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Rhythm Reader

Read the rhythm. Feel the pulse. Tap it back.

All ages · Start simple, build your skills
BPM

Custom rhythm selection

Pick any combination. Tuplet numbers show how many notes fit in the usual space. A tie means hold through the next note, without tapping again.

Broken tuplets use the Rests option. For the youngest readers, choose First steps, 1 measure, and a slow tempo.
Ready

Count-in

Choose your rhythm.

How to play & timing adjustment
  1. Choose a tempo, time signature, and rhythm types.
  2. Use Listen first to hear it. Start tapping gives you one full measure of count-in. A higher beep marks the start; follow the moving playhead.
  3. Tap once when each note begins. Stay quiet on rests and tied continuation notes.
  4. Use the result to try again, slow down, or choose a new rhythm.

Headphones or wired speakers help avoid wireless audio delay.

A positive value compensates for taps arriving late because of audio or input delay. This is a practice score, not a formal assessment.

Notation rendered with VexFlow (MIT license). Rhythm exercises are generated in your browser.