Hear when the next beat will arrive and move with it. A steady pulse is the starting point for playing between beats.
For grown-ups: building this skill
Join the drum, copy longer patterns, then leave a deliberate gap.
Joining already includes the drum. In echo rounds, coaching adds an audible tap guide after your first tap. Next, try the same pattern without that extra guide.
Take one short turn together. Help is part of practice; a later check shows what your child can do before extra coaching.
Practice support
First, watch me
Watch two beats. You’ll choose when to join.
Ready when you are.
A little listening, together
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Beat Syncopation · Steady pulse & rhythm recall
What this round tells you
Close taps land within a quarter of a second. Joining is measured against the drum; echo timing starts on your first tap. Screen taps are measured.
Your progress
Compare the same mode: more close taps, fewer missed or extra taps, and fewer replays over several visits. Free tapping and creating are unscored.
Compare the same mode: more close taps, fewer missed or extra taps, and fewer replays over several visits. Free tapping and creating are unscored.
Your next helpful step
For grown-ups: what this practices
Keeping a beat and remembering rhythms. Begin by joining the drum, then copy longer rhythms, hold a gap, and create a pattern for the app to echo.
Compare two tones by listening. Hearing a pitch change is a foundation for exploring singing, melody and harmony.
For grown-ups: building this skill
First hear clear changes, then recognize progressively smaller differences.
Coaching plays each pair twice before you choose. When that feels manageable, try one hearing per pair.
Take one short turn together. Help is part of practice; a later check shows what your child can do before extra coaching.
Practice support
Watch one. Then take a turn.
Here’s how to play.
Hear two tones. Choose same or different, or decide whether the second tone is higher or lower.
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Choose Show me for a short example. Read each step together, then move on when you’re ready. This example has no score.
Listen first.
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Choose a challenge, then hear it.
See this round’s details
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Pitch Discrimination · Hearing pitch differences
What this round tells you
We count your first choice and whether you replayed. A cent is a tiny pitch step: 100 cents is one piano-key step; 50 is half that distance.
Your progress
Look for consistent correct choices at the same pitch gap across visits, then try a smaller gap. One short round is your starting picture.
Look for consistent correct choices at the same pitch gap across visits, then try a smaller gap. One short round is your starting picture.
Your next helpful step
For grown-ups: what this practices
Comparing pitches by listening. Start with clear contrasts, then explore smaller pitch gaps. Hear the Difference keeps singing separate so each choice reflects a listening judgment.
Keep a steady pulse in mind while placing your own taps between beats and into syncopated patterns.
For grown-ups: building this skill
Start on the pulse, move between it, then try a patterned rhythm and a fading guide.
Coaching adds bright target sounds during your turn. Then try again with just the normal pulse and visual guide.
Take one short turn together. Help is part of practice; a later check shows what your child can do before extra coaching.
Practice support
Watch one. Then take a turn.
Here’s how to play.
The drum keeps a steady pulse. Hear the brighter taps between it, then take your own turn after the count-in.
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Choose Show me for a short example. Read each step together, then move on when you’re ready. This example has no score.
Listen first.
Steady pulseYour pattern
Choose a challenge, then hear it.
See this round’s details
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Beat Syncopation · Between-beat timing
What this round tells you
On-target taps land within 120 milliseconds of the intended position. Results keep the tempo, pulse guide and extra taps visible.
Your progress
At the same tempo and guide setting, aim for more on-target taps and fewer extras. Later, try less guidance or a new pattern.
At the same tempo and guide setting, aim for more on-target taps and fewer extras. Later, try less guidance or a new pattern.
Your next helpful step
For grown-ups: what this practices
Keeping time while playing between beats. Move from pulse matching to offbeat subdivisions, syncopated patterns, a faster tempo, and a guide that fades while you keep going.
Take turns humming a comfortable sound together. Each attempt is a chance to hear and adjust.
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Pitch Discrimination · Listening & vocal matching
What this round tells you
Pitch distance in cents tells you how far your voice was from the target; lower is closer. Clear voiced attempts and unclear input are counted separately.
Your progress
Compare the same notes, range and matching setting: smaller pitch distance and more steady matches. Keep your device and microphone setup similar.
Compare the same notes, range and matching setting: smaller pitch distance and more steady matches. Keep your device and microphone setup similar.
Your next helpful step
For grown-ups: what this practices
Matching and holding a sung pitch. Practice can become more challenging through additional notes, finer matching, two-note echoes, and singing scale degrees over a home chord.
Follow mode measures guided choices. Remember mode measures selected notes without visible answers. Creating a path is unscored.
Your progress
Compare recall at the same length and delay. More notes remembered with less help prepares you for a longer path or a new key.
Compare recall at the same length and delay. More notes remembered with less help prepares you for a longer path or a new key.
Your next helpful step
For grown-ups: what this practices
Following, remembering, and creating melodies. Move from two notes to longer paths, recall a tune after a pause, and discover the same numbered relationships in another key.
Hear the home chord, then recognize where another chord belongs in a progression. Roman numerals name these harmonic roles.
For grown-ups: building this skill
Learn I and V, add IV and vi, then recognize their roles in fresh progressions and keys.
Coaching names the hidden chord as you answer. Then try identifying its role without that label.
Take one short turn together. Help is part of practice; a later check shows what your child can do before extra coaching.
Practice support
Watch one. Then take a turn.
Here’s how to play.
Hear the home chord, then find which chord belongs in the missing tile.
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Choose Show me for a short example. Read each step together, then move on when you’re ready. This example has no score.
Listen first.
Ready when you are.
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Pitch Discrimination · Hearing a chord’s role
What this round tells you
We count your first chord choice and record labeled examples or replay help. The home reference is part of every question.
Your progress
Identify chords across fresh progressions with fewer extra references, then try a new key or another chord choice.
Identify chords across fresh progressions with fewer extra references, then try a new key or another chord choice.
Your next helpful step
For grown-ups: what this practices
Recognizing chords in a musical context. Learn I, IV and V; recognize them in longer progressions and a new key; then add vi, a minor harmonic environment.
Make it a moment together. Use a comfortable volume, take turns, and celebrate every attempt.
One small step at a time.
Begin with two color choices and use the reference sounds freely. Mystery Chord adds harmonic context: start with I or V, move to IV or V, then mix I, IV, and V. Add a third color, remove color cues, recognize new chord voicings, and transpose to G. Yellow’s C–F–A and Mystery’s F–A–C are both the IV chord, with different notes at the bottom.
Take it off-screen.
Sing two contrasting sounds, such as a short “la” and a long “oo.” Repeat one and invite your child to identify it. Return to the game and take turns choosing the color after each chord.
Before you play
Does my child need to know note names?
No. The first game asks for a color choice. Roman numerals beside the colors identify the chord families for grown-ups.
Can we listen again before answering?
Yes. Replay the mystery or hear a labeled reference. The result records when listening help was used.
What is Mystery Chord?
It starts with a four-chord progression and one hidden label. Advance from two to three choices, longer progressions, G major, and the minor vi chord. Choose the Roman numeral for the chord you heard.
Keep the music going.
Give a short musical idea, leave room for an answer, then let your child lead. These activities bring rhythm memory, pitch exploration, and turn-taking into the same playful session.