Pentalayer

Pentalayer teaches you to read sheet music, and shows you what the page is really made of.

Most apps stop at naming notes. Pentalayer goes one step further: in the Deconstruction Lab, every song opens up into five glowing layers, like an X-ray. Light them up one at a time and you finally see how melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre and structure stack into one piece of music.

LEARN

• 9 short, illustrated lessons: the staff, treble and bass clef, note values, meter, key signatures, intervals and chords
• Every lesson ends with a quick check
• Hear every example with one tap
• Searchable glossary of 30 musical symbols

PRACTICE

• Note Reading: adapts to you, so the notes you miss come back more often
• Rhythm Tap: tap a written rhythm and see whether you rush or drag, in milliseconds
• Ear Training: recognize intervals and chord qualities
• Sight-Play: play real melodies from the staff on an on-screen piano
• Metronome with accents and tap tempo
• Staff Explorer: press any key and see where it lives on the staff

DECONSTRUCTION LAB

• Five layers per song: melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, structure
• Mute, solo, slow down or loop a single layer while the others keep playing
• Stack the five layers into one picture, or pull them apart
• "Build it up" adds one layer on every pass, starting from silence
• Type in your own tune as note names and chords, and the Lab splits it into the same five layers

TRACK

• Daily goal, streak and levels
• Every session is logged automatically
• Charts, a 12-week practice heatmap and accuracy per drill
• Practice diary and repertoire list
• 12 badges to earn

MADE FOR YOU

• English and Greek, switchable inside the app
• Letter names (C D E) or solfège (Do Re Mi)
• Treble or bass clef as your default
• Adjustable tuning for A
• No account needed. Your progress stays on your device.

A few focused minutes a day is all it takes. Open Pentalayer, read one line, light up one layer.