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Instrument · Mallet percussion

Virtual xylophone

Play coloured wooden bars or switch to a chromatic layout. Change scale, root and note guides while you explore melodies.

WOOD · MELODIC PERCUSSION

Play a melody in colour.

Choose a layout, then play with mouse, touch or keyboard. All sounds are synthesized in your browser.

C4–C6
0 notes · session only

Tap the bars or use your keyboard to start playing.

Computer keyboard: 1–0 and Q–T for the first 15 bars. Touch-drag across bars for glissando. Recording is an in-memory session preview only, not an audio file. These are synthesized tones, not acoustic recordings.

MELODY PRACTICE

Start with five notes.

Play C–D–E–G–C from left to right to discover an easy pentatonic melody. Try hiding note names once you know the pattern.

Switch between simple major, minor and pentatonic classroom layouts or a full chromatic layout. The sound is synthesized rather than a recording of wooden bars.

Practice recognizing notes →

Try a brighter metal-bar sound →