Beat Keeper: a rhythm and timing game for kids

A drum plays a steady beat. Your child taps along, keeps the beat going after the drum goes quiet, and echoes short rhythms.

This trains rhythm and timing — matching movements to a beat. In research, rhythm skills are linked to attention and reading skills.

Levels 1–5 are tap-along with a steady beat (96 → 126 BPM). From level 6 the beat goes silent and your child keeps the tempo; from level 13 they echo rhythms of 3–6 notes, with less room for error.

How to play

1. Tap the big drum when the circle pulses.
2. Keep the same beat, even when it goes quiet.
3. Dots show if you were early or late.
4. Sometimes, copy a rhythm you hear.

Why it helps

• Practises keeping a steady beat
• Trains precise timing
• Builds listening and copying of rhythms
• A musical break from other games

Based on sensorimotor synchronization (tapping to a beat) tasks. Grown-ups can see “Timing error per tap”, “Tempo drift without the beat” and “Rhythms echoed correctly”. It does not treat reading difficulties.

💡 Clap, drum on pots or march to music together, then stop the music and see who can keep the beat going.