A music teaching aid may incorporate a pinball-like game. The music teaching aid may comprise a playing field depicting a musical staff and a keyboard. Lines and spaces on the staff may contain pockets into which a ball may fall and be contained. The pockets may correspond to notes on a staff, which may correspond to notes on the keyboard. A ball launched into the playing field may fall into a pocket. A user may select a note on the keyboard. If the selected note matches the note corresponding to the pocket having the ball, the ball may be released from the pocket. The note may be audibly rendered. The ball may be released into or out of the playing field. The music teaching aid may be implemented mechanically, electrically, or any appropriate combination thereof.