StudyOfMusic vs Play Fast Notes

Study of Music turns music practice into focused, daily wins. Whether you're a student building habits or a teacher running a studio, Study of Music gives you a clean, calm space to practice — and to know it counts. FOR STUDENTS • Today's Plan — your teacher's assigned drills, ready to go • 800+ guided drills covering notation, rhythm, sight reading, and technique • Drill Stacks — curated sequences that take you from staff lines to fluent reading • Per-step countdown timer so you know exactly what to do, and for how long • Earn XP on every completed drill, level up, build streaks • 7-day activity strip and full session history • Works offline — your sessions sync the moment you're back online FOR TEACHERS • Studio dashboard with every linked student • See who's practicing, who's drifting, who needs a check-in • View each student's plan, progress, and recent activity at a glance • Built on the same backend as studyofmusic.com PREMIUM FEEL • Native SwiftUI — fast, fluid, made for iOS • Haptic feedback throughout • Screen stays on during practice • Light and dark mode Study of Music shares an account with studyofmusic.com — sign in on either, and your progress moves with you. Free to use. No ads. No third-party tracking.

Play Fast Notes helps musicians turn the hard passages into the easy ones, using practice techniques backed by how the brain actually learns. Snap a photo of your sheet music or import a PDF, box the exact passage you're drilling, and run it through focused, guided practice tools instead of mindless repetition: • Tempo Ladder: start slow and climb, working for consistency, until you reach performance speed. • Repetition inside an ever-changing context, so the passage holds up under pressure instead of only working in the practice room (Interleaved Click-Up). • Cycle through several spots in random order so your brain works to recall each one, the way a performance demands (Rep Rotator). • Rhythmic Variations: drill a run in many different rhythms to even out your fingers. You apply the rhythms, or the app writes your passage in the rhythms for you. Tools travel with every practice screen: • A real metronome with subdivisions, custom meters, accents, and drum-machine grooves. • A recorder that captures a take and plays it back slowed down and pitch-corrected, so you hear what really happened. • Apple Pencil support, so you can mark up your music right on the page. • Smart timers that nudge you to rotate passages, take micro-breaks, and stand up. Everything you do is saved to a practice log so you can watch your progress over time. No ads. Just focused practice. Your first 30 days are free with everything unlocked. After that you can keep going on the free plan with up to three photo passages, or unlock the whole app, PDF parts included, for one payment of $19.99. No subscription. No renewals. Works on iPhone and iPad. A free account keeps your library backed up and in sync between them.