Know exactly where you stand before audition day.
Virtunity scores your scales and exercises in real time, shows you exactly what needs work, and builds a daily practice plan around it. Built for band students preparing for All-State, All-Region, and chair auditions.
How it works
How it works
Three steps. No setup hassle. Just play.
1
Play your scales and exercises
Open Virtunity, pick your exercise, and play into your iPhone mic. No special equipment needed.
2
Get scored on what matters
Virtunity listens to your entire scale - not just one note - and scores your pitch accuracy, rhythm, and timing. You see exactly where you nailed it and where you didn't.
3
Follow your daily practice plan
Each day, Virtunity builds a practice session around your weakest areas. Monday might be long tones and interval accuracy. Tuesday might be sixteenth-note articulation and rhythm patterns. If your pitch is off in the upper register, it focuses there. Every session has a purpose.
Features
What you get
Everything in Virtunity exists to answer one question: am I actually getting better?
Real-time scale scoring
Play any major, minor, or chromatic scale and get a score instantly. Not just "you were sharp on that note" - a full breakdown of your entire run, measuring pitch accuracy, note completeness, and note order.
Daily practice plans
Virtunity looks at your recent scores and builds a practice session that targets what needs the most work. Technique one day, rhythm the next, tone production after that. Every session has a purpose.
Progress you can see
Track your pitch accuracy, rhythm precision, and timing consistency over days and weeks. See the trend line going up. Know you're getting better - don't just hope you are.
Built for 10 band instruments
Clarinet, flute, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, French horn, and percussion. Exercises are instrument-specific — written for your range, your technique challenges, and your audition requirements.
Progress
See exactly where you're improving
Track pitch, rhythm, and timing scores over days and weeks. Know what's working before audition day.
Example scores from a practice session
Pitch accuracy
94%
Rhythm precision
91%
Practice streak
18 days
Who it's for
Built for everyone in the practice room
Students, teachers, and parents - Virtunity gives each of you something useful.
Students
Know exactly what to practice
Stop guessing whether you're getting better. Virtunity scores every run and shows you exactly where to focus before your next audition.
Teachers
See who's actually practicing
A teacher dashboard is launching soon. View individual student practice frequency, pitch accuracy trends, and flagged weak areas. Takes minutes to set up, zero ongoing maintenance.
Parents
Make practice time count
Your kid's daily practice becomes focused and measurable. Private lessons go further because daily work targets exactly what the teacher discussed.
Testimonials
Tested with real students
We ran a beta with real band students last year. The students who used Virtunity consistently all placed higher in their auditions.
“My students who used this all placed higher in their auditions and come to rehearsal much better prepared.”
Justin B.
Band Director & Founder
“I like that I know exactly what to practice and that it remembers what I worked on with my teacher.”
Aiden R.
Early Access User
“Private lessons have more impact because Emma's daily practice is more focused on what was discussed in the lesson.”
Lisa M.
Band Parent
Why Virtunity exists
Built by someone who needed it
I built Virtunity because I was the kid who couldn't afford private lessons. I spent hours searching the internet trying to figure out how to get better at clarinet on my own — and I had no way to know if what I was doing was actually working. I eventually earned a spot in a Marine Corps Band, performed professionally, and went on to study at DePaul. But when I became a teacher, I saw the same problem in my own students: they'd practice hard all week and show up not knowing if they'd improved. Virtunity is the tool I wish I'd had at 14. I've been working on it since 2016, and last year I ran a beta with my own students. The ones who used it consistently all placed higher in their auditions. That's when I knew this had to exist for every band student.
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, Merit School of Music
Early access
Get on the list
We're rolling out access in waves. Drop your email and instrument and we'll send you an invite.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Answers for students, parents, and band directors.
Who is Virtunity for?
Band students in middle school and high school who are preparing for All-State, All-Region, or chair placement auditions. It supports clarinet, flute, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, French horn, and percussion.
How is this different from a tuner?
A tuner tells you if one note is sharp or flat. Virtunity listens to your entire scale or exercise and scores the whole thing — pitch, rhythm, timing, and note order. Then it builds your next practice session around whatever needs the most work.
Will this conflict with what my teacher is already teaching me?
No. Virtunity focuses on the technical fundamentals — pitch accuracy, rhythm, timing — that every teacher wants their students to improve. Your daily practice plan complements your lessons, not replaces them.
Do I need any special equipment?
No. It works with your iPhone's built-in microphone. A quiet room helps, but earbuds with a mic work great if you're in a noisy space.
Is Virtunity available on Android or web?
Not yet. We launched on iPhone first to take advantage of iOS audio processing capabilities. Android and a web-based version are both planned — sign up to be notified when they're available.
Can my teacher see my progress?
A teacher dashboard is in development. When it launches, your director will be able to see your practice streaks, scores, and progress trends. They won't be able to hear your recordings.
How much does it cost?
Virtunity is free during early access. When we launch publicly, there will be a free tier and a paid option with unlimited assessments and daily practice plans.
How do I get access?
Sign up below with your email and instrument. We'll send you an invite to join the early access program on TestFlight.
Who built this?
Virtunity was created by Justin Berchtold — a clarinetist who served as Concertmaster and Principal Clarinet of the Marine Forces Pacific Band, earned his BM from DePaul University, and currently teaches as a band director and private lesson instructor at Merit School of Music. He built Virtunity because he was the kid who couldn't afford private lessons and had no way to know if his practice was working. He's been developing it since 2016.