Flashnote Derby app for iPhone and iPad
4.2 (
3312 ratings )
Music
Education
Developer:
Luke Bartolomeo
4.99 USD
Current version:
3.3.1, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 04 Aug 2011
App size: 101.33 Mb
Flashnote Derby is a fun way for kids to learn and practice reading music notes.
Each race is a timed test in which the student identifies different notes in order to urge their horse on towards the finish line. Answering quickly and correctly will cause their horse to gain ground, while incorrect answers will cause it to fall behind. At the end of each race, students can review the notes they missed and see the correct answers.
Players can respond to flashcards by simply playing the note on their acoustic or MIDI instrument. They can also choose to answer by tapping letter buttons or playing a key on an on-screen piano.
The game is fully customizable to allow for any desired notes in the treble, bass, alto, or tenor clefs to be included. You can select ranges of notes, or several individual notes to focus on specific areas that need work. Notes can be shown with sharps and flats and key signatures can even be added to increase the challenge for more advanced students. The amount of time the player is given for each flashcard can be increased or decreased depending upon their age and level of experience.
Drills can start out simply, with only a handful of notes, and gradually be made more challenging until the full staff is mastered (up to five and a half ledger lines above or below the staff.) The more difficult the settings, the more points are awarded. The high score is tracked so that players always have a goal to shoot for.
As a bonus, over a dozen instructional video lessons are easily accessible from right inside the app! Even children with no prior music instruction can start using Flashnote Derby right away to begin learning about the music alphabet, the staff, and how to identify different notes.
Because it can be set up so quickly, Flashnote Derby provides a perfect motivational tool for music teachers to use with students, even for just a minute or two of each lesson. Teachers have the ability to email homework assignments to their students for them to play on their own devices at home. Each players performance is recorded so that their progress can be tracked. You can easily see which notes are most in need of review.
When students give up on their music lessons, its usually because they find it too difficult. Learning basic skills early is key to laying the groundwork for future success. Flashnote Derby makes this process more enjoyable and helps students stay motivated in their music learning.
Sometimes it takes only a little extra effort to make the difference between success and failure. Download Flashnote Derby and get on the road to music reading mastery today!
Pros and cons of Flashnote Derby app for iPhone and iPad
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For todays connected children, this is a great App that keeps their interest. I recommend to all my students! Thanks!
Looking forward to your next App. My suggestion would be Rhythm Race
I purchased this app for my piano group students & I end up using it all the time for my private piano students too. In the group setting, we race as a team. We sit around the iPad & the students take turns naming the notes. It is such a hit that they usually ask for it at every lesson. In a private lesson, I usually start lessons with a quick round of 10 or 20 flash cards while I open notebooks & generally get myself situated.
I love that I can select exactly the notes that I want to drill & I can even email them to my students. The students love playing games to review their notes.
The students love the reindeer background for the game. It would be great to have a Valentines one or an Easter one too (the kids would be so excited!)
One little problem I have with the app is the "you lose" message & wah, wah, wah music at the end if you dont beat the other horse. My beginners use the slowest setting (walk) but often just cant beat the other horse. Maybe "good try" instead?
So far, I find it most appealing to the under-12 crowd, though if you were to add an option of alto & tenor clefs, Id definitely find a use for it with my intermediate & advanced theory teenagers :)
Ive tried several apps but this is definitely my go-to app for note-naming flash cards. I recommend this to all my under-10 students and recommend it as a "must-have" app for any music teacher.
I am a piano teacher and currently use this app with my daughter and my students too. Their note reading is improving weekly!! Easy to select which notes were focusing on. Can also easily flip between naming notes by letter that are found on the staff to deciding where played on the keyboard. Highly recommend this app!!
The app is cute! In the next version if they could play a sound of the notes then it would be great.
Excellant way for children to learn the notes while playing. The video lessons are very good, useful and easy for children to follow.
Could be improved by adding the solfeggio (do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-si-do) system.
Some bad moments
This is a simple and fun app for children. I like that every aspect of the game can be customized: speed, number of questions, and the notes. Its great for beginners. The positive reinforcement is good and it is nice that any incorrect answers are reviewed. And you cant beat the price! I really think this is a great tool.
Thoughts of an 8-Year Old: I like Flashnote Derby because it helps me learn my notes. I started out slow with just a few notes and after I did good on those, I added more. Then I added notes for both hands and that was a little harder.
If you are a student learning music or just a little rusty on your notes, this is the game to get! It helps you learn notes and is simple enough to figure everything out!!!
This app is a perfectly engaging way for children (and adults) to learn to read music. It is customizable to help make learning the note gradual but completely automatic.... See it know it. It is simple and streamlined, there are not too many features to distract kids from the task at hand, learning to read music. The best thing is that the love this game and want to play it over and over again so it is extremely effective. We love the exciting graphics and the feedback audio. Thank you, this is awesome! Will there be a math facts derby? This is the best format I have seen on iTunes, simple, engaging, and effective.
Works great! I am a music teacher and got it for my kids. Highly recommended.
My son hates practicing his flashcards, but this little game makes it fun and motivating for him to do it.
Does what it says it does and a few unexpected bonuses! My kids love it and I enjoyed playing it too.
Usually Flashnote Derby iOS app used & searched for
treble,
treble music,
piano teacher,
piano notes flash cards,
piano flashcards,
bass lessons,
and other. So, download free Flashnote Derby .ipa to run this nice iOS application on iPhone and iPad.