MUSIC & EAR TRAINING GAMES
- Train your ear with fun music games
- Sharpen your sense of pitch and tone
- Unlock the hidden patterns in music
- Strengthen your music theory skills
April Newsletter: Theta Music games for phones and tablets, new black belts, new features & fixes.
Updated Music Theory FAQ: Check out the latest music theory questions sent in by other Theta Music members.
New Black Belt Member! Congratulations to Joan-Andreu from Andorra! Joan-Andreu, who plays keyboards in a variety of musical genres, became our ninth black belt this week by completing 700 games levels in just over six months. View list of all black belt members
Movie Tip: Dave Grohl's documentary 'Sound City' is a great movie for all musicians, especially rock 'n' roll fans. It tells the story of a little-known L.A. recording studio where a surprising number of very famous albums were recorded. The movie not only tells a great story, but also provides a great introduction to recording and mixing, as it chronicles the transition from analog to digital recording techniques. Read more...
New Feature: In Speed Chords, you can now test your recognition of fully diminished 7th chords, which have been added to levels 11-15 of the game.
New Feature: In Speaker Chords, it is now possible to drag the roman numeral to the speaker. This allows players to make a guess at one of the chords in the progression even when it is not playing.
New Feature: In Paddle Tones, it is now possible to use the keyboard shortcuts 'q', 'w', 'r', 't' 'y' for the flat tones: b2, b3, b5, b6 and b7.
Competition Results: The Theta Music Winter Games 2013 were held January 10-11. Congratulations to our Top 5 Finishers:
- videogamepianist (US): 371
- JohnTra (Italy): 357
- 13thSign (US): 346
- GA (US): 334
- Rem (US): 331
New Feature: In addition to Chord Drops, have now adjusted the other 'Drop' games (Melodic Drops, Tone Drops, Harmonic Drops) so that when one of the drops hits the bottom without being answered correctly, the correct answer is now shown.
New Game: Flash Intervals (Harmonic) will take you deeper into aural recognition of harmonic intervals.
New Feature: In Chord Drops, if one of the drops hits the bottom without being answered correctly, the correct answer is now shown.
New Feature: Teachers can now assign students one of our three courses (Basic Ear Training, Music Theory, Sound & Audio) in addition to individual games.
We've added several new features for the Teacher Console:
Adding students: It is now much easier to add students. This can be done simply by entering email addresses or usernames. Students are not required to have email addresses.
Adding teachers: It is also now easier to add other teachers to a studio or school plan. Just enter the first name and last name of the teacher, along with his/her email address. The new teacher registration is now done automatically.
Student Login: Upon logging in, students with unfinished assignments now see a reminder message about the assignment(s) that directs them to the Student Console.
Notification upon completion of assignments: Teachers can now receive an email notification whenever a student completes an assigned game.
Theta Music Trainer is two years old today, and we're celebrating with a site update that includes five new games:
Three Tones (Minor) - Identify melodic patterns in minor keys
Vocal Steps (Repeat) - Listen to the short melodic pattern, then sing it back
Vocal Degrees (Minor) - Learn to sing the degrees of the minor scale.
Speed Chords - Name chord types and inversions by ear
Flash Styles (Drums) - Identify common drum patterns and rhythm styles
Also, be sure to check out our new Belt Class System.
New Game: Flash Progressions (Minor) will help you learn to recognize common chord patterns in minor keys.
New Game: Flash Notation (Notes) will help beginning music readers learn the names of notes on the staff.
New Game: Vocal Degrees (Major) will train you to not only recognize but also to sing each degree of the major scale in all twelve keys.
New Feature: At the beginning of games, you can now see tips and quotes related to ear training and music theory, as well as 'how-to' tips for using Theta Music Trainer.
New Training Report: Check out the new Training Report. We've added Personal Best scores for each game and added links to the games from the report.
New Feature: We've added some new game categories that better describe the skills trained in each game.
New Game: Flash Progressions (Major) will help you to recognize sequences of triads and their inversions when played in 3-part harmony.
New Feature: We now have a bigger and better slider for selecting the game level at the beginning of each game.
New Game: Three Tones (Major) will train your ear to catch 3-tone patterns in major-key melodies.
New Feature: On all games, players are now informed when they have achieved a personal best or Top 5 score.
