Slow the hard bars
Tempo from 25% to 150%, a count-in, a loop, and the note you hear lit in brass.
Arabic sheet music, quarter tones included
Hear any Arabic sheet, quarter tones and all
Scan a page or open a PDF. Nawtara reads the maqam, half-flats and half-sharps included, and plays it so you can practise.
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The note other apps can’t play
A half-flat sits a quarter tone under the natural. Nawtara reads it in the key signature and plays it in tune, so the maqam keeps its colour.
E♭Sīkāh · ¼ toneE
How it works
- 1
Scan or import
Scan sheet music with the camera, or open a photo, a PDF, or a MusicXML file.
- 2
Nawtara reads it
Arabic notation and quarter tones included: half-flats, half-sharps, and Arabic key signatures.
- 3
Play, slow down, fix
Set the tempo from 25% to 150%. Loop a bar, then correct anything marked to check.
Made for practice
An honest reading
A bar it is unsure of is marked to check, with your page behind it. Fix an accidental, a key signature, a rhythm, or a triplet in a few taps, and hear it at once.
Your library
Scans, photos, and PDFs in one place. Note names in Latin, Arabic solfège (دو ري مي), or maqam degrees (راست، دوكاه، سيكاه).
Export
The sheet as PDF, the audio as M4A made on your phone, or MusicXML for MuseScore.
Three languages
Arabic, English, and French.
On your phone
iPhone, iPad, and Android.
Nine instruments
Practise as an oud sheet music reader, or play the same line on qanun, nay, violin, or accordion.
Arabic ensemble
- Oud
- Qanun
- Nay
- Violin
- Accordion
Western
- Piano
- Guitar
- Cello
- Flute
Private by design
No account
Open the app and start.
No ads
Nothing between you and the page.
No tracking
No analytics and no third parties.
30 days
Delete a sheet any time. What you leave is gone after 30 days.
Free to start
Free to start with 5 pages. Then a yearly plan, a lifetime purchase, or page packs — your scores stay yours.
Questions
Which notation can it read?
Printed or photographed sheet music, including Arabic notation with quarter tones, plus PDF and MusicXML. It reads the page you give it. It is not a catalogue of songs.
Does it play quarter tones?
Yes. Half-flats, half-sharps, and Arabic key signatures are read and played at the quarter-tone pitch, so a maqam keeps its intervals.
Photo or PDF?
Either. Scan with the camera, open a photo, import a PDF, or start from a MusicXML file.
Does it work offline?
Reading a new sheet needs a connection, because the reading is done on the server. Playing a sheet that has already been read, and exporting it, work offline.
What does it cost?
Free to start with 5 pages. Then a yearly plan, a lifetime purchase, or page packs. A page is one page read. Your scores stay yours.
Which languages, and which phones?
The app is in Arabic, English, and French, on iPhone, iPad, and Android.
How do I delete my data?
Delete a score in the app and it is removed from the server straight away. Anything you leave is deleted automatically after 30 days. You can also write to [email protected].
Who owns the sheets?
You keep all rights to what you upload. Upload only sheets you have the right to use: your own, public-domain music, or a copy the law of your country allows for study. Nawtara is a practice tool, not a publisher.