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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.
#4A5BD4 Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
StandForge's practice-room cast (ages 9–14): each member embodies one practice tool (R-DN-PARITY). Illustrated portraits + DN-S chapters are on the way (STORY-PEND).
Reed
the tuner — knows your instrument and hears every cent (chromatic tuner + transposition, embodied)
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Tempo
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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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.
Question kits
16 curriculum-aligned kits × 25 questions = 400 questions per app, mapped to recognized standards.
On-device AI mentor
FoundationModels-powered hints, feedback, and adaptive difficulty — all running locally.
Mentored by Reed — on-device AI, 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
- ✅ No ads, no in-app purchases — you pay once
- ✅ COPPA compliant under the 2026 FTC amendments
- ✅ Parental controls + session limits + content filters built in
StandForge runs on ForgeKit — the open-source Swift Package Manager framework that powers every Spark & Anvil app. ForgeKit ensures consistent accessibility, COPPA compliance, and design language across the portfolio, so your kid's progress and preferences feel coherent across every app they touch.
Coming to the App Store
StandForge is in active development. Email us to hear when it ships — no marketing, no spam, just a one-shot launch announcement.
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