Note Names for teachers

Students who stall on reading often stop practising between lessons. Note Names keeps them playing from the real score, with the letter on every note, and lets you take the letters away as they improve.

How teachers use it

• Practice between lessons. A student who forgets a note mid-piece checks it in a second instead of guessing or giving up.
• Your copies, scanned. Students photograph the pages you hand out, or open the PDF you send. Treble, bass, alto and tenor clef, so it works for piano, strings, winds and voice.
• Weaning off, step by step. The How many letters setting goes from every letter, to fewer, to landmarks, to bar starts, to ledger notes only, to none. Each piece keeps its own setting, so a new piece can have full support while an old one has none.
• Returning adults. Adults who learned as children get playing again from their old books straight away, which keeps them motivated while their reading comes back.
• Parents who don't read music. A parent can see which note is which and help with practice at home.

Teaching tips

• Agree a letter level with the student for each piece, and lower it once the piece is secure.
• Use Above & below so the noteheads stay clear and the page still looks like the page.
• Ask students to name a bar out loud before checking the letters.
• Point students to our free reading guides and pieces with note names.

Privacy for young students

Note Names needs no account and collects no data. Music is read on the device and never uploaded. There are no ads.

What it costs a student

Free to try: the Verified library of 25 classical pieces and the student's first own piece are included. Unlimited imports is a one-time purchase on the student's Apple account, with no subscription. There is no class or school licence.