Free Breakout Game Note Cracker

In music, a rest is a brief silence, a short break in the flow of sound. In musical notation, a rest is the sign that indicates such a break.

Just as there are notes of different durations (whole note, half note etc.), there are rests of different durations.

NOTE. If you are not familiar with the notion of note duration or with the relationships between notes of different durations (1 whole note = 2 half notes, 1 half note = 2 quarter notes, etc.) we suggest you go to our home page and download Happy Note! Notes in Space, a free computer game that will help you learn about note durations.

For each note, there exists a rest of equivalent duration; for each rest, there exists a note of equivalent duration:

Our breakout game Note Cracker teaches you to recognize different types of rests and the notes to which they correspond. Whenever the ball hits a rest, it cracks it open and a note of equivalent duration comes out. For instance, if the ball hits a half rest, a half note comes out.

• The notes bounce all over the screen. To win points, you must hit them with the elephant
• If you let the ball drop off the screen, you lose one life
  
• After you've completed a level, you must take a mini-quiz about the type of rest you've just played with (and learnt about). Depending on your answer, you will win or lose a life and a number of points
  
• Four gaming speeds are available: Adagio - Moderato - Allegro - Presto
  
• The game can be made easier for very young players by reducing (with a simple click) the number of rests to crack open on any given level
  
• You can change the background with your own pictures
  
• At the end of each game, a Hi-Score List shows the names of the ten players with the highest scores!

And you'll still enjoy playing Happy Note! Note Cracker even after you've learnt to recognize each type of rest!

Translated from the original French by Laurent Cartayrade