About Sightreading Exercises
Customized for instruments (including the entire orchestra settings) : Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Guitar, Bass, Clarinet (Bb and A), Oboe, Bassoon, Flute, Piccolo, French Horn (double horn setting F / Bb),...
Customized for instruments (including the entire orchestra settings) : Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Guitar, Bass, Clarinet (Bb and A), Oboe, Bassoon, Flute, Piccolo, French Horn (double horn setting F / Bb), Trumpet (C / Bb), Saxophone (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone), Trombone (Tenor and Bass), Tuba, Harp. Built-In Tuner is provided and targeted for each instrument. 60 levels in total (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced). Music notes and Rhythm exercises. Supports all modern clefs: treble clef, bass clef, alto clef, tenor clef. Key Signatures: C, G, D, A, E, B, F#, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb Time Signatures: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 Accidentals: Sharp, Flat, Natural, Double-Sharp, Double-Flat Pitch meter is provided for microtonal instruments to measure accuracy: violin, viola, cello, double bass, trombone. Full Range Tuner (multi-purposes), with full 88 keys piano range A0 - C8, is particularly designed for piano. Check your piano is out of tune or DIY to fix a few strings (We still recommend that a full scale tuning should be done by a professional piano technician). It may also be used for any other instruments to check for tone accuracy. Almost any serious musician will tell you that one skill is of utmost importance. It's the ability to sightread sheet music. Having a good sightreading foundation helps you learn and master a new piece of music a lot faster. This app provides a good way to practice your sightreading skills. You play on your real instrument or keyboard instead of touching a soft-keyboard on the screen. The app shows you the notes required and is able to detect the keys you hit on a real instrument. Pretty much like the traditional flash card, but now becomes fully automated. One important feature you won't find in other similar apps is that our app supports all 11 (+2 identical F# and Gb) keys, which is crucial for advanced music learners. All keys are available: C, G, D, A, E, B, F#, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb. In other words, it is even able to detect if you get the semitone (sharp or flat) right. Accidentals are also supported (Double-sharp, double-flat, natural). You may also share your achievements with other friends and show off your amazing sightreading skills.
Version History - New composer added: Sergei Rachmaninoff - New Book 12 is added: 1. Kurfürsten Sonata first movement by Beethoven (A vibrant piece written when he was 12 years old). 2. Kurfürsten Sonata second movement by Beethoven 3. Theme from Violin Concerto No.4 by Mozart 4. Romance from Piano Concerto No.20 by Mozart 5. Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5 by Rachmaninoff 6. Adagio sostenuto from piano concerto No. 2 by Rachmaninoff (Celine Dion's 'All By Myself' was based on this melody) 7. Opening theme from piano concerto No. 3 by Rachmaninoff 8. Minute Waltz by Chopin - Re-arranged: 1. Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 by Chopin (more advanced version) 2. Voice of Spring Waltz by Strauss (fixed notes alignment) 3. Emperor Waltz by Strauss (fixed notes alignment) 3.2.6 Jun 18 - New composer added: 1. Sibelius - Songs added to 'Book 11': 1. Theme from Violin Concerto by Sibelius 2. Oh, My Darling Clementine (American Folk Song) 3. Waltzing Matilda (Australian Folk Song) 4. Theme from La campanella by Paganini 3.2.5 Jun 10 - Restore Purchase: To avoid further confusion to many users, we added a 'Restore Purchased Item' function to clearly indicate that our app is one-time purchase only. This is mainly for the following situations: 1. Users who have purchased and re-installed the app on a new device. 2. Users who want to sync their purchased item across iPad and iPhone signed-in with the same Apple ID. - New composers are added: 1. Edvard Grieg 2. Maurice Ravel - Songs added to 'Book 11': 1. Morning Mood from Peer Gynt by Grieg 2. Bolero by Ravel 3.2.4 May 30 Critical: fixed a button responsiveness issue on some iOS versions. 3.2.3 May 22 - We have further tightened all songs to fit the range of any instruments. - New composers are added: 1. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 2. Erik Satie - New album 'Book 11' is added: 1. Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov 2. Aquarium from 'Carnival of the Animals' by Saint-Saëns 3. Pathetique Sonata 2nd movement by Beethoven (Probably one of the most heart-touching melodies by Beethoven. Good for intermediate learners to practice sight-reading due to the double-voice on both staves) 4. Gymnopédies No.1 by Satie 5. Gnossienne No.1 by Satie 6. Theme from Hungarian Rhapsody No.6 by Liszt 7. Consolation No.3 by Liszt 3.2.2 May 20 Fixed bug and stabilised the 'Melodic Randomness' algorithm. 