying comment on MelodEar. I love your imputs, and though we already have a full list , we will definitely get inspired by your ideas. In your wishlist you can though , there are some tricks to approach what you'd like to do : - If you want to work on a certain section of the song, use the looper ( purple stripe with little arrows on each side) to spot the section you'd like and have it looped. If for some reason you really need to make this section a separate song, just 'rename' it in the library and then edit the chord progression removing the parts that you dont want. And yes you' re right : being able to directly name sections would be -Yes we definitely created 2 major new features to be able to create your own chord and your own mode ! The compatibility/and transpostion between chords and modes will be automatically taken care of. This will be out in a few days from now. -moveable do system vs fixed do : in the current major features that will be out in a few days , we also did the 1st step of it : providing the language of Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do. I know that your main point is about the referential. This will be the second step for us, and it's on top of the list : it's quite a big structural thinking to bring for us because we need to learn MelodEar to recognize Major key changes(when the referential would move to the new key) from just minor key changes to neihbouring keys ( when the referential would not move). But we definitely are on it. For the rest feel free to write us using the support contact. Thank you so much, David & MelodEar. ### 5/5 — Excellente application *2025-05-08* Je trouve l’application ludique et puissante. Elle est très intuitive et permet un apprentissage d’une grande richesse, que ce soit pour le chant ou la pratique instrumentale. MelodEar ouvre des perspectives pour travailler son oreille et son sens de l’improvisation sur des années ! **Developer response:** Merci Almosig pour votre commentaire chaleureux ! Belle aventure avec MelodEar, n' hésitez pas à nous tenir au courant de votre expérience. David & MelodEar ### 5/5 — Brilliant ! *2025-05-05* MelodEar is a brilliant and incredibly important ear training tool. It teaches you to connect melody and harmony in any type of music. MelodEar works very simply. You enter a chord progression and choose a scale for each chord. It displays the scales and let you play or sing over them. As you play or sing, it listens to you and highlights your note within the current scale. That’s all ! Using MelodEar, you can approach a chord progression in many ways. You can sing scales, arpeggios, or interval patterns. You can focus on one chord at a time, or loop a few chords within the progression. There is really no limit ! **Developer response:** Thank you so much David ! ### 5/5 — Très utile et efficace *2025-04-27* Merci beaucoup pour cette application qui est juste géniale. C’est très intuitif. Bravo **Developer response:** Merci cher Barth ! David ### 1/5 — refus des dev d’ajouter l’option pour les instruments transpositeurs *2025-03-31* Ce n’est pas en recevant des SPAM de plusieurs notifications par jour qui va me motiver à modifier la note…. Je vous ai dit que je modifierai la note lorsque la mise à jour pour les instruments transpositeurs sera faite… Bien cordialement Je sais que c’est une appli pour les chanteurs, mais je ne comprends pas pourquoi les dev refusent d’ajouter l’option de transposer les notes pour les instruments transpositeurs… Ils jugent cela inutile et pédagogiquement contre-productif… Ils m’ont répondu que ce n’est pas avec mes 35€ qu’ils pourront ajouter cette option… mais que cette application a beaucoup de succès, et que la Berklee de Boston suite à sa découverte a demandé 2 masterclasses pour les élèves et les professeurs de jazz de la Berklee pour expliquer cette application…Je ne vois pas le rapport avec ma demande… Effectivement, je vais rester sur ma certitude de l’intérêt d’ajouter cette option… Bref… Donc il n’y aura pas de possibilité de transposer en Bb ou Eb, j’aurais aimé l’utiliser avec la trompette Bb et le sax Eb… (voir les notes et accords réels de la trompette ou du sax alto et entendre les accords correspondants pour pouvoir jouer) pour le prix il y a peu de standards…. En comparaison ireal pro coûte 15€… oui, ces 2 applis n’ont pas la même fonction, c’est juste le prix que je compare… il n’y a pas de rythmique, juste les accords plaqués avec un son de piano midi et un métronome, mais c’est suffisant pour travailler… les transcriptions ne sont pas utiles (il y en a de nombreuses analysés sur youtube gratuites…) Bonne appli, bonne idée pour travailler l’oreille pour l’improvisation Jazz, pour les chanteurs et les instrumentistes en ut Possibilité d’essayer 3 jours gratuitement l’intégralité de l’appli avant de l’acheter. J’effacerais ce commentaire et mettrai 5 