Auralia & Musition News
Ear training and music theory articles, plus conversations in music education & technology
Global Music
11th April 2025
Auralia & Musition now include some great new Global Music content including 29 worksheets featuring the music of India, West Africa, Türkiye, Ireland, China, Indonesia and Cuba.
The worksheets are designed for secondary and tertiary levels and integrate comprehensive lessons to introduce students to the instrumentation and musical characteristics of these incredible cultures.
You will find questions on meter, texture, scales & modes, scale degree ID, melodic ID and dictation, plus clave patterns, African bell patterns, Indian thaat, drone improvisations and lots more.
Accessibility & Accommodations
9th October 2024
The new accommodations feature makes Auralia & Musition more accessible than ever. Instructors can easily assign extra time, replays or attempts on any task without having to create duplicate assignments.
Melodic Error Detection
15th August 2024
Auralia now includes 500+ melodic error detection questions where students have to identify performance errors in a played excerpt and edit the displayed notation to match what was performed. These exercises are fantastic for preparing students for real-world situations where they may need to identify and correct mistakes in rehearsals or performances.
Tuning
15th August 2024
Auralia now includes 200+ new questions to help students improve pitch perception and identify intonation issues.
Ear Training Olympics
14th August 2024
Go for gold!
The 'Ear Training Olympics' offer students the chance to hone their aural and musicianship skills whilst participating in multiple 'events' including basketball, surfing, swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, skateboarding, boxing and volleyball. This worksheet incudes questions on meter, tonality, instrument identification, density, form, genre, tuning, rhythm imitation and contour that are appropriate for middle school and high school students.
