Read a connected sequence of pitches with written durations.
Check the clef, find the first note, then follow steps, skips, and repeated notes across the phrase. Read all the note names in order; stems and flags show how the pitches fit in time.
C5 · E5 · D5 · C5
Read the first pitch from the clef, then follow the connected staff from left to right. Adjacent positions move one letter; skips pass over a letter.
In the treble clef, the phrase reads C5, E5, D5, C5. Its values are quarter, quarter, quarter, quarter notes, filling one 4/4 bar.
B4 · C5 · D5 · E5
Compare the full written phrases. A shared starting note does not make the later pitches identical.
In the treble clef, the phrase reads B4, C5, D5, E5. Its values are quarter, quarter, quarter, quarter notes, filling one 4/4 bar.
For aural examples, sounding pitch names are a listening reference. Written-note exercises preserve the displayed spelling.
Check the idea: The sequence must account for every note, in written order.
Name the first note from a landmark, then speak each following pitch while tracing the staff. Preserve every accidental and octave.
Choose the complete pitch sequence for the displayed phrase. Check its middle notes before accepting an option with matching endpoints.
Read a fresh phrase without returning to the first line of the lesson. Use relative staff movement and verify the last octave.
Each session starts with two guided questions, then your chosen practice set, followed by two new questions at a different tempo. First answers, same-question retries, and the final check have separate results.
Begin this lesson90 quarter-note BPM · 4/4 · With guidance
Ascending staff steps, Descending staff steps, Neighbor-note phrase, Skip and return
Practice this level95 quarter-note BPM · 4/4 · Fewer hints
Ascending staff steps, Descending staff steps, Neighbor-note phrase, Skip and return
Practice this level100 quarter-note BPM · 4/4 · Fewer hints
Ascending staff steps, Descending staff steps, Neighbor-note phrase, Skip and return
Practice this levelThe teacher pack includes 10 fixed questions, replay controls, a student sheet, and a separate answer key. The printed key and downloaded JSON use the same questions.
Original synthesized audio · A4 = 440 Hz · mono, 48 kHz WAV.
These references explain the underlying definitions. The examples and practice sequences here are generated for Earstep.