Music Theory Pro app for iPhone and iPad

4.6 ( 8416 ratings )

Music Education
Developer: Joel Clifft

4.99 USD

Current version: 2.1.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 18 Sep 2010
App size: 8.72 Mb

Theory and Ear Training in one slick package. 130,000 downloads!
Top musicians practice....a lot. If you are serious about mastering theory and ear training, this app is designed to make practicing fun!

You will be presented with a note, key signature, interval, chord, scale, or tempo. Your challenge is to identify what you see or hear as quickly as possible to earn high scores and beat other people who are playing around the world. If you prefer, you can simply play on your own and youll never be forced to post your scores.

Whether you’ve just started learning music, or are looking for something challenging, MTP has what you need.

For Beginners:
Note Naming Games
Key Signatures
Interval Ear Training
Beginner mode for Note Names, Key Signatures and Interval ear training

For Pros:
Competitive Games- post your score to compete worldwide
Ear Training Chords– inversions, open voicings Ear Training Scales – Modes, Western Scales, Blues, Whole Tone, Pentatonic, etc.
Jazz Chords and Scales – Altered Dominants, extended chords

Music Theory Pro is also available for apple computers in the mac app store.

With every activity and exercise you can alter the challenge level by turning the harder answers off, and working on the basics or by flipping them all on for maximum difficulty.

See what others think about this amazing app!

User Reviews:

“I survived my first year of music theory with this, and am still constantly using it this year as well. It is nicely customizable and easy to use. Theres a lot of material is covers. I absolutely love the ear training. It has been invaluable. Looks nice, too! This is the app to buy for Music Theory class.” – Whitney Huskey

“I love this app. It also has some challenging ear training exercises. I have bought a lot of music theory apps and this one is my favorite for theory” – Hadrian7

Beginners quickly become Pros
Users who are just learning music will be able to practice naming notes on the piano and on the staff.

Sharpen your ears
The ear training section provides many challenges for the more advanced student. It takes a sharp ear to identify altered dominant chords and modal scales quickly. For jazz musicians we’ve included the modes from the melodic minor scale and all kinds of extended chords. There is even a tempo quiz to identify beats per minute by assigning a number to a click track.

Increase your skills by competing with others
Various exercises propel you to higher scores, which you can post to compete for top ratings. Who will be #1 in the world this month? Could be you!

“This app is great. I have gone from having absolutely no knowledge in Music Theory, to doing very well in all of the categories the app offers. Thank you very much for helping me learn Theory finally and making it fun.” – whoisjk

Download Music Theory Pro and start becoming a better musician today!

Dr. Joel Clifft

Pros and cons of Music Theory Pro app for iPhone and iPad

Music Theory Pro app good for

I really like this app. Its nice to practice a little in the go. The only issue is that it crashes everytime I finish an exercise. I hope this gets fixed !

This is a very well designed app, and it is hard to see how anyone interested in learning music will regret spending $1. Ive used it in the last weeks to learn more about scales, and it is a perfect match with atheory book, as you can hear the scales, practice and ge more information. A few suggestions for an update: either remove the ovation when the score is high, or allow users to remove it, gets boring and distracting after a while. Also for the ear training section, what about repeating the scale when the answer was wrong and then playing the right one? Even a graphic sample of both wrong/right answers would be very helpful. It would also be great to have samples of music where the different scales are used. Maybe a link to a website with more in-depht info? Great work!

I love this app. I have used it every day since I bought it for a measly dollar. I want to learn sight singing and this is the best tool I have found yet. I agree that the applause is distracting.

I like everything about this except the loud, annoying applause. Please let us toggle it away.

If your a guitarist who have already studied theory or studying it now than this is the app for you. I think that there should be what each note sound like in ear training.

I use it every day, Its a good app and works well in most areas. It would be great if - the note recognition would have an adjustable range. Its too simple. Needs more range. - if in the key recognition area the key info (circle of fifth) could be switched off. Its too easy to count instead of look at the key signature - interval recognition. Same as notes, needs more range. Add compound. - chords, add chord inversions - Ear Training / Intervals. Setup doesnt work. If I select for example P5 and P8 it also gives me TT ??? - Ear Training / Scales, would be great to play the scales Implement all that, and yes, of course charge some extra $ for it, the app is great already and worth the money, extra functionality, some more cost is OK. Definitely one of the best theory training apps out there.

Some bad moments

I just bought the in-app purchase in this application. After the purchase, nothing changed… That is NOT professional at all. Besides, the last update show a new design, but already looks so old-fashioned and so far from iPad standards! In conclusion, Im so disappointed

this is not a bad app for its price. my only wish is that it had the option to add the letters to the keyboard keys.

I know its just a buck, but its my buck. I wanted to learn theory. If you are a beginner and do not already know notes then this is not for you. If you dont mind droning repetition as a means to learn through incessant trial and error then this app is for you. This is really geared towards those who have the knowledge already and just want practice.

Seems like since the last update that the screen size doesnt adjust to an iPhone anymore and the program is not usable anymore because some of the buttons are off the screen.

I was looking for an app that would show me diminished and half diminished chords and all I got was an app that wanted me to name the chord. This does not help me to read the IReal book. When I tried to contact the company to ask how to find it or how to properly use app. The bars in front only allow me to give a review. So here it is. I want my money back.

I have an iPhone 4S and the app wont play sound on it. How am I supposed to do ear training with no freaking sound? Fix this!

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