Tonality

Tonality is an ear training game that helps users get better at recognizing certain notes to improve their musical ear. In the game, users will be presented with a note in the scale that they have to identify. The game is played in an “adversarial” mode against the computer, so that when the user identifies a note correctly, they will deal damage to their opponent, and when they incorrectly identify the note, they will take damage. As players become better at recognizing the notes, more notes within the scale will be added to the list of possible tones, increasing the difficulty of the game as the user continues to play. In addition, the user can select which scale they would like to work on, so more advanced users can practice higher-level scales and beginning musicians can practice simple ones. Finally, users are given a rating at the end of each level to demonstrate how well they did, allowing them to build upon previous games and improve their skills.



Tonality is a fun and effective way of working on ear training. What sets this app apart from existing ones is the ability to select different scales to practice, as many simpler apps only contain one scale, which does not allow more advanced users to significantly improve their skills.



This game was designed and developed by Tetra Sniffle: Nabeel Chaudhry, Caileen Dolan, Blake Gao, Danny Liu.