Hear the Difference: Free Music Game for Kids

01 / A little back-and-forth

Copy the Beat

First, watch and listen to two drum beats. Then choose “I’m ready.” After 3–2–1, tap the big drum with each of the next four beats.

1 · Together
2 · Your turn

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Beat Sync · Steady pulse & rhythm recall

Hear when the next beat will arrive and move with it. A steady pulse is the starting point for playing between beats.

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.

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Watch two beats. You’ll choose when to join.

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Tap the drum or press Space. This game measures taps.

02 / Chord recognition

Chord Recognition

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Pitch Discrimination · Recognizing chord sounds

Listen to pitches sounding together and recognize the chord you heard. Colors help you learn the sound labels.

Learn more chords, remove color cues, then recognize familiar sounds in new voicings and keys.

Coaching names each target chord before hiding its label. Then try the same challenge without that preview.

Learn the colored sounds. Then choose the one you hear.

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Hear the reference sounds

Hear each color once to get started.

Three mysteries · no time limit to answer

Pitch Discrimination · Listening

Hear the Difference

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Pitch Discrimination · Hearing pitch differences

Compare two tones by listening. Hearing a pitch change is a foundation for exploring singing, melody and harmony.

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.

Listen to two tones, then choose whether they sound the same or different.

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Beat Sync · Timing

Between the Beats

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Beat Sync · Between-beat timing

Keep a steady pulse in mind while placing your own taps between beats and into syncopated patterns.

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.

Listen for the bright taps between the drumbeats. Then tap that pattern yourself.

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03 / Voice pitch · optional

Pitch Matching

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Pitch Discrimination · Listening & vocal matching

Hear a target, adjust your voice, and hold the match. This connects listening with control of your singing voice.

Find comfortable notes, match more closely, then echo notes and sing numbered relationships.

Coaching repeats the target before each attempt. The pitch meter stays available in every mode; then try with one target presentation.

Listen to a note. Hum it back and hold your voice in the target zone.

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Listen first. Then it’s your voice.

Comfortable range Matching

TargetA3220 Hz

Hear a target, then hum the same note.

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04 / Melody & harmony

Melody Paths

Notes use numbers 1–7. Chords use Roman numerals: I, IV, V, and later vi.

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Pitch Discrimination · Tonal relationships & melody memory

Hear how numbered notes relate to home and connect into a tune. Following a path prepares you to remember it.

Follow visible notes, recall a hidden path, then remember longer tunes and explore a new key.

Coaching shows the current note as you answer. Next, try remembering that step without its label.

Listen to the tune, then choose its numbered notes in order.

Watch a short example, or take a turn.

Listen first.

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05 / Chord recognition

Mystery Chord

Notes use numbers 1–7. Chords use Roman numerals: I, IV, V, and later vi.

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Pitch Discrimination · Hearing a chord’s role

Hear the home chord, then recognize where another chord belongs in a progression. Roman numerals name these harmonic roles.

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.

Listen to the missing chord, then choose its name.

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Listen first.

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Hear chord examples

Take the listening with you

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Try together, off-screen

Pass a beat back and forth.

Clap a short, steady beat. Invite someone to echo it, then let them lead. Every response counts as joining in.

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Pass a beat back and forth.

Try it together, off-screen