About Hear Every Note
Hear Every Note is a free ear trainer that runs right in your browser. No sign-up, download, or paywall. I'm jeffspmusic, and I built it.
Why I built this
I'm a software developer by trade and my hobby is playing saxophone. I spent years working on technique, scales, and repertoire while my ear lagged behind my fingers. The fix turned out to be completely unglamorous: a few minutes of focused listening practice, every single day. The trouble was, the tools I tried made that hard to sustain. They were locked behind subscriptions, played synthetic beeps instead of real instruments, or buried the actual practice under menus.
So I built the trainer I wanted to use. One that opens instantly in a browser, sounds like real instruments, asks you to write down the notes you hear rather than just name them, and makes daily practice feel like a game instead of a chore. Then I put it online for free, because ear training is a skill anyone can learn, and cost shouldn't be the reason anyone skips it.
I also make music-related videos as @jeffspmusic on YouTube and post on Instagram. Come say hello.
What the site offers
- Interval ear training: hear the distance between two notes, then find both pitches, or start by naming the interval. Practice intervals.
- Chord recognition: pick apart triads and seventh chords, in any inversion, note by note. Practice chords.
- Note recognition: build the pitch memory that everything else rests on. Practice note recognition.
- Jazz progressions: a piano-and-bass duo plays a short progression and you name the changes, bar by bar. Practice jazz progressions.
- Real instrument sounds: piano, guitar, strings, winds, and brass, with correct handling of transposing instruments, plus an Arpeggios mode for players whose instruments can't play chords.
- Daily challenges and leaderboards: one shared puzzle a day to keep the habit alive. Try today's challenge or check the leaderboards.
How the site stays free
A small amount of advertising keeps the lights on. Every training mode, instrument, and difficulty level is free, and you don't need an account to play. How ads and data are handled is spelled out in the privacy policy. If the trainer is helping your ear and you would like to chip in, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi. It is never required, and nothing on the site is held back.
New here? Start with the beginner's guide to ear training, or just jump straight into the trainer. And if you have feedback, a bug to report, or an idea, send it through the contact page. I read everything.
Hear Every Note is free to use and works right in your web browser, with no download required.