Systems and methods for identifying musical features in audio content are presented. Audio content information may be obtained from a digital audio file, the information providing a duration for playback of the audio content and a representation of sound frequencies associated with various moments throughout the duration of the audio content. Sound frequencies associated with one or more of the moments throughout the duration of the audio content may be identified, and characteristics or patterns of the identified sound frequencies may be recognized as being indicative of one or more musical features (e.g., parts, phrases, hits, bars, onbeats, beats, quavers, semiquavers, etc.). Some implementations of the present technology define display objects for display on a digital display, the display objects provided with visual features in an arrangement that distinguishes one musical feature from another across the duration of the audio content.