Note Forge vs Ear Training

Note Forge is a free music education tool from Nathaniel School of Music, designed to make music theory practice engaging and effective for musicians of all levels. FOUR POWERFUL PRACTICE MODES Random Note Generator Drill sight-reading and ear training with random note sequences. Choose difficulty (beginner or intermediate), filter by white keys, accidentals, or all notes, and control tempo, subdivision, and swing feel. Chord Progressions Hear and study the world's most important chord progressions: major, harmonic minor, Andalusian, Dorian, pop, and jazz. Select any key, set your tempo, and let the arpeggiated chords guide your ear. Circle of Fifths Patterns Master scale relationships through geometric patterns traced across the circle of fifths — clockwise, counterclockwise, triangles, squares, whole-tone, diminished, and chromatic patterns in any starting key. Music Glossary A comprehensive in-app reference covering all intervals, scales, modes, and chord progressions — always at your fingertips, no internet required. BUILT FOR MUSICIANS • Real synthesised audio — piano, sine, triangle, sawtooth, and square wave tones • Precise Web Audio scheduling for rock-solid timing at any BPM • Metronome with accent and subdivision control • Swing feel toggle for jazz and blues practice • Dark and light themes • All settings saved between sessions WORKS FOR EVERY INSTRUMENT Piano · Guitar · Bass · Violin · Saxophone · Voice · Any instrument that reads music Free. No subscription. No ads. Built by musicians, for musicians.

Train your ears, not your memory. Ear Training - Modern is a free, ad-free app that helps musicians hear what they read and read what they hear. Every drill is randomized and playable in any key, so you build real listening skills instead of memorizing fixed examples. WHAT YOU'LL PRACTICE • Solfège & pitch — identify scale degrees and resolutions • Intervals — melodic and harmonic, 2nds through 7ths, ascending and descending • Triads — recognize major, minor, and the diatonic triads, including inversions • Chord progressions — hear common diatonic and major-triad movements • Melodic dictation — listen, then read the melody back on the staff HOW IT WORKS Set or hear the DO (tonic), play a drill, then tap what you heard. An animated score gauge tracks your accuracy, and a hands-free Automation mode runs round after round so you can drill with your eyes closed. WHAT'S INSIDE • Level 1 · Foundations — seven chapters covering solfège, every interval quality, triad recognition, progressions, and dictation • Level 2 · Progressions — major and diatonic triad movement • Plus bonus drills: interval & triad ID, find the DO, and all the solfège syllables BUILT FOR FOCUS • Completely free — no ads, no in-app purchases • Works fully offline — no account, no sign-in, no tracking • Real piano samples and clean music notation These exercises extend the approach of Mark Harrison's "Contemporary Eartraining" series (used with permission). Whether you're a student, singer, instrumentalist, or returning to theory, Ear Training - Modern gives you unlimited, randomized practice to sharpen your ear.