Note Recognition
Hear a note, name it — with or without a reference pitch.
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Note recognition — build your ear
A note is played; name it. Easy stays on the seven white notes of one octave, medium adds the five sharps, and hard draws from three octaves so the same note name arrives at different heights.
Leave the reference note on while you are learning: hearing middle C first turns the task into an interval you can reason about. Turning it off removes that support and is a much harder exercise.
How this fits with the rest of your practice
Note recognition and interval training reinforce each other: intervals teach you distances, single notes teach you anchors. If you want to see the physics behind what you are hearing, the note frequency chart lists the exact frequency of every note used here.
Frequently asked questions
Is this absolute pitch or relative pitch training?
Both, depending on the setting. With the reference note switched on you hear middle C first, so you are working out the answer by interval, which is relative pitch. With it off you have to name the note cold, which is the absolute-pitch version.
Can adults learn to recognise notes by ear?
Naming notes relative to a reference improves at any age with practice, and that is what most musicians mean when they say they have a good ear. True absolute pitch, naming a note with no reference at all, is much harder to acquire after childhood.
Why does the hard level change octave?
Because a note keeps its name in every octave, and recognising C regardless of register is a different skill from recognising C4. Hard mode draws from three octaves so you cannot rely on the note's height alone.