MusicGoals Eye and Ear - Keyboard Goals

Note Names
Staff Reading
Scales
Name Intervals
Play Intervals
Chords
Melody
Solfeggio

These objectives use an on-screen keyboard and sometimes also a staff to teach and drill note names, staff reading, scales, intervals, chords, solfeggio, and melody. The portion of the keyboard grows as the levels progress. Drills start out with a small amount of material to master, for example, just a few notes to learn for staff reading. As you progress, the portion of the keyboard increases and more intervals or chords are added.

Use the mouse or your external midi device to learn the material before starting the drill. For example, play a note to hear it and see its name or place on the staff. Then press "Begin" and test yourself.

Below is a brief description of the Keyboard Objectives.

Keyboard Staff Reading by Eye & Ear, and by Eye -

Keyboard Staff Reading by Eye & Ear, and by Eye -

The goal is to be able to read the notes on the staff quickly. Play a note to see it displayed on the staff or click on the staff to see a note on the keyboard. Seventy-one levels include the treble and bass clefs, and the grand staff.

For practice, there are seventy-five scale and note sets to choose from. These include subsets of the solfeggio syllables, scales, modes, and chords. The key signature, note set, and range of the keyboard may be adjusted for custom drills. The alto and tenor clefs are also available for practice.

Keyboard Staff Reading by Ear

The goal is to be able to play the note you hear. There are seventy-one levels that focus on note sets that go beyond the octave. These drill levels are for ear training and follow a sequence different than the sight-reading drills. See MusicGoals Methodology for more information on the ear-training sequence.

Keyboard Note Names by Eye & Ear, and by Eye

The goal is to know the note names and octaves of the keys and to develop a clear mental image of the keyboard. Click on the keyboard or play your midi keyboard to see the names of notes. Then test yourself. Thirty-one levels progress from three white keys to chromatic notes between C2 and C6.

Keyboard Note Names by Ear

The goal is to be able to recognize single notes by ear. Play a note to see its solfeggio name displayed above the keyboard. Eighty-three drill levels progress from mi so in C, to C2 to C6 chromatic.

Keyboard Scales by Eye & Ear, and by Eye

The goal is to know how to build and play scales on the keyboard. Use the hint button and play a note to see a scale built from this note displayed on the keyboard. Then begin a drill that will test your knowledge. Thirty-two test levels progress from half and whole steps to tetrachords, pentachords, and a variety of scales and modes. There are twenty-three scale types included.

Keyboard Scales by Ear

The goal is to identify scales by ear and play them on the keyboard. Play a note to see its scale displayed on the keyboard. Thirty-one test levels progress from major and minor pentachords to a variety of scales and modes. There are twenty-three scale types included.

Keyboard Name Intervals by Eye & Ear, and by Eye

The goal is to be able to name intervals that appear on the keyboard. Select an interval to see it displayed on the keyboard. Twenty-three levels go from m2 to compound M7.

Keyboard Name Intervals by Ear

The goal is to be able to identify intervals by ear. Select an interval to hear it and see it displayed on the keyboard. Fifty-three levels go from M2 and P4, to compound P5 through M7.

Keyboard Play Intervals by Eye & Ear, and by Eye

The goal is to be able to read intervals drawn on the staff and play them. Forty-four levels include all intervals from the m2 to the compound M7. Scale-Tone (diatonic) intervals are also included to drill and test key signature reading.

Keyboard Play Intervals by Ear

The goal is to be able to identify intervals by ear and play them. Fifty-six levels include all intervals from the m2 to the compound M7.

Keyboard Chords by Eye & Ear, and by Eye

The goal is to know how play chords. Play a note to see a chord displayed on the keyboard. Thirty-seven different chords plus inversions in both closed and open voicing are included for study or, study scale-tone (diatonic) triads and sevenths and their inversions in either open or closed voicing. There are seventy-six levels.

Keyboard Chords by Ear

The goal is to be able to identify chords by ear and play them on the keyboard. Play a note to hear a chord and see it displayed on the keyboard. There are fifty-five levels.

Keyboard Melody by Eye & Ear, and by Eye

The goal is to be able to read melodies drawn on the staff and play them. Seventy-five levels progress from mi so in C, to C2 to C6 chromatic. For practice, there are seventy-five scale and note sets to choose from. These include subsets of the solfeggio syllables, scales, modes, and chords. The key signature, note set, melody length, and range of the keyboard may be adjusted for custom drills.

Keyboard Melody by Ear

The goal is to be able to play a melody by ear. Eighty-three levels progress from mi so in C to C2 to C6 chromatic. The same options as above are available for practice and custom drills.

Keyboard Solfeggio

The goal is to know the solfeggio syllable for any note in any key. Play a note to reveal the solfeggio syllable, then test yourself. Thirty-five levels include a variety of pentatonic, major, and minor scales in different keys.