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The Christmas Challenge: 5 songs by the 25th

Play 5 Christmas songs on your instrument while the app listens through the microphone, and earn a Christmas certificate to send to your family. It's free.

Start the Christmas Challenge
✓ 100% free✓ no sign-up✓ on your phone and computer✓ the app listens to you play

How it works

  1. Pick your instrument: recorder, flute, violin, piano or guitar.
  2. Open Lessons and tap the 🎄 Christmas Challenge card. It lists the songs and opens the next one in one tap.
  3. Turn on the microphone and play the song to the end. The app checks every note.
  4. After 5 songs, your certificate is ready: add your name and share it.

The 10 challenge songs

Pick 5. All of them are public-domain melodies.

  1. Jingle Bells · Play in the app → · Sheet music
  2. Silent Night · Play in the app → · Sheet music
  3. We Wish You a Merry Christmas · Play in the app → · Sheet music
  4. Good King Wenceslas · Play in the app → · Sheet music
  5. O Come, All Ye Faithful · Play in the app →
  6. Joy to the World · Play in the app →
  7. The First Noel · Play in the app →
  8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing · Play in the app →
  9. Deck the Halls · Play in the app → · Sheet music
  10. Auld Lang Syne · Play in the app → · Sheet music

With piano accompaniment

On the Christmas songs, the app plays bass and chords along with the melody. Turn Sound off in the options and play the melody on top, like playing with a band.

A Christmas activity for families and schools

The songs are short and well known. Teachers can set the challenge for their class. The notes of each song are on Christmas songs on recorder.

Frequently asked questions

When does the Christmas Challenge run?

The card shows from November 1 to January 6. The goal is to finish by December 25.

Do I need a microphone?

Yes. A song only counts when you play it to the end with the microphone on.

Is it free?

Yes. Dedilhado Vivo is free, and so is the certificate.

Free resources

What do you want to learn?start from zero, play in tune, practice between lessons…Free sheet music28 easy songs with note namesEasy recorder songsnotes, sheet music and holesWhat the microphone checksnotes, intonation, chords and rhythmFlute fingering chartevery note, with soundViolin finger chartfirst position mapGuitar chord chartdiagrams and soundProgressions and strummingguitar patterns to play alongReading flute musicbeginner's guideReading violin musicnotes, fingers and bowingReading guitar musicvs. tabs and chord chartsReading piano musictreble clef, bass clef, both handsRhythm wordsnote values with claps you can hearFree online metronomeBPM, tap tempo and time signatures
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