Introducing Our Free Interactive Music Tools
Eleven free tools to help you tune, keep time, train your ear and practice between lessons.
Most of the progress in music happens between lessons: at home, a few minutes at a time. So our teachers built a set of free music tools to help you practice between lessons. They run right in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer, with no download and no sign-up. Here's a quick tour of all 11.
New to music? Start here
Which Instrument Is Right for You?
Seven quick questions to find the best instrument for you or your child. It's the perfect first step before your first lesson.
Everyday practice essentials
Online Tuner
Tune guitar, bass, ukulele, violin and more using your device's microphone. A well-tuned instrument makes practice sound better and trains your ear at the same time.
Online Metronome
Tap tempo, time signatures, subdivisions and a speed trainer that gradually brings you up to tempo. Our teachers recommend practicing with a metronome every day.
New for singers and ear training
Vocal Range Finder
Sing your lowest and highest notes and find your voice type: soprano, alto, tenor, baritone or bass. It's a great way for new singers to see where their voice sits.
Interval Ear Trainer
Hear two notes and name the interval. Each interval is paired with a famous song, so it's easy to remember. A few minutes a day makes a real difference in learning songs by ear.
Play along and build songs
Rock Jam Builder
Classic rock progressions with chord charts, guitar and bass tabs, keys and drums. It's a fun way for a family or a group of friends to jam together.
Explore how music works
For curious students who want to understand the why behind the music:
- Major Scales & Chords Builder: the major scale formula, triads, and the order of chord qualities in every key.
- Non-Chord Tones Explorer: passing tones, neighbor tones, suspensions and more, with an ear quiz.
- Guitar Harmonics & Overtones: where every natural harmonic lives on the fretboard, and why.
- Tuning Systems Explorer: hear equal temperament, just intonation, Pythagorean, meantone and more.
- Twelve-Tone Explorer: build a tone row and explore Schoenberg's twelve-tone method.
You'll find every tool in one place on our Free Music Tools page.
Tools are great. A teacher is better.
Our teachers use these same ideas in private lessons for kids, teens and adults at our Ann Arbor studio, and they'll help you apply them to the music you love. Ready to start? Book your first lesson or explore our music lessons in Ann Arbor.
