Clefbound

Read sheet music, a few minutes a day

Short daily lessons take you from your first note to key signatures and chords, with games that make it stick.

Coming soon to iPhone and Android. See how a lesson works

A lesson card explaining that D major is a fifth above G major on the circle of fifths, with G and D drawn on the treble staff
The Practice screen: today's lesson, Stage 8 Sharp keys, a 31-day streak and the path of stages
A question asking to name a note in D major, answered right, with a short explanation

Learn it first, then answer

Nothing is asked before it's taught. Every new note, sign or key starts with a short card, and every answer says why.

  1. 1
    A short cardOne idea at a time, drawn on the staff.
  2. 2
    Eight questionsName the note, find it, read it in a key.
  3. 3
    Misses come backNotes you get wrong return until you know them.

From middle C to chords

Fourteen stages, each ending with a checkpoint. Reading comes first; rhythm runs alongside.

14 stages

Laid out as piano keys, the way the app shows your path.

Notes on both stavesTreble and bass, octave by octave, then the grand staff
RhythmNote values, rests and time signatures, tapped in time
Signs and keysSharps and flats, every major and minor key, accidentals
Intervals and chordsSizes, qualities, triads and inversions

Three games

Note Blitz for speed, Rhythm Tap for timing and Sound Check for your ear.

Real songs

The first stages each end with a tune to read and play along with.

Bring your piano

Answer on the on-screen keys, or plug in a MIDI keyboard and play the answer.

No ads, no account

It works offline, and your progress stays on your phone.