The exercises
Key Ear Training
In this exercise, you must identify the key after listening to a short melody and chord progression.
Options
- Keys: select the desired keys (green color indicates selection).
- Retry in case of error: select if you want to be able to retry in the event of an error.
- Stop after: select to stop after a certain number of minutes or exercises.
- Click OK to start the exercise or press Enter/Return.
Exercise
Identify the key by clicking on the buttons.
Answering with a MIDI keyboard
If you have a MIDI keyboard connected to your computer, you can use it to answer if you have a WebMIDI-compatible Web browser:
- For chords and intervals, you can play all notes at once, including the given note.
- For scales, you can play the given note.
- After answering, click any key on your MIDI keyboard for the next exercise.
The following web browsers work with WebMIDI:
- Google Chrome v. 43 and above.
- Microsoft Edge v. 79 and above.
- Firefox v. 108 and above.
- Opera v. 30 and above.
Score
As you complete each exercise, your score will be updated on the screen. Click End Exercise & View Score for more details:
- Exercises: shows the total number of exercises.
- Correct answers: the number of correct answers.
- Wrong answers: the number of incorrect answers. If the option Retry in case of error is available and is selected, the number of answers may be greater than the number of exercises.
- The formula used to calculate your score is: score = correct answers / number of answers x 100.
If you are a member, you can click Save Score to save your score to the database. You can check your score by:
- clicking Score after clicking the Save Score button.
- clicking your name in the menu bar and then clicking Scores.
- following the Browse your scores link in the exercise index page.
