About BIRT!

 

BIRT! stands for Basic Interval Recognition Training! BIRT! is a free software package designed to help music students train themselves to recognize musical intervals by ear.

    User Profiles

When you use BIRT! you create a user profile which will
automatically calculate and save your statistics. BIRT!
offers the ability to password protect your profile if you
are sharing with other users.

 

    BIRT! Modes

BIRT! offers three different modes: Practice, Test, and Blitz.

In all three modes you can select a set of interval types and directions to work with. BIRT! will then randomly select from that set to give you examples to attempt.

       Practice Mode includes the following:
             No time limit.
             A skip option.
             Infinite replay of the current example.
             Replay of the previous example.
             Instant right/wrong feedback.
             Running statistics visible to the side.
             The ability to pause and change the set of intervals to work with.

       Test Mode includes the following:
             No time limit.
             You choose the number of questions.
             Infinite replay of the current question.
             No instant right/wrong feedback.
             A Test Scorecard is generated and only viewable when you
                          finish the test.

       Blitz Mode includes the following:
             Optional time limit (per question).
             You choose the number of questions.
             No replay of the current question.
             No instant right/wrong feedback.
             A Blitz Scorecard is generated and only viewable when you
                          finish the test.

 

    Statistics

When you are signed into a user profile, BIRT! will track and save your statistics automatically. You can view and clear these statistics at any time from the Statistics Menu.

BIRT! tracks the following statistics for each mode and in total, as well as for each individual interval:
             Number of questions attempted.
             Number correct.
             Percent correct (ignoring skips in Practice Mode but counting
                          time-outs in Blitz Mode).

By interval stats also include a Frequency of Answers table, so you can see what you tend to answer when you are presented with a given interval.