Noteful: Learn to Read Music

Learn note reading, music theory, and ear training with this fun, interactive app. Ever wanted to read music better, play a melody from a song you heard, or figure out how to write down that tune you made up? Noteful’s daily bite-sized lessons help you to find notes on the staff quickly, identify and construct intervals on the staff, build and improve your listening skills, and get a handle on all those musical terms. Throughout the learning process, you’ll be cheered on and encouraged by our mascot, Ed the Zebra.

Designed with the input of over 80 music educators, Noteful uses the piano keyboard as a reference for understanding music theory. You’ll be able to interact with our embedded keyboard right in the app, so you can complete your lessons on a park bench or while riding the bus.

No worries if you’re a total beginner–Noteful starts you off gently by introducing concepts one at a time and introducing new concepts gradually while allowing you to practice what you’ve learned. Need to review? Noteful won’t just spit out the same questions you answered the first time–our extensive database provides you with a whole new set of material so that you’re practicing the same concept with new questions and exercises.

You’ll get to progress through a wide array of lessons that teach you about Form, Rhythm, Ear training, Staff, and Harmony, as well as musical terms. You’ll be constructing intervals right on the staff, repeating melodies and rhythms with the sing-back feature, locating notes on the staff and on the piano keyboard, matching beat patterns, identifying individual notes and melodies by ear, and more.