First 5 Notes: Beginning Band

Just got your instrument? Start here.

First 5 Notes helps beginning band students learn to read, finger, and play their first five notes for free.

Choose from 14 instrument options: alto sax, baritone (bass clef), bass clarinet, bassoon, bells, Bells - Low Octave, clarinet, flute, French horn, oboe, tenor sax, trombone, trumpet, and tuba. Bells and Bells - Low Octave are two options for the same instrument.

Follow a three-step learning path built by a band director:

1. NAME THE NOTE - read each note on the staff and choose its name.
2. KNOW THE FINGERING - study the fingerings, match them to notes, and listen to a reference pitch. Trombone uses slide positions.
3. PLAY THE NOTE - play into the microphone and hold the note steady until the tuner confirms the pitch.

THE FIRST FIVE NOTES ARE FREE
Every instrument option includes its first five notes with no trial or time limit. No student account is needed for free practice.

GOING FURTHER?
A one-time $4.99 Full Range purchase opens the remaining beginning-range lessons for your instrument. Individual instrument purchases have no subscription. Family Sharing is supported for App Store purchases. Prices may vary by country or region.

SCHOOL PROGRAM ACCESS
If your band program provides First 5 Notes Classroom access, enter your director's program code and shared passphrase to open the full ranges included in the app while your program access is active. No individual student account or roster is required.

FOR PARENTS AND DIRECTORS
- No ads or advertising tracking.
- Microphone audio is analyzed on the device. It is not recorded, saved, or uploaded.
- A parental gate comes before purchases and adult account controls.
- Optional parent sign-in restores website purchases.
- Free practice works offline after installation. Purchases, sign-in, and access checks need internet. Website purchases require a check-in within 30 days; school-program access requires a check-in within 24 hours and an active program term.
- Progress stays on this device, with separate progress for each instrument option.

RECORDED INSTRUMENT SOUNDS
Hear recorded cues after correct note-name answers and during fingering play-alongs where samples are available. Notes without a sample keep their existing behavior.

With thanks to the Philharmonia Orchestra in London for making its instrument recordings freely available. We edited the samples for short notes and sustained practice. Not every instrument or note uses these recordings.
https://philharmonia.co.uk/resources/sound-samples/

Built by a band director who teaches beginners every week.
From the maker of Virtunity: virtunity.io.