Practice Mode, Game Mode, and Tracking Progress
Practice Mode builds skill without pressure. Game Mode tests what stuck under time. Progress views turn both into a visible trend so you know whether your listening or singing is actually improving.
Practice Mode: learn and replay
Use Practice Mode when you are forming new habits: small ranges, frequent replays, and calm corrections. There is no timer, so you can listen twice, adjust settings, and stay with a difficult pitch until it clicks.
This is the best place after a miss in Game Mode — drop back, isolate the weak notes, then return to timed play.
Game Mode: measure under pressure
Game Mode adds rounds, scoring, XP, and combos. Timing surfaces automatic recognition versus slow deliberate guessing. Treat scores as feedback, not identity: a lower day often means the settings got harder or you were tired.
Short game sessions after a practice warm-up give the clearest signal of transfer from slow learning to fluent hearing.
Reading your progress
Progress pages summarise accuracy, best streak, games played, and time practised, plus trends over recent days. Look for rising accuracy at a stable difficulty before you celebrate raw score jumps from easier settings.
XP and achievements reward consistency. Use them as habit cues, then judge musical growth from accuracy and how quickly you recognise or match notes you used to miss.
FAQ
Should beginners start in Game Mode?
Usually start in Practice Mode until the note set feels familiar. Then add short Game Mode rounds to check retention.
Why did my accuracy drop after I changed settings?
Harder ranges or added black keys expand the problem space. That dip is normal — keep settings for a week of short sessions before widening again.