<s>
EarMaster	B-Application
is	O
a	O
music	O
application	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
launched	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Danish	O
editor	O
Miditec	O
,	O
who	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
EarMaster	B-Application
ApS	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
prototype	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
DOS-based	O
,	O
but	O
since	O
1996	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
multiple	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
focus	O
of	O
EarMaster	B-Application
is	O
ear	O
training	O
and	O
sight-singing	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
EarMaster	B-Application
seems	O
to	O
tend	O
towards	O
a	O
more	O
general	O
approach	O
to	O
music	O
teaching	O
since	O
v	O
.	O
4.0	O
,	O
covering	O
a	O
broader	O
spectrum	O
of	O
music	O
theory	O
and	O
practice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prototype	O
of	O
EarMaster	B-Application
was	O
a	O
DOS-based	O
software	O
programmed	O
in	O
1994	O
by	O
Hans	O
Jakobsen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
proprietary	B-Application
version	O
of	O
EarMaster	B-Application
was	O
EarMaster	B-Application
1.0	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Miditec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EarMaster	B-Application
2.0	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
commercialized	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
EarMaster	B-Application
develops	O
the	O
first	O
educational	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
ear	O
training	O
software	O
,	O
EarMaster	B-Application
School	O
2.5	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
29	O
music	O
teachers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EarMaster	B-Application
Pro	O
4.0	O
and	O
EarMaster	B-Application
School	O
4.0	O
follow	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
interface	O
and	O
more	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EarMaster	B-Application
5.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
in	O
both	O
a	O
Pro	O
and	O
a	O
School	O
version	O
,	O
first	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
EarMaster	B-Application
5.0	O
also	O
marks	O
a	O
name	O
change	O
for	O
the	O
editing	O
company	O
from	O
Miditec	O
to	O
EarMaster	B-Application
ApS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EarMaster	B-Application
6	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
major	O
updates	O
(	O
6.1	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
6.2	O
in	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
EarMaster	B-Application
released	O
an	O
educational	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
solution	O
for	O
e-learning	O
called	O
EarMaster	B-Application
Cloud	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
EarMaster	B-Application
Cloud	B-Architecture
enables	O
music	O
schools	O
,	O
choirs	O
and	O
private	O
teachers	O
to	O
give	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
EarMaster	B-Application
application	B-Application
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
to	O
students	O
and	O
teachers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
solution	O
includes	O
Learning	B-Application
Management	I-Application
System	I-Application
features	O
and	O
Course	O
Authoring	O
Software	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
deploy	O
interactive	O
Musicianship	O
assignments	O
and	O
review	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
the	O
students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
EarMaster	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
iPad	O
with	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UI	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
EarMaster	B-Application
7	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
in	O
2020	O
which	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
-	O
New	O
Apps	O
we	O
love	O
"	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
EarMaster	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
all	O
in-one	O
subscription	O
including	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
platforms	O
and	O
add-on	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
EarMaster	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
app	O
on	O
phones	O
,	O
tablets	O
and	O
most	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
EarMaster	B-Application
Cloud	B-Architecture
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
NAMM	O
TEC	O
Award	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
Music	O
Teacher	O
Award	O
for	O
Excellence	O
in	O
2019	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
prominent	O
institutions	O
such	O
as	O
Berklee	O
College	O
of	O
Music	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EarMaster	B-Application
includes	O
several	O
training	O
modes	O
:	O
workshops	O
with	O
progressive	O
sets	O
of	O
lessons	O
about	O
various	O
music	O
theory	O
and	O
ear	O
training	O
topics	O
,	O
a	O
customization	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
beginner	O
's	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
topics	O
covered	O
by	O
EarMaster	B-Application
are	O
interval	O
singing	O
,	O
interval	O
comparison	O
,	O
interval	O
identification	O
,	O
scale	O
identification	O
,	O
chord	O
identification	O
,	O
chord	O
inversion	O
identification	O
,	O
chord	O
progression	O
identification	O
,	O
rhythm	O
dictation	O
,	O
rhythm	O
reading	O
(	O
sight	O
reading	O
)	O
,	O
rhythm	O
clap-back	O
,	O
rhythmic	O
error	O
detection	O
,	O
melodic	O
dictation	O
,	O
melody	O
sing-back	O
and	O
melodic	O
sight-singing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
be	O
synchronized	O
automatically	O
via	O
the	O
EarMaster	B-Application
Cloud	B-Architecture
system	O
for	O
instant	O
access	O
by	O
music	O
teachers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EarMaster	B-Application
Cloud	B-Architecture
is	O
a	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
system	O
for	O
music	O
schools	O
developed	O
by	O
EarMaster	B-Application
ApS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
combines	O
online	O
license	O
management	O
and	O
cloud	B-Architecture
syncing	O
of	O
student	O
assignments	O
and	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EarMaster	B-Application
is	O
distributed	O
electronically	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
including	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sounds	O
played	O
by	O
the	O
software	O
are	O
produced	O
by	O
a	O
SoundFont	B-Application
playback	O
engine	O
and	O
cover	O
the	O
complete	O
set	O
of	O
General	O
Midi	O
(	O
GM	O
)	O
sound	O
presets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EarMaster	B-Application
includes	O
an	O
editable	O
library	O
with	O
chords	O
,	O
scales	O
,	O
chord	O
progressions	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
600	O
Jazz	O
and	O
Classical	O
music	O
scores	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
custom	O
exercises	O
and	O
assignments	O
by	O
students	O
and	O
teachers	O
.	O
</s>
