diff --git a/js/common/view/RatioAndProportionScreenView.js b/js/common/view/RatioAndProportionScreenView.js
index 33f6fff7..d40baef2 100644
--- a/js/common/view/RatioAndProportionScreenView.js
+++ b/js/common/view/RatioAndProportionScreenView.js
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@ class RatioAndProportionScreenView extends ScreenView {
     // @protected
     this.tickMarkViewProperty = tickMarkViewProperty;
 
+    // @private - SoundGenerators that sonify different aspects of the model
+    this.inProportionSoundGenerator = new InProportionSoundGenerator( model );
+    this.movingInProportionSoundGenerator = new MovingInProportionSoundGenerator( model );
+    this.staccatoFrequencySoundGenerator = new StaccatoFrequencySoundGenerator( model.ratioFitnessProperty, model.fitnessRange,
+      model.inProportion.bind( model ) );
+
+    soundManager.addSoundGenerator( this.staccatoFrequencySoundGenerator );
+    soundManager.addSoundGenerator( this.inProportionSoundGenerator );
+    soundManager.addSoundGenerator( this.movingInProportionSoundGenerator );
+
     // by default, the keyboard step size should be half of one default tick mark width. See https://github.com/phetsims/ratio-and-proportion/issues/85
     const keyboardStep = 1 / 2 / options.tickMarkRangeProperty.value;
 
@@ -114,7 +124,7 @@ class RatioAndProportionScreenView extends ScreenView {
       tickMarksAndLabelsColorProperty,
       keyboardStep,
       model.lockRatioProperty,
-      playUISoundsProperty, {
+      playUISoundsProperty, this.inProportionSoundGenerator, {
         accessibleName: ratioAndProportionStrings.a11y.leftHand,
         a11yDependencies: a11yDependencies,
         isRight: false // this way we get a left hand
@@ -135,7 +145,7 @@ class RatioAndProportionScreenView extends ScreenView {
       tickMarksAndLabelsColorProperty,
       keyboardStep,
       model.lockRatioProperty,
-      playUISoundsProperty, {
+      playUISoundsProperty, this.inProportionSoundGenerator, {
         accessibleName: ratioAndProportionStrings.a11y.rightHand,
         a11yDependencies: a11yDependencies,
         helpText: ratioAndProportionStrings.a11y.rightHandHelpText
@@ -188,24 +198,16 @@ class RatioAndProportionScreenView extends ScreenView {
     // @private TODO: add support for mechamarker input again https://github.com/phetsims/ratio-and-proportion/issues/89
     // this.markerInput = new ProportionMarkerInput( model );
 
-    const soundGeneratorOptions = {
-      enableControlProperties: [ DerivedProperty.or( [
-        this.leftRatioHalf.isBeingInteractedWithProperty,
-        this.rightRatioHalf.isBeingInteractedWithProperty,
-        // this.markerInput.isBeingInteractedWithProperty, // TODO: add support for mechamarker input again https://github.com/phetsims/ratio-and-proportion/issues/89
-        ratioInteractionListener.isBeingInteractedWithProperty
-      ] ) ]
-    };
-
-    // @private - SoundGenerators that sonify different aspects of the model
-    this.inProportionSoundGenerator = new InProportionSoundGenerator( model, soundGeneratorOptions );
-    this.movingInProportionSoundGenerator = new MovingInProportionSoundGenerator( model, soundGeneratorOptions );
-    this.staccatoFrequencySoundGenerator = new StaccatoFrequencySoundGenerator( model.ratioFitnessProperty, model.fitnessRange,
-      model.inProportion.bind( model ), soundGeneratorOptions );
+    const soundGeneratorEnabledProperty = DerivedProperty.or( [
+      this.leftRatioHalf.isBeingInteractedWithProperty,
+      this.rightRatioHalf.isBeingInteractedWithProperty,
+      // this.markerInput.isBeingInteractedWithProperty, // TODO: add support for mechamarker input again https://github.com/phetsims/ratio-and-proportion/issues/89
+      ratioInteractionListener.isBeingInteractedWithProperty
+    ] );
 
-    soundManager.addSoundGenerator( this.staccatoFrequencySoundGenerator );
-    soundManager.addSoundGenerator( this.inProportionSoundGenerator );
-    soundManager.addSoundGenerator( this.movingInProportionSoundGenerator );
+    this.inProportionSoundGenerator.addEnableControlProperty( soundGeneratorEnabledProperty );
+    this.movingInProportionSoundGenerator.addEnableControlProperty( soundGeneratorEnabledProperty );
+    this.staccatoFrequencySoundGenerator.addEnableControlProperty( soundGeneratorEnabledProperty );
 
