I’m scared about my exam😭
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Robin Head
Jun 03, 22:43
You can do the thing!
Is the life ring supposed to be grayed out in Melody Hunter at lower levels? It shows x5 but I can't tap it.
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Yea, after my first input the life ring gets greyed out. Cant double check the melody after first input.
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Dima Gorbik
May 31
thank you all!
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For me, it's always greyed out. Not sure why.
I don't seem to be getting better. bummed out
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Joe Brewer
May 31
I find chord inversions difficult as well. I think I am on level 6 at the moment
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will ward
Jun 01
You should honestly just ignore the chord inversion game at first, its significantly more difficult than the others. You definitely will improve if you practice consistently... but maybe not at Inversionist lol. (I'm no good at it either)
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My advice differs from others regarding Inversionist. I.e., don't ignore it, just use an instrument to help you. Listen for the lowest note then match it on an instrument. Since the game tells you what the chord is, you then know which element of the chord is in the bass and can deduce the inversion.
Is there a way to make Interval Banks only play piano sounds instead of screeching ”Eeeeh”? I wasn’t able to figure out a pattern of when it uses piano samples versus human voice imitation.
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Aislinn Adams
Jun 02
You should be able to select an instrument before entering the game. Try scrolling down if you are unable to see the selection buttons on your screen. If you do not select an option manually, ToneGym will select one for you based on one of two randomization options in your account settings.
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Dima Gorbik
Jun 02
perfect, thank you. i wasn't sure why it was picking the instrument at random
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Not only can you select the instrument before each game, in your account settings you can make it so that it always does the same instrument by default.
omg, i have an entrance exam coming up and i haven't practiced in a while. it currently feels so damn hard to practice, how can i make it easier?
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Do it inconsistently! I know it sounds weird, but picking up the instrument at random without thinking too much makes it easier, because you aren't forcing yourself. You suddenly want to practice but you are in the bathroom? Get out and do it. You are running errands and suddenly feel the itch? Get home fast and practice. It's almost 9 pm and you haven't played? Better do it before it can annoy your neighbors, even if it's just for 15 minutes and only scales. Also, practice close to a window instead of timing yourself, because I've noticed that playing for 4 hours (from early afternoon till sunset) feels way less taxing than thinking i have to play for 1 hour minimum.

Hope it works!
@Matthew Robbins won the Championship. Congrats for winning!
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Colin Aiken
Jun 02
Big Congratulations!
Congrats @CJ Murray for completing the 'Music Theory Basics' program!
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Colin Aiken
Jun 02
Good work!
What's the deal with the slow page loads? I have been getting frequently load times of five to ten seconds or more. At the end of exercises, but even on the homepage. Is this being worked on?
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I've been getting this as well, just been hoping I don't lose my progress each time.
Congrats @Heather Nelson for winning the Golden Ears Award!
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Itai Ortal
May 30
Congrats!
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Colin Aiken
May 31
Excellent!
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Thank you. My morning work out is great fun …. mostly 😉😅
Congrats @Kreso Bilan for completing the 'Music Theory Basics' program!
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Colin Aiken
May 31
Good job!
Congrats @Jim Dalton for completing the 'Music Theory Basics' program!
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Colin Aiken
May 30
Very cool!
Lecture 15 - Gregorian Chant
I thought this was going to be rather tedious. It turned out to be really flipping interesting, with the most engaging music so far. Go figure!
One thought on melodix: I think it would be very helpful to see what the first note is while it’s playing the melody, or have an ability to play the tonic before listening to the melody, at least in the beginning stages when there are too few notes played to establish the tonic easily. I find that I get a key established in my head that’s different from the actual key of the melody and then seeing the first note throws me off a bit. But perhaps it’s part of what needs training on my part. I use functional approach to recognize melodies instead of using relative pitch from the first note played.
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Dima Gorbik
May 28
I see that Melody Hunter is probably closer to what i’m asking than Melodix
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XIN ToneGym
May 29
It is blurred when playing the melody, but when it's time for you to input it back, you are given the first note
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Dima Gorbik
May 29
@XIN ToneGym thats what i’m saying, i’d like to know the first note and/or the tonic before it starts playing