https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new New features and fixes in the free Gingher Studios music learning games and apps for beginning piano. en-us Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-21-clef-runner-practice-any-two-bars gingherstudios-2026-10-21-clef-runner-practice-any-two-bars Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner Tap or click any bar on a piece's View screen to practice that bar and the next one, step by step, at your chosen tempo. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-21-clef-runner-corrected-notes-in-five-sartorio-exercises gingherstudios-2026-10-21-clef-runner-corrected-notes-in-five-sartorio-exercises Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner Sartorio Nos. 13, 40, 45, 46 and 47 had a few notes that did not match the printed page. They are fixed. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-20-da-capo-duet-two-players-one-screen gingherstudios-2026-10-20-da-capo-duet-two-players-one-screen Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Da Capo Challenge a friend from the new Multiplayer menu: answer the card over the other player's head to fire at them, best of three. It needs a MIDI keyboard (one keyboard split in two, or two keyboards), and five power-ups appear only in a duet. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-20-clef-runner-fairer-scoring-around-tied-notes gingherstudios-2026-10-20-clef-runner-fairer-scoring-around-tied-notes Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner A right note played on time beside or after a tie could be scored as a miss. That no longer happens. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-19-clef-runner-pentascales-and-more-melodies gingherstudios-2026-10-19-clef-runner-pentascales-and-more-melodies Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner Scale Practice now has pentascales, major and minor, one key at a time or back to back. The More Melodies tunes are in Repertoire, in five keys each. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-19-clef-runner-save-a-recording-of-your-run gingherstudios-2026-10-19-clef-runner-save-a-recording-of-your-run Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner After a microphone run, the results screen can save it as one audio file. On tablets, every run now has a Stop button and the practice buttons are finger-sized. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-17-clef-runner-play-an-acoustic-piano-by-microphone-beta gingherstudios-2026-10-17-clef-runner-play-an-acoustic-piano-by-microphone-beta Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner In the practice modes you can now play a real acoustic piano through your device's microphone, with no MIDI cable. It works best in a quiet room with no other piano nearby, and it is still being tuned. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-13-diatonic-triad-dodge-homework-mode-shows-your-progress-to-mastery gingherstudios-2026-10-13-diatonic-triad-dodge-homework-mode-shows-your-progress-to-mastery Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Diatonic Triad Dodge The screen now counts how many triads you have mastered, and a banner celebrates when you have them all. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-12-da-capo-new-creatures-and-boss-forms gingherstudios-2026-10-12-da-capo-new-creatures-and-boss-forms Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Da Capo Meet the Tremolo, which shivers and then darts, and the Legato, which glides in one long line. New boss forms bring new attacks, including falling rain. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-12-da-capo-24-tall-card-maps-for-the-stack gingherstudios-2026-10-12-da-capo-24-tall-card-maps-for-the-stack Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Da Capo The Stack, the chords world, has its own 24 maps, built so tall stacked cards have room. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-12-clef-runner-look-at-a-piece-before-you-play gingherstudios-2026-10-12-clef-runner-look-at-a-piece-before-you-play Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner Every piece now has a View screen and a step-by-step practice ladder. Both came from students' feedback after the midterm. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-10-da-capo-four-worlds-and-16-new-bosses gingherstudios-2026-10-10-da-capo-four-worlds-and-16-new-bosses Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Da Capo The courses now play in four worlds, The Meadow, The Circle, The Span and The Stack, each with its own colors. Bosses warn you before their signature attacks. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-10-da-capo-24-wide-card-maps-for-the-span gingherstudios-2026-10-10-da-capo-24-wide-card-maps-for-the-span Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Da Capo The Span, the intervals world, has its own 24 maps, built so wide two-note cards have room. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-10-da-capo-your-player-record gingherstudios-2026-10-10-da-capo-your-player-record Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Da Capo A new Record screen shows the worlds you have cleared and suggests what to try next. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-10-clef-runner-arpeggios-in-scale-practice gingherstudios-2026-10-10-clef-runner-arpeggios-in-scale-practice Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner Major, minor and diminished arpeggios, two octaves up and down, in all 12 keys. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-09-clef-runner-a-page-view-that-holds-still gingherstudios-2026-10-09-clef-runner-a-page-view-that-holds-still Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner Choose View: Page before you play to read from a page that stays still while a cursor moves through it. It grades the same as the scrolling view. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-09-clef-runner-music-that-reads-like-the-printed-page gingherstudios-2026-10-09-clef-runner-music-that-reads-like-the-printed-page Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner Fingering numbers stack in the order the page prints them, dotted rests show their true length, and barlines stay clear of the notes. