Practice authentic capoeira toques on your real berimbau
Your real berimbau through the mic — live tone recognition and timing on a scrolling note track, tuned to your instrument.
Built for real berimbau practice
Everything runs in your browser. Your microphone never leaves your device — only hit/miss results are saved.
Live tone recognition
Listens to your berimbau and tells tones apart in cents — after a short calibration to your instrument.
Scrolling note track
Game-style practice screen: notes scroll toward the hit line. Score timing and pitch together, just like playing along with a teacher.
11 capoeira rhythms
São Bento Grande de Regional, São Bento Pequeno, São Bento de Angola, Toque de Angola, Iuna, Amazonas, Cavalaria, Samba de Roda, Banguela, Santa Maria, Miudinho.
Advance through exercises
Later exercises in a rhythm are more complex variations of the same toque.
Instrument calibration
Record your tones once — the app adapts to them.
Learn the notes
Isolated note practice. Helps you learn how to play individual tones before you start learning rhythms.
Rhythms
Simple and complex. Slow and fast.
Practice exercises, go further
Start with the basics and move on to more complex variations. Sharpen accuracy and playing quality.
Your account, your progress
Your rhythm progress is saved, along with game sessions. Stats are available.
How to practice capoeira berimbau toques with a real instrument
Toque Play is a berimbau practice app for a real instrument. You play into the microphone; the browser recognizes tones and scores timing. Microphone audio stays on your device.
- 1Create a free account — register with email or Google / Facebook in your browser
- 2Calibrate your berimbau — allow the microphone and record your open, buzz, and closed tones so scoring uses cents against your instrument
- 3Warm up or pick a toque — use the Sandbox for isolated tones, then choose a Regional or Angola rhythm
- 4Play along on the note track — notes scroll toward the hit line; you get instant hit/miss on pitch and timing
- 5Save sessions and play more exercises — beat your best score, then open the next exercise — a subscription unlocks the full catalog
Frequently asked questions
- What is Toque Play?
- Toque Play is a browser app for practicing capoeira berimbau toques. It listens to your real berimbau through the microphone, recognizes your tones, and scores timing on a scrolling note track — with the Sandbox for isolated practice and a catalog of rhythm exercises.
- Do I need a real berimbau?
- Yes. Toque Play is built for a physical berimbau — not a virtual instrument or playing notes from a speaker. You play; the app hears you.
- Is my microphone audio sent to the server?
- No. Pitch detection runs entirely in your browser. Only structured hit/miss results and session stats are saved to your account.
- Which capoeira toques can I practice?
- São Bento Grande de Regional, São Bento Pequeno, São Bento de Angola, Toque de Angola, Iuna, Amazonas, Cavalaria, Banguela, and Santa Maria.
- Is Toque Play free?
- There is a free plan: the first exercise of every rhythm on one berimbau, calibration, and Sandbox. A subscription opens every exercise in the catalog, plus more than one instrument.
- How do I practice berimbau toques with a microphone?
- Open Toque Play in a browser, allow the microphone, calibrate your physical berimbau, then play along with the scrolling note track. Pitch detection stays on your device; only hit/miss results are saved to your account.
- What do I need to start practicing?
- A real berimbau, a browser with a microphone, and a few minutes to calibrate your tones. It is not a virtual instrument or speaker playback. After calibration you can warm up in the Sandbox or pick a toque.
- What is a berimbau toque?
- A toque (toque de berimbau) is a berimbau rhythm that sets the pace and character of the game in the roda. Toque Play is for practicing those rhythms on a real berimbau: open (◯ dom), buzz (⊗ chi), and closed (⬤ dim) tones, scored in the browser.
Ready to play?
Free to start. Grab your berimbau, allow the microphone, and play your first toque in minutes.