Note Recognition
Note recognition training helps you quickly learn to recognize notes and their names and position on both sheet music and piano keyboard. In addition, note timing anlaysis helps you rapidly learn correct note values. On the pre-training screen (as shown below) you can:
- Tap the piano keys to explore how their related notes look on the music score.
- Tap inside any yellow frame or tap the control panel buttons to change settings.
- Tap the green play button to launch a training session based on the current settings.
Chords
This feature helps you quickly learn to recognize triad chords and inversions. It can also be used to experiment with chord progressions which is great if you want to try to compose your own songs. Each skill level has different features, as shown below:
Beginner Chord Training
- Chord display on keyboard
- Control panel
- Training mode
- Chord selection buttons
Intermediate Chord Training
- Chord display on keyboard
- Control panel
- Training mode
- Chord selection buttons
- Inversion selection buttons
Advanced Chord Training
- Chord display on keyboard
- Control panel
- Training mode
- Chord selection buttons
- Inversions display and selection on music staff
- Key signature selection
Intervals
Intervals training helps you quickly learn to recognize intervals betwen notes in both melodic and harmonic positions. On the pre-training screen (as shown below) you can:
- Tap the purple buttons to set the maximum interval number to train with.
- Tap inside any other yellow frame or tap the control panel buttons to change settings.
- Tap the green play button to launch a training session based on the current settings.
Information
App description: Shows a concise description of what the App does.
App version: Shows the App version and build number.
Show full version: Launches Safari and loads the App Store page for the full version.
Credits: Shows developer involvement and third-party acknowledgments.
General enquiries: Launches the mail application with a new email to send to the developer. Use this one for enquiries of a general nature.
Report a possible bug: Use this to send an email if you think you may have found a bug.
Make a suggestion: All suggestions about improvements to the App are welcome. Bear in mind, though that any suggestions submitted will become the intellectual property of the developer, should they be implemented.
Skill Level
Adjusts the properties of each feature to better suit your desired level of skill.
Beginner Level
Note recognition
- Shows only treble and bass clefs (no grand staff).
- Minimum note ranges are allowed.
- Keyboard maps can be shown during training.
- No accidentals.
Chords
- 12 Major/Minor chords are shown with no inversions.
Intervals
- Minimum note ranges are used.
Intermediate Level
Note recognition
- Includes grand staff.
- Accidentals allowed for key of C.
- Moderate note ranges are allowed.
Chords
- 12 Major/Minor chords are shown with inversions included.
Intervals
- Moderate note ranges are used.
Advanced Level
Note recognition
- Includes key signatures.
- Maximum note ranges allowed.
Chords
- Includes key signatures with seven related triad chords and inversions.
Intervals
- Maximum note ranges used.
Settings
This screen is for settings that will not be changed very often and also provides a way to clear all App settings.
Note naming convention:
Allows selection of either Western or Fixed Do note naming. Western naming uses the letters "C,D,E,F,G,A,B" whereas fixed do uses "Do,Re,Me,Fa,Sol,La,Si". This setting affects the note names shown on the piano keyboards and inside note heads and chord dots.
Clear all settings
Selecting this option resets all settings in the app to the default values.
Note range selection
After tapping a piano keyboard map the corresponding note range selection screen will be shown. The upper and lower limit of notes to use for training can be set by sliding the up and down arrows. A white box to toggle to note range selection for the alternate clef will be shown if grand staff was selected on the pre-training screen.
Training Mode
Song Selection / Random Count or Time selection
There are various training modes available depending on the training feature selected. You can train using a song, a random sequence of notes, chords or intervals using a specific count or time period. Training with songs is only available with the note recognition feature. Training with a song is also a great way to hone your rhythm skills as the rating (results) screen for note recognition also shows a note timing analysis.
Control Panel
The following list shows the buttons that may appear in the control panel at various times and explains what they are for:
Start or stop training
After adjusting the settings for your training session on the pre-training screen, press the green play button to launch the session. You can press the red stop button at any time during training to end the session but a rating for the session will not
be calculated unless you have made at least 20 correct selections.
Sounds
Turn sound on or off. When on, note and chord sounds will be heard when keys are pressed and when a correct selection is made. In addition, when a new best score is acheived, a "cheer" sound will be heard. All of these sounds can be muted by tapping the
button to the off setting without having to turn down the volume.
Note names on piano keyboard
Turn on or off the showing of note names on the piano keyboard. When on, note names will be shown on all piano keyboards in both the note recognition feature and the chords feature. When 'fixed Do' is selected this button will show "Do" instead of "C".
Keyboard map
Turn on or off the showing the keyboard map during training. When on the keyboard map will be shown on the right hand side of the screen. This option is only applicable to beginner skill level in note recognition training. For all othe skiil levels and
features the keyboard map will not be shown.
Accidentals
Turn on or off the showing of accidentals during training. For note recognition training only with skill levels intermediate and above. For advanced skill level, only applicable when key of C is selected. Also, only for training with random notes. When
all of the avorementioned criteria are met, accidentals will be randomly included.
Correct selection
Turn on or off the showing of correct selection. When on and a wrong selection is made during training, the correct key or button will be highlighted in green.
Note names in note-head
Turn on or off the showing of note names in note-head. For note recognition, when this option is on the note name will be shown in the note head for notes that have an implied sharp or flat for the selected key signature. For advanced chord training,
when this option is on the root note name will be shown in note head.
Root note in chord dots
Turn on or off the showing of root note in chord dots. When on the root note name will be shown in the corresponding green chord dot on the piano keyboard.
Minor or Major chords
Select either Major or Minor chords. The capital 'M' option selects major chords whilst the lower case 'm' selects minor chords for training.
Melodic or Harmonic intervals
Select either Melodic Intervals or Harmonic Intervals for training.