Ear Training Exercises
Customize Ear Training Exercises
Tap 'Personalize' at the top of any exercise section to set your training preferences and choose what you want to practice. Additional customization becomes available after you sign up.
Practice with MIDI keyboard
These exercises support MIDI keyboards. Plug in your keyboard for hands-on playback, pitch matching, and real-time feedback.
Music Notation Index: Intervals, Chords & Scales Chart
Explore ToneGym’s notation index: interval, chord, scale symbols with tone & semitone counts—perfect quick reference for music theory and ear-training.
Ear Training Games
Train your ears with 14 multilevel, personalized games that continually adapt to your progress and keep practice engaging.
Ear Training Exercises: Your First Step Toward Better Musicianship
Ear training starts here! With focused, bite-sized drills that help you hear music instead of guessing at it. Pick one exercise, set it to your level, and give it five steady minutes:
- Intervals – train your ear to recognise the distance between any two notes.
- Chords – hear the colour of major, minor, sevenths, and extensions.
- Scales & Modes – spot the flavour of a solo or riff before you touch the fretboard.
- Progressions – follow I-V-vi-IV, ii-V-I, and other routes as they unfold.
- Pitch Accuracy – match or sing a note on command.
- Rhythm – read a short pattern and tap it in perfect time.
Every attempt is scored instantly, so you always know where you stand and when to level up.
Turn Practice into Play with Ear-Training Games
Once the exercises feel comfortable, jump into the high-energy ear-training games. They add speed, pressure, and leaderboards - the perfect test-bed to prove your new skills under fire.
Lean on Theory Tools When You Need a Hand
Stuck on a tricky chord or unusual mode? Open the music-theory tools - Circle of Fifths, Progression Generator, Chord Player, and more - for a quick reference. They sit next to the exercises in their own tab, ready to explain what your ears are learning to hear.
Keep the Momentum Going
- Choose one of the Ear Training Exercises above and aim for a ten-answer streak.
- Reward yourself with a round of games and chase a new high score.
- Check the tools whenever a concept needs a visual or theoretical boost.
Visit our ear training home page to explore everything ToneGym offers, dive straight into the ear-training games to put your skills on the line, and keep the music-theory tools open as your practice sidekick. Ten focused minutes a day will sharpen your listening, tighten your timing, and make every rehearsal feel easier. Start now, and let your ears lead the way.