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    How ear training software can help you improve your aural test exam score

    A quick look at what Ear Training Software and Courses are available to help you with this crucial component of music examinations.

    November 16, 2020

    Apart from the fact that ear training is an essential component in music exams – so you need to be able to pass the test – it is also a very useful skill. Whatever instrument you play (or sing) you will be better if you train your ears.

    We set about looking at all the different Ear Training Software and audio courses available. Here are a few of our picks.

    [This content may contain affiliate links. For more information, read our disclosure policy here.]

    Ear Training Audio Books and Software

    SaleBestseller No. 1
    Ear Training for the Contemporary Musician
    Ear Training for the Contemporary Musician
    • Musicians Institute
    • Elliott, Joe (Author)
    • English (Publication Language)
    $24.99 −$2.50
    Buy on Amazon
    SaleBestseller No. 2
    Beginning Ear Training (Ear Training: Exercises)
    Beginning Ear Training (Ear Training: Exercises)
    • Berklee Press Publications
    • Schachnik, Gilson (Author)
    • English (Publication Language)
    $17.99 −$5.20
    Buy on Amazon
    Bestseller No. 3
    Intervallic Ear Training for Musicians: Book & 2 CDs (Advance Music)
    Intervallic Ear Training for Musicians: Book & 2 CDs (Advance Music)
    • Prosser, Steve (Author)
    • English (Publication Language)
    • 4 Pages - 11/01/2015 (Publication Date) - Alfred Music (Publisher)
    Buy on Amazon
    Bestseller No. 4
    The Real Easy Ear Training Book (The Real Easy Series)
    The Real Easy Ear Training Book (The Real Easy Series)
    • Roberta Radley (Author)
    • English (Publication Language)
    • 168 Pages - 01/12/2009 (Publication Date) - Sher Music Co (Publisher)
    Buy on Amazon
    Bestseller No. 5
    EarMaster 7 Professional - Ear Training, Sight-Singing, Rhythm Trainer
    EarMaster 7 Professional - Ear Training, Sight-Singing, Rhythm Trainer
    • MUSIC THEORY - Interactive music theory course for beginners to learn or freshen up all the core aspects of music theory
    • EAR TRAINING - thousands of exercises to sharpen your listening skills and learn to sing, play, transcribe, and compose music by ear.
    • SIGHT-SINGING - Learn to sing from musical scores using EarMaster' s voice input and real-time pitch recognition.
    Buy on Amazon
    SaleBestseller No. 6
    Manual for Ear Training and Sight Singing (Second Edition)
    Manual for Ear Training and Sight Singing (Second Edition)
    • Karpinski, Gary S. (Author)
    • English (Publication Language)
    • 464 Pages - 04/28/2017 (Publication Date) - W. W. Norton & Company (Publisher)
    $120.70 −$17.96
    Buy on Amazon
    SaleBestseller No. 7
    Improvise for Real: The Complete Method for All Instruments
    Improvise for Real: The Complete Method for All Instruments
    • Used Book in Good Condition
    • Reed, David (Author)
    • English (Publication Language)
    $44.00 −$6.33
    Buy on Amazon
    SaleBestseller No. 8
    Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course Activity & Ear Training (Alfred's Basic Piano Library) Book A
    Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course Activity & Ear Training (Alfred's Basic Piano Library) Book A
    • Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course Activity & Ear Training Book A
    • The Activity & Ear Training Books include coloring activities to help students recognize notes, musical symbols, rhythms and more, both aurally and visually
    • Each activity is carefully designed to encourage teacher/student interaction
    $8.99 −$2.00
    Buy on Amazon
    Bestseller No. 9
    Fundamentals of Sight Singing and Ear Training
    Fundamentals of Sight Singing and Ear Training
    • Amazon Kindle Edition
    • Fish, Arnold (Author)
    • English (Publication Language)
    Buy on Amazon
    Bestseller No. 10
    A New Approach to Ear Training (Second Edition) (Norton Programmed Texts in Music Theory)
    A New Approach to Ear Training (Second Edition) (Norton Programmed Texts in Music Theory)
    • Kraft, Leo (Author)
    • English (Publication Language)
    • 448 Pages - 04/17/1999 (Publication Date) - W. W. Norton & Company (Publisher)
    Buy on Amazon

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    Ear Training Online Courses

    There are a terrific range of Ear Training Courses available at all price points on the Udemy course platform. Or, for a small monthly subscription, you can access a whole range of ear training courses on the LinkedIn Learning platform.

    This is a review of the Ear Training Software available, by ability

    Ear Training Software for Beginners to all levels

    More expensive, but more comprehensive is the Earmaster Pro Software. With 2,500+ Ear Training & Music Theory Exercises. This covers a range of skills, including melody dictation, intervals, rhythm reading and imitation, chord identification, scales and modes, etc. You can interact with the software using a microphone, and/or MIDI keyboard, or just the computer keyboard. EarMaster also includes an advanced Tutor that will challenge and develop your musical ear. The EarMaster Pro Tutor has up to 60 lessons for each exercise area. All lessons are developed by a leading Danish ear training professor. He will guide you through the lessons and give you a short description of each lesson with tips and hints, and he challenges both trained and untrained ears as he will increase the difficulty of the exercises as your ear improves.

    Ear Training Software for Beginners to Advanced

    Our most complete ear-training software for all musicians is Auralia Ear Training Software Student Edition (from Sibelius). Although more expensive, this software can save hours of teaching time, thus making it excellent value for money in the long term, and it also covers all levels from beginner to advanced, and all grades from 1 to 8, and even University level. There are hundreds of exercises in 26 topics, with loads of on-screen reference information and automatic marking. Auralia 4 Ear Training Software Student Edition has been designed for classical, jazz and rock/pop students, with special exercises on jazz/contemporary scales, chords and progressions, as well as the core classical skills that are essential for the Associated Board Exam Aural Tests.

    Conclusion

    Ear Training Software really can help you develop the skills you need to pass your exams – and become a better musician too.

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