3.2.1 May 17 - We are proud to introduce a new feature called 'Melodic Randomness', which allows users to control how notes are generated in Full Flow Sheet Music mode using advanced machine learning algorithm. Lower coefficient gives the practice more natural feeling and sounds a lot more like real music. This feature also helps users build stronger common pattern recognition skill. On the other hand, higher coefficient helps users develop fast speed of random note recognition and reaction. - We have also made great improvement on note detection. Detection speed for low pitch instruments has been significantly improved by supplementing FFT with YIN algorithm. - Instruments that benefit from boost of note detection efficiency: 1. Cello 2. Double Bass 3. Bass Guitar 4. Bassoon 5. Trombone 6. Tuba 3.2.0 May 13 - Fixed a type of rest duration mismatch issue for a number of songs. - New composers added to the list: 1. Weber 2. Scarlatti - New songs available across different albums: - Allemande, Op. 4 No. 2 by Weber - Waltz in A major, J 146 by Weber - Sonata in D minor, K. 9, L. 413 by Scarlatti - Sonata in C major, K. 159, L. 104 by Scarlatti - Emperor Concerto 2nd movement by Beethoven - Der Dichter spricht by Schumann 3.1.9 Apr 29 New songs across different albums: - Waltz D. 145 by Schubert - Impromptu No.3 by Schubert - Military March by Schubert - Erlkönig D 328 by Schubert - Lullaby by Brahms - Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 by Brahms - Cello Suite 1 Prelude by Bach - Rondeau from Orchestral Suite No.2 by Bach - Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No.2 by Bach We continue to adjust, re-adjust, arrange and re-arrange all songs to make sure they are playable on any instrument. We believe this is the fun part of practising sight-reading from real repertoire because the same notes-reading skills apply to all instruments. 3.1.8 Apr 23 New songs in Book 10: 1. Sonata K. 545 movement 1 by Mozart 2. Invention No. 13 by Bach 3. Invention No. 14 by Bach 4. Ecossaise WoO 23 by Beethoven 5. Sonatina WoO 50 by Beethoven We re-arranged a number of songs for bass clef instruments. They are now a lot more playable on Cello, Bassoon, Double Bass, Bass Guitar...etc. 3.1.7 Apr 19 - Some notation rendering problems have been fixed: 1. Fixed that when tuplet starts with a rest the tuplet number was hidden. 2. If two notes from different voices are just one step apart, they no longer overlap. 3. Fixed an accidentals rendering problem for single stave instruments. New songs in Book 10: 1. The Seasons - June (Barcarolle) by Tchaikovsky 2. Nutcracker - Sugar Plum Fairy by Tchaikovsky 3. Nutcracker - Waltz Of The Flowers by Tchaikovsky 4. Nutcracker - Dance of the Reed Flutes by Tchaikovsky 5. The Girl with the Flaxen Hair by Debussy 6. Arabesque No.1 by Debussy 3.1.6 Apr 9 - New songs in Book 8: 1. Minor from 6 Variations 'Ich denke dein' by Beethoven 2. Tempest Sonata 3rd movement by Beethoven 3. Queen of the Night from Magic Flute by Mozart 4. Das klinget so herrlich from Magic Flute by Mozart 5. La ci darem la mano from Don Giovanni by Mozart 6. Sonatina Op.36 No.3 by Clementi - Contrary to popular belief, learning Czerny's etudes can be a lot of fun if done properly. We introduce some of Czerny's best melodies for students of various levels. - New songs in Book 9 1. Op.599 No.5 by Czerny 2. Op.599 No.19 by Czerny 3. Op.599 No.20 by Czerny 4. op.599 No.60 by Czerny 5. Op.849 No.5 by Czerny 6. Op.299 No.7 by Czerny 7. Op.740 No.11 by Czerny 8. Goldberg Variations - Aria by Bach 9. Goldberg Variations - Variation 1 by Bach 10. Un Sospiro (Simplified) by Liszt 11. Fantasie Impromptu Part 1 by Chopin 12. Fantasie Impromptu Part 2 by Chopin - Grade 7 has been added and Fantasie Impromptu must be there. 3.1.5 Apr 5 - We have significantly improved notes rendering efficency for long and intensive songs. (e.g. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Swan...etc) You won't see glitches anymore when playing those songs. - New composers added to the list: 1. Giuseppe Verdi 2. Giacomo Puccini 3. Gioacchino Rossini - New songs in Book 8: 1. Korobeiniki (Russian Folk Song) 2. Drinking Song from La Traviata by Verdi 3. Woman is fickle from Rigoletto by Verdi 4. O mio babbino caro by Puccini 5. Nessun dorma by Puccini 6. William Tell Overture by Rossini 3.1.4 Apr 1 We have some new awesome features and improvements again. - To further beautify advanced notation, we developed a new collision detection engine to avoid overlapping notes, accidentals, and rests between different voices on the same staff. - We improved our music synthesizer so song listening mode now uses each instrument's own timbre instead of piano only. - Pachelbel Canon has been extended to cover all variations. New composers added to the list: 1. Johann Strauss 2. Richard Wagner 3. Saint-Saens New songs in Book 7: 1. German Dance No. 2 by Haydn 2. Minuet in F by Haydn 3. Theme from Clock Symphony by Haydn 4. Water Music - Hornpipe by Handel 5. Eine kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart 6. Radetzky March by Strauss 7. Blue Danube Waltz by Strauss 8. Voices of Spring Waltz by Strauss 9. Emperor Waltz by Strauss 10. Bridal Chorus by Wagner 11. The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens Bugs fixed: - In theory mode with grand stave instruments, if left hand is chosen then switch