Sine: Ear Training Games

Most people are told perfect pitch is you are born with. It is not. It is a skill, and like any skill it comes from short, honest practice. Sine is that practice, made pleasant enough that you keep coming back. HEAR IT. NAME IT. KNOW IT. A note plays. You pick the key. There is no reference note and nothing to compare against, so every answer has to come from your own ear. Between questions a wash of sound clears the last note away, which is the part every other trainer skips. ONE NOTE AT A TIME You start with two notes that sit far apart, then add one more, then one more. The white keys, then the black keys, then the chords that carry most songs. Every level is short, and you pass it when you are ready, not on a schedule. A COACH WHO SAYS LITTLE Sine is a ring-tailed lemur who listens with you. It notices a run of five, a note that used to slip, a slow answer that was still right. It…