New Game Feature: In Paddle Tones, the tonic is now played before the start of each round.
Teacher's Console: A teacher who is subscribed to the Theta School or Theta Studio Plan can now add other teachers to the Plan.
Teacher's Console: Teachers can now see how many of their allotted student accounts are being used
Game sounds: The sounds for correct and incorrect answers can now be turned off from the 'Game Settings' page.
Winter Competition 2012: The competition has finished! Congratulations to the Top 5 Players:
1. ore0re (81713)
2. JohnTra (37101)
3. r.s (23340)
4. Jackbutler (7604)
5. ??? (6050)
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Customer Kudos
"I'd just like to say that I am enjoying Theta Music immensely! I am a complete novice when it comes to music theory and your system is just so easy to understand, I'm constantly having aha moments! After only a short period of time my listening skills have improved dramatically and I wasn't expecting this because I was not sure that I had the ability to develop in this area."
- A.S. (US)
"Thank you. I love your games."
- M.C. (US)
"I just discovered you....I'm a music teacher and accompanist on piano. This gap was so necessary to fill! Congratulations!!!!"
- S.C. (Argentina)
"Thank you very much for this great ear-trainer."
- P. V. (Spain)
"I absolutely love this website and all the games on it. "
- A. F. (US)
"Just got all of my students in my studio signed up. Can't wait to get them started on assignments next week. Thanks for a super product."
- B. B. (US)
"This website has opened a whole new world of understanding for me. All power to the theta music team!"
- C. B. (UK)
"I am looking forward to using your games with my students this. Thank you so much for this site...very useful and fun!"
- M.M. (US)
"I can tell that these games have been well thought out. I can't wait to start using them in class (and using them myself!)"
- X. L. (US)
"A great teaching tool for both ear training and theory. Able to be used in a large class setting or in private lessons."
- A. W. (US)
"I love the training series you've put together. It gives me hope that with determination I'll be much more able to play the music I hear inside myself."
- Y. H. (US)
"I love your site."
- H. T. (US)
"I love Theta Music Trainer! I recently returned to school and Aural Theory is the class I need the most help in. Thanks for all you've already provided to help us become better musicians!"
- J. M. (UK)
"I'm ecstatic to have discovered your website and I'm going to tell other students. I'm majoring in music in college for a second year, I have ear training class and theory, I'm sure my instructor will be pleased to find out about your site. These games have been fun and very helpful and pertain to my career goals in life, Thank you."
- J.B. (US)
"This is the best thing ever! I have always hated ear training. But this?! This is great! I love it and look forward to it every day. I love the games, the number of tries one gets, the advice, the custom settings, and the incremental levels. "
- J. C. (US)
"I am a 54 year-old guy with degrees in several fields who's decided to finally take guitar lessons from a local genius of a guitarist who's been patiently trying to teach me music theory. My dad was even a concert violinist who tried to convince me to learn music theory. Did I listen? So I was just Googling for online music theory lessons, and I found your site. I've only completed one lesson so far, and I'm already very impressed. The explanations are clear and concise. You're helping me to finally understand facets of music theory that until now just didn't make sense to me. Now THAT is serious praise for effective lesson planning and presentation. I am grateful, and I'll pass on your site's name to the Music teacher in our
local high school."
- M.B. (US)
"I'm a past president of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction and just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your approach and the quality of the games. It is very nice to see this sort of thing being done well."
- C. B. (US)
"Wow! What a fantastic concept! I am thoroughly enjoying this."
- D. S. (US)
"Fantastic!! Well done!!"
- P. C. (UK)
"If you like music, these games are fun & skill-building!"
- J. C. (US)
"The trick to ear training is keeping it up. Theta Music Trainer is an amazing program that gives me balanced ear training every day."
- A. S. (Japan)
"This is something I've been wishing for! Basic video games (that really feel like video games) which serve the purpose of ear training! Finally, no more guilt about time spent on games!"
- J. B. (US)
"Thank you for a valuable resource. This is the first ear training software that has blown me out of the water. Bravo!!!"
- J. B., Mastering Music
"Great little games that could be used in a classroom as either starters or developing aural abilities."
- G. H.
"Hello! just wanted to say that I'm very impressed with your page. Ear training is one of the most overlooked aspects in the universe of music. I'm glad that you are sharing this precious treasure with others around the world. "
- A. L.