to chromatic scale it will now default it back to treble so that notes will display properly again. - We have fixed a lot of rhythm detection issues in theory mode. 3.1.3 Mar 29 - New composers added to the list: 1. Vivaldi 2. Mendelssohn - New songs in Book 6: 1. Spring from Four Seasons by Vivaldi 2. Winter - Largo, from Four Seasons by Vivaldi 3. Wedding March by Mendelssohn 4. On wings of song by Mendelssohn 5. Theme from E-minor Violin Concerto by Mendelssohn 6. Ave Maria by Schubert 7. Air on the G string by Bach 8. Theme from A-minor Violin Concerto by Bach 9. Theme from Symphony 40 by Mozart 10. Pathetique Sonata 3rd movement by Beethoven 11. Passacaglia (original Handel version) 12. Sarabande by Handel 3.1.2 Mar 24 - The app now supports all tuplet types: duplet, triplet, quintuplet, sextuplet, septuplet, nonuplet...etc This feature has become important in order to support proper notation rendering for various masterpieces, especially for those written during the romantic era. - New composers in the list: 1. Antonín Dvořák 2. Brahms 3. Jules Massenet 4. Edward Elgar - New songs in Book 5: 1. Humoresque No. 7 by Dvořák 2. Meditation from Thaïs by Massenet 3. Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms 4. The Nutcracker March by Tchaikovsky 5. Habanera from Carmen by Bizet 6. Toreador Song from Carmen by Bizet 7. Salut d'amour, Op.12 by Edward Elgar 8. Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo by Handel 9. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by Handel 10. Träumerei by Schumann 11. From foreign lands and peoples by Schumann 3.1.1 Mar 20 - We proudly introduce version 3.1 - We have added a super cool function that you are going to love. There is a 'Listen' option for all real songs. Listen to the song first before you develop confidence to start learning how to play it. - We have improved our notation rendering system to support multi-voice channels in single stave. Songs like 'Tristesse', 'Moonlight Sonata' now clearly show two separated voices in treble stave. - Tchaikovsky has been added to the composers list. - New songs available across different albums: 1. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Bach 2. Menuet from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 by Bizet 3. Moments Musicaux No. 3 by Schubert 4. Theme from Surprise Symphony by Haydn 5. Theme from Swan Lake, Act 2 by Tchaikovsky 6. Moonlight Sonata 1st movement by Beethoven 3.1.0 Mar 17 - Chopin has finally been added to the composers list with 3 songs: 1. Waltz in A minor B150 2. Nocturne Op.9 No.2 3. Etude Op.10 No.3 (Tristesse) - We have re-arranged the sheetmusic so that these beautiful piano pieces can be played seamlessly on other instruments. - Compressed all app resources further in order to optimize the app size. 3.0.8 Mar 12 - To be able to grow our songs library even further, we understand that a good search system is indispensable. You can now search songs by albums, composers or grades. - Book 4 has now been added and initialized with following songs: 1. London bridge is falling down 2. Old MacDonald had a farm 3. Bolero, 6 Petites fantaisies faciles, Op. 126 No. 5 by Chales Dancla 4. Minuet WoO 10, No 2 by Beethoven 5. Menuetto from Divertimento by Mozart - For grand stave instruments such as piano and harp, you can now choose left, right or both hands in scales and chords exercises. - Fixed buttons width in Full Range Tuner to dynamically adapt long label text such as Russian and French. 3.0.7 Mar 8 In this version, we added some great UX features: - Voice control function. We understand that many users keep repeating the same exercise while holding instrument in their hands. It will be extremely helpful if this can be controlled by the sound produced from their instrument. For string instruments, you just need to play open strings to control the corresponding actions. You can turn on this feature in practice mode selection screen. We are investigating in which other scenarios this function may also become useful. - For all string instruments, single octave mode in music theory practice is now more beginner-friendly by starting with open strings whenever possible. - New song added in Book 3: Chanson Boheme from Carmen by Bizet - New language is now supported: Russian 3.0.6 Feb 28 In this version, we focused on a number of UI/UX improvements. - Scales and Chords now have one octave and two octaves options. This matches what you would find in many music theory books, helping students prepare for exams. - We further extended the availability of Hints option to all sections when pitch-only mode is selected. - Zoom in/out button is moved to the top so that users can now easily control both hints on/off and zoom in/out. We now use a magnifier icon for the zoom button. - All non-draggable cards are now ignoring drag detection. The end-user experience is that you will find those cards more responsive to your clicks, without being misinterpreted as drag actions. - We are making the app more and more iPhone friendly by increasing the size of all buttons. - F-sharp major and G-flat major (and their corresponding minors) will now be rendered properly in Music Theory. -New languages are now supported: 1. French 