Minuet is a free and open source software for music education. Minuet aims at supporting students and teachers in many aspects of music education, such as ear training, first-sight reading, solfa, scales, rhythm, harmony, and improvisation.
Minuet makes extensive use of MIDI capabilities to provide a full-fledged set of features regarding volume, tempo, and pitch changes, which makes Minuet a valuable tool for both novice and experienced musicians
It features a set of ear training exercises regarding intervals, chords, and scales.
It is part of KDE Edu ‒ the suite of educational applications developed by the KDE Community.
Key Features
- Nearly 40 exercises regarding intervals, chords, and scales.
- Check your musical perception skills on piano keyboard.
- Highly configurable – adjust playing settings.
- Create new exercises. Minuet’s exercise specification files contain one top-level JSON object featuring the exercisesarray.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux and Android.
Website: apps.kde.org/minuet
Support: Mailing List
Developer: Sandro Andrade
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Minuet is written in C++ and QML. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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