Free percussion tools that teach.
Built for students. Ready for the classroom. No accounts, no downloads, no cost—choose a goal and start practicing.
Keep time
Tools for pulse, tempo control, and internal timing.
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Pulse Pocket Metronome — Met & Rhythm Trainer
See the pulse, subdivision, count, sticking, and notation while you practice. Use simple clicks or combination rhythms without creating an account.
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Tempo Ladder — Progressive Tempo Practice
Set a starting tempo, a peak, and the number of repetitions at each step. Build speed and control with a guided slow–fast–slow practice path.
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Click Drop — Disappearing-Click Trainer
Begin with a clear rhythmic check, then remove subdivisions or entire measures. Test whether the pulse stays internal when the reference disappears.
Read and build rhythm
Tools for timing grids, rhythm construction, counting, and notation-to-count understanding.
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Grid Board — Percussion Timing-Grid App
Put a timing grid on the board without digging through a packet. Build focused reps with four-bar and 4–2–1 practice modes.
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Rhythm Repper — Build-a-Measure Practice App
Build a rhythm, see its notation, counts, and sticking, then hear and repeat it. Turn one measure into a focused practice loop.
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Count It — Rhythm-Counting Trainer
Connect written rhythms to spoken subdivision counts through guided Practice and five-question Challenge modes. Work from quarter-note foundations through verified sixteenth-note cells.
Train your hands
Tools for sticking patterns, rudiments, accents, and controlled repetition.
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Stick Lab — Sticking Builder & Practice App
Build R/L sticking patterns, add accents, and practice them with counting, playback, and a check pattern. Use natural, alternating, mirrored, reversed, and preset sticking ideas.
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Rudiment Builder — Guided Rudiment Practice
Practice named percussion rudiments with visible sticking, synchronized playback, and fixed-tempo, tempo-ladder, or open–close–open modes.
Learn the instruments
Tools for keyboard geography, scale paths, and timpani setup decisions.
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Mallet Board — Keyboard Percussion Teaching Display
Project scale paths, note names, scale degrees, and keyboard geography for marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, and bells. Built for whole-class teaching on a projector or smartboard.
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Mallet Map — Keyboard Percussion Note-Reading Trainer
Connect staff notation to the physical geography of marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, and bells. Practice pitch, octave, accidental, and instrument-range recognition on a virtual keyboard.
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Scale Trail — Keyboard Percussion Scale Trainer
Build major scales on a virtual keyboard, repair wrong notes, and find scale degrees on the bars. Practice freely or take a short challenge—no account, no cost.
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Percussion Atlas — Keyboard Map
Connect staff notation to the physical geography of marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, and bells. Practice pitch, octave, accidental, and instrument-range recognition on a virtual keyboard.
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Drum Map — Timpani Setup Puzzle
Assign opening pitches to practical timpani ranges, then plan pedal changes during rests. Six progressive puzzles turn advanced high-school and college timpani setup decisions into focused practice.