Check out the apps below to use on your phone or tablet:
practice reading notes, counting rhythms, and much more!
*Please Note: While I have not tested every one personally, these come highly recommended by music educators!
Put your rhythm skills to the test! Above all this game is highly entertaining with a great soundtrack to play along to, but it also has the added benefit of teaching you to read the most commonly used music rhythm notation. Developed in collaboration with professional musicians and educators.
Treble Cat is a highly entertaining game designed to help kids and adults learn how to quickly identify notes in the treble clef. This will help to effortlessly improve sight reading skills. This game has been designed and created in collaboration with professional musicians and educators.
Bass Cat is a game with 50 highly entertaining levels designed to help kids and adults learn how to quickly identify notes in the bass clef. This will help to effortlessly improve sight reading skills. This game has been designed and created in collaboration with professional musicians and educators.
This educational game is already used in thousands of schools to introduce children to pitch and improve their musical ear for notes. Each of the blobs in the chorus sing a note, then king blob sings his note. The name of the game is to identify the blob that sang the same note as king blob. Train your musical ear and improve your ability to pick out a note from a sequence.
Making music has never been so fun, or easy! Play realistic instruments and watch as little jungle animals copy your tunes. See their funny reactions as you feed them bananas, spin them, or bop them on the head! Make them happy and get rewarded with a special song! Create and listen to real music by drawing and watch as the creatures play your creation. Get creative and re-mix your songs with different instruments, or accessorize your characters with fun items!
HEAR IT, NOTE IT: Listen to the music and write what you hear using the simple drag-and-drop interface. TAP THAT NOTE: Tap on the buttons to name the notes. PLAY THAT NOTE: Recognizes the notes you play on your instrument. PLAY-A-DAY: Choose a lesson to play with your instrument. Play the eight phrases and get the best score you can, see how your sightreading has improved!
Melody Street is proud to present a brand new interactive musical experience where you get to decide what happens next. Join Melody Street's host, 10 y/o Ethan Bortnick, and stringed pal Val Violin in playing a duet of Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca. Choose between Heidi Horn, Timmy Trumpet, and Febe Flute, who are all eager to join in! Orchestrate your own version of this famous Mozart piece and share your unique creation with others!
Welcome to the world of classical music in Young Music Genius: Classical Wiz. Learn to identify the instruments used in classical music or discover how the great masterpieces of classical music sounds. Then use your newly gained knowledge in the games section. Either play the instruments or composer quiz, or if you want a real challenge, do the instruments memory which combines both sound and images!
Interact with music in a whole new way! Follow the sequence of colorful buttons and repeat them in the same order. After repeating 2 sequences in a row you’ll challenge yourself with rhythm fever mode that will multiply your score! Test your ability to keep up with the accelerating rhythm and enjoy the sound of your favorite instrument. With the unique music created for this game, you will quickly become addicted!
Experience the excitement as Dr. Seuss Band transforms your device into a vibrant, energetic musical instrument that all ages will enjoy! Jam along with playful Seussian melodies or create your own! As you play, you'll unlock new instruments, silly effects and catchy songs. Contains over 120 combinations of sounds, so you'll always have something to discover!
NoteWorks is a musical game designed to teach note recognition and improve sight reading skills. Hungry Munchy is eager to swallow elusive blue notes. Your goal is to help Munchy catch each note as quickly as possible. NoteWorks combines learning and fun into a single gratifying experience. The game is both educational and entertaining, with an intuitive and visually appealing interface.
What's your Aural IQ? A totally original and addictive music puzzle game for beginners to experts! Listen to the notes, remember them and then write them with the simple drag and drop interface. Learn and test your skill with infinite note, rhythm, pitch and scale puzzles. This game will vastly improve your ability to remember and understand musical notation and phrases!
Sight reading can be confusing, especially with syncopations and rests. This app gives you a solid basis for a good rhythmic feel. By tapping the presented exercises, you will develop rhythmic skills much faster. Each exercise can be played by the device at different speeds so that you can hear how it should sound and get the right rhythmic feel.
These websites and games are great places for students to get practice at home or in a pinch when I'm out of the classroom. Enjoy!
Treble Clef Penalty Shoot out (G clef)
Bass Clef Penalty Shoot Out (F clef)
Music Terms and Symbols Shoot out
Music Tech Warrior- Ledger Lines (treble clef)
Music Match DSO kids
Note Values and time signatures
Ear Training (needs headphones)
Saxophone Note Trainer
Brass Trainer (change the instrument on the site)
Viola / Alto clef notation game
Cello / Bass Bass clef notation game