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GNU Solfege

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Development status
  
Active

Written in
  
Python

Stable release
  
3.22.0 / May 27, 2013; 3 years ago (2013-05-27)

Repository
  
git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/solfege.git

Operating system
  
Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux

Type
  
Musical training software

GNU Solfege is an ear training program written in Python intended to help musicians improve their skills and knowledge. It is free software and part of the GNU Project.

GNU Solfege is available for Linux, Windows, and OS X.

Exercises

  • Recognize melodic and harmonic intervals
  • Compare interval sizes
  • Sing the intervals the computer asks for
  • Identify chords
  • Sing chords
  • Sing tone from chords: root, third, fifth, etc.
  • Scales
  • Dictation
  • Rhythm dictation
  • Remembering rhythmic patterns
  • Theory: name intervals and scales
  • Cadences
  • Intonation
  • Identify harmonic progressions

    • This software was made in such way that it is possible for the user to customize the existing exercises or create new ones.

    References

    GNU Solfege Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA