If you don`t see this screen:

1. Unplug and reconnect the USB cable 

2. Check that you are using the correct USB port on the keyboard (not the power socket, some keyboards have separate power and USB ports)

3. Try a different cable. (⚠️ note: some cables do not support data, e.g. cheap charger cables) Once connected press any key, and the note will sound

To turn volume on APT Keyboard down press volume then minus button 

Turn up volume on Tablet to maximum, to be able to hear the metronome

Open app to start using the Game,

Click on SONGS button, Select a song and press practice song

Choose your settings using SETTINGS icon: open icon on top left, then choose how you want to learn: (mode)

Note by Note: You have unlimited time to press the key, when the correct key is pressed the music moves to the next note. At the end of the tune the game gives your score of incorrect keys played

Note with Duration, Mode Play note by note AND hold the key down for the correct duration shown by the duration bar

When you have practised in “Note by Note” and are confident that you know all the notes select “Play song" in real time to a metronome. Lower the tempo to say 50% and see how you get on Start with the right hand with left hand background music, then practise the left hand with right hand backgound music. When you can play each hands easily, set to both hands together.

Play Song in Real Time, Mode Music scrolls across the screen as you play the tune. Start with Right Hand only, then Left Hand only, then with both hands. Select speed, number lead in bars, metronome. To start, select a slower speed (tempo), try 50%

Press any key to start playing. At the end of the tune you see % score correct notes played. If you like your settings, save as a pre-set click on “+Save Settings" Keep practising your Right hand until you are familiar with all the notes. Play the tune over and over and again, select “Loop with the number of bars and how many you want to loop it for

At the end of the piece scoring to tell you how many notes you got right When good, go to menu and select “Play through all lessons in order" Soon you will play "Both Hands real time" at the proper speed.

When you have practised in “Play Note by Note” and are confident that you know all the notes select “Play music in real time”. Lower the tempo to say 50% and see how you get on Start with the right hand with left hand background music, then practise the left hand with right hand bacgound music. When you can play each hands easily, set to both hands together.

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Printed Music Books

Buy Ambrose Method books on ebay and get printed music AND coloured stickers to place on your keys. Start of with starter book.

Coloured stickers on their own are available free of charge, email me rka at optimax co uk. Colours and stickers are not used with traditional music.

Coming soon: traditional music notation and Ambrose method notation will be available in this game. You have a choice of free tunes and you can select your own speed and difficulty levels. Combo scoring and coins will make it exciting. Mac OSX version to follow at the end of 2025

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Glossary

Duration: How long to hold the key down (sound)

Key: A lever on a keyboard, pressed to sound a note

Metronome: A steady sound like the tick-tock of a clock, to help you keep time

Note: A musical note is a sound, represented by a symbol on a page of music (stave) ♪ or ♫ — these show pitch and duration (Easy)

Note by Note: Play one note at a time without time pressure. Music is static until the correct key is pressed, the music then moves to the next note.

Note with Duration: Plays note by note AND hold the key down for the correct duration (as shown by the duration bar)

Pitch: How high or low the note is

Practice Song in real time: playing tune with strict beat, in time, to a metronome (Difficult)

Stave: Set of lines on which music is written. Each line and space represents a pitch

Tempo: = Speed - at tempo 60, beats per minute means one beat is one second