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MUSIC GAME

Note Hunter

Find the note on the piano or xylophone from its name, its place on the staff or its sound.

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What does it teach?

  • Matching note names to keys and bars
  • Reading notes on the staff
  • Finding a note by ear
  • Telling octaves of the same note apart

How to play

You are given the name of a note, its place on the staff or its sound. Find that note on the virtual piano or xylophone and play it.

When you press the right key you move on to the next note; on a wrong key you are told which note you played and you try again. On easy level the right key lights up after one mistake.

Game facts

Instrument
Piano, Xylophone
Suggested grade
Grades 1–4
Age
6–10
Levels
Easy, Medium, Hard
Tasks
8

Tasks

Easy

  • Hunting C–D–E — Recognizes the first three notes (C, D, E) by name and finds them on keys or bars. Grades 1–2 · 3 min
  • Five fingers, five notes — Finds the five notes from C to G by name. Grades 1–2 · 3 min

Medium

  • Every note from C to C — Finds the eight notes from C4 to C5 in mixed order. Grades 2–3 · 4 min
  • Staff hunter — Reads the note shown on the treble staff and plays it. Grades 2–4 · 4 min
  • Ear hunter — Finds a note it hears (C–G) by trying and comparing. Grades 2–4 · 4 min
  • Black key explorer — Finds the sharp notes (C♯, D♯, F♯, G♯, A♯) on the black keys. Grades 3–4 · 4 min

Hard

  • Octave detective — Tells apart the low, middle and high octaves of the same note (e.g. C3, C4, C5). Grades 3–4 · 5 min
  • Master hunter: name, staff, sound — Answers name, staff and sound questions in mixed order and in the right octave. Grades 3–4 · 6 min

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