Tonalist

Ear training for musicians at every level

Train your musical hearing.

Short, focused exercises for intervals, chords, scales, melodies, and chord progressions. Hear a phrase, name what you heard, and watch your accuracy climb.

Try one

Two notes. How far apart?

Press play to hear the interval.

How you train

Practice

Choose a skill, shape the run to your level, and drill as long as you like. No clock, no stakes.

Ranked

Timed runs with a rating attached. Milestones and streaks mark how far your hearing has come, and the leaderboard shows where you stand.

JourneyIn the works

A guided path through the skills, level by level, with clear goals and unlocks along the way.

What you train

Intervals

Two notes play one after the other. Name the distance between them.

Scales

A scale climbs from its root, one note at a time. Name the scale type you hear.

Functional

The key is established first, then a single note sounds. Name the scale degree it lands on.

Melody

The key is established first, then a short melody plays. Write it down degree by degree.

Chords

One chord, voiced in a random inversion. Listen past the voicing and name its quality.

ProgressionsPractice only

The key is established first, then a chord progression follows. Name each chord by degree and quality.

Progress you can check

Ranked runs build your rating, milestone by milestone. Streaks are kept separately for Ranked and Practice, so a relaxed session never muddies your competitive record.

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In open beta

Tonalist is under active development. Screens get redesigned, features land mid-week, and ratings are recalibrated as difficulty is tuned with real player data. Your account and training history stay with you through all of it. Found a bug or have an idea? Use the feedback form inside the app.

Free while in beta. Works on your phone.