| A piece of software to drill you on your musical intervals. Why did I build it? I found, when learning them myself, that the other free software alternatives out there are not very flexible or re-enforcing of the learning process. What can it do that others can't? Well, for instance, at this early stage, the app (built using Max/MSP) can start with a tonic randomly selected from between any two pitches you specify and give you a random interval up or down up to the octave which can be repeated as many times as one desires in either melodic or harmonic fashion. When a guess is ventured by the user, the interval will be repeated whether the guess was wrong or right to reinforce the aural learning process. Even after a correct answer is received, you can still replay the interval to say 'THIS is what a minor 6th sounds like!', instead of the program going on to the next interval right away, messing with your ear. Also, all notes are played through MIDI, using a synthesizer of the user's choice - so if you have a nice synth, you can use it (this means if you don't have one, you can start with a free soft synth like Synthtest or Simplesynth). I have also included a virtual keyboard to be played with the mouse at any time to test intervals, etc. More features are in the works and suggestions are welcome. |