diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 3e72345..6c80290 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ const NOTE_MATCH_THRESHOLD_MS = 300; // How long to convert hold note to confirm
 
 function App() {
   const [listening, setListening] = useState(false);
-  const { pitchData, error } = usePitchDetector(listening);
   const { playNote } = useAudioPlayer();
 
   const [targetMidi, setTargetMidi] = useState<number>(60); // Start with C4
@@ -55,9 +54,12 @@ function App() {
     autoPlayVolume: 0.5,
     virtualGuitarVolume: 0.5,
     virtualGuitarMute: false,
+    micSensitivity: 0.5,
     disableAnimation: false
   });
 
+  const { pitchData, error } = usePitchDetector(listening, settings.micSensitivity);
+
   const [matchStartTime, setMatchStartTime] = useState<number | null>(null);
   const [feedbackMessage, setFeedbackMessage] = useState<string>("");
   const [revealed, setRevealed] = useState(false);
diff --git a/src/audio/PitchAnalyzer.ts b/src/audio/PitchAnalyzer.ts
index f8ed40b..2a80dda 100644
--- a/src/audio/PitchAnalyzer.ts
+++ b/src/audio/PitchAnalyzer.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,28 @@ export class PitchAnalyzer {
         this.buffer = new Float32Array(2048); // Standard size
     }
 
+    private sensitivityThreshold = 0.03; // Default
+
+    /**
+     * Set sensitivity from 0.0 (least sensitive) to 1.0 (most sensitive).
+     * Maps to RMS threshold:
+     * 0.0 -> 0.1 (Requires loud input)
+     * 0.5 -> 0.03 (Default)
+     * 1.0 -> 0.005 (Very sensitive)
+     */
+    setSensitivity(value: number) {
+        // Clamp value 0-1
+        const v = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, value));
+
+        // Linear interpolation or something that feels right
+        // Let's do a simple mapping:
+        // 1.0 -> 0.002
+        // 0.0 -> 0.1
+        // linear: 0.1 - (0.098 * v) roughly
+
+        this.sensitivityThreshold = 0.1 - (0.095 * v);
+    }
+
     async start(): Promise<void> {
         if (this.audioContext) return;
 
@@ -58,12 +80,13 @@ export class PitchAnalyzer {
         }
         rms = Math.sqrt(rms / this.buffer.length);
 
-        if (rms < 0.05) return null; // Silence threshold increased to 0.05 for robustness because 0.01 picked up noise
+        if (rms < this.sensitivityThreshold) return null;
 
         const pitch = this.detector(this.buffer);
 
-        // Widen range for Bass (E1 ~41Hz) and Whistle (C8 ~4186Hz)
-        if (pitch && (pitch < 30 || pitch > 5000)) return null;
+        // Widen range for Bass (E1 ~41Hz, but A0 is 27.5Hz) and Whistle (C8 ~4186Hz, Harmonics go higher)
+        // Range 25Hz - 8000Hz covers Piano A0 to well above highest fundamental
+        if (pitch && (pitch < 25 || pitch > 8000)) return null;
 
         return pitch;
     }
diff --git a/src/components/Controls.tsx b/src/components/Controls.tsx
index 0c9b182..c0b5a49 100644
--- a/src/components/Controls.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Controls.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export interface AppSettings {
     autoPlaySightReading?: boolean;
     autoPlayVolume?: number;
     virtualGuitarVolume?: number;
+    micSensitivity?: number; // 0.0 to 1.0 (0=least sensitive, 1=most)
     virtualGuitarMute?: boolean;
     disableAnimation?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx b/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx
index 1aadf7d..147d387 100644
--- a/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx
@@ -111,6 +111,31 @@ export const SettingsModal: React.FC<SettingsModalProps> = ({ isOpen, onClose, s
                         ? "Automatically plays the note audio (Required for Ear Training)."
                         : "Automatically plays the note audio when a new note appears."}
                 </p>
+
+                <hr style={{ borderColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.1)', margin: '24px 0' }} />
+
+                {/* Mic Sensitivity */}
+                <div className="control-group">
+                    <label className="control-label" style={{ marginBottom: '12px', fontSize: '16px' }}>
+                        <span>Microphone Sensitivity</span>
+                    </label>
+                    <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '12px' }}>
+                        <span style={{ fontSize: '12px', opacity: 0.7, minWidth: '30px' }}>Low</span>
+                        <input
+                            type="range"
+                            min="0"
+                            max="1"
+                            step="0.05"
+                            value={settings.micSensitivity ?? 0.5}
+                            onChange={(e) => onUpdateSettings({ ...settings, micSensitivity: parseFloat(e.target.value) })}
+                            style={{ flex: 1 }}
+                        />
+                        <span style={{ fontSize: '12px', opacity: 0.7, minWidth: '30px' }}>High</span>
+                    </div>
+                    <p style={{ fontSize: '12px', opacity: 0.7, margin: '8px 0 0 0' }}>
+                        Adjust if notes are not detected (increase) or if background noise triggers notes (decrease).
+                    </p>
+                </div>
             </div>
 
         </div>
diff --git a/src/hooks/usePitchDetector.ts b/src/hooks/usePitchDetector.ts
index c798005..ba1e65f 100644
--- a/src/hooks/usePitchDetector.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/usePitchDetector.ts
@@ -10,16 +10,27 @@ interface PitchData {
     clarity: number; // Placeholder for now, maybe uses probability if YIN exposes it
 }
 
-export function usePitchDetector(active: boolean) {
+export function usePitchDetector(active: boolean, sensitivity: number = 0.5) {
     const analyzerRef = useRef<PitchAnalyzer | null>(null);
     const [pitchData, setPitchData] = useState<PitchData | null>(null);
     const [isListening, setIsListening] = useState(false);
     const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
     const animationRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
 
+    // Update sensitivity when it changes
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (analyzerRef.current) {
+            analyzerRef.current.setSensitivity(sensitivity);
+        }
+    }, [sensitivity]);
+
     const updatePitch = useCallback(() => {
         if (!analyzerRef.current) return;
 
+        // Ensure sensitivity is set on start
+        // (Though the effect above handles updates, safely re-asserting here doesn't hurt, 
+        // but let's trust the effect and the init sequence).
+
         const freq = analyzerRef.current.getPitch();
         if (freq) {
             const midi = frequencyToMidi(freq);
@@ -46,6 +57,7 @@ export function usePitchDetector(active: boolean) {
         if (active) {
             if (!analyzerRef.current) {
                 analyzerRef.current = new PitchAnalyzer();
+                analyzerRef.current.setSensitivity(sensitivity);
             }
 
             analyzerRef.current.start()