A child can only develop a good ear for rhythm in a music school. Children who attend lessons less often receive less practice and, as a result, achieve worse results in knowledge tests. It is difficult for children to practice rhythmic exercises independently at home. There are applications on the market for training rhythmic listening, but they are not compatible with the Slovenian curriculum. We researched these tools and determined which types of exercises are most suitable and which graphical interfaces provide the best user experience. We expanded the system for generating rhythmic exercises within the framework of the Troubadour platform and developed three games for training rhythmic listening: a rhythmic dictation game, a rhythmic quiz game, and a rhythm playing game. We tested the system on a group of children attending or planning to enroll in a primary music school. The test results showed that the rhythmic dictation game and the rhythmic quiz game are more relevant than the rhythm playing game. The children were generally satisfied with the system and provided a lot of useful feedback for further development.
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