2. Italian 3.0.005 Feb 22 A number of new features are included in this version: - Chromatic Scales are now available in Music Theory section. You can choose any sub-range using our new double slider control. - Hints function is now available for clarinet and flute. Interactive fingering chart helps clarinet and flute students learn notes faster. - We have developed a double slider control, letting users control the minimum and maximum range. This has applied to multiple places such as notes range in custom level and chromatic scale range picker. No need to worry about having big fingers particularly on iPhone. - We extended the availability of 'hints' function to Music Theory section. We understand that you still need help with fingering chart when digging deep into music theory. - Changed color theme of existing fingerborad hints for all string instruments to improve readability. Important bug fix: - Detection of some treble notes were disabled in rhythm mode since 3.0.002 upgrade. New song available in Book 3: - Turkish March by Mozart 3.0.004 Feb 16 We added two new features in this version. - Hints are now available for all string instruments in Flash Cards training. Available for: violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar, bass guitar. For violin family instruments, tape markers are shown on the fingerboard. This part has now become super beginner friendly and it will help students develop the sense of fingerboard geometry. - Rhythm settings such as time signatures and note types are now available in Custom Level. The Custom Level settings page is now scrollable so that it becomes easier for us to add more fields in the future. Please scroll down to find and pick a time signature and note types. In development: 1. Keep growing our songs library. 2. Wind instruments are the next for us to provide hints function. This almost has to be per instrument based. We are working hard on that! 3.0.003 Feb 13 - New chord types available: Major Ninth, Minor Ninth, Dominant Ninth, Added Ninth, Major Eleventh, Minor Eleventh, Dominant Eleventh. - Increase size of chord type list items so that it becomes easier to read on iPhone. - New songs available in Book 3: 1. Canon by Pachelbel 2. Passacaglia by Handel/Halvorsen 3. Sonatina No.1 by Clementi - Clair de Lune is a song that must be played in D-flat major due to its tonal color. We rearranged it to fit this key for all instruments. - Fixed a bug that sometimes need to click on Music Theory type twice. - Fixed transposition accuracy of some songs for instruments other than piano. - Fixed cursor starting from second note for a few songs in rhythm mode. - Made chord types translation consistent across Asian languages. Use standard Sino-Japanese and Sino-Korean terms for academic consistency. In development: - Soon you will be able to customize rhythm settings in Custom Level. - Keep growing our songs library. - We are working on providing hints for instruments other than piano in Flash Cards mode. Stay tuned! 3.0.002 Feb 8 - More chord types are added in this version : Augmented Triad, Diminished Triad, Suspended Seventh, Suspended Second, Suspended Fourth. - Since more chords are available, we put all of them in a scrollable list view so that more chord types can be added later. - Chord symbols are now included in the list. - Fixed a bug for Guitar, Bass and Double Bass that some scales and chords were out of their playable ranges. - New songs available : Book 1 : Little Etude by Czerny Book 2 : Greensleeves (English folk song) In development : 1. Keep growing our songs library 2. More advanced chord types are coming (Ninth and Eleventh) 3.0.001 Feb 4
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Sightreading Exercises since it was posted on our website on 2023-07-04 10:43:36.
The latest version is 3.2.6 and it was updated on 2026-07-01 15:31:53. See below the changes in each version.
Sightreading Exercises version 3.2.6
Updated At: 2026-06-30
Changes: Version History - New composer added:
Sergei Rachmaninoff
- New Book 12 is added:
1. Kurfürsten Sonata first movement by Beethoven (A vibrant piece written when he was 12 years old).
2. Kurfürsten Sonata second movement by Beethoven
3. Theme from Violin Concerto No.4 by Mozart
4. Romance from Piano Concerto No.20 by Mozart
5. Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5 by Rachmaninoff
6. Adagio sostenuto from piano concerto No. 2 by Rachmaninoff (Celine Dion's 'All By Myself' was based on this melody)
7. Opening theme from piano concerto No. 3 by Rachmaninoff
8. Minute Waltz by Chopin
- Re-arranged:
1. Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 by Chopin (more advanced version)
2. Voice of Spring Waltz by Strauss (fixed notes alignment)
3. Emperor Waltz by Strauss (fixed notes alignment) 3.2.6 Jun 18 - New composer added:
1. Sibelius
- Songs added to 'Book 11':
1. Theme from Violin Concerto by Sibelius
2. Oh, My Darling Clementine (American Folk Song)
3. Waltzing Matilda (Australian Folk Song)
4. Theme from La campanella by Paganini 3.2.5 Jun 10 - Restore Purchase:
To avoid further confusion to many users, we added a 'Restore Purchased Item' function to clearly indicate that our app is one-time purchase only.
