Absolute Pitch
Train your ear to identify any of the 12 musical pitches by name — without a reference. 288 levels, ~25 hours over 8 weeks.
You can learn this
Most adults can learn to hear specific musical notes by name — non-musicians included. There's no special talent required. There's just patience, daily reps, and a kind teacher (this app).
One pitch at a time
You'll start with a single note: F. You'll hear short tones — some are F, some aren't. If you hear F, press the F key. If not, press Out of Bounds. Errors are how the ear learns; the app will never punish them.
Many voices, one pitch
Each tone may come from a different instrument — piano, guitar, flute, voice, even pure sine. The point is to hear the pitch, not the timbre. This is what real absolute pitch is.
Quick beats slow
The response window is short on purpose. Pitch recognition that takes 3 seconds means you're calculating from a memory anchor — and that doesn't transfer. Trust your first ear.
Keyboard shortcuts are under each key.
Daily, short, kind
15–25 minutes a day beats long weekend marathons. Sleep helps lock in new pitches. Miss a day? Just show up the next one — there's no streak shame here.
New pitch unlocked
Listen carefully. This is your new target — its name, its color, its key.
Press F to play it again, then Space when ready.
Level complete
Take a breath. The next level asks for slightly higher accuracy.
Paused
Take a breath. When you come back, you can play sample tones to remind your ear what each pitch sounds like.
Focused practice
You've been less sure about F. We'll spend a short block just on that pitch — 12 with feedback, then 22 without. Yes if you hear the target, No if anything else.
Nice session
You've trained for 25 minutes today. Sleep helps consolidate new pitches — coming back tomorrow is the highest-leverage thing you can do.
Auditory reset
A descending Shepard tone is clearing your short-term pitch memory.