Draw how a phrase grows and fades, crescendos, hairpins and accents, to trace the target dynamics curve.
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How to play
Each round gives you a target dynamics shape: a crescendo, a hairpin, terraced levels or a sudden accent. You draw your own loudness envelope across the phrase, then submit. The closer your curve hugs the target, the higher you score. You can hear both the target and your version before committing.
Drag to draw the loudness rising and falling across the phrase
Match the target's swells, fades and accents
Hear the target and your own envelope to compare
Submit when your shape lines up with the goal
Controls
Desktop: click and drag on the canvas to draw the envelope; use Clear, Play and Submit
Phone & tablet: drag your finger across the canvas to shape the curve
Game modes
Daily: the same target shape for everyone each day
Practice: a new dynamics shape every run
Tips & strategy
Place the peak first, then ease the slopes in and out of it
For a hairpin keep the rise and fall symmetric
Listen back: your ear catches a mismatched accent faster than your eye
What you'll learn
Swell turns musical dynamics and phrasing into a draw-the-curve puzzle, building expressive musicianship.
For parents & teachers: dynamics and phrasing made visual.
About Swell
Swell is an original, free browser game that turns musical dynamics and phrasing into a draw-the-curve puzzle. It is built in-house and plays instantly online.
A free, original browser game on PlayPendium. No download, no install.