étoile si un jour cette option est ajoutée et je pourrais alors conseiller cette application à mes amis. **Developer response:** Bonjour Cécile, nous ne refusons pas de le faire. C' est sur notre liste. Il y a simplement de nouvelles fonctionnalités à venir en priorité ( que vous apprécierez j' espère) : l' implémentation d' un système tonal fixe. Mais la fonction transpo viendra, merci de votre patience. Nous apprécierions beaucoup que vous releviez la note. On vous tient au courant. Cordialement, David. ### 5/5 — Indispensable *2025-03-06* à tous les musiciens ! J’en avais rêvé Désormais utilisée quotidiennement ! Merci 🙏 **Developer response:** Merci , Dr Pom ! nous vous souhaitons un bon travail avec MelodEar ### 5/5 — Impressing tools ! *2025-02-17* An impressing tools and méthod for ear training, jazz harmony. As a musician, I can improve my harmonic ear and mastery of the scales. Melodear is the best ! ### 5/5 — Amazing!!! *2025-02-17* Melodear is the best tool i ever came across for ear training improvisation over jazz harmony with scales and chords. A must! ### 5/5 — THE future for eau training *2024-12-04* MelodEar is a powerful tool developing all at once Ear training, your ability to improvise on any scale and harmonic progression, intervals and sight reading. There is no equivalent to this thoughtful amazing musical approach ! **Developer response:** Hey JazzGeek34 ! thanks for this beautiful comment ! ### 3/5 — Certainement utile mais… *2024-11-22* Cette application permet a priori de se familiariser avec les modes en visualisant ses notes, cela peut être utile pour améliorer la justesse.Trop de latence pour la production du son au toucher d’écran et mouvance continuelle dans le choix des notes à la voix ou à l’instrument qui donne le tournis sur l’affichage vertical de l’échelle des notes). De plus l’édition ne répond pas sur la version sur un iPad Air 2. Après l’essai en trial 3 jours je ne poursuivrai pas car le prix n’est pas approprié. ## Frequently asked questions about MelodEar ### What does MelodEar do? MelodEar is a music learning tool designed to help musicians and singers understand harmonic progressions, improve improvisation skills, and create melodies. It offers exercises for ear training, music theory, and vocal practice. ### What are the key features of MelodEar? Key features include understanding harmonic progressions, practicing piano chords and scales, ear training for intervals and notes, music theory video lessons, and vocal training exercises to improve pitch accuracy and melodic creativity. ### Is MelodEar free to use? The application is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases for additional features or content. Specific pricing for these purchases can be found within the app. ### Who is MelodEar designed for? This app is designed for musicians, including instrumentalists and singers, who want to deepen their understanding of music theory, enhance their improvisational abilities, and improve their overall musical expression and ear. ### How can MelodEar help with improvisation? MelodEar provides tools to develop improvisation skills by allowing users to explore melodic modes connected to chords and practice with real-time chord players and vocal keyboards. This helps build a stronger connection between what is heard and played. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.5 — 2026-06-19 Allow selecting the active microphone when a headset is connected Fix vocal keyboard latency on recent iOS versions Fix video playback ### 1.4 — 2025-04-02 Improve stability and bug fixes ### 1.3.1 — 2025-03-12 changed free version ### 1.3 — 2025-02-13 Adds subscription ### 1.2.4 — 2025-01-29 Fix a possible crash when opening a new track. ## Apps similar to MelodEar | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Earpeggio](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/earpeggio/id884775105) | 4.9 (9,541) | Free | Music | | [ScoreSkills- Learn Music Notes](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scoreskills-learn-music-notes/id1439046224) | 4.6 (1,932) | Free | Music | | [Music Rhythm Trainer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/music-rhythm-trainer/id1319997438) | 4.8 (5,038) | Free | Music | | [EarMaster - Music Theory](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/earmaster-music-theory/id1105030163) | 4.6 (417) | Free | Music | | [Piano Ear Training](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/piano-ear-training/id570615299) | 4.5 (185) | Free | Music | | [Music Tutor (Sight-reading)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/music-tutor-sight-reading/id514363426) | 4.2 (2,184) | Free | Music | ## Related topics [eskenazi](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/eskenazi) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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