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StandForge
A FREE, LOCAL, account-less practice room for band, orchestra & choir (ages 9–14): a chromatic tuner that knows your instrument (with transposition), a metronome, play-along lines that GRADE how in-tune you played (on-device pitch-following), and a practice journal that never leaves your device. The free alternative to per-seat SmartMusic. No login, nothing uploaded, no ads.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 20 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
Meet your mentor
Every Spark & Anvil app has a friendly mentor character that demonstrates, asks, and patiently scaffolds learning.
Mentored by Reed
#4A5BD4 Characters who teach
Meet the cast
StandForge's practice-room cast (ages 9–14): each member embodies one practice tool. Illustrated chapters are on the way.
Reed
the tuner — knows your instrument and hears every cent (chromatic tuner + transposition, embodied)
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Metrona
the metronome — a steady pulse to lock your rhythm in
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Echo
play-along — hears your line and grades how in-tune you played (DTW score-following)
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Ledger
the journal — your practice, kept private on your own device
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Browse all chapters → · What's distributed-narrative methodology? →
What's inside
Learning goal
A FREE, LOCAL, account-less practice room for band, orchestra & choir (ages 9–14): a chromatic tuner that knows your instrument (with transposition), a metronome, play-along lines that GRADE how in-tune you played (on-device pitch-following), and a practice journal that never leaves your device. The free alternative to per-seat SmartMusic. No login, nothing uploaded, no ads.
Mentored by Reed — no data leaves the device.
How StandForge handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ Free — no ads, no in-app purchases
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ No chat with strangers — play-together rooms use a short code and preset emotes, never typed messages