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The Trumpet musicofx App

1/31/2016

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More apps for brass instrument players this week!

​Trumpet musicofx (http://www.musicofx.com/trumpet.php) App is a trumpet in the iPhone; trumpeters tighten or loosen their lips to select a partial including Bb, F, the Bb above that, etc., according to the overtone series; can press the valves to change the note; the more valves depressed, the lower the resulting pitch; valves let a trumpeter get at the notes between the partials; doesn’t have a brass mouthpiece; can pick how to simulate the mouthpiece either by tilt, breath, or by touch; depress the valves to change the pitch; manual includes a fingering chart; app includes a realistic partial option that enables faster, more natural playing; learn the principles of the trumpet and hone skills; in addition to a sampled trumpet and mute samples, app includes the Visual Synth; can combine waves of various shapes to create complex timbres; sculpt the overtones and see the resulting wave; (iOS 2.2 or later).



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The PlayAlong Trumpet App

1/30/2016

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Today's app is the PlayAlong Trumpet app:

​PlayAlong Trumpet (http://www.atplaymusic.com/our-apps/playalong-trumpet/) Listens to playing and guides user through the selected song; choose the settings that complement skills; cumulative statistics of the total correct notes, consecutive correct notes, and the songs played correctly are available; beginners can choose to have finger charts displayed under each note on the staff as they play; touching the finger chart lets the user hear that note; pushing the play button allows the user to hear the whole song; advanced users can choose to display only the note names under the staff or to see a full screen of music; in Manual mode the user can play the song with their own interpretation, using the display like traditional sheet music; Stats display presents a list of all the songs, showing which have been played and how many of the notes the user was able to play; History feature keeps track of scores for past performances for each song played; Transposition feature lets the user shift the pitch of a song’s notes up or down to customize the range of the song; in Game Center stats are listed on the Leader Boards and songs are presented as accomplishments; includes free songs and a Chromatic Scale; song list ratings of Easy, Intermediate, and Advanced; share by Emailing performances;  (iOS 5.1 or later).

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The iTrump App

1/29/2016

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Today's app is the iTrump app:

​iTrump (http://itrump.spoonjack.com) Practice and learn trumpet scales and songs; jam along with anything in iPod; play along with a song in the Songbook; useful to students and playable by anyone; touch or blow to make a sound; tap the “valve pads” to set the pitch; raise and lower the bell for volume; covers the trumpet’s standard notated range; slur up and down, trill, bend notes, and add vibrato; pick a tune from the Songbook and app shows user how to play along with the band accompaniment; tap the colored blocks at the bottom of their fall to hit the right note at the right time; comes with seven songs; (iOS 3.1 or later).

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The Trombone Pro HD App

1/28/2016

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Today's app is the Trombone Pro HD app:

​Trombone Pro HD (http://www.contactplus.com/trombonepro) For trombone players, beginners and advanced; will play exercises in bass clef and enable user to hear the chords, music, and play along by dragging finger on slide; video tutorial; thirty-two measures of notes; can edit the music on screen; comes with over 500 exercises and gives user the ability to share exercises with other users; (iOS 5.0 or later).

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The Trombone musicofx App

1/27/2016

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Today's app is the Trombone musicofx app:

​Trombone musicofx (http://www.musicofx.com/trombone.php) Operates under the same principles as a trombone; real trombonists tighten or loosen their lips to select a partial including Bb, F, the Bb above that, etc., according to the overtone series and can use the slide to change the note; the farther out they push the slide, the lower the resulting pitch; the slide lets a trombonist get at the notes between the partials; doesn’t have a brass mouthpiece; can pick how to simulate the mouthpiece either by tilt, breath, or by touch; touch the slide to move it out; “Snap to Slide Position” option that will put frets down on the slide; stay fretless to do glissandos; in addition to real trombone samples, app includes the Visual Synth; can combine waves of various shapes to create complex timbres; can sculpt the overtones and see the resulting wave; apply the low-pass filter to take the edge off and some reverb to add a little echo; (iOS 2.2 or later).

