diff --git a/src/components/Controls.tsx b/src/components/Controls.tsx
index 6c1b99e..d29d369 100644
--- a/src/components/Controls.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Controls.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { TUNINGS, INSTRUMENT_TUNINGS } from '../music/Tunings';
 import { INSTRUMENT_DEFINITIONS } from '../music/InstrumentConfigs';
 import { getTempoMarking } from '../music/TempoMarkings';
 import { TuningMeter } from './TuningMeter';
+import { TargetNoteControls } from './TargetNoteControls';
 
 import { useSettings } from '../context/useSettings';
 import { type Difficulty, type RhythmSettings } from '../types/SettingsTypes';
@@ -193,6 +194,9 @@ export const Controls: React.FC<ControlsProps> = ({ currentPitch }) => {
                 )}
             </div>
 
+            {/* Target-note filter: unified controls, all modes */}
+            <TargetNoteControls />
+
             {/* Bottom Section: Tools Grid (2 Columns now) */}
             <div className="tools-grid" style={inPhraseMode ? { gridTemplateColumns: '1fr' } : undefined}>
                 {/* Tool 1: Tuner */}
diff --git a/src/components/PhraseTrainer.tsx b/src/components/PhraseTrainer.tsx
index 9d9a0d5..6cf7a5d 100644
--- a/src/components/PhraseTrainer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PhraseTrainer.tsx
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useMemo, useRe
 import { useSettings } from '../context/useSettings';
 import { useAudioPlayer } from '../hooks/useAudioPlayer';
 import { usePhraseTrainer, type PhraseTrainerApi, type PhrasePhase } from '../hooks/usePhraseTrainer';
-import { getPhraseSettings, type PhraseSettings } from '../types/SettingsTypes';
+import { getPhraseSettings, getPracticeFilter, type PhraseSettings, type PracticeFilter } from '../types/SettingsTypes';
 import { rawFrameCount } from '../hooks/rawFrameBus';
 import { audioEngine } from '../audio/AudioEngine';
 import { computePlayableNotes, isFrettedInstrument, positionsWithinWindow, fretWindowNotes } from '../music/playableRange';
 import { generateMelody } from '../music/melodyGenerator';
 import { generateScaleDrill } from '../music/scaleDrills';
-import { isMode, MODE_LABELS, TONICS, type ModeId } from '../music/scales';
+import { isMode, type ModeId } from '../music/scales';
 import { scoreEvents, type Result, type Score, type ScoreEvent } from '../score/model';
 import { getNoteDetails } from '../music/NoteUtils';
 import { EXERCISES, loadExercise } from '../exercises/library';
@@ -68,8 +68,27 @@ export const PhraseTrainer = forwardRef<PhraseHandle, PhraseTrainerProps>(
         const setSettings = updateSettings;
         const { playNote } = useAudioPlayer();
         const phrase = getPhraseSettings(settings);
+        // Unified target-note controls: Phrase Mode reads/writes the shared
+        // practice filter so all modes expose identical key/fret-window state.
+        const pf = getPracticeFilter(settings);
+        phrase.keyTonic = pf.keyTonic;
+        phrase.keyMode = pf.keyMode;
+        phrase.fretWindowEnabled = pf.fretWindowEnabled;
+        phrase.fretMin = pf.fretMin;
+        phrase.fretMax = pf.fretMax;
         const setPhrase = useCallback((updates: Partial<PhraseSettings>) => {
-            updateSettings(s => ({ ...s, phrase: { ...getPhraseSettings(s), ...updates } }));
+            updateSettings(s => {
+                const next = { ...s, phrase: { ...getPhraseSettings(s), ...updates } };
+                // Mirror shared filter fields into the unified practice filter.
+                const shared: Partial<PracticeFilter> = {};
+                if ('keyTonic' in updates) shared.keyTonic = updates.keyTonic;
+                if ('keyMode' in updates) shared.keyMode = updates.keyMode;
+                if ('fretWindowEnabled' in updates) shared.fretWindowEnabled = updates.fretWindowEnabled;
+                if ('fretMin' in updates) shared.fretMin = updates.fretMin;
+                if ('fretMax' in updates) shared.fretMax = updates.fretMax;
+                if (Object.keys(shared).length > 0) next.practice = { ...getPracticeFilter(s), ...shared };
+                return next;
+            });
         }, [updateSettings]);
 
         const currentInstrumentDef = INSTRUMENT_DEFINITIONS[settings.instrument];
@@ -489,22 +508,9 @@ export const PhraseTrainer = forwardRef<PhraseHandle, PhraseTrainerProps>(
                             </label>
 
