The Note Trainer drills single-note recognition on three different surfaces — the music staff, the piano keyboard, and the guitar fretboard. Pick which surfaces to include on the setup screen (one, two, or all three) and the trainer cycles through 12 random pitches per round, mixing the active surfaces.
Identify the note — see a note drawn on the chosen surface (a notehead on the treble staff, a highlighted piano key, or a fretboard dot), name what it is. Builds the recall path from visual position to note name.
Place the note — see a note name (like "F♯") and place it on the surface yourself. Builds the reverse path from note name to position. On the music staff, you drag a notehead to the correct line or space; on the piano and guitar, you tap the right key or fret.
Note reading on the staff is the slow skill that holds back most beginners — every other theory concept builds on it. Drilling 12 random notes per round, alternating between identification and placement, builds the reflex faster than reading exercises alone. Position on the guitar fretboard randomizes per card; staff octave randomizes between treble- clef ranges. Best times stored locally; +20 seconds per wrong answer.