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Jumps right in

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 63 / 73
Date: November 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The game jumps right into teaching chords. The note lesson is something you have to unlock by scoring perfectly on a chord test. A bit backwards since I need to learn the notes first.

The rhythm part is pretty fun. You have to match the beat by using the L and R buttons.

The graphics aren't that pretty. Pastels and not very detailed. It's actually rather cheesy.

Big disappointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 22 / 23
Date: March 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Based on the title I had high hopes for Rhythm & Notes. I had hoped it would help develop my rhythm and note reading skills. Unfortnately, it fails on multiple levels. The Rhythm portion is just a set of fixed patterns that you complete one at a time until you've completed all of them. No real variety or opportunity to specify any unique patterns. The Notes portion first requires that you learn a series of chords, only once you've mastered those can you start working on the notes and there is no way to get around this. Both the Rhythm & Notes requires 100% scores in each exercise to move on. I paid $14.99 and still feel that I overpaid. My advice; don't waste your money, or if you really must have it, find someone who has already tired of it. That shouldn't be all that hard.

Not what I expected

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: March 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I love music and when I saw this game I thought what a great way to increase my musical knowledge. This game was not what I expected. I was hoping to do more then learn chords by ear. I lost interest long before I even got to the notes. The rhythm section was a bit better but you just listen to a rhythm and repeat it. I thought it might teach more about playing rhythms or reading note patterns. It was a disappointment to me.

Rhythm & Notes

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 20
Date: January 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Out of my 5 grandkids who have tried to play this, my 14 year old likes it the best. To be honest, I think it is a little hard for the younger ones.

Get MusicAce Instead!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I cannot think of a single good thing to say about this game. This game had to have been made by someone with no musical background or teaching experience.

Both sections of the game (Rhythm and Notes) have no sense of sequencing at all. The Rhythm section moves too quickly into complex rhythms and you don't have to bother listening to the rhythms given because you can just follow along with the visual cues in the middle of the touch screen. The Notes section begins right away with chords, and expects you to answer correctly the first time without giving the tonal center or even a reference pitch. No explanations are given as to the relationships of the three chord choices, so listening to the chords for laymen would mean nothing. But, then again, I only tolerated 10 minutes of this game, so maybe they explain it later.

Besides the game play being terrible, the graphics are incredibly cheesy and the color palette is sickening.

Please, if you want a music training game, get MusicAce for your computer instead.

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2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game was not at all what I expected it to be. The package looks very mature, but the game is for children.

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