Musition vs Study Music Theory

Musition is online music theory software for students from beginner through advanced levels. Its 61 topics include pitch, intervals, scales, chords, rhythm, beaming, transposition, error detection, and analysis. Students can work with interactive exercises, rhythm practice, harmony tools, advanced notation, and MIDI support. Teachers can create quizzes, worksheets, assessments, and exams, then use student assessment and tracking tools. Four-part writing is automatically assessed with annotated feedback. Five courses cover orchestral instrument families, with questions on recognition, sound production, clefs, pitch, techniques, terms, and symbols. Musition is listed for web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Cloud students can use a browser without a download, but need a School Code and PIN. The maker offers a free trial to teachers, schools, colleges, and universities; no duration is stated. Cloud Student access costs $25, paid once for six months or $39 a year for 12 months. Desktop perpetual licenses are $99, paid once for Student and $169, paid once for Professional & Teachers. The Student license is for one computer and up to three enrolled users and cannot be networked or used for cloud or school use.

Study Music Theory is a service for learning music theory and ear training, with the aim of helping learners play by ear. Its course spans 12 levels and 1,496 interactive lessons, from notes and scales through jazz and orchestration. Ear-training drills cover intervals, chords, and melodies, with difficulty increasing gradually. A microphone trainer listens to what a learner plays and identifies it. Lessons include playable examples on an on-screen keyboard and fretboard, including guitar open-chord shapes. Additional practice tools include transcription, a play-by-ear coach, transposition, a drone, and a practice planner. The service is available on the web, Android, and iOS. Its mobile apps work offline and do not require an account. Progress stays stored locally unless the learner signs in; an optional account can back it up and enable leaderboard participation. The free plan includes the full course and all eight trainers, with no ads or paywalls. The service says it does not use analytics or advertising trackers and does not sell or share data with advertisers or data brokers.