Each direction shows the same real content from week 1, “Puff on p, t, k”: the session mid-drill, the feedback after one attempt, and the progress view three weeks in. Scores, readings and history are sample data. The final app takes one of these looks.
Open the working app (practice mode: simulated scores, no cost).
A phonetician's field notebook: ruled paper, IPA in ink, corrections and readings in coloured pencil.
part 2 of 4 · sound of the week
practise: tʰ, puff on t (double-underlined)
The team will talk about the timeline at ten.
[ðə tʰim wɪl tʰɔk əbaʊt ðə tʰaɪmlaɪn æt tʰɛn]
pencil line = the model's pitch:
up in the middle, down at the end
How to make tʰ
Tongue tip on the ridge behind the upper teeth, then release with a short breath before the vowel.
It should feel like a light थ on the ridge, never the flat Hindi त: time, team, today.
part 2 of 4 · sound of the week
overall · close
sounds 71 · flow 82
rhythm & melody 68
tap any sound for what was heard
word colour = whole word · sounds below = each sound
green = clear · ochre, wavy = close
red ring = work on it
You tapped /t/ in team: 44
Heard as /d/. Without its puff, t sounds like d to American ears.
Puff of air after t, in milliseconds
one stroke = 5 minutes
279 minutes so far · 412 recordings
line = last 7 sessions · green 80+ clear · ochre 60–79 · red under 60
68 up from 55
“Please put the payment plan on page two.”
better puff of air on p: 21 → 63 ms
A recording studio desk: each attempt is a take, each sound a region on the tape, scores read off a VU meter.
WEEK 01 · PUFF ON P, T, K · SENTENCE
The team will talk about the timeline at ten.
TARGET
tʰ Puff on t
Tongue tip on the ridge behind the upper teeth, then release with a short breath before the vowel.
It should feel like a light थ on the ridge, never the flat Hindi त: time, team, today.
OVERALL74
CLEAR 80+CLOSE 60–79WORK ON IT
/t/ IN “TEAM”44/100
HEARD AS/d/closest match; your t scored 44
PUFF OF AIR24 mstoo short: sounds like Hindi त
It should feel like a light थ on the ridge, never the flat Hindi त: time, team, today.
MINUTES PER DAY · LAST 14 DAYS
SOUNDS · WEAKEST FIRST · BARS = LAST 7 SESSIONS (TALLER = BETTER)
THEN AND NOW · “PLEASE PUT THE PAYMENT PLAN ON PAGE TWO.”
A phonetics-lab printout: your voice as a spectrogram with the pitch trace, every sound marked on an analysis tier.
[ðə tʰim wɪl tʰɔk əbaʊt ðə tʰaɪmlaɪn æt tʰɛn]
Picture of the model voice: dark = sound energy, red line = pitch going up and down
Target tʰ · Puff on t
Tongue tip on the ridge behind the upper teeth, then release with a short breath before the vowel.
It should feel like a light थ on the ridge, never the flat Hindi त: time, team, today.
Your voice · dashed lines mark the puff of air after the t you tapped
colour:clear 80+close 60–79work on it
/t/ in “team” 44
| heard as | /d/ closest match; your t scored 44 |
|---|---|
| puff of air | 24 ms American range 50–110 ms · Hindi त about 10–25 |
It should feel like a light थ on the ridge, never the flat Hindi त: time, team, today.
red dashes = 20-minute daily goal · tallest bar 31 min
“Please put the payment plan on page two.”
Mock-ups only: the buttons here do nothing. Every direction keeps the same rules: light colour scheme, record button in thumb reach, 44-pixel tap targets, no hover-only actions.