Built by Justin Berchtold.
A real plan for the work between lessons.
Virtunity gives band students a focused daily plan, built-in practice tools, and a record of the work they complete between lessons.
Virtunity organizes the work. Teachers still shape the musician.
Example completed session
| Assignment | Target | Work | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| F major scale, two octaves | ♩=104 | 4 reps | Done |
| Long tones — register break | 8 beats | 5 reps | Done |
| Etude №4, mm. 9–16 | ♩=92 | 6 reps | Review |
| Final take | Full run | 1 saved | Recorded |
Saved practice note: mm. 9–16 still feels rushed; start there tomorrow at ♩=88.
Three products, one purpose
Practical tools for music educators and their students
Virtunity is a music-education company. Each product solves a different part of the work, from a student's first notes to focused audition preparation.
Flagship practice platform
Virtunity
Structured practice plans, built-in tools, saved final takes, and a teacher connection for students preparing between lessons and auditions.
Live and free on the App Store
Explore VirtunityBeginning band
First Five Notes
Interactive fingering practice that connects written notes, fingerings, and the sounds beginning musicians produce.
Clarinet is live and free on iOS; more instruments are coming
Meet First Five NotesFree teacher resource
American Music Appreciation
A listening-centered curriculum with teacher materials, a student workbook, and an interactive course for the classroom.
Free curriculum and interactive course
Access the curriculumHow it works
Open the app. Your plan is ready.
A focused plan, practical tools, and a useful record to carry into the next lesson.
01
Get your plan
Built each day from your teacher's guidance, your instrument, and your last sessions. Open the app and the plan is ready.
02
Practice with real tools
Tuner, drone, metronome, recordings, and a rep counter inside every session — the practice room in one workflow.
03
Save what happened
Log the work, keep useful practice notes, and save a final-take recording that you and your teacher can revisit.
04
Carry the work into the lesson
Connected private teachers can review practice history and listen to saved final takes before deciding what comes next.
Inside the app
WhatpracticelookslikeinVirtunity
These screens come directly from the iPhone app.
Your practice dashboard
Start a session, see your plan, and keep your tools in one place.
Why Virtunity exists
Built by someone who needed it
I taught myself clarinet with fingering charts and recordings because private lessons were unavailable. I later earned a place in the Marine Corps Band and studied at DePaul. Years later, I saw students leave lessons with good intentions but no dependable structure for the week ahead. I built Virtunity to give students a clear practice plan and help teachers see and hear the work between lessons. It has been tested in private lessons, two schools, and a three-month conservatory-audition pilot.
Justin Berchtold
- Former Concertmaster & Principal Clarinet, Marine Forces Pacific Band
- Featured soloist, 2014 Marine Corps Live Recording of the Year
- BM in Music Performance, DePaul University
- Band Director & Private Lesson Instructor
Hear my students play
Early use
What students and teachers have experienced
Observations from two beta periods, private teachers, two schools, and a three-month audition-preparation pilot.
Early use
~300 users
Tested across two beta periods, including a three-month conservatory-audition preparation pilot. Approximately 50 users are currently active.
Approximate figures from early use.
Students used Virtunity to organize scales, exercises, repertoire, and final takes during a three-month conservatory-audition preparation pilot.
Conservatory-prep students
Anonymous three-month audition pilot
Teachers observed clearer practice structure and stronger consistency during early use.
Private lesson teachers
Anonymous teacher observations
Teachers observed meaningful improvement in preparation and audition performance during early use.
School and pilot teachers
Anonymous teacher observations
Free on iPhone
Download Virtunity and start practicing with a plan
Daily practice plans, built-in tools, practice history, and saved final takes for 10 band instruments.
Are you a teacher? Start a free pilot to assign work and review completed practice.