Chord Progressions by Ear: I, IV, V, vi and Finished Phrases
by Creouts Publishing © 2026
Price: $3 USD
Subjects: musicElementarySkills,musicEarTraining
Grades: 7,8,9
Description
STEP 17 of Ear Training Step by Step (also in the path and Chords by Ear bundles). Self-checking ear training for Grades 7-9: hear four chords, say how the phrase ends, name the cadence and the progression. 30 cards, 20 scored. CADENCES Big numeral = major chord, small = minor. An authentic cadence (V–I) and a plagal cadence (IV–I) end on I and sound finished; a half cadence stops on V; a deceptive cadence goes V–vi. HOW IT WORKS - 4 learn cards: I, IV, V, vi; four cadences; four progressions (I–V–vi–IV, I–IV–V–I starred); the grand staff. - Round 1: finished, unfinished or a surprise? - Round 2: name the cadence (key of G). - Round 3: which progression? New keys. - Round 4: find the hidden chord on the grand staff. - Reveal cards; slow and Compare speakers. Keyboard style: bass on the root, smooth upper voices. Relative pitch only; does not teach perfect pitch. SELF-CHECKING, WITH HELP WHEN STUCK - Boom scores every answer. - Two tap-to-show hints per question. - Equally loud chords. ACCURACY Every answer is checked by our own software and by AI test solves from the cards and sounds alone, without the key. It has not been tested with a class. No process is perfect; if you spot an error, please tell us through the store's feedback. HOW IT WAS MADE Text written with AI assistance and fact-checked. All images and music notation are drawn in code; no AI image generators were used. All sounds are made in code. No AI voice. Needs sound. Plays in a browser; needs internet.
Acknowledgements
Music font: Bravura, (c) Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH, SIL Open Font License 1.1. Text fonts: Atkinson Hyperlegible, (c) Braille Institute of America, SIL Open Font License 1.1; Fredoka, (c) The Fredoka Project Authors, SIL Open Font License 1.1.