PitchVaders

PitchVaders is a musical shoot 'em up in the spirit of classic arcade games. Your ship plays a chord; a swarm of notes descends towards you. It's up to you to identify, by ear and by sight, which notes are part of your chord.

• Shoot the ENEMY notes—those that don't belong to your chord.

• Spare (or grab!) the FRIEND notes—those that make up your chord.

• Each enemy note destroyed = +1 point. Hitting a friendly note = -1 point.

• Move your ship with ◀ ▶ and fire with the FIRE button (on the keyboard: A / D + Z; arrow keys + ↑ for the second player).

• Play alone or with TWO players on the same screen, each with their own ship and chord. • The game lasts 5 minutes (or until the wave is cleared), then your score becomes a note out of 10.

Choose your notation (ABC or C-D-E), optional display of flats, built-in tutorial, and options page: PitchVaders helps you memorize major and minor chord shapes while having fun.

FOR TEACHERS — A free class session: the teacher creates a class code and shares it with their students, who enter it before playing. Student scores are then grouped to track their progress. Everything is 100% FREE, with no in-app purchases or subscriptions.

Ideal for use in the music classroom or at home. Part of the Lusique family of educational music games.

Ideal for learning music theory and music education (ME), at the conservatory or music school.