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Re:Piano Practice Software Progress by tobr on Sunday March 28, 2021 @09:27AM (#26610194)
That said, it would be interesting to design a piece of software that helped you learn to play by ear! Maybe something that plays a short phrase or chord progression and asks you to repeat it. Improvisation is tougher because there’s no good way for software to say if you’re making progress or not...
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Re:Piano Practice Software Progress by jacquesm on Sunday March 28, 2021 @09:30AM (#26610219)
This exists:

https://tonedear.com/ear-training/intervals

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Re:Piano Practice Software Progress by skeeter2020 on Sunday March 28, 2021 @11:39AM (#26611235)
The Suzuki method has been around forever. It typically targets children who don't yet know how to read period, but there's no reason an adult can't use it. It doesn't work as well with improvisation because you need to understand that improvisation is not just "different", it's different within a set of constraints. You can find this by accident but it's much easier to first understand the underlying structure, then experiment.
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Re:Piano Practice Software Progress by browningstreet on Sunday March 28, 2021 @10:25AM (#26610642)
Rick Beato has an ear training course. He’s big on YouTube.
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