Functional Ear Trainer vs CleverJazz

Have you (or maybe one of your friends) ever wanted to learn to transcribe or play music by ear? It is so important for a musician to know what you are hearing. A good musical ear helps when you are composing, improvising, transcribing melodies, or playing with others. Most likely you have already tried different programs to learn to recognize intervals or even to acquire perfect pitch. However, although such programs develop your ear, but can you actually play any melody you hear as soon as you listen to it? Imagine you could understand music... It is like when somebody is talking to you, you not only hear pleasant sounds, but you recognize words and their meaning. One day I came across Alain Benbassat's program called "Functional Ear Trainer" and have been using it ever since. It is based on Alain's method to learn to recognize tones. The main difference between the Functional Ear Trainer and other methods is that it teaches you to distinguish between tones in the context of a particular musical key. You begin to recognize the role (or function) of each tone in this key, which is incredibly similar to its role in other keys of the same scale. And it is *guaranteed* anyone can gradually develop this skill. It does not matter: - who you are - an absolute beginner in music or a virtuoso professional musician; - how old you are - a 3 yo kid or a 90+ adult; - what musical instrument you play (you don't even have to play one). The only requirement is to practice for 10 minutes a day. I was so excited about this ear trainer that I have developed a mobile app based on the Alain Benbassat method. I hope you will find it useful.

CleverJazz is a practice companion for jazz musicians: licks, scales, chords, standards, ear training and practice tools in one app. Read it, hear it, play it, record it: five minutes a day adds up. Use it without an account and sign in only for favourites and playlists. TODAY: FIVE MINUTES A DAY - One new lick picked for you each day, plus any review cards that are due; the week's dots light up as you practise - Swap the lick if it isn't right. Practised licks come back on a spaced schedule: listen first, then rate how well you remember them LICKS - Official licks in one list, filtered by harmonic context such as major ii-V-I or minor ii-V-i; new licks carry a "New" badge - Hear every lick as melody, melody with accompaniment, or accompaniment only, with adjustable tempo and swing - Three-step practice (listen, play, use) with a proficiency mark per lick, and recordings of yourself to compare - Any key, and Bb, Eb, F or G transposed parts in one tap - Search by player, source and every tag, and see why each result matched - Keep your own folders, favourites and playlists, or upload your own licks with source, tune, style and difficulty SCALES AND CHORDS - 70+ scales and a deep chord library: notes, degrees, interval formulas and notation, all playable - All twelve keys, related keys, and chords linked to the scales that fit them - Modes reference: the seven modes of a scale family side by side - Chord Pad: light up keys and see the chord they spell STANDARDS - Import iReal Pro links, Forum playlists and MusicXML, or write your own; bass notes are kept and repeats and endings expanded - Chord boxes or a staff, with suggested scales under each chord; playback with piano, bass and drums, transposable - Analysis marks the key and function of every bar and which keys and scales to practise - Practice layers: arpeggios, guide tones and targets for every chord - Shelves, search by chord, bulk delete, favourite or add to a playlist, and several sort orders - On iPad, the chart list sits beside a full-page chart, four bars to a line TRAINING AND TOOLS - Ear training for intervals, chord quality and scales, beginner to advanced, with an analysis page showing where you are weakest - Chord test: check how well you know your chords - Circle of Fifths: any chord or scale written out in all 12 keys, in fifths or fourths - Metronome: full screen, with tempo, time signature, per-beat accents and three sounds - Tuner: full screen, cents only, the whole screen turns green when you are in tune. A0 to C8, adjustable A4 (442 Hz by default) PROGRESS - Practice analysis: time in the app, streaks and history - Recording history and a daily reminder at the time you choose BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Light and dark themes, Chinese and English, and layouts made for iPad in both orientations. CLEVERJAZZ PRO Free: browse and listen to everything, favourites, review cards, metronome, tuner, Circle of Fifths, scales and chords in any key, and the last 7 days of history. Pro unlocks: unlimited lick practice, licks and charts in any key, chart practice layers, all ear training and analysis, full history and recordings, and unlimited playlists. Monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions are available; prices are shown in the App Store. A free trial is available to eligible users. Subscription terms: - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase - The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends - Manage or cancel in your Apple ID subscription settings after purchase - Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cleverjazz.com/privacy-2.html