                             {(phrase.material === 'melody' || phrase.material === 'scale') && (
-                                <>
-                                    <label>Key
-                                        <select value={phrase.keyTonic} onChange={e => setPhrase({ keyTonic: e.target.value })}>
-                                            {Object.keys(TONICS).filter(t => !['C#', 'Gb', 'D#', 'G#', 'A#'].includes(t)).map(t => (
-                                                <option key={t} value={t}>{t}</option>
-                                            ))}
-                                        </select>
-                                    </label>
-                                    <label>Mode
-                                        <select value={phrase.keyMode} onChange={e => setPhrase({ keyMode: e.target.value })}>
-                                            {(Object.keys(MODE_LABELS) as ModeId[]).map(m => (
-                                                <option key={m} value={m}>{MODE_LABELS[m]}</option>
-                                            ))}
-                                        </select>
-                                    </label>
-                                </>
+                                <span style={{ fontSize: '11px', opacity: 0.7, alignSelf: 'center' }}>
+                                    Key/mode: use the "Target key" controls below the sheet — shared across modes.
+                                </span>
                             )}
 
                             {phrase.material === 'melody' && (
@@ -604,28 +610,9 @@ export const PhraseTrainer = forwardRef<PhraseHandle, PhraseTrainerProps>(
                             )}
 
                             {fretted && (
-                                <>
-                                    <label className="phrase-check">
-                                        <input
-                                            type="checkbox"
-                                            checked={phrase.fretWindowEnabled}
-                                            onChange={e => setPhrase({ fretWindowEnabled: e.target.checked })}
-                                        />
-                                        Fret window
-                                    </label>
-                                    {phrase.fretWindowEnabled && (
-                                        <>
-                                            <label>Min fret
-                                                <input type="number" min={0} max={24} value={phrase.fretMin}
-                                                    onChange={e => setPhrase({ fretMin: Math.max(0, Math.min(24, parseInt(e.target.value) || 0)) })} />
-                                            </label>
-                                            <label>Max fret
-                                                <input type="number" min={0} max={24} value={phrase.fretMax}
-                                                    onChange={e => setPhrase({ fretMax: Math.max(0, Math.min(24, parseInt(e.target.value) || 0)) })} />
-                                            </label>
-                                        </>
-                                    )}
-                                </>
+                                <span style={{ fontSize: '11px', opacity: 0.7, alignSelf: 'center' }}>
+                                    Fret window: use the "Fret window" controls below the sheet — shared across modes.
+                                </span>
                             )}
 
