Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer 11.09

Enhance your sight reading abilities with immediate feedback on timing accuracy. Our carefully designed levels, ranging from beginner to professional, allow you to begin at your optimal skill level and progress at your own pace. You'll experience faster improvement compared to practicing solely on your instrument. Practice whenever and wherever you want. With a multitude of advanced features, our program offers a comprehensive approach to sight reading development.

Key Features

• Diverse exercises that cover a wide range of rhythms, from common to rare, including 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).
• Over 200 pre-set exercises (100 longer ones available on iPad).
• Thousands of randomized exercises for endless practice opportunities.
• Suitable for absolute beginners as well as professionals.
• Challenge yourself with exercises involving rests, ties, syncopations, duplets, triplets, quadruplets and quintuplets.
• Add swing to quarter note meter exercises with adjustable swing intensity.
• Automatic count-off with one or two bars for smoother transitions.
• Longer (random) exercises available in landscape orientation.

Practice & Test Mode

• Practice mode allows you to listen or tap along while the rhythm is played.
• Test mode challenges your ability to accurately read and tap the rhythm while listening to a metronome.
• Visual feedback instantly displays your accuracy with each tap, providing valuable insights into your performance.
• Easily adjust the metronome tempo using the intuitive sliding or keypad controls.
• Two tap buttons for higher tempos or for tapping with alternating fingers to enhance dexterity.

Rhythm Editor

• Customize any exercise to suit your preferences using the intuitive editor with minimal taps.
• Includes an editor specifically designed for editing ties.
• Enjoy unlimited undo functionality for easy editing and experimentation.
• Add your favorite exercises to a dedicated favorites list for quick access.
• Share your customized exercises with others to further enhance collaborative learning.

Extra Challenges

• Expert mode offers a higher default tempo and requires more accuracy, pushing your sight reading skills to their limits.
• Endurance test challenges you with continuous reading, improving your ability to maintain focus over extended periods of time.
• Speeding-up tests help you build agility and adaptability by gradually increasing the tempo.
• Improve left- and right-hand independence by tapping the beat and rhythm using two buttons simultaneously.
• Note duration test focuses specifically on training your ability to accurately interpret and execute different note durations.
• Count 6/8 in two (dotted quarter as the beat) to expand your rhythmic comprehension and broaden your skill set.
• Ear training function for rhythmic dictation to sharpen your musical ear and reinforce rhythmic understanding.
• Maintain rhythm focus while notes from a chord progression are played, enhancing your ability to read and interpret complex musical passages.

Reporting

• View a frequency chart of your tap results for a visual representation of your performance.
• Access comprehensive progress reports for both fixed and random exercises to track your improvement over time.
• Share your results, such as a 100% score graphic or progress reports, via email for feedback and accountability.

Sounds

• Choose from a variety of percussive instruments for the app player, metronome, and taps, allowing for personalized practice experiences.
• Play chord progressions with guitar, electric piano, marimba, or bass sounds to further enrich your sight reading practice.
• Optional stereo sound with taps in the right ear and metronome/player in the left ear for enhanced auditory perception.
• Optional beat-counting voice function aids in rhythm comprehension and reinforces counting skills.

Microphone

• Utilize the microphone as an alternative to tap buttons, allowing you to play rhythms with hand claps, finger-snaps, or an instrument.
• Adjust sensitivity settings to ensure accurate detection of your performance.
• Supports external microphones for increased flexibility and convenience.

MIDI

• Receive taps from a MIDI device connected via Apple USB camera adapter or USB-C (e.g., keyboard, guitar, drum kit), expanding your options for input.
• Automatic device detection simplifies the setup process.
• Touch-sensitivity support ensures precise and responsive reading of your performance.
• Export any exercise as a MIDI file for further analysis or integration with other software or devices.

Other Features

• Experience minimal latency and instant response time for a seamless and immersive practice experience.
• Support for left-handed tapping for improved accessibility and comfort.
• Choose between classical and flat interface themes to customize the visual appearance of the app.
• Support for dark mode (iOS13+) for reduced eye strain during extended practice sessions in low-light environments.
• A universal app that supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, providing flexibility across devices.
• Supports all screen sizes, ensuring optimal display and usability on various devices.
• Rigorously tested on iOS and iPadOS 17 to ensure compatibility and stability.