This is mainly for the following situations:
1. Users who have purchased and re-installed the app on a new device.
2. Users who want to sync their purchased item across iPad and iPhone signed-in with the same Apple ID.
- New composers are added:
1. Edvard Grieg
2. Maurice Ravel
- Songs added to 'Book 11':
1. Morning Mood from Peer Gynt by Grieg
2. Bolero by Ravel 3.2.4 May 30 Critical: fixed a button responsiveness issue on some iOS versions. 3.2.3 May 22 - We have further tightened all songs to fit the range of any instruments.
- New composers are added:
1. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
2. Erik Satie
- New album 'Book 11' is added:
1. Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov
2. Aquarium from 'Carnival of the Animals' by Saint-Saëns
3. Pathetique Sonata 2nd movement by Beethoven (Probably one of the most heart-touching melodies by Beethoven. Good for intermediate learners to practice sight-reading due to the double-voice on both staves)
4. Gymnopédies No.1 by Satie
5. Gnossienne No.1 by Satie
6. Theme from Hungarian Rhapsody No.6 by Liszt
7. Consolation No.3 by Liszt 3.2.2 May 20 Fixed bug and stabilised the 'Melodic Randomness' algorithm. 3.2.1 May 17 - We are proud to introduce a new feature called 'Melodic Randomness', which allows users to control how notes are
generated in Full Flow Sheet Music mode using advanced machine learning algorithm. Lower coefficient gives the practice more natural feeling and sounds a lot more
like real music. This feature also helps users build stronger common pattern recognition skill.
On the other hand, higher coefficient helps users develop fast speed of random note recognition and reaction.
- We have also made great improvement on note detection.
Detection speed for low pitch instruments has been significantly improved by supplementing FFT with YIN algorithm.
- Instruments that benefit from boost of note detection efficiency:
1. Cello
2. Double Bass
3. Bass Guitar
4. Bassoon
5. Trombone
6. Tuba 3.2.0 May 13 - Fixed a type of rest duration mismatch issue for a number of songs.
- New composers added to the list:
1. Weber
2. Scarlatti
- New songs available across different albums:
- Allemande, Op. 4 No. 2 by Weber
- Waltz in A major, J 146 by Weber
- Sonata in D minor, K. 9, L. 413 by Scarlatti
- Sonata in C major, K. 159, L. 104 by Scarlatti
- Emperor Concerto 2nd movement by Beethoven
- Der Dichter spricht by Schumann 3.1.9 Apr 29 New songs across different albums:
- Waltz D. 145 by Schubert
- Impromptu No.3 by Schubert
- Military March by Schubert
- Erlkönig D 328 by Schubert
- Lullaby by Brahms
- Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 by Brahms
- Cello Suite 1 Prelude by Bach
- Rondeau from Orchestral Suite No.2 by Bach
- Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No.2 by Bach
We continue to adjust, re-adjust, arrange and re-arrange all songs to make sure they are playable on any instrument.
We believe this is the fun part of practising sight-reading from real repertoire because the same notes-reading skills apply to all instruments. 3.1.8 Apr 23 New songs in Book 10:
1. Sonata K. 545 movement 1 by Mozart
2. Invention No. 13 by Bach
3. Invention No. 14 by Bach
4. Ecossaise WoO 23 by Beethoven
5. Sonatina WoO 50 by Beethoven
We re-arranged a number of songs for bass clef instruments. They are now a lot more playable on Cello, Bassoon, Double Bass, Bass Guitar...etc. 3.1.7 Apr 19 - Some notation rendering problems have been fixed:
1. Fixed that when tuplet starts with a rest the tuplet number was hidden.
2. If two notes from different voices are just one step apart, they no longer overlap.
3. Fixed an accidentals rendering problem for single stave instruments.
New songs in Book 10:
1. The Seasons - June (Barcarolle) by Tchaikovsky
2. Nutcracker - Sugar Plum Fairy by Tchaikovsky
3. Nutcracker - Waltz Of The Flowers by Tchaikovsky
4. Nutcracker - Dance of the Reed Flutes by Tchaikovsky
5. The Girl with the Flaxen Hair by Debussy
6. Arabesque No.1 by Debussy 3.1.6 Apr 9 - New songs in Book 8:
1. Minor from 6 Variations 'Ich denke dein' by Beethoven
2. Tempest Sonata 3rd movement by Beethoven
3. Queen of the Night from Magic Flute by Mozart
4. Das klinget so herrlich from Magic Flute by Mozart
5. La ci darem la mano from Don Giovanni by Mozart
6. Sonatina Op.36 No.3 by Clementi
- Contrary to popular belief, learning Czerny's etudes can be a lot of fun if done properly.