                             <label>Pace
diff --git a/src/components/TargetNoteControls.tsx b/src/components/TargetNoteControls.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f21f49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/TargetNoteControls.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/**
+ * Unified target-note controls, shared by all game modes (v2 controls).
+ *
+ * - Key filter: restrict target notes to a tonic+mode (independent of the
+ *   displayed key signature on the staff).
+ * - Fret window: restrict target notes to a fret range (fretted instruments).
+ *
+ * In Phrase Mode the same controls bind to the shared practice filter
+ * (mirrored into phrase settings), so state stays consistent across modes.
+ */
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { Key, Guitar } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useSettings } from '../context/useSettings';
+import { getPracticeFilter, type PracticeFilter } from '../types/SettingsTypes';
+import { MODE_LABELS, TONICS, isMode, type ModeId } from '../music/scales';
+import { isFrettedInstrument } from '../music/playableRange';
+import { TUNINGS } from '../music/Tunings';
+
+export const TargetNoteControls: React.FC = () => {
+    const { settings, updateSettings } = useSettings();
+    const pf = getPracticeFilter(settings);
+
+    const setFilter = (updates: Partial<PracticeFilter>) => {
+        updateSettings(s => ({ ...s, practice: { ...getPracticeFilter(s), ...updates } }));
+    };
+
+    const fretted = useMemo(
+        () => isFrettedInstrument(settings.instrument) && !!TUNINGS[settings.tuningId],
+        [settings.instrument, settings.tuningId],
+    );
+
+    return (
+        <div className="practice-filter-grid">
+            {/* Key filter */}
+            <div className="control-group" style={{ gridColumn: '1 / -1' }}>
+                <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between' }}>
+                    <label className="control-label">
+                        <Key size={18} />
+                        <span>Target key (limits notes)</span>
+                    </label>
+                    <button
+                        className={`switch-button ${pf.keyEnabled ? 'active' : ''}`}
+                        onClick={() => setFilter({ keyEnabled: !pf.keyEnabled })}
+                        title={pf.keyEnabled ? 'Limit to key: on' : 'Limit to key: off'}
+                    >
+                        <div className="switch-thumb" />
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+                {pf.keyEnabled && (
+                    <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '8px', marginTop: '8px' }}>
+                        <select
+                            className="control-select"
+                            value={pf.keyTonic}
+                            onChange={e => setFilter({ keyTonic: e.target.value })}
+                            aria-label="Target key tonic"
+                        >
+                            {Object.keys(TONICS).filter(t => !['C#', 'Gb', 'D#', 'G#', 'A#'].includes(t)).map(t => (
+                                <option key={t} value={t}>{t}</option>
+                            ))}
+                        </select>
+                        <select
+                            className="control-select"
+                            value={pf.keyMode}
+                            onChange={e => setFilter({ keyMode: isMode(e.target.value) ? e.target.value : 'major' })}
+                            aria-label="Target key mode"
+                        >
+                            {(Object.keys(MODE_LABELS) as ModeId[]).map(m => (
+                                <option key={m} value={m}>{MODE_LABELS[m]}</option>
+                            ))}
+                        </select>
+                    </div>
+                )}
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Fret window */}
+            {fretted && (
+                <div className="control-group" style={{ gridColumn: '1 / -1' }}>
+                    <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between' }}>
+                        <label className="control-label">
+                            <Guitar size={18} />
+                            <span>Fret window (limits notes)</span>
+                        </label>
+                        <button
+                            className={`switch-button ${pf.fretWindowEnabled ? 'active' : ''}`}
+                            onClick={() => setFilter({ fretWindowEnabled: !pf.fretWindowEnabled })}
+                            title={pf.fretWindowEnabled ? 'Fret window: on' : 'Fret window: off'}
+                        >
+                            <div className="switch-thumb" />
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                    {pf.fretWindowEnabled && (
+                        <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '8px', marginTop: '8px', alignItems: 'center' }}>
+                            <div style={{ flex: 1, display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '4px' }}>
+                                <span style={{ fontSize: '12px', opacity: 0.7 }}>Min</span>
+                                <input
+                                    type="number" min={0} max={24}
+                                    className="control-input"
+                                    style={{ width: '100%', padding: '4px' }}
+                                    value={pf.fretMin}
+                                    onChange={e => setFilter({ fretMin: Math.max(0, Math.min(24, parseInt(e.target.value) || 0)) })}
+                                />
+                            </div>
+                            <div style={{ flex: 1, display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '4px' }}>
+                                <span style={{ fontSize: '12px', opacity: 0.7 }}>Max</span>
+                                <input
+                                    type="number" min={0} max={24}
+                                    className="control-input"
+                                    style={{ width: '100%', padding: '4px' }}
+                                    value={pf.fretMax}
+                                    onChange={e => setFilter({ fretMax: Math.max(pf.fretMin, Math.min(24, parseInt(e.target.value) || 0)) })}
+                                />
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    )}
+                </div>
+            )}
+        </div>
+    );
+};
diff --git a/src/hooks/useGameLogic.ts b/src/hooks/useGameLogic.ts
index 78bba54..3b03631 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useGameLogic.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useGameLogic.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,8 @@ import {
     getRandomNote,
     getNoteDetails
 } from '../music/NoteUtils';
-import {
-    TUNINGS,
-    getOpenStringNotes,
-    getFirstPositionNotes,
-} from '../music/Tunings';
-import { INSTRUMENT_DEFINITIONS } from '../music/InstrumentConfigs';
+import { computeTargetPool } from '../music/targetPool';
+import { getPracticeFilter } from '../types/SettingsTypes';
 import {
     NOTE_MATCH_THRESHOLD_MS,
     NOTE_MATCH_GRACE_MS,
@@ -36,65 +32,25 @@ export const useGameLogic = (
     const [tracker] = useState(() => new MatchTracker(NOTE_MATCH_THRESHOLD_MS, NOTE_MATCH_GRACE_MS));
 
