Solfetta

What Solfetta is

Solfetta is a free web-based ear-training app and instrument for practicing melodies and associating heard music with solfège note names. Its Intervals, Solfa, and Notes modes use the same note buttons with different labels. A separate melody feature offers well-known tunes with easy, medium, and hard guidance levels. Users can set the key and major or minor tonality, adjust tuning and volume, choose a synthesized sound, and change display options. The maker says users can play along with music on their device and adjust Solfetta’s sound, volume, and tuning to match. The app is open source under the MIT license. It uses no cookies and stores settings in browser local storage. The maker notes that Web Audio can sometimes go silent on iOS; the Fix Audio option reloads the app. Older Android devices may have noticeable audio latency, and simultaneous touches can sometimes be missed. The maker created Solfetta to support ear practice on a phone or tablet and help build associations between music and note names. Its listed price is free.

Who it suits

Solfetta suits people practicing by ear, including phone or tablet users working on melody and solfège note recognition. Its device-specific audio caveats are worth considering before practice.

Getting started

1. Open the Solfetta website in a web browser.
2. Choose Intervals, Solfa or Notes mode, or open melody practice.
3. Set the key, tonality, tuning, volume, sound and display options as needed.
4. Play the note buttons or use melody guidance; you can play along with music on your device.
5. If Web Audio goes silent on iOS, use Fix Audio to reload the app.

Verdict

Solfetta offers several ways to practice note recognition and melodies, along with controls for matching its sound to music on a device. Its free, open-source format is straightforward, though audio behavior may vary on iOS and older Android devices.