All exercises

Given two notes, is the second higher or lower than the first?

Two jumps between notes - which one is bigger? The friendliest first step into interval hearing.

Identify the distance between two notes played one after another.

Simple intervals going DOWN - the second note is below the first.

Intervals in both directions - name the distance whether it rises or falls.

A cadence sets the key, then two notes from it - name the interval. Bridges intervals to real music.

Identify which octave a given note belongs to.

A reference note, then a slightly out-of-tune note - is it sharp, flat, or in tune?

Identify an individual note with no reference note given.

Same as simple interval recognition, but across more than two notes.

A scale with one note missing - identify it by scale degree.

A short melody plays twice with ONE note changed - which note was it?

Hear a scale and name it - major, minors, pentatonics, and (if you dare) the modes.

The most basic chord quality - is it major or minor?

Major, minor, diminished, or augmented?

Identify which 7th chord is played: major 7th, dominant 7th, minor 7th, diminished 7th, or half-diminished (m7♭5).

Given a chord plus one extra note, identify which of the chord's three notes was added.

Identify the inversion of the chord (root, 1st, 2nd).

Full chord name identification.

Identify common harmonic progressions by ear (e.g. I-V-IV).

Known progressions that include inverted chords.

Identify the scale degree of a played chord relative to a given root.

Does the second phrase stay in the home key, or move to the V, the IV, or the relative minor?

Hear a short melody and find its "home" note - the skill every key-based exercise builds on.

How does the phrase end - perfect, plagal, imperfect, or deceptive?