********************************************* * * * Functional Ear Trainer by Alain Benbassat * * * * www.miles.be * * * ********************************************* Functional Ear Trainer is a freeware ear training program for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Traditional ear training progams typically let you guess scales, chords, and intervals "as is". While this can be useful, a lot of people don't find it musical. Functional Ear Trainer is different. The user can select a key and the computer will play a cadence to clearly define the particular key, followed by a random note. The user must then guess the note within this harmonic context. With a week or two of practice, it will improve your musical ear a lot (at least it worked for me!). Although I did not invent this concept, I think Functional Ear Trainer is the first computer program to implement this kind of ear training exercises. Besides, Functional Ear Trainer is completely free! System Requirements : Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP Minimum 64MB of RAM Minimum 10MB of free disk Soundcard or MIDI device Have fun with it. Alain Benbassat