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-09-clef-runner-a-longer-count-off-and-a-coach gingherstudios-2026-10-09-clef-runner-a-longer-count-off-and-a-coach Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner The count-off is now two bars by default (one if you prefer), and a coach's face reacts to how your run is going. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-08-da-capo-music-that-follows-the-stage gingherstudios-2026-10-08-da-capo-music-that-follows-the-stage Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Da Capo The background music now changes with each tier and stays continuous across stages. A new setting turns the boss timer on or off. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-08-lead-sheet-lab-two-hand-and-rootless-voicings gingherstudios-2026-10-08-lead-sheet-lab-two-hand-and-rootless-voicings Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Lead Sheet Lab A new reference sheet covers two-hand voicings, and the app can accept rootless voicings when you turn them on in Settings. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-07-lead-sheet-lab-progression-play gingherstudios-2026-10-07-lead-sheet-lab-progression-play Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Lead Sheet Lab Play a progression at a MIDI keyboard chord by chord, in every key. A metronome mode lets you play it in time. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-10-07-clef-runner-sartorio-s-book-i-is-complete gingherstudios-2026-10-07-clef-runner-sartorio-s-book-i-is-complete Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner All 50 of Arnoldo Sartorio's Sight-Reading Exercises, Op. 45, Book I are now in Repertoire. You will find them under Schäfer, the name he published them under. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-30-lead-sheet-lab-build-your-own-practice-set gingherstudios-2026-09-30-lead-sheet-lab-build-your-own-practice-set Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Lead Sheet Lab Pick any chords and any keys to practice. Keyboard Mastery now covers every chord type. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-29-lead-sheet-lab-keys-light-up-as-you-play gingherstudios-2026-09-29-lead-sheet-lab-keys-light-up-as-you-play Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Lead Sheet Lab Every keyboard now lights the keys you press. When you choose chords to drill, you get exactly those chords. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-29-fishtemporize-fishtemporize-is-here-in-beta gingherstudios-2026-09-29-fishtemporize-fishtemporize-is-here-in-beta Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Fishtemporize A new fishing game where you improvise on your keyboard, and the more varied your playing, the bigger the fish. It is still in beta, so use the link on its title screen to report anything that seems off. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-25-site-a-what-s-new-page gingherstudios-2026-09-25-site-a-what-s-new-page Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Site The apps change often, so this page now keeps a short running log of what is new. You can also follow it by RSS. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-25-clef-runner-see-the-beat-as-well-as-hear-it gingherstudios-2026-09-25-clef-runner-see-the-beat-as-well-as-hear-it Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner A new option flashes each beat on screen, so you can follow the pulse by sight as well as by ear. You can also change the pitch and volume of the click. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-25-orbit-see-the-beat-as-well-as-hear-it gingherstudios-2026-09-25-orbit-see-the-beat-as-well-as-hear-it Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Orbit Orbit now has the same on-screen beat as Clef Runner, plus a click whose pitch and volume you can adjust. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-25-clef-runner-fairer-timing-for-early-notes gingherstudios-2026-09-25-clef-runner-fairer-timing-for-early-notes Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner The timing window is now as wide before the beat as after it. A note that comes too early shows up as Early instead of quietly not counting. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-25-orbit-keyboard-and-buttons-always-fit-on-screen gingherstudios-2026-09-25-orbit-keyboard-and-buttons-always-fit-on-screen Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Orbit On smaller laptop screens, the on-screen keyboard and buttons no longer get cut off at the edges. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-25-clef-runner-quieter-timing-calibration gingherstudios-2026-09-25-clef-runner-quieter-timing-calibration Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner The app no longer plays its own piano sound while you calibrate, so you line up with the click and the reading comes out more accurate. Orbit calibrates the same way. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-24-clef-runner-review-the-spots-you-missed gingherstudios-2026-09-24-clef-runner-review-the-spots-you-missed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner After a Repertoire or sight-reading run, you can go back to the places you missed, two measures at a time, without the music scrolling away. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-24-clef-runner-turn-off-the-app-s-piano-sound gingherstudios-2026-09-24-clef-runner-turn-off-the-app-s-piano-sound Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner If your digital piano already makes its own sound, a new switch stops the doubled, slightly late echo from the app. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-24-progression-pond-steering-keys-for-any-size-keyboard gingherstudios-2026-09-24-progression-pond-steering-keys-for-any-size-keyboard Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Progression Pond Following a student suggestion, the frog's steering keys can now sit on F to B. Small 25- and 32-key keyboards keep the compact layout. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-24-orbit-turn-off-the-app-s-piano-sound gingherstudios-2026-09-24-orbit-turn-off-the-app-s-piano-sound Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Orbit If your keyboard already makes its own sound, a Hear my piano in the app switch in Settings stops the doubled echo. A quick Echo On/Off button also sits on the tempo row. