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Groove Academy, the browser drum teacher

groove.academy ↗ · Learning & Exams · score 84.0
Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

A free interactive drum-learning site where lessons scroll in time, using either a MIDI kit or on-screen pads.

Why it surfaced

Groove Academy exists because its maker, Anton, could not pay for Melodics from Belarus. There is no account or paywall: just a growing set of lessons, a browser-based note highway, and a clear invitation to sit down and play.

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This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-07 Domain Arrivals issue.