App Profile: Wheel of Sound

Learning tool for attentive and precise listening.

Supported languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
Wheel of Sound is not suitable for use with iPhone 4 and 5 series.

Wheel of Sound is a learning program for the development of listening skills. Its focus lies on the distinction of non-verbal sounds.

Wheel of Sound stimulates abilities and skills essential for everyday life as well as educational learning. Precise listening and the distinction of sounds are trained in a closely targeted way. Simultaneously, it requires a high degree of attention, auditory memory and concentration.

Wheel of Sound’s five sound topics cover various areas for listening: Birds, technology, melody, rhythm and everyday life. Every topic includes twenty exercises with continuously increasing complexity.

The sound library contains all sounds of the learning program, sorted by sound category, ready for listening and gives learners the opportunity to rummage in sounds and puzzle over what they hear.

Fields of Wheel of Sound: stimulation of listening skills in language, musical and instrumental education as well as at home.

Wheel of Sound has been awarded the Comenius EduMedia Seal of Approval 2016. With the Comenius EduMedia Awards, the Society for Pedagogy and Information (GPI) supports pedagogically, thematically and by design outstanding ICT-supported educational media.