Note Rush vs Note Crush

Learn to Read Music with Note Rush! Note Rush boosts your note reading speed and accuracy, building a strong mental model of where each written note is on your instrument. Now even better with Note Rush: 2nd Edition! How it Works --------------------------- Note Rush is like a virtual flash card deck for all ages that listens to you play each note, giving instant feedback and awarding stars based on speed and accuracy of note identification. Race against the clock to improve your performance or hide the timer to gently engage those just starting out with the staff. Includes built-in levels for piano and a range of other instruments as well as custom level design. What makes Note Rush Different? --------------------------- - Play On Your Instrument Note reading is best learnt in the context of how you identify and play each note - on your acoustic or MIDI instrument. - Designed for Teachers ...and not as a replacement for them! Create fully customizable note sets and easily send them home to students. - Fun Themes Engage with fun themes that don't get in the way of learning, or opt for traditional notation. Landmarks: The best way to learn your notes --------------------------- Note Rush fits with all teaching methods, whether you favor a purely intervallic approach or use traditional mnemonics! We promote learning key landmark notes then reading adjacent notes intervallically for the best results in learning to read piano notation. Note Rush features a unique landmarks-based hints system (optional) that highlights nearby landmark notes to read intervallically from. Over time students naturally move from reliance on landmarks to a more intrinsic staff-to-keyboard association. Preset and Custom Levels --------------------------- Use preset note ranges or create your own set of levels to suit your teaching style. Create a personalized level to target a particular student’s needs. - Individual Note Selections - Sharps and Flats - Treble, Bass or Grand Staff (alto and tenor coming soon) - Up to Six Ledger Lines - Send custom note reading drills using App Links or QR Codes

Note Crush is a focused sight-reading practice tool for pianists and music students. It presents compact groups of notes on a clean staff so you can recognize patterns quickly and move through exercises at your own pace. PRACTICE YOUR WAY • Choose treble or bass clef • Practice groups of one to five notes • Show one or multiple groups per score • Use random or ordered practice • Practice written accidentals or focus on note positions FOCUS THE MATERIAL • Set independent pitch ranges for treble and bass clefs • Filter exercises by sharps, flats, and key signature • Keep separate settings for each clef TRAIN RECOGNITION • Blink mode briefly shows each score to strengthen visual memory • Optional random positioning reduces reliance on fixed screen locations • On-device piano listening can advance after the displayed notes are played • No account is required Note Crush is designed for short, repeatable practice sessions at the piano or away from it.