Auralia (Ear Training Software)
Encyclopedia
Auralia is a drill based Ear training
software package
. The software covers a range of lessons and ear training topics to improve musicianship skills and aural awareness. It caters for various pedagogical requirements by including integrated levels that are mapped to syllabi from around the world, plus customisation, testing and record keeping features.
, scales, chords
, chord progression
s, rhythm dictation and melodic dictation. It also contains units on jazz scales and harmony, modulation, tuning, sight-singing, forms and absolute pitch
. Students may be asked to enter their answers on the staff, tap or play them in on a MIDI keyboard
, sing them in with a microphone, or select them from a series of multiple choice options.
Each topic is supported by a series of lessons containing notated examples and audio extracts.
and practise levels within that syllabus, choose to start a test, or work their way through a course which combines lessons, drills and tests in a single integrated learning pathway.
Teachers can create their own syllabus and define the contents of each level within that syllabus. They can also create tests and assign them as electronic worksheets for each class to complete. All results are recorded and can be viewed, printed and exported.
There are currently 2 different version of the software. The content in each is identical however there are differences in the administration and networking features.
Full version – The full version of the software can track results for an unlimited number of students, and can be run on a network.
Student Version – The Student version will track results for a maximum of three (3) students and cannot be networked.
and Macintosh
computers and can be run on a network.
Ear training
Ear training or aural skills is a skill by which musicians learn to identify, solely by hearing, pitches, intervals, melody, chords, rhythms, and other basic elements of music. The application of this skill is analogous to taking dictation in written/spoken language. Ear training may be...
software package
Software package
Software package may refer to:* A piece of application software or utility software** A software suite, or collection of related application or utility software* A software library...
. The software covers a range of lessons and ear training topics to improve musicianship skills and aural awareness. It caters for various pedagogical requirements by including integrated levels that are mapped to syllabi from around the world, plus customisation, testing and record keeping features.
Content
Auralia 4 contains 41 topics covering ear training fundamentals such as intervalsInterval (music)
In music theory, an interval is a combination of two notes, or the ratio between their frequencies. Two-note combinations are also called dyads...
, scales, chords
Chord (music)
A chord in music is any harmonic set of two–three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously. These need not actually be played together: arpeggios and broken chords may for many practical and theoretical purposes be understood as chords...
, chord progression
Chord progression
A chord progression is a series of musical chords, or chord changes that "aims for a definite goal" of establishing a tonality founded on a key, root or tonic chord. In other words, the succession of root relationships...
s, rhythm dictation and melodic dictation. It also contains units on jazz scales and harmony, modulation, tuning, sight-singing, forms and absolute pitch
Absolute pitch
Absolute pitch , widely referred to as perfect pitch, is the ability of a person to identify or re-create a given musical note without the benefit of an external reference.-Definition:...
. Students may be asked to enter their answers on the staff, tap or play them in on a MIDI keyboard
MIDI keyboard
A MIDI keyboard is typically a piano-style user interface keyboard device used for sending signals or commands over a USB or MIDI cable to other devices connected and operating on the same MIDI protocol interface...
, sing them in with a microphone, or select them from a series of multiple choice options.
Each topic is supported by a series of lessons containing notated examples and audio extracts.
Features
The software includes levels that are mapped to various syllabi from around the world. Students can select their syllabusSyllabus
A syllabus , is an outline and summary of topics to be covered in an education or training course. It is descriptive...
and practise levels within that syllabus, choose to start a test, or work their way through a course which combines lessons, drills and tests in a single integrated learning pathway.
Teachers can create their own syllabus and define the contents of each level within that syllabus. They can also create tests and assign them as electronic worksheets for each class to complete. All results are recorded and can be viewed, printed and exported.
There are currently 2 different version of the software. The content in each is identical however there are differences in the administration and networking features.
Full version – The full version of the software can track results for an unlimited number of students, and can be run on a network.
Student Version – The Student version will track results for a maximum of three (3) students and cannot be networked.
History
Version release dates:- 1994 - Auralia 1.5 for Windows
- 1998 – Auralia 2.0 for Windows
- 1999 – Auralia 2.1 for Windows / Auralia 1.0 for Mac
- 2003 – Auralia 2.1 for Mac
- 2005 – Auralia 3.0 for Windows
- 2008 – Auralia 3.5 for Windows
- 2010 – Auralia 4 for Windows and Mac
Technical Information
Auralia is available for WindowsMicrosoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
computers and can be run on a network.
Known Users
- University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - Berklee College of MusicBerklee College of MusicBerklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
, United States - Guildhall School of Music and DramaGuildhall School of Music and DramaGuildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
, United Kingdom - Auckland Grammar SchoolAuckland Grammar SchoolAuckland Grammar School is a state secondary school for years 9 to 13 boys in Auckland, New Zealand. It had a roll of 2,483 in 2008, including a number of boarders who live in nearby Tibbs' House, making it one of the largest schools in New Zealand...
, New Zealand - University of AucklandUniversity of AucklandThe University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...
, New Zealand - Concordia College, Minnesota, United States
- UCSI UniversityUCSI UniversityUCSI University is a private university in Malaysia with primary campuses located at Cheras, Kuala Lumpur; Marang, Terengganu and Kuching, Sarawak. The campuses combined host a student population of 8,000. It also has a daughter campus, Perdana College of Malaysia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh...
, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
External Links
- Auralia
- Musition music theory training software
- Sibelius Software