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The Piano Star App

6/30/2017

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Today's app is the Piano Star app:

​Piano Star (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pianotiles.kingof.music) Challenging piano game to practice music rhythm and reaction speed; new music is added to the app regularly including
Pop, Rock, Classical, Movies, TV, Reminiscence, Game, Songs for Children, and more; world music contest; Global PK Mode and Ranking system; earn golden coins to buy locked songs; lighting effects and animations; (Android 2.3 and up).

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The ​Piano Music Collection Pro App

6/29/2017

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Today's app is the ​Piano Music Collection Pro app:

Piano Music Collection Pro (http://strongwang2012.blog.163.com) Music player with knowledge; includes portraits of the composers; read about the composers while listening; high quality music; shuffle or order; repeat mode; list music by composers or by favorites; search by composer or music; background play; includes twenty great composers and their ninety-nine best piano pieces including Bach, Mozart, Liszt, Beethoven, Chopin, Satie, Scarlatti, Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Mendelssohn, Mussorgsky, Schubert, Schumann, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Grieg, Pärt, Tchaikovsky, and Balakirev; (iOS 6.0 or later).

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The ​Piano Melody Pro – Learn Songs and Play by Ear App

6/28/2017

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Today's app is the ​Piano Melody Pro – Learn Songs and Play by Ear app:

Piano Melody Pro – Learn Songs and Play by Ear (http://www.learntomaster.co.uk) Learn to play songs on the piano by playing back the melody; 400 songs to learn from different eras and genres; configurable piano includes multi-touch, glissando, highlighting, and note labels; resizable piano suitable for all devices and tablets; set the size of the keys on the piano; focus on parts of the song to play back and learn the licks; authentic digitized grand piano sounds; highlight notes on or off to play by ear; show or hide the note names; slow down or speed up the song; turn up or down the volume; develop ability to play by ear; suitable for all ages, kids to adults, and for all abilities, beginner to advanced; song list is varied containing all genres such as Rock, Classical, The Latest Pop, Film Theme Tunes, TV Theme Tunes, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Naughties, Modern, Alternative, Indie, Latin, and more; songs capture the main melody, chorus, intro, and verse and contain up to 400 notes; uses standard note tabs where lower case are the white notes and upper case the black notes; (iOS 8.0 or later; Android 4.0.3 and up).

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The Piano Genius App

6/27/2017

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Today's app is the Piano Genius app:

​Piano Genius (http://www.synapticstuff.com/piano-genius-ipad) Piano game; play favorite songs; over 400 songs from Mozart to Coldplay; track progress, compete with others, and share scores with friends while learning actual piano skills; intelligent accompaniment shows user when and where to play notes and chords while automatically playing the rest of the song; no experience required; new songs added every week with free songs and weekly contest rewards; current songs include Modern Hits, All Time Classics, Rock, Classical, and more; falling dots show which keys to hit in which order, dynamically playing the rest of the notes; keyboard automatically scrolls to position for the next note; to top the score charts user needs to master timing, duration, and anticipate bonus notes shown on the notation view; unlock free songs and in app features by earning achievements and hitting objectives; multiple levels of song difficulty (easy, medium, and hard); earn achievement badges to share on Facebook or Twitter directly from the app; compare song performance with the rest of the Piano Genius community; Leaderboards for every song; earn free credits through weekly tournaments; challenge friends; retro virtual Piano with MIDI connection capability to Play Freestyle with digital concert piano sound, scrollable full octave keyboard, and notation feedback to show which keys correspond with which notes; new upgrades added every month; (iOS 5.0 or later).

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The PianoAngel Free App

6/26/2017

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Today's app is the PianoAngel Free app:
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PianoAngel Free (http://bwinnovationtw.blogspot.com/2011/03/pianoangel.html) App is for users already skilled in piano and for beginners; Apple Core MIDI compliant; (iOS 4.0 or later).

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The Piano Complete App

6/25/2017

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More Piano Repertoire and Popular Songs Apps this week!

Piano Complete (http://www.betterdaywireless.com/BetterDayWireless/Piano_Complete.html) Complete piano with the ability to learn songs; over 500 songs in a variety of categories; learn both hands or just the right hand or left hand; eighty-eight key piano with multi-touch, adjustable reverb, metronome, dual row, completely resizable keys, high quality sixteen bit piano sound, chord support, glissando, sizable sharps, navigation bar, note labels, theme colors, sustain pedal, and adjustable metronome; learn songs with falling notes; sheet music; (iOS 3.0 or later).

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The ​New Age Piano App

6/24/2017

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Today's app is the ​New Age Piano app:

New Age Piano (http://www.anywhereartist.com/aa/Welcome.html) Collection of relaxing and inspiring melodies; features music, news, photos, videos, updates, and more from twenty New Age pianists; often referred to as Contemporary or Neoclassical piano, New Age piano music is music of various styles intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation, and optimism; used by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation, and reading as a method of stress management or to create a peaceful atmosphere in the home or other environments; emphasizes artistic and aesthetic expression; strongly influenced by and sometimes also based upon early baroque or classical music, especially in terms of melody and composition; artist may offer a modern arrangement of a work by an established composer or combine elements from classical styles with modern elements to produce original compositions; many artists within this sub-genre are classically trained musicians; Neoclassical New Age music is generally melodic, harmonic, and completely instrumental; (iOS 5.0 or later).

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The Master Piano App

6/23/2017

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Today's app is the Master Piano app:

​Master Piano (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/master-piano/id364897373?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4) Over 250 free songs included; record own songs; learn a song at the tempo the song is played with animated falling notes; resize keys for a custom feel; concert hall sound along; innovative songwriting and learning capabilities; technical innovations written exclusively for the