We introduce some of Czerny's best melodies for students of various levels.
- New songs in Book 9
1. Op.599 No.5 by Czerny
2. Op.599 No.19 by Czerny
3. Op.599 No.20 by Czerny
4. op.599 No.60 by Czerny
5. Op.849 No.5 by Czerny
6. Op.299 No.7 by Czerny
7. Op.740 No.11 by Czerny
8. Goldberg Variations - Aria by Bach
9. Goldberg Variations - Variation 1 by Bach
10. Un Sospiro (Simplified) by Liszt
11. Fantasie Impromptu Part 1 by Chopin
12. Fantasie Impromptu Part 2 by Chopin
- Grade 7 has been added and Fantasie Impromptu must be there. 3.1.5 Apr 5 - We have significantly improved notes rendering efficency for long and intensive songs.
(e.g. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Swan...etc)
You won't see glitches anymore when playing those songs.
- New composers added to the list:
1. Giuseppe Verdi
2. Giacomo Puccini
3. Gioacchino Rossini
- New songs in Book 8:
1. Korobeiniki (Russian Folk Song)
2. Drinking Song from La Traviata by Verdi
3. Woman is fickle from Rigoletto by Verdi
4. O mio babbino caro by Puccini
5. Nessun dorma by Puccini
6. William Tell Overture by Rossini 3.1.4 Apr 1 We have some new awesome features and improvements again.
- To further beautify advanced notation, we developed a new collision detection engine to avoid overlapping notes, accidentals, and rests between different voices on the same staff.
- We improved our music synthesizer so song listening mode now uses each instrument's own timbre instead of piano only.
- Pachelbel Canon has been extended to cover all variations.
New composers added to the list:
1. Johann Strauss
2. Richard Wagner
3. Saint-Saens
New songs in Book 7:
1. German Dance No. 2 by Haydn
2. Minuet in F by Haydn
3. Theme from Clock Symphony by Haydn
4. Water Music - Hornpipe by Handel
5. Eine kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart
6. Radetzky March by Strauss
7. Blue Danube Waltz by Strauss
8. Voices of Spring Waltz by Strauss
9. Emperor Waltz by Strauss
10. Bridal Chorus by Wagner
11. The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens
Bugs fixed:
- In theory mode with grand stave instruments, if left hand is chosen then switch to chromatic scale it will now default it back to treble so that notes will display properly again.
- We have fixed a lot of rhythm detection issues in theory mode. 3.1.3 Mar 29 - New composers added to the list:
1. Vivaldi
2. Mendelssohn
- New songs in Book 6:
1. Spring from Four Seasons by Vivaldi
2. Winter - Largo, from Four Seasons by Vivaldi
3. Wedding March by Mendelssohn
4. On wings of song by Mendelssohn
5. Theme from E-minor Violin Concerto by Mendelssohn
6. Ave Maria by Schubert
7. Air on the G string by Bach
8. Theme from A-minor Violin Concerto by Bach
9. Theme from Symphony 40 by Mozart
10. Pathetique Sonata 3rd movement by Beethoven
11. Passacaglia (original Handel version)
12. Sarabande by Handel 3.1.2 Mar 24 - The app now supports all tuplet types:
duplet, triplet, quintuplet, sextuplet, septuplet, nonuplet...etc
This feature has become important in order to support proper notation rendering for various masterpieces,
especially for those written during the romantic era.
- New composers in the list:
1. Antonín Dvořák
2. Brahms
3. Jules Massenet
4. Edward Elgar
- New songs in Book 5:
1. Humoresque No. 7 by Dvořák
2. Meditation from Thaïs by Massenet
3. Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms
4. The Nutcracker March by Tchaikovsky
5. Habanera from Carmen by Bizet
6. Toreador Song from Carmen by Bizet
7. Salut d'amour, Op.12 by Edward Elgar
8. Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo by Handel
9. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by Handel
10. Träumerei by Schumann
11. From foreign lands and peoples by Schumann 3.1.1 Mar 20 - We proudly introduce version 3.1
- We have added a super cool function that you are going to love.
There is a 'Listen' option for all real songs. Listen to the song first before you develop confidence to start learning how to play it.
- We have improved our notation rendering system to support multi-voice channels in single stave.
Songs like 'Tristesse', 'Moonlight Sonata' now clearly show two separated voices in treble stave.
- Tchaikovsky has been added to the composers list.
