Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer

Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer


with a focus on accuracy


$3.99

11.08for iPhone, iPad and more
9.5
105 Ratings
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48.3 MB
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Dec 12, 2023
Update Date
#85
in Music
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About Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer

Accelerate your sight reading skills with instant feedback on timing accuracy. Our carefully graduated levels, from beginner to professional, allow you to start at your optimal skill level and progress at your own pace. You'll improve more rapidly than practicing solely on your instrument. Practice anytime and anywhere. Many advanced features.

KEY FEATURES

DIVERSE EXERCISES

- Explore common and rare 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.

- 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 varying degrees of swing intensity.

- 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: hear the metronome and read/tap the rhythm.

- Visual feedback instantly displays accuracy with each tap (color and position).

- Easily adjust metronome tempo by sliding or keypad.

- Two tap buttons for higher tempos or tapping with alternating fingers.


RHYTHM EDITOR

- Edit any exercise to suit your preferences.

- Intuitive editor with minimal taps.

- Includes an editor for ties.

- Unlimited undo.

- Add your exercises to favorites.

- Share exercises with others.


EXTRA CHALLENGES

- Expert mode: higher default tempo and more accuracy required.

- Endurance test (continuous reading).

- Speeding-up tests.

- Left- and right-hand independence: tap the beat and rhythm with two buttons.

- Note duration test.

- Count 6/8 in two (dotted quarter as the beat).

- Ear training function for rhythmic dictation.

- Maintain rhythm focus while notes from a chord progression are played.


REPORTING

- View a frequency chart of your tap results.

- Access progress reports for fixed and random exercises.

- Share your results, such as a 100% score graphic or progress reports, via email.


SOUNDS

- Choose from various percussive instruments for app player, metronome, and taps.

- Play chord progressions with guitar, e-piano, marimba, or bass.

- Optional stereo sound with taps in the right ear and metronome/player in the left ear.

- Optional beat-counting voice function.


MICROPHONE

- Utilize the microphone for an alternative to tap buttons.

- Play rhythms with hand claps, finger-snaps, or an instrument.

- Adjust sensitivity settings.

- Supports external microphones.


MIDI

- Receive taps from a Midi device connected via Apple USB camera adapter or USB-C (e.g., keyboard, guitar, drum kit).

- Automatic device detection.

- Touch-sensitivity support.

- Export any exercise as a MIDI file.


OTHER FEATURES

- Experience very low latency with instant response.

- Support for left-handed tapping.

- Choose between classical and flat interface themes.

- Support for dark mode (iOS13+).

- Universal app (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch).

- Supports all screen sizes.

- Tested on iOS and iPadOS 17.
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What's New in the Latest Version 11.08

Last updated on Dec 12, 2023
Old Versions
- Adds the famous Pachelbel's Canon chord progression in D major (Extra challenges menu).
- The Display menu includes color options for both the settings background and cells.
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Version History
11.08
Dec 12, 2023
- Adds the famous Pachelbel's Canon chord progression in D major (Extra challenges menu).
- The Display menu includes color options for both the settings background and cells.
11.07
Dec 1, 2023
- Added some color options for the settings screens within the Display menu.
- Implemented textual changes and made various minor adjustments.

11.06
Nov 6, 2023
Now you can personalize your 'light' interface style with a range of background color options. To get started:
- select the 'light' style from the Display/Theme menu in settings.
- then open the Display/Background menu.
- choose from a variety of light colors to create your ideal look.

Staff background: also new customization choices in the Display/Staff Background menu.
11.05
Oct 1, 2023
iOS, iPadOS 17 adjustments (still supports iOS 12.1).

Chord progression function extras:
- arpeggio patterns. These can be effective for ear training or play-along purposes.
- a list of play-along tips, based on the experience of a group of students.
- some new chord progressions.

Mail current exercise (in Exercise options menu) attaches a second MIDI file, generated by the Chord progression function.

Hide staff lines option (in Display menu). This may be helpful when playing along with the chords.
11.04
Jun 12, 2023
Chord progression function changes:
- Marimba added to instruments.
- Option to play the chord roots only.
11.03
Sep 18, 2022
iOS, iPadOS 16 adjustments.
11.02
Sep 1, 2022
- Dorian mode progression added to chord progression function (Extra challenges menu).
- Some single 16th note patterns added to the editor. These may help in creating percussive syncopated rhythm patterns as basis for bass lines.
- Minor other improvements.
11.01
Aug 11, 2022
MIDI technical update:
- Some MIDI devices bundle multiple MIDI messages in one packet. This is now supported.
- MIDI performance improved, preventing that MIDI messages are missed on slower devices.
- Improved support of the Note duration function (Extra challenges menu).
10.99
Jun 23, 2022
Minor adjustments for iOS, iPadOS 15.5.

10.98
Mar 15, 2022
Option in Display menu of settings to have a black color for the barlines (white in dark mode). This may help in practicing at higher tempos.
10.97
Mar 2, 2022
The chord progression Extra challenge function now has a progression type that follows the circle of fifths. This type is very common in music and good to become familiar with. See the wiki page on the circle of fifths for more details.
10.96
Feb 9, 2022
- Option to specify audio feedback for incorrect taps (displayed as X).
- For details, see the X-tap sound function in the Tapping menu of settings.
10.95
Feb 3, 2022
- Fix for layout issue when app is started with the device in horizontal position.
10.94
Feb 2, 2022
- iOS 15.3 tested.
- Minor corrections and improvements.

10.93
Jan 7, 2022
On request, an option to always show the mail button after a test, regardless of the score. Option can be found in the Display menu of settings.
10.92
Dec 16, 2021
Fix for a problem in x/8 time signatures where the readability of some dotted rhythms and syncopations was less than optimal.
10.91
Dec 13, 2021
- The chord progression Extra challenge function now has three instrument options: guitar, e-piano and bass.
10.90
Dec 7, 2021
- An additional item in the Extra challenges menu: keep focused on the rhythm while notes from a chord progression are used in the exercise (one chord per bar).

- Chord notes are restricted to the three-note triad (root, third and fifth).

- Correct taps will reproduce these notes.

- A few chord progressions are provided as illustration (major, minor and Andalusian cadence).
10.89
Sep 29, 2021
iOS, iPadOS 15 adjustments.
10.88
Aug 31, 2021
- Some textual corrections and other minor improvements.
10.87
Jul 23, 2021
- iOS / iPadOS 14.7 tested.
- Minor improvements.
10.86
Jul 4, 2021
Any exercise can exported as a MIDI file.
See Mail current exercise function in Exercise options menu for details.
10.85
Jun 9, 2021
- Minor performance improvements.
- iOS / iPadOS 14.6 tested.
10.84
May 16, 2021
- Fix for a sound glitch problem when the note duration option is turned on.
10.83
Apr 16, 2021
- In case a 6/8 exercise is counted in two, a clear indication is given that the dotted quarter has the beat, now also on smaller screens.

Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer FAQ

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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.1 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.1 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.1 or later.
Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer supports English

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