Neck Practice vs Note Trainer

Neck Practice is a focused fretboard training app for guitarists who want to actually master the neck - not just noodle through the same five patterns forever. Whether you're a beginner learning your first notes or an intermediate player trying to break out of pentatonic prison, Neck Practice gives you clean, focused drills that build real fluency. Set up a daily routine, track your streak, and finally know what you're playing. DAILY PRACTICE Build a routine that fits your life. Pick your tools, set the timer for each step, and tap Start. The app walks you through with audio cues at transitions and a warning chime as time runs out. Your streak and monthly heatmap keep you honest. Schedule daily reminders so you never miss a session. CORE TRAINERS • Note Guesser - Identify any note on the fretboard. Naturals-only mode for beginners; full chromatic for advanced. • Triad Trainer - Recognize major and minor triad shapes on strings 1-2-3 and 2-3-4. Name quality, inversion, and root. • Pentatonic Trainer - Master the five box positions. Locate the roots, then name the tonic. Major and minor. • Sight Reading - Standard staff notation mapped to the fretboard. Learn to read music on your instrument. • Scale Study - Practice major and minor scales to a metronome with random or fixed rhythms, plus theory quizzes between reps. • Roman Numerals - Diatonic chord progressions in every key. Easy mode for learners; full drill for the rest. REFERENCES • Interactive Circle of Fifths • Scale Reference - 2-octave CAGED shapes for every key, with correct enharmonic spellings • Pentatonic Shapes - every box, every key • Diatonic Chord Reference - every chord in every key • Fretboard Explorer - the whole neck at a glance TOOLS • Chromatic Tuner - mic-based pitch detection • Metronome - 40-240 BPM with time signature control • Audio Looper - capture and loop yourself for solo practice PRIVACY-FIRST No accounts. No ads. No subscriptions. Everything runs on device. Your practice data stays with you.

Note Trainer builds the "reading sight" that makes a note's name pop into your head the instant you see it on the staff. Whether you play piano, guitar, ukulele, violin, or sing, how fast you read notation decides how fast you learn and how smoothly you play. When a note appears, name it within 0.5 seconds. This focused flash-quiz drill trains your instant recognition speed (sight-reading), and even a few minutes a day makes your reading noticeably faster. ■ Why train note reading? Counting lines one note at a time breaks your playing and kills momentum. Real fluency comes only when the position and name of a note register the moment you see it. This app trains exactly that automatic reaction speed. ■ Features • Note ID — see a note on the treble or bass clef and name it • Find the note — read the staff and press the same note on a keyboard, linking notation to the keys • Seven key signatures — C through A major and E-flat major. The same position answers differently once a key sits at the left • Mix keys in one session — pick any set and they alternate question to question • Choose the range — turn staff notes and ledger notes on and off separately, so you can drill ledger lines alone • Mix in accidentals — sharps, flats and naturals that cancel or bend the key • Mix both clefs — treble and bass alternate, and switching between them is the part that is actually hard • Do-Re-Mi / CDEFGAB — both note-naming systems, so you practice your way • Time Attack — score as many as you can within the time limit • Survival — one miss and it's over, training focus and accuracy together • Weak-spot focus — records each miss with its position, key and accidental, then replays exactly what was on screen • Stats — reaction time, accuracy and a daily trend over the last 7 days, 30 days or all time, plus your practice streak • Reference sheet — every position in the clefs, range and key you are practising, each one playable so you can hear it ■ Great for • Beginners and self-learners on piano, guitar, ukulele, violin, or voice • Anyone whose playing keeps stalling because reading is slow • Students prepping for music exams, sight-singing, and ear training • Parents helping a child build note-reading basics • Quick practice on a commute or break ■ How to use it 1) Start with treble-clef note ID to build the basics. 2) Once comfortable, turn on ledger notes and mix in the bass clef. 2a) Add key signatures one at a time to feel how a position shifts with the key. 3) Push speed and focus with Time Attack and Survival. 4) Close the gaps with Weak-spot focus on the notes you miss most. No sign-up required and it works offline. All records stay on your device, and can be erased entirely from settings at any time. A few minutes a day is enough — start your sight-reading drills today.