     // --- Valid Notes Calculation ---
-    const currentTuning = TUNINGS[settings.tuningId];
-    const currentInstrumentDef = INSTRUMENT_DEFINITIONS[settings.instrument];
 
     const validNotes = useMemo(() => {
-        const rangeConfig = currentInstrumentDef.ranges.find(r => r.id === settings.difficulty);
-
-        const getNotesFromConfig = (config: typeof rangeConfig) => {
-            if (!config) return [];
-
-            if (config.type === 'open_strings') {
-                if (currentTuning) return getOpenStringNotes(currentTuning);
-                return config.notes || [];
-            }
-
-            if (config.type === 'first_position') {
-                if (currentTuning) return getFirstPositionNotes(currentTuning);
-                return config.notes || [];
-            }
-
-            if (config.type === 'custom_fret') {
-                if (currentTuning) {
-                    const minFret = settings.customMinFret ?? config.defaultMinFret ?? 0;
-                    const maxFret = settings.customMaxFret ?? config.defaultMaxFret ?? 12;
-                    const notes = new Set<number>();
-                    currentTuning.strings.forEach(stringMidi => {
-                        for (let fret = minFret; fret <= maxFret; fret++) {
-                            notes.add(stringMidi + fret);
-                        }
-                    });
-                    return Array.from(notes).sort((a, b) => a - b);
-                }
-                return [];
-            }
-
-            if (config.type === 'specific_string') {
-                if (currentTuning && config.stringIndex !== undefined) {
-                    const openNote = currentTuning.strings[config.stringIndex];
-                    if (openNote === undefined) return [];
-                    const notes = [];
-                    for (let i = 0; i <= 12; i++) {
-                        notes.push(openNote + i);
-                    }
-                    return notes;
-                }
-                return [];
-            }
-
-            if (config.notes) return config.notes;
-            if (config.min !== undefined && config.max !== undefined) {
-                return Array.from({ length: config.max - config.min + 1 }, (_, i) => config.min! + i);
-            }
-            return [];
-        };
-
-        if (rangeConfig) return getNotesFromConfig(rangeConfig);
-        const fallbackRange = currentInstrumentDef.ranges[0];
-        return getNotesFromConfig(fallbackRange);
-
-    }, [settings.difficulty, currentInstrumentDef, currentTuning, settings.customMinFret, settings.customMaxFret]);
+        const pf = getPracticeFilter(settings);
+        return computeTargetPool({
+            instrumentId: settings.instrument,
+            difficulty: settings.difficulty,
+            tuningId: settings.tuningId,
+            customMinFret: settings.customMinFret,
+            customMaxFret: settings.customMaxFret,
+            keyEnabled: pf.keyEnabled,
+            keyTonic: pf.keyTonic,
+            keyMode: pf.keyMode,
+            fretWindowEnabled: pf.fretWindowEnabled,
+            fretMin: pf.fretMin,
+            fretMax: pf.fretMax,
+        });
+    }, [settings.instrument, settings.difficulty, settings.tuningId, settings.customMinFret, settings.customMaxFret,
+        settings.practice?.keyEnabled, settings.practice?.keyTonic, settings.practice?.keyMode,
+        settings.practice?.fretWindowEnabled, settings.practice?.fretMin, settings.practice?.fretMax]);
 
