What's new
Changes to Music-Ready during the free private beta, newest first.
28 October 2026
Violin and drums
- Violin and drums join piano and guitar: add them for your child, invite students and set homework, exams and curricula for them
- A violin tuner (G D A E), and the Practice Room shows it for violin homework
- Drum tools: a beat player to play along with and a rudiment trainer with stickings from the Percussive Arts Society
- New theory pages for violin and drum kit, a violin first-position chart and a rudiment practice sheet
27 October 2026
Music theory and more quick tools
- Music theory for every instrument: the basics, then pages for piano, guitar, bass, ukulele, strings, woodwind, brass, drums, voice and oud, each with sources
- Seven more quick tools: scale player, note flashcards, a practice log kept on your device, circle of fifths, transposer and capo helper, chord progressions and tempo words
- Every free tool now also has its own page, for example /tools/metronome/
27 October 2026
Quick tools on every page
- A Quick tools button in the corner of every page, no sign-in needed: metronome, tuner, reference pitch, practice timer, piano keys and guitar chords. The metronome keeps going while you read
- Account and weekly emails are switched on; replies reach hello@music-ready.org
27 October 2026
Term goals, new printables and a drone
- Term goals: teachers set a few goals, and students and parents see them reached (also counted in term reports)
- A reference pitch and drone in the free tools, a ledger-line mode in the note game, a starter level in the daily challenge and four new rhythm patterns
- New printables: manuscript paper, guitar TAB paper and a term goals sheet
- Three new articles, an Arabic version of What to ask after a music lesson, and an Arabic page for teachers
- A high-contrast display option, share buttons, Read next links on articles and direct links to glossary terms
- A ready-made outline for lesson notes, and clearer updates on deletion requests
23 October 2026
Practice notes, attendance and more games
- Practice notes on each piece, for the student, their family and their teachers (each teacher sees the family's notes and their own)
- Lesson attendance for teachers, counted in term reports
- Metronome clicks per beat (quavers, triplets, semiquavers) and an accent choice; space bar to start and stop
- Bass clef in the daily note challenge, a major-or-minor chord round in the ear trainer, and letter keys A to G in the note games
- Two new badges: Note Detective and Steady Beat
- A family chart comparing each child's week, a readable copy of your data, and deletion requests you can follow and cancel
- Arabic home and how-it-works pages, a teacher guide and a new printable: Supporting practice at home
22 October 2026
Term reports, games and Arabic pages
- Teacher-written term reports with practice figures added automatically
- A Games page: daily note challenge, rhythm trainer, ear trainer and guitar chord changes
- Slow-down and A-B loop on recordings and demonstrations
- An optional weekly email for parents (starts once email sending is switched on)
- Arabic pages for parents, a 60-term glossary, a demo with sample data, and practice tools that work offline
21 October 2026
Kids' mode and studio insights
- Kids' mode for ages 4 to 7, with stars and a read-aloud button
- How did it go? ratings after practice, shown to the teacher
- Studio insights for teachers, several invitation links at once and Assign again
- Resources articles with sources, an exam-preparation habits page and pages for teachers and parents
21 October 2026
Practice tools
- Metronome with tap tempo and a tempo ladder, guitar tuner, focus timer and note game
- Assignment templates, weekly practice targets, repertoire and studio announcements
New articles are also in the Resources section, and as an RSS feed.