- New songs available across different albums:
1. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Bach
2. Menuet from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 by Bizet
3. Moments Musicaux No. 3 by Schubert
4. Theme from Surprise Symphony by Haydn
5. Theme from Swan Lake, Act 2 by Tchaikovsky
6. Moonlight Sonata 1st movement by Beethoven 3.1.0 Mar 17 - Chopin has finally been added to the composers list with 3 songs:
1. Waltz in A minor B150
2. Nocturne Op.9 No.2
3. Etude Op.10 No.3 (Tristesse)
- We have re-arranged the sheetmusic so that these beautiful piano pieces can be played seamlessly on other instruments.
- Compressed all app resources further in order to optimize the app size. 3.0.8 Mar 12 - To be able to grow our songs library even further, we understand that a good search system is indispensable.
You can now search songs by albums, composers or grades.
- Book 4 has now been added and initialized with following songs:
1. London bridge is falling down
2. Old MacDonald had a farm
3. Bolero, 6 Petites fantaisies faciles, Op. 126 No. 5 by Chales Dancla
4. Minuet WoO 10, No 2 by Beethoven
5. Menuetto from Divertimento by Mozart
- For grand stave instruments such as piano and harp, you can now choose left, right or both hands
in scales and chords exercises.
- Fixed buttons width in Full Range Tuner to dynamically adapt long label text such as Russian and French. 3.0.7 Mar 8 In this version, we added some great UX features:
- Voice control function. We understand that many users keep repeating the same exercise while holding instrument in their hands.
It will be extremely helpful if this can be controlled by the sound produced from their instrument.
For string instruments, you just need to play open strings to control the corresponding actions.
You can turn on this feature in practice mode selection screen. We are investigating in which other scenarios this function may also become useful.
- For all string instruments, single octave mode in music theory practice is now more beginner-friendly by starting with open strings whenever possible.
- New song added in Book 3:
Chanson Boheme from Carmen by Bizet
- New language is now supported:
Russian 3.0.6 Feb 28 In this version, we focused on a number of UI/UX improvements.
- Scales and Chords now have one octave and two octaves options.
This matches what you would find in many music theory books, helping students prepare for exams.
- We further extended the availability of Hints option to all sections when pitch-only mode is selected.
- Zoom in/out button is moved to the top so that users can now easily control both hints on/off and zoom in/out.
We now use a magnifier icon for the zoom button.
- All non-draggable cards are now ignoring drag detection.
The end-user experience is that you will find those cards more responsive to your clicks,
without being misinterpreted as drag actions.
- We are making the app more and more iPhone friendly by increasing the size of all buttons.
- F-sharp major and G-flat major (and their corresponding minors) will now be rendered properly in Music Theory.
-New languages are now supported:
1. French
2. Italian 3.0.005 Feb 22 A number of new features are included in this version:
- Chromatic Scales are now available in Music Theory section.
You can choose any sub-range using our new double slider control.
- Hints function is now available for clarinet and flute.
Interactive fingering chart helps clarinet and flute students learn notes faster.
- We have developed a double slider control, letting users control the minimum and maximum range.
This has applied to multiple places such as notes range in custom level and chromatic scale range picker.
No need to worry about having big fingers particularly on iPhone.
- We extended the availability of 'hints' function to Music Theory section.
We understand that you still need help with fingering chart when digging deep into music theory.
- Changed color theme of existing fingerborad hints for all string instruments to improve readability.
Important bug fix:
- Detection of some treble notes were disabled in rhythm mode since 3.0.002 upgrade.
New song available in Book 3:
- Turkish March by Mozart 3.0.004 Feb 16 We added two new features in this version.
- Hints are now available for all string instruments in Flash Cards training.
Available for: violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar, bass guitar.
For violin family instruments, tape markers are shown on the fingerboard.
This part has now become super beginner friendly and it will help students develop the sense of fingerboard geometry.
- Rhythm settings such as time signatures and note types are now available in Custom Level.
The Custom Level settings page is now scrollable so that it becomes easier for us to add more fields in the future.
Please scroll down to find and pick a time signature and note types.
In development:
1. Keep growing our songs library.
2. Wind instruments are the next for us to provide hints function. This almost has to be per instrument based. We are working hard on that! 3.0.003 Feb 13 - New chord types available:
Major Ninth, Minor Ninth, Dominant Ninth, Added Ninth, Major Eleventh, Minor Eleventh, Dominant Eleventh.
- Increase size of chord type list items so that it becomes easier to read on iPhone.
- New songs available in Book 3:
1. Canon by Pachelbel
2. Passacaglia by Handel/Halvorsen
3. Sonatina No.1 by Clementi
- Clair de Lune is a song that must be played in D-flat major due to its tonal color. We rearranged it to fit this key for all instruments.
