diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Games/Minigame.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Games/Minigame.cs
index 0499e450..8a6fe250 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Games/Minigame.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Games/Minigame.cs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Games
             return evt;
         }
 
+        //Clean up method used whenever a PlayerActionEvent has finished
         public void RemoveScheduledInput(PlayerActionEvent evt)
         {
             scheduledInputs.Remove(evt);
@@ -98,6 +99,19 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Games
             return closest;
         }
 
+        //Hasn't been tested yet. *Should* work.
+        //Can be used to detect if the user is expected to input something now or not
+        //Useful for strict call and responses games like Tambourine
+        public bool IsExpectingInputNow()
+        {
+            PlayerActionEvent input = GetClosestScheduledInput();
+            if (input == null) return false;
+
+            return input.IsExpectingInputNow();
+        }
+
+
+
         // hopefully these will fix the lowbpm problem
         public static float EarlyTime()
         {
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Games/PlayerActionEvent.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Games/PlayerActionEvent.cs
index 3a6757a3..4b3b4bcc 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Games/PlayerActionEvent.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Games/PlayerActionEvent.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@ namespace HeavenStudio.Games
                     Blank();
                 }
             }
-        } 
+        }
+
+        public bool IsExpectingInputNow()
+        {
+            float normalizedBeat = Conductor.instance.GetPositionFromBeat(startBeat, timer);
+            return normalizedBeat > Minigame.EarlyTime() && normalizedBeat < Minigame.EndTime();
+        }
 
         public bool IsCorrectInput()
         {