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-24-orbit-slower-spring-and-a-wider-tempo-range gingherstudios-2026-09-24-orbit-slower-spring-and-a-wider-tempo-range Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Orbit Theme from Spring now has slower tempo choices, and the tempo slider runs from 30 to 300 beats per minute. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-24-orbit-skip-ahead-to-perform gingherstudios-2026-09-24-orbit-skip-ahead-to-perform Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Orbit Already know a melody? Skip to Perform and go straight to playing it. Orbit also lets you know when you finish a key's drill and when a new key unlocks. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-24-progression-pond-chords-stop-when-you-let-go gingherstudios-2026-09-24-progression-pond-chords-stop-when-you-let-go Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Progression Pond Chords now fade as soon as you lift your hands instead of ringing into the next one, so each chord is easier to hear. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-23-da-capo-touch-controls-for-ipad gingherstudios-2026-09-23-da-capo-touch-controls-for-ipad Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Da Capo You can now move, answer and pause with on-screen buttons. They sit in a thin bar below the game so the stage stays clear, and you can change their size. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-22-clef-runner-steadier-timing-on-windows-laptops gingherstudios-2026-09-22-clef-runner-steadier-timing-on-windows-laptops Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner The metronome is steadier, and a new Calibrate timing option in Settings adjusts for audio delay so notes played on the beat get credit. Orbit has it too. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-21-site-help-for-windows-laptops-in-the-lab gingherstudios-2026-09-21-site-help-for-windows-laptops-in-the-lab Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Site Getting Started now explains the free driver Windows laptops may need before app sound plays through a lab piano, plus tips if the metronome lags. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-18-orbit-practice-melodies-at-any-tempo gingherstudios-2026-09-18-orbit-practice-melodies-at-any-tempo Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Orbit A tempo slider lets you slow a melody down or speed it up. Perform now counts you in, keeps a steady beat, and scores pitch and rhythm separately. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-16-progression-pond-progression-pond-is-now-playable gingherstudios-2026-09-16-progression-pond-progression-pond-is-now-playable Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Progression Pond The pond adventure is live. The heron teaches with signposts and reminder flashcards, you can replay keys you have already cleared, and a boss waits at the end. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-14-lead-sheet-lab-reference-sheets-inside-the-app gingherstudios-2026-09-14-lead-sheet-lab-reference-sheets-inside-the-app Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Lead Sheet Lab The quick reference sheets now open from a Reference button, even in the middle of a drill. Tapped chords also sound right away in Safari on a Mac. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-13-clef-runner-a-metronome-that-follows-the-meter gingherstudios-2026-09-13-clef-runner-a-metronome-that-follows-the-meter Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clef Runner Pieces in 3/4 now count 1 2 3 instead of four. The ECU Pirates pieces also have their own Repertoire collection. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-12-keyboard-geography-touch-controls-for-ipad gingherstudios-2026-09-12-keyboard-geography-touch-controls-for-ipad Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Keyboard Geography The platformer levels now have working move and jump buttons on touch screens. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-12-site-screenshots-on-every-live-card gingherstudios-2026-09-12-site-screenshots-on-every-live-card Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Site Every live app and game now shows a picture of its opening screen, so it is easier to find the one you need. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-11-chord-crush-inversions-and-a-new-practice-path gingherstudios-2026-09-11-chord-crush-inversions-and-a-new-practice-path Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Chord Crush Chord Crush now has 32 stages with chord inversions, new creature art, and a Practice Path with key areas and a Cycle of 4ths challenge. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-10-portato-web-ear-training-by-sound gingherstudios-2026-09-10-portato-web-ear-training-by-sound Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Portato Web A new Ear Training mode asks you to answer by listening, with a Play it button to hear the sound again. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-09-01-da-capo-da-capo-is-here gingherstudios-2026-09-01-da-capo-da-capo-is-here Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Da Capo The game once called Piano Wrapper is back as Da Capo: a wrap-around platformer where reading each card correctly fires your fireballs. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-08-30-diatonic-triad-dodge-real-music-bosses-and-all-15-keys gingherstudios-2026-08-30-diatonic-triad-dodge-real-music-bosses-and-all-15-keys Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Diatonic Triad Dodge Triad Dodge now covers all 15 major keys, plays public-domain classical music in the background, and sends a boss every five levels. https://gingherstudios.com/whats-new#2026-08-24-pianologue-a-practice-journal-for-piano gingherstudios-2026-08-24-pianologue-a-practice-journal-for-piano Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Pianologue Log your daily practice minutes, jot a quick reflection, and watch your weekly and semester totals add up.