     // --- Note Generation ---
     const generateNewNote = useCallback((keepFeedback = false) => {
diff --git a/src/music/targetPool.test.ts b/src/music/targetPool.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d8e518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/music/targetPool.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { computeTargetPool } from './targetPool';
+
+const base = {
+    instrumentId: 'guitar',
+    difficulty: 'custom',
+    tuningId: 'standard',
+    customMinFret: 0,
+    customMaxFret: 12,
+    keyEnabled: false,
+    keyTonic: 'C',
+    keyMode: 'major',
+    fretWindowEnabled: false,
+    fretMin: 0,
+    fretMax: 4,
+};
+
+describe('computeTargetPool', () => {
+    it('returns the base playable range when no filters are active', () => {
+        const pool = computeTargetPool(base);
+        expect(pool).toContain(40); // low E
+        expect(pool).toContain(64); // high e (12th fret)
+        expect(pool.length).toBeGreaterThan(30);
+    });
+
+    it('applies the fret window when enabled', () => {
+        const pool = computeTargetPool({ ...base, fretWindowEnabled: true, fretMin: 0, fretMax: 4 });
+        // guitar standard: open strings 40,45,50,55,59,64; window adds up to +4
+        const lo = Math.min(...pool);
+        const hi = Math.max(...pool);
+        expect(lo).toBe(40);
+        expect(hi).toBe(68); // 64 + 4
+        expect(pool).toContain(59); // open g
+        expect(pool).not.toContain(69);
+    });
+
+    it('restricts to pitch classes of the key when key filter is on', () => {
+        const pool = computeTargetPool({ ...base, keyEnabled: true, keyTonic: 'C', keyMode: 'major' });
+        const pcs = new Set([0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11]); // C major
+        for (const midi of pool) {
+            expect(pcs.has(((midi % 12) + 12) % 12)).toBe(true);
+        }
+        // chromatic notes excluded
+        expect(pool).not.toContain(61); // C# within range
+    });
+
+    it('combines fret window and key filter', () => {
+        const pool = computeTargetPool({ ...base, fretWindowEnabled: true, fretMin: 0, fretMax: 5, keyEnabled: true, keyTonic: 'E', keyMode: 'minor' });
+        const pcs = new Set([4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 0, 2]); // E minor natural: E F# G A B C D
+        expect(pool.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        for (const midi of pool) {
+            expect(pcs.has(((midi % 12) + 12) % 12)).toBe(true);
+        }
+        // F (pc 5) and F# (pc 6 is in E minor; F natural is not) — F natural excluded
+        expect(pool.some(m => ((m % 12) + 12) % 12 === 5)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('supports modes beyond the single-note key signatures (dorian)', () => {
+        const pool = computeTargetPool({ ...base, keyEnabled: true, keyTonic: 'D', keyMode: 'dorian' });
+        const pcs = new Set([2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 0]); // D dorian: D E F G A B C
+        expect(pool.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        for (const midi of pool) {
+            expect(pcs.has(((midi % 12) + 12) % 12)).toBe(true);
+        }
+    });
+
+    it('falls back to major for an invalid mode id', () => {
+        const a = computeTargetPool({ ...base, keyEnabled: true, keyTonic: 'C', keyMode: 'major' });
+        const b = computeTargetPool({ ...base, keyEnabled: true, keyTonic: 'C', keyMode: 'bogus' as string });
+        expect(b).toEqual(a);
+    });
+
+    it('returns an empty pool rather than crashing for a non-fretted window request', () => {
+        const pool = computeTargetPool({ ...base, instrumentId: 'piano', fretWindowEnabled: true });
+        // piano has no fret window: window is ignored, base pool returned
+        expect(pool.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/music/targetPool.ts b/src/music/targetPool.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84c22b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/music/targetPool.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/**
+ * Unified target-note pool: base playable range (instrument + difficulty /
+ * fret window) intersected with the optional key-filter (pitch classes of a
+ * tonic+mode) and the optional fret window. Shared by all game modes so the
+ * controls behave identically everywhere.
+ */
+import { keyFor, type ModeId } from './scales';
+import { computePlayableNotes, fretWindowNotes, isFrettedInstrument } from './playableRange';
+import { TUNINGS } from './Tunings';
+
+export interface TargetPoolInput {
+    readonly instrumentId: string;
+    readonly difficulty: string;
+    readonly tuningId: string;
+    readonly customMinFret?: number;
+    readonly customMaxFret?: number;
+    /** Key filter (target-note key, independent of the displayed key signature). */
+    readonly keyEnabled: boolean;
+    readonly keyTonic: string;
+    readonly keyMode: string;
+    /** Fret window (fretted instruments only). */
+    readonly fretWindowEnabled: boolean;
+    readonly fretMin: number;
+    readonly fretMax: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compute the effective target-note pool.
+ *
+ * Order of application:
+ *  1. base playable range (instrument difficulty / custom frets)
+ *  2. fret window (replaces the range for fretted instruments — same
+ *     semantics as Phrase Mode's fret window)
+ *  3. key filter (pitch-class intersection, keeps spelling/degree data intact
+ *     via the same scale machinery Phrase Mode uses)
+ */
+export function computeTargetPool(input: TargetPoolInput): number[] {
+    const tuning = TUNINGS[input.tuningId];
+    const fretted = isFrettedInstrument(input.instrumentId) && !!tuning;
+
+    // 1+2: base pool with optional fret window
+    let base: number[];
+    if (input.fretWindowEnabled && fretted) {
+        base = fretWindowNotes(tuning!, input.fretMin, input.fretMax);
+    } else {
+        base = computePlayableNotes({
+            instrumentId: input.instrumentId,
+            difficulty: input.difficulty,
+            tuningId: input.tuningId,
+            customMinFret: input.customMinFret,
+            customMaxFret: input.customMaxFret,
+        });
+    }
+    if (!input.keyEnabled) return base;
+
+    // 3: key/mode pitch-class filter
+    const mode: ModeId = (['major', 'minor', 'dorian', 'phrygian', 'lydian', 'mixolydian', 'locrian', 'major-pentatonic', 'minor-pentatonic'] as const).includes(input.keyMode as ModeId)
+        ? input.keyMode as ModeId
+        : 'major';
+    const key = keyFor(input.keyTonic, mode);
+    const pcs = new Set(key.pitchClasses);
+    return base.filter(midi => pcs.has(((midi % 12) + 12) % 12));
+}
diff --git a/src/types/SettingsTypes.ts b/src/types/SettingsTypes.ts
index 8c993a3..e8c2535 100644
--- a/src/types/SettingsTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/SettingsTypes.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
 export type Difficulty = string;
 
