Sight singing practice online, with note-by-note feedback

Prima Vista is a free sight-singing studio by Jason Zac at Nathaniel School of Music in Bangalore. You read from the stave, you sing, and the app listens to what you actually sang. It is for singers who want to practise from notation in a browser, with a microphone, not on a silent worksheet.

Every note is marked twice: once for pitch and once for time, so you can see which of the two let you down. The library behind that marking is 995 graded exercises, including 576 method exercises across 23 units and 103 public-domain hymns. Transpose any line to G if that is where your voice sits — the first Melodia exercise is written in C.

Hear it plays the line on the piano. Sing it gives one bar of clicks, then marks you. Space starts and stops a take. Use headphones with accompaniment so the microphone hears you and not the piano. This is a practice studio, not a singing course.

How to use it

1. Do the sound check first. Repeat it if the app misses your voice.
2. Start at the top of the graded Course. Each exercise assumes the ones before it.
3. Press Hear it if you want the piano before you sing.
4. Press Sing it, then wait for the count-off. Space starts and stops a take.
5. Read the two marks on each note — pitch, and time.
6. Transpose to G, or another comfortable key, when C sits too high or too low.

Questions people type

How can I practise sight singing online?

Open Prima Vista in a browser. Do the sound check, press Sing it, wait for the count-off, and sing from the stave. Every note is marked for pitch and, separately, for time. The course is graded — start at the top.

Is there a free tool that checks each note I sing?

Yes. Prima Vista is free and marks each note twice: once for pitch and once for time. No sign-up. Allow the microphone when the browser asks.

How do I learn to sing a melody from sheet music?

Read the stave, press Hear it if you want the piano first, then Sing it. Space starts and stops a take. Headphones keep the piano out of the microphone.

Should I use solfege when practising sight singing?

You can. Prima Vista can label notes as solfège (do re mi) or sargam. The app still marks the pitch you sang, not the syllable you chose.

How can I practise sight singing at my current level?

Start at the top of the graded Course. The NSM Method is 576 method exercises across 23 units, each written to teach one thing. Hymns, the public-domain books, Jazz Lab and Patterns are separate rooms when you want them.

Learn this properly

The strip above the studio is the school path. When you want this material taught as voice training, build your voice with singing classes. For other free lessons from the same school, explore free music lessons.