- Fixed a bug that sometimes need to click on Music Theory type twice.
- Fixed transposition accuracy of some songs for instruments other than piano.
- Fixed cursor starting from second note for a few songs in rhythm mode.
- Made chord types translation consistent across Asian languages. Use standard Sino-Japanese and Sino-Korean terms for academic consistency.
In development:
- Soon you will be able to customize rhythm settings in Custom Level.
- Keep growing our songs library.
- We are working on providing hints for instruments other than piano in Flash Cards mode. Stay tuned! 3.0.002 Feb 8 - More chord types are added in this version :
Augmented Triad, Diminished Triad, Suspended Seventh, Suspended Second, Suspended Fourth.
- Since more chords are available, we put all of them in a scrollable list view so that more chord types can be added later.
- Chord symbols are now included in the list.
- Fixed a bug for Guitar, Bass and Double Bass that some scales and chords were out of their playable ranges.
- New songs available :
Book 1 : Little Etude by Czerny
Book 2 : Greensleeves (English folk song)
In development :
1. Keep growing our songs library
2. More advanced chord types are coming (Ninth and Eleventh) 3.0.001 Feb 4
Sightreading Exercises version 1.0.276
Updated At: 2025-04-28
Changes: Apr 28, 2025
Version 1.0.276
1. Fine-tuned difficulty of different levels to suit the general public.
2. Introduced 5 stars user achievement. Understand your training progress better.
3. Improved sound detection for cello and clarinet.
4. Further improvement of chord detections.
5. Rectified a number of bugs.
Sightreading Exercises version 1.0.275
Updated At: 2025-04-20
Changes: Apr 20, 2025
Version 1.0.275
1. All levels become more challenging now.
2. Introduced 5 stars user achievement. Understand your training progress better.
3. Rectified a number bugs.
4. Further improvement of chord detections.
Sightreading Exercises version 1.0.274
Updated At: 2025-04-15
Changes: Apr 15, 2025
Version 1.0.274
1. Improved chord detection algorithm.
2. Improved translation for various languages.
3. Increase startup speed.
Sightreading Exercises version 1.0.273
Updated At: 2025-04-09
Changes: Apr 9, 2025
Version 1.0.273
1. Built with iOS 18.4.
2. Improved translation for various languages.
Sightreading Exercises version 1.0.271
Updated At: 2025-03-24
Changes: Mar 24, 2025
Version 1.0.271
1. The app is now fully built with iOS 18 hence has better support.
2. Further optimized the pitch detection algorithm.
3. Fixed some translation problems.
Sightreading Exercises version 1.0.269
Updated At: 2025-03-13
Changes: Mar 13, 2025
Version 1.0.269
1. Also made cello follow Suzuki method (Set D major as introductory key instead of C major). Focus on open strings D and A for beginners, same as viola.
2. The app now supports Dutch language.
Sightreading Exercises version 1.0.266
Updated At: 2025-02-23
Changes: Feb 23, 2025
Version 1.0.266
1. We are giving away all lessons and levels for FREE. We believe that if you can achieve 3 stars at level 5, you have proven to have solid notes recognition skill that is worth to be shared around. We want every music learner to be able to train to this level with his/her instruments.
2. The app now supports German language.
3. We optimized the fonts so that the app size now becomes smaller.
Sightreading Exercises version 1.0.264
Updated At: 2025-02-10
Changes: Feb 10, 2025
Version 1.0.264
We continue to improve our pitch detection engine and support for iOS 18.
Sightreading Exercises version 1.0.259
Updated At: 2025-01-04
Changes: Jan 4, 2025
Version 1.0.259
1. We have significantly improved our pitch detection engine and introduce our new 'Full Range Tuner' for all instruments with wide detection range from C1 to C8. With our new digital signal processing algorithm, we improved the tuning accuracy and efficiency.
2. We have finally brought in all instruments in the standard orchestra settings :
- Bass Guitar and Double Bass (with a user friendly tuner). We particularly improved our low pitch detection in order to support these two instruments well.
- Oboe. This instrument is known for its stability and often used to provide concert reference pitch 440Hz to other instruments in the orchestra so we skip the tuning process to speed up the training.
- The long awaited Saxophone series is here. We support four popular types (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone). Individual tuners are set for each type.
- Bassoon (bass clef plus tenor and treble clefs for advanced training).
- Trumpet (C / Bb).
- Trombone (Tenor and Bass). This is another microtonal instrument that can take advantage of the pitch meter.
- Tuba.
- Harp.
3. Range for piano is now extended to E1 - C7 (although wider range is certainly possible, too many ledger lines make this impractical).
4. Full Range Tuner is particularly added for Piano and Harp (Also other instruments). Check your piano is out of tune or DIY to fix a few strings. It may also be used for any other instruments to check for tone accuracy.
