The app overall is not designed intuitively and takes a while to get the hang of which would be hard if you’re not tech savvy it refuses to recognise them and plays the sound out loud which is fine It’s not compatible with my headphones i.e. The tapping rhythm is overly harsh, you could be just one quaver out and it would fail you which isn’t good if you’re trying to get a realistic sense of what you would get in an exam The sight-singing exercise also has a supposed tuner feature which I believe to be at the bottom but it doesn’t seem to do anything The sight-singing exercise is oddly marked, I’ve only ever gotten a few notes ticked ever and usually they give me none right (and I’m using this for my grade 5 singing!) So there’s quite a few bugs with this app

Your progress is logged whenever you use the app, so you can always see at a glance the areas you might want to revisit. Self-review and critical listening are also key to successful development of the musical ear, which is why the app provides tools for you to review and evaluate your performance against sample responses in all cases. Many exercises are automatically marked by the application. The app also features supporting tools including an interval trainer, progress tracker and guides to the aural tests in ABRSM graded music exams. Each one gives you the opportunity to repeat the question, or to compare your response to the correct answer and hear the music again. Tackle each element in stages using the preparation exercises.Īll exercises are fully interactive. The app covers the following ABRSM aural test content:

Develop the skills to know when a piece of music was written.Practise identifying the features in music that make-up its style and character.Learn to describe dynamics, articulation, tempo and tonality.Develop your confidence and accuracy at sight-singing (reading and singing the music you see).Exercise your musical memory (remember how music sounds and be able to repeat it or spot differences and mistakes).Improve your sense of pulse and metre (feeling the beat).The app can be used in any order, however often you like, on your own or with your teacher. Anyone can use it, but it is designed around ABRSM’s aural tests for Grades 1 to 5. The OFFICIAL ABRSM Aural Trainer contains interactive challenges to help develop your music aural skills (listening skills).

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