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Rhythm 'n Notes: Improve Your Music Skillsx$17.94
  (8 reviews)
Best Price: $19.99 $17.94
A perfect mixture of fun and education, Rhythm 'n Notes has something to offer gamers and musicians of all ages. This unique title offers tonal and rhythmic music training in the form of entertaining piano and drumming games. No matter what your musical background or tastes, Rhythm 'n Notes is for you. A wide variety of note lessons encourages you to recognize and identify not only notes but also complex chords. Rhythm exercises teach and test the fundamentals of keeping time as well as advanced rhythmic patterns. Starting lessons initiate the beginner, while advanced levels keep experts on top of their game. Open practice mode allows you to familiarize yourself with all notes and chords, both by name and sound. There is a mix of gameplay elements as you learn the fundamentals of music composition. Drumming consists of actual tapping on the DS touchpad with the stylus to the beat of the rhythm in order to succeed. When it comes time to tickle the ivories, then a good ear is needed to match the proper tones. Work your way through all the levels and unleash your inner maestro.
MPN: 09270 - UPC: 093992092702
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Customer Reviews
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Jumps right in
By A1DAXLOSW1KBDM on 2007-11-10
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
By AH7T8YSNBQVM4 on 2008-03-21
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
By A1X2DB8QLCB2H7 on 2008-03-24
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
By A1BJAYT2334K6J on 2008-01-18
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!
By A2NGW2GJY5GHR4 on 2008-07-29
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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| Product Features |
- Practical music exercises are kept light and fun thanks to your musical tour guide, Tsumami
- Rhythm lessons teach time signatures and patterns on an array of percussion instruments
- Note lessons teach the player to recognize both individual notes and chords on the piano
- Gameplay that starts off easy, but grows gradually more complicated as you progress
- Free play lets you play your own jams on your DS
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