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Unlocking NOAH: A Quick Guide for Parents

This guide will help you and your child navigate the app and introduce you to all the features you need to know in order to get the best possible learning experience.

Getting Started

Launch the App: Open the Little Composers app on your device.
Familiarize with the Layout:
- Play Pads: At the bottom of the screen, you’ll find the play pads (large animals):
  - B: Bird
  - C: Camel
  - D: Dolphin
  - E: Elephant
  - F: Fish
  - G: Giraffe
  - A: Alligator

Screenshot of the NOAH Piano app play pads, featuring colorful animal icons representing musical notes: Bird (B), Camel (C), Dolphin (D), Elephant (E), Fish (F), Giraffe (G), and Alligator (A), designed for children to interact and play music. — NOAH uses play pads instead of piano keys

Playing and Generating Melodies

Touching Animals: Simply tap on any of the animal play pads to produce the corresponding musical note.
Composition Module: Above the play pads, you’ll see the composition module which allows for creating seven-note melodies.
Octopus Button: Press the octopus button to generate a new melody. Your child will love the surprise of discovering new tunes!

Screenshot of the NOAH Piano app's composition module, displaying a row of smaller animal icons representing musical notes, with up and down arrows for adjusting pitch, allowing children to create and modify melodies.

Screenshot of the composition module

More Composition Module Features

Changing Notes:
- Up Arrow: Tap the up arrow above the smaller animals to make the melody higher.
- Down Arrow: Tap the down arrow below the smaller animals to make the melody lower.

Listen, Watch and Learn

Play Buttons:
- Rabbit Button: Press to play the melody at a normal speed.
- Turtle Button: Press to play the melody at a slower speed, perfect for beginners.

Screenshot of the NOAH Piano app's play buttons: the Rabbit button for playing melodies at normal speed and the Turtle button for playing melodies at a slower speed, encouraging children to listen, watch the notes, and learn to play piano.

Turtle and Rabbit play each melody

Note Names

ABC Button: Tap the ABC button in the upper left corner to display the note names next to the play pads. This feature helps children learn musical notes while having fun!

Screenshot of the NOAH Piano app's play buttons: the Rabbit button for playing melodies at normal speed and the Turtle button for playing melodies at a slower speed, encouraging children to listen, watch the notes, and learn to play piano.

Show or hide the note name for the piano keys

Tips for Parents

Encourage Exploration: Allow your child to experiment with different animals and melodies. Creativity is key!
Learning Together: Sit down with your child and explore the note names together to enhance their musical knowledge.
Regular Practice: Encourage regular use of the app to develop their musical skills and confidence.

Troubleshooting

Sound Issues
If you don’t hear any sound, please remember that NOAH is just a web page that contains special code to make it function and look like an app. If you can play sound from a YouTube video or any other web content on your device, NOAH should also work without issues. Ensure your device's volume is turned up and that the sound isn’t muted.
Technical Support
If you encounter any issues, please leave a comment below. We are in the process of implementing a dedicated support section soon, so stay tuned for more assistance!

We hope you and your child enjoy composing music together!

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