TuneToy

Little lessons · ages 2–5 + a grown-up

Big sounds.
Little lessons.

Every card has a tiny instrument built right in. Pick one, play together for a few minutes, and stop while it is still fun. No scores. No wrong notes. Just listen, move, and make some noise.

Instruments on every card Grown-up guided 2–5 minutes each No lesson-page ads

Swipeable music cards · play right on the card

Choose today’s tiny adventure.

Lesson 1 of 8
  1. Card 01Beat Box2 minutes

    Boom, boom, march!

    Meet the steady beat—the musical footsteps we can feel.

    1 Smack the big drum. Boom! Then light up some beat dots. 2 Press March! and stomp around the room with the kicks.
    ▶ Play right here

    Every lit dot becomes a boom. The yellow ring shows where the beat is walking.

    Big Beat Box →
  2. Card 02Piano2 minutes

    Low C, high C.

    Two keys share a name—one growls down low, one chirps up high.

    1 Tap the sunny key on the left, then the pink key on the right. 2 Crouch down small for the low C. Reach up tall for the high C.
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    Tap a key—slide your finger for a sparkle run!
    Big Piano →
  3. Card 03Jam Along3 minutes

    Dance. Stop. Freeze!

    Listening tells our bodies when music starts and stops.

    1 Press play and wiggle any way you like while the band strums. 2 Grown-up presses Freeze—hold still like a statue!
    ▶ Play right here

    The little band plays a sunny strum. Stopping is part of the game—freeze mid-wiggle!

    Big Jam Along →
  4. Card 04Tuner2 minutes

    Find the green.

    Watch the wobbly needle wander home to the green zone.

    1 Press Pluck the string and watch the arrow wiggle. 2 Shout “GREEN!” the moment it lands in the middle.
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    Press the button and watch the arrow.

    This dial is pretend practice—no microphone needed. Tuning a real guitar? Use the big tuner below.

    Tune a real guitar →
  5. Card 05Beat Box3 minutes

    Fast feet, slow feet.

    Tempo is how quickly the musical footsteps travel.

    1 Press play, slide toward the turtle, and take giant slow steps. 2 Slide toward the bunny. Can your feet keep up with the ball?
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    The ball bounces once for every footstep.

    Big Beat Box →
  6. Card 06Piano3 minutes

    Three-note steps.

    A tiny melody can climb up and come right back home.

    1 Climb up: tap C, then D, then E. 2 Come back home: E, then D, then C. Watch the stars fill up!
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    Climb the steps: C, D, E… then come home.

    Any order makes music—the stars just cheer for the full climb.

    Big Piano →
  7. Card 07Jam Along3 minutes

    Sunny or sleepy?

    Music can feel like a mood—even when nobody says a word.

    1 Press ☀ Sunny and make your best sunshine face. 2 Press ☾ Sleepy and sway like you are dozing off.
    ▶ Play right here
    Big Jam Along →
  8. Card 08Tiny concert5 minutes

    Pick your encore!

    Your little musician picks favorite sounds for one last show—then everyone takes a very big bow.

    ▶ Play right here

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A note for the bandleader

You are the lesson plan.

At this age, music learning is shared attention: copy a sound, name what happened, and leave room for silliness. Every instrument lives right on its card, so nobody has to leave the page mid-lesson. Repeating one favorite card is real practice.

1Keep it tiny.Two happy minutes beat ten wiggly ones. Stop before either of you is finished.
2Model, then wait.Show one action—one drum smack, one key—pause, and let your child answer in their own way.
3Protect little ears.Set a comfortable device volume before the first sound. Everything here is made on this page—the pretend tuner dial never uses the microphone.
Private by design. This lesson page has no ads or analytics, asks for no account, and stores only starred-card choices on this device. Every instrument sound is synthesized right on the page—nothing is recorded or uploaded, and the pretend tuner needle is just for play, so no microphone is used.