+/** Unified target-note filter, shared by all game modes (v2 controls). */
+export interface PracticeFilter {
+    /** Restrict target notes to pitch classes of this key/mode (null = off). */
+    keyEnabled: boolean;
+    keyTonic: string;
+    keyMode: string; // ModeId
+    /** Restrict target notes to a fret window (fretted instruments only). */
+    fretWindowEnabled: boolean;
+    fretMin: number;
+    fretMax: number;
+}
+
+export const DEFAULT_PRACTICE_FILTER: PracticeFilter = {
+    keyEnabled: false,
+    keyTonic: 'C',
+    keyMode: 'major',
+    fretWindowEnabled: false,
+    fretMin: 0,
+    fretMax: 4,
+};
+
+export function getPracticeFilter(s: AppSettings): PracticeFilter {
+    return { ...DEFAULT_PRACTICE_FILTER, ...(s.practice ?? {}) };
+}
+
 export interface RhythmSettings {
     mode: 'bpm' | 'seconds';
     bpm: number;
@@ -68,6 +93,8 @@ export function getPhraseSettings(s: AppSettings): PhraseSettings {
 
 export interface AppSettings {
     phrase?: PhraseSettings;
+    /** Unified target-note filter (key + fret window), all modes. */
+    practice?: PracticeFilter;
     difficulty: Difficulty;
     showHint: boolean;
     showFretboard: boolean;
@@ -114,6 +141,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AppSettings = {
     zenMode: false,
     gameMode: 'sight_reading',
     phrase: DEFAULT_PHRASE_SETTINGS,
+    practice: DEFAULT_PRACTICE_FILTER,
     customMinFret: 0,
     customMaxFret: 12,
     autoPlaySightReading: false,