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Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer

4.78 • 50 Ratings
Improve your sight reading quickly with immediate feedback of timing accuracy. Carefully graduated levels from simple to professional allow you to start at your best level and improve at your own pace, more rapidly than on your own instrument. Practice anytime and anywhere. Many advanced features. EXERCISES - Common and rarer rhythms from 2 to 12 beats per bar (2/2, 3/2, 4/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8). - More than 200 fixed exercises (100 (longer ones) on iPad). - Thousands of random exercises. - Levels for absolute beginners as well as professionals. - More difficult exercises include rests, ties, syncopations, duplets, triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets. - Option to add swing to every quarter note meter exercise. - Different degrees of swing: light, medium and hard. - Automatic count-off with one or two bars. - Longer (random) exercises in landscape orientation. PRACTICE & TEST MODE - Practice mode: listen or tap along while the rhythm is played. - Test mode: you hear the metronome and must read and tap the rhythm. - Accuracy is instantly displayed visually (color and position) with each tap. - Easily adjust metronome tempo by sliding or keypad. - Two tap buttons for higher tempos or tapping with alternating fingers. RHYTHM EDITOR - Any exercise can serve as a starting point for editing. - The editor provides many options to tailor exercises to your needs. - Designed to need very few taps. - Includes an editor for ties. - Unlimited undo. - Add your exercises to favorites. - Share these with others. EXTRA CHALLENGES - Expert mode: a higher default tempo for the exercises plus more accuracy required in tapping. - Endurance test (continuous reading). - Speeding-up tests. - Left- and right-hand independence: tap the beat and rhythm with two tap buttons. - Note duration test. - Count 6/8 in two (dotted quarter has the beat). - Ear training function to help in rhythmic dictation. - Keep focused on the rhythm while notes from a chord progression are played. REPORTING - Frequency chart of tap results. - Progress reports for fixed and random exercises. - Mail your results: e.g. send your 100% score graphic or progress reports. SOUNDS - Sounds of the app player, metronome and taps can be chosen from several percussive instruments. - Optional stereo sound. Hear your taps in the right ear and the metronome/player in the left ear. - Optional beat-counting voice function. MICROPHONE - Use of the microphone as an alternative to the tap buttons. - Play the rhythm with hand claps, finger-snaps or an instrument. - Sensitivity function. - Support for external microphones. MIDI - Support for receiving taps from a Midi device connected via Apple USB camera adapter or USB-C (like keyboard, guitar, drum kit). - Device is automatically detected. - Touch-sensitivity support. - Any exercise can be exported as a MIDI file. OTHER - Very low latency (instant response). - Left-handed tapping support. - Classical as well as flat interface themes. - Dark mode support. - Universal app (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch). - Support for all screen sizes. - 64-bit compatible. - iOS, iPadOS 16 tested.
What’s New
iOS, iPadOS 16 adjustments.
Version 11.03
Version History

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Ratings and Reviews

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4.78
out of 5
50 Ratings
  • gregg-alan bartell, 07.12.2022
    strict!
    Improves your accuracy Its not easy and you don't want that anyway . You can make adjustments to see and hear downbeat, accented beat, all beats, metronome only in other words about everything Additionally :superlative service. I got lost in the weeds and Rolf stayed with it until I was sure I got it. No developer, in my experience, is this responsive and patient with a old guy. Go get it if you want to know if your skills aren't quite what you thought, or just drill 'till you drop. Thanks Rolf Show more
  • Helix43, 07.09.2022
    And Free
    This thing is the latest miracle in my life. Never progressed far enough in my formal training to get good at reading, always felt like math class. Suddenly I’m in a JC concert band and in deep trouble. This is going to save me. The ability to edit your own rhythms allows to create those 2 measures that eluding you and repeat them until you hear them in your dreams. Thanks so much to developers of this amazing tool! Show more
  • Drummerkat, 21.08.2022
    Very helpful
    I played snare drum all through middle and high school. And that was *cough* years ago and I was good at reading music again but this app has helped me learn a lot of it all over again especially the notes that were always tricky. I like how there are multiple levels and modifications. Show more
  • Mgoomt, 23.07.2022
    Adult learner, Love it
    I started reading music in my 50s, and rhythm was my biggest struggle. Here are some reasons for my 5-star review: 1. Intuitive interface: Easy to figure out, even if you’re a techno-dumdum. 2. Customizable: You can practice what you want and hear sounds you find pleasant. 3. Reinforcing: Easily understood color feedback and small (not irritatingly long) celebration for accuracy. 4. One-time purchase! (Not a bleed you to death subscription.) Thanks for making this great app! Show more
  • exdxmx, 15.07.2022
    Great potential but…
    The MIDI support is unreliable and the user interface borders on unusable.
  • why all ji, 24.06.2022
    this is an amazing app ?
    This is a really good app, it helps u with rhythm and beat and it’s great practice for when u are away from the piano
  • Melisseofficinale, 23.06.2022
    Best rhythm app I have come across
    Excellent app with many levels and settings so that it’s a great tool for beginners as well as advanced musicians. Very customizable, every imaginable meter is in there, you can also customize whether to include slurs, rests, etc. Can’t recommend it enough!! The developer shows a real dedication to designing the most comprehensive tool. Show more
  • kay9477, 05.06.2022
    Just What I Need
    I’ve had this less than 5 minutes. It’s perfect. I haven’t read music in a very long time. I want to practice. Now I can. I want to compose in complex time signatures. I can feel what I want to write but have trouble finding the right time signature. I’ve had to use noteflight by trial and error. Did I mention this is just what I wanted? Show more
  • sorry4ever, 16.05.2022
    Old And New
    It’s now 2022 and much has changed. I now have a new device and I have not been using this app. In fact, I had forgotten all about it. That is, until I happened to come across it while I was looking at my Rhyme-zone app. I might just try it out again, since I have just learned that it has been updated all along. I’m actually very surprised about that, but happy to see it. Previous Review (a long time ago): Helpful and fun to use. The little, round, white circle at the bottom is where to go to find out how it works - look under Support for details. I was confused about note values and how to play them on the piano keyboard. This app helps a lot and is user friendly. There are lots of settings, exercises and progress reports. I am enjoying it and I'm glad I purchased it. I am using this app with the iPad 2. Thanks so much for the app! Show more

Information

  • Category
  • Age Rating
    4+
  • Price
    2.99 USD
  • Size
    44.65 MB
  • Provider
    Rolfs Apps
Languages
English
Copyright
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