GNU Solfege
{{Short description|Ear training software program}}
{{Infobox software
| name = GNU Solfege
| logo = GNU Solfege Logo.svg
| screenshot =
| caption = Screenshot of GNU Solfege 3.20.4
| latest release version = 3.23.4
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2016|06|24}}{{cite mailing list
|url = https://sourceforge.net/p/solfege/mailman/message/35181262/
|title = [Solfege-announce] New devel release: GNU Solfege 3.23.4
|date = 24 June 2016
|access-date = 10 April 2021
|mailing-list = Solfege-announce
|last = Cato Amundsen
|first = Tom
}}
| latest preview version =
| latest preview date =
| programming language = Python
| operating system = Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
| genre = Musical training software
| license = GNU General Public License
| website = {{URL|https://www.gnu.org/software/solfege/}}
}}
GNU Solfege is an ear training program written in Python intended to help musicians improve their skills and knowledge. It is free software and part of the GNU Project.
GNU Solfege is available for Linux,{{cite journal |first=Hagen |last=Höpfner |year=2006 |title=Learning music with GNU Solfege 3.0.0: Musical Training |journal=Linux Magazine|issue=62 |pages=54–55}} Windows, and OS X.
Exercises
- Recognize melodic and harmonic intervals
- Compare interval sizes
- Sing the intervals the computer asks for
- Identify chords
- Sing chords
- Sing tone from chords: root, third, fifth, etc.
- Scales
- Dictation
- Rhythm dictation
- Remembering rhythmic patterns
- Theory: name intervals and scales
- Cadences
- Intonation
- Identify harmonic progressions
This software was made in such way that it is possible for the user to customize the existing exercises or create new ones.
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.gnu.org/software/solfege/}}
- [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/16/html/Musicians_Guide/chap-Musicians_Guide-Solfege.html Fedora 16 documentation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112020219/http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/16/html/Musicians_Guide/chap-Musicians_Guide-Solfege.html |date=2012-01-12 }}
Category:Software using the GNU General Public License
Category:Free software programmed in Python