     // these dimensions are just temporary, and will be recomputed below in the layout function
     const labelsNode = new RAPTickMarkLabelsNode( tickMarkViewProperty, options.tickMarkRangeProperty, 1000, tickMarksAndLabelsColorProperty );
diff --git a/js/common/view/RatioHalf.js b/js/common/view/RatioHalf.js
index 6705e2fc..baa75056 100644
--- a/js/common/view/RatioHalf.js
+++ b/js/common/view/RatioHalf.js
@@ -73,10 +73,13 @@ class RatioHalf extends Rectangle {
    * @param {number} keyboardStep
    * @param {BooleanProperty} horizontalMovementAllowedProperty
    * @param {BooleanProperty} playUISoundsProperty
+   * @param {InProportionSoundGenerator} inProportionSoundGenerator
    * @param {Object} [options]
    */
   constructor( valueProperty, valueRange, enabledValueRangeProperty, firstInteractionProperty, bounds, tickMarkViewProperty,
-               tickMarkRangeProperty, ratioDescriber, handPositionsDescriber, colorProperty, keyboardStep, horizontalMovementAllowedProperty, playUISoundsProperty, options ) {
+               tickMarkRangeProperty, ratioDescriber, handPositionsDescriber, colorProperty, keyboardStep,
+               horizontalMovementAllowedProperty, playUISoundsProperty, inProportionSoundGenerator,
+               options ) {
 
     options = merge( {
       isRight: true, // right ratio or the left ratio
@@ -211,6 +214,8 @@ class RatioHalf extends Rectangle {
         }
         commonGrabSoundClip.play();
         firstInteractionProperty.value = false;
+
+        inProportionSoundGenerator.setJumpingOverProportionShouldTriggerSound( true );
       },
       drag: () => {
         this.isBeingInteractedWithProperty.value = true;
@@ -252,6 +257,7 @@ class RatioHalf extends Rectangle {
         commonReleaseSoundClip.play();
         this.isBeingInteractedWithProperty.value = false;
         this.alertManager.alertRatioChange();
+        inProportionSoundGenerator.setJumpingOverProportionShouldTriggerSound( false );
       }
     } );
 
diff --git a/js/common/view/sound/InProportionSoundGenerator.js b/js/common/view/sound/InProportionSoundGenerator.js
index 5c830e4e..79300c40 100644
--- a/js/common/view/sound/InProportionSoundGenerator.js
+++ b/js/common/view/sound/InProportionSoundGenerator.js
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ class InProportionSoundGenerator extends SoundClip {
     // @private - True when, in the previous step, the current ratio (calculated from leftValue/rightValue) is larger than
     // the target ratio.
     this.currentRatioWasLargerThanTarget = this.calculateCurrentRatioLargerThanTarget();
+
+    // @private - in certain cases ratio hand positions can move so quickly "through" the in-proportion range that an
+    // actual "in proportion" value is never set. When this boolean is true, then this SoundGenerator will note when
+    // this "jump over in proportion" occurs, and still play the sound. This is useful for mouse interaction, but not
+    // so much for keyboard interaction. See https://github.com/phetsims/ratio-and-proportion/issues/162
+    this.jumpingOverShouldSound = false;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -51,6 +57,25 @@ class InProportionSoundGenerator extends SoundClip {
     return this.currentRatioProperty.value > this.model.targetRatioProperty.value;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * When true, the InProportionSoundGenerator will play when the ratio "jumps" over in proportion in two consecutive
+   * values of the current ratio.
+   * @public
+   * @param {boolean} jumpingOverShouldSound
+   */
+  setJumpingOverProportionShouldTriggerSound( jumpingOverShouldSound ) {
+    this.jumpingOverShouldSound = jumpingOverShouldSound;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * True when the ratio jumped over being in proportion, but it should still sound that it was in proportion
+   * @private
+   * @returns {boolean}
+   */
+  jumpedOverInProportionAndShouldSound() {
+    return this.jumpingOverShouldSound && this.calculateCurrentRatioLargerThanTarget() !== this.currentRatioWasLargerThanTarget;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Step this sound generator, used for fading out the sound in the absence change.
    * @param {number} dt
@@ -61,12 +86,11 @@ class InProportionSoundGenerator extends SoundClip {
 
     const isInRatio = this.model.inProportion();
 
-    const currentRatioIsLargerThanTarget = this.calculateCurrentRatioLargerThanTarget();
 
     // Only use hysteresis when both hands are moving.
     const hysteresisThreshold = this.model.movingInDirection() ? RatioAndProportionQueryParameters.hysteresisThreshold : 0;
 
-    if ( !this.playedSuccessYet && ( isInRatio || currentRatioIsLargerThanTarget !== this.currentRatioWasLargerThanTarget ) ) {
+    if ( !this.playedSuccessYet && ( isInRatio || this.jumpedOverInProportionAndShouldSound() ) ) {
       this.setOutputLevel( SUCCESS_OUTPUT_LEVEL, 0 );
       this.play();
       this.playedSuccessYet = true;
@@ -82,7 +106,8 @@ class InProportionSoundGenerator extends SoundClip {
       this.setOutputLevel( SILENT_LEVEL, .1 );
     }
 
-    this.currentRatioWasLargerThanTarget = currentRatioIsLargerThanTarget;
+    // for testing during next step()
+    this.currentRatioWasLargerThanTarget = this.calculateCurrentRatioLargerThanTarget();
   }
 
   /**