Degrees

Hear a note and name its scale degree in the current key — but a quiet cadence keeps shifting the tonic underneath you.

How to play

A key is established, then notes are played one at a time and you name each note's scale degree (1 through 7) relative to the tonic. Every so often a soft cadence announces a key change, and you must re-anchor to the new tonic to keep naming degrees correctly.

• Identify the degree (1-7, with solfege labels) of each prompted note
• A 'key change' tag and cadence warn you when the tonic moves
• Replay the note or hear the key again whenever you need; streaks raise your score

Controls

• Desktop: press 1-7 to answer, Space or R to replay the note; or use the on-screen pad and Hear key button
• Phone & tablet: tap the degree pad and the Replay / Hear key buttons

Game modes

• Difficulty: Easy, Medium or Hard (more modulation)
• Daily for a shared session, Practice for fresh ones

Tips & strategy

• Sing the tonic to yourself and count up to the heard note rather than guessing
• When the cadence plays, reset your mental tonic before the next note arrives

What you'll learn

Degrees is an ear-training game for functional listening — hearing notes as scale degrees within a shifting key.

• Skills: ear training, scale degrees, functional listening, tonality
• Best for: roughly grades 6–12 (ages 11+)
• For parents & teachers: hearing music functionally, by scale degree.

About Degrees

Degrees is an ear-training game for functional listening — hearing notes as scale degrees within a shifting key. It is an original, free browser game built in-house for PlayPendium.

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