Monster Musician:Reading Game

I am a professional musician and I can’t get more than 50% on rhythm when singing, even on the easiest setting. There must be something wrong with the calibration. I wouldn’t share this with my students because it would be frustrating for them to play or sing something perfectly but get bad feedback. Great interface and accompaniments though, and I love the inclusion of a lesson at the top of each book.

I’m a trombonist and use this app with my students. I like to assign it as a lesson supplement for them to use during the week to help with reading and the results have been great. Nightly recommend

This is the best and most engaging music reader app I have encountered! So many levels to fit every student’s needs and truly fun! We will be sending information on this music reader app to all of our young musicians. I highly recommend this one. Michelle Joseph Orman Executive Director Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestras

I've been looking for an app for my band students that is similar to Piano Maestros but for band/orchestra instruments! Here it is! This makes learning an instrument fun by combining a method book progression, smartmusic listening, and rock band style points! I think this app can go far in meeting the needs of beginner band students anywhere!

So far I like using with students a ton. Range is an issue. For instance, trombone book 2 d minor should not be below the staff. Haven’t checked out other instruments but keep making improvements and corrections. I would love to use it even more!

This is a joy to use and and a lot of fun for all ages! An excellent resource for teachers and students! Who doesn’t want to improve their site reading abilities!! Thank you for creating it!!

I wish this app could hear my mandolin:-( rooks like a fun way to practice site reading for learning a new instrument. It could detect that I was playing but not the notes.

This is a great resource for music educators or casual instrumentalists looking to improve their reading skills! The interface is super clean, accuracy of assessment is good (great with headphones!), the backing tracks make playing through the levels so much more fun than a simple metronome or clock track! An awesome app for young musicians!

This is super cool and fun. I will be using it with a lot of my beginning musicians.

There are lots of things to be excited with Noelle's new app. I am excited to see an app that is more age-appropriate and more accessible than its rivals (think sight reading factory or SmartMusic). That said, I'm rating it 4 stars more for what it will be than what it currently is. In its current state, it's more like a 3-star app. The price is a bit on the high side. The flashing cursor lags behind the beat which could cause confusion for the student m. It did for me. I ultimately had to ignore it, though I later saw that this function can be disabled. However, the beat and notes still don't line up perfectly. Also, some of the lines are a bit long early on, though that may be more nitpicky than a true critique. I would also add that, though most books begin with wholes moving to quarter, I would suggest reversing that and having quarters move to whole notes. I use Darcy Vogt-Williams Teaching Rhythm Logically curriculum and I think that approach keeps kids more interested in the initial stages. Truly, I am excited to see where an app of this calibre will go. It shows a lot of potential and I am fortunate to provide my two cents in feedback. Best of luck, Noelle!