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The PlayAlong Trombone App

1/26/2016

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Today's app is the PlayAlong Trombone app:

​PlayAlong Trombone (http://www.atplaymusic.com/our-apps/playalong-trombone/) Listens to playing and guides user through the selected song; choose the settings that complement skills; cumulative statistics of the total correct notes, consecutive correct notes, and the songs played correctly are available; beginners can choose to have finger charts displayed under each note on the staff as they play; touching the finger chart lets the user hear that note; pushing the play button allows the user to hear the whole song; advanced users can choose to display only the note names under the staff or to see a full screen of music; in Manual mode the user can play the song with their own interpretation, using the display like traditional sheet music; Stats display presents a list of all the songs, showing which have been played and how many of the notes the user was able to play; History feature keeps track of scores for past performances for each song played; Transposition feature lets the user shift the pitch of a song’s notes up or down to customize the range of the song; in Game Center stats are listed on the Leader Boards and songs are presented as accomplishments; includes some free songs and a Chromatic Scale; song list ratings of Easy, Intermediate, and Advanced; share by Emailing performances; (iOS 5.1 or later).

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The iBone App

1/25/2016

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Today's app is the iBone app:

​iBone (http://ibone.spoonjack.com) Practice and learn scales and songs; play along with music from own library; accompany the lead or take the solo spot; play along with a tune from the iBone Songbook; touch or blow to make a sound; slide finger to change pitch; raise and lower the bell to change volume; can cover the Trombone’s standard two and a half octave range, slur up and down, and slide in and out; play along with the band accompaniment; tap the rings at the bottom of their fall to hit the right note at the right time; comes with seven free songs; additional songs can be purchased and downloaded; (iOS 3.1 or later; Android 2.1 and up).

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The ​PlayAlong French Horn App

1/24/2016

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More apps for players of brass instruments this week!

​PlayAlong French Horn (http://www.atplaymusic.com/our-apps/playalong-french-horn/) Listens to playing and guides user through the selected song; choose the settings that complement skills; cumulative statistics of the total correct notes, consecutive correct notes, and the songs played correctly are available; beginners can choose to have finger charts displayed under each note on the staff as they play; touching the finger chart lets the user hear that note; pushing the play button allows the user to hear the whole song; advanced users can choose to display only the note names under the staff or to see a full screen of music; in Manual mode the user can play the song with their own interpretation, using the display like traditional sheet music; Stats display presents a list of all the songs, showing which have been played and how many of the notes the user was able to play; History feature keeps track of scores for past performances for each song played; Transposition feature lets the user shift the pitch of a song’s notes up or down to customize the range of the song; in Game Center stats are listed on the Leader Boards and songs are presented as accomplishments; includes some free songs and a Chromatic Scale; song list includes ratings of Easy, Intermediate, and Advanced; share by Emailing performances; (iOS 5.1 or later).

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The French Horn Pro HD App

1/23/2016

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Today's app is the French Horn Pro HD app:

​French Horn Pro HD (http://www.contactplus.com/frenchhornpro/) Learn how to play and master the French Horn (F, B flat, and Double horn); designed for real French horn players who want to improve ear training, fingering technique, accuracy and speed; beginners who are just learning the French horn fingerings can slow the tempo down and watch as the correct fingerings appear on the screen; music practice is about repetition, muscle memory, and ear training; can change the fingerings to accommodate horn; videos and tutorials; real music staff is displayed and highlighted so user can follow the notes on the screen when learning a new song; can hear the song being played in real time; tells user immediately if they’ve hit the correct notes or made a mistake; tap a button to go to another song; track progress by keeping a cumulative score for each song, the total elapsed time spent practicing each song, remembering the practice tempo for each song, and comparing scores to user’s friends; transpose notes while practicing by swiping finger up or down; can change the tempo by dragging fingertips across the staff; score will increase as user accurately presses the correct buttons at higher tempos; includes more than 600 built in songs including scales, exercises, and finger twisters; all included songs can be modified; includes ninety-nine blank templates; ( iOS 4.0 or later).

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The Old Instruments Apps

1/22/2016

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Today's apps are the Old Instruments apps:

​Old Instruments Apps (http://www.iphone-ipad-iapp.com/iphone.html) Old Brass: App includes tablature of former instruments the Serpent and the Ophicleide; Baroque Trumpet: App includes the main fingerings for the baroque trumpet; Retina display compatible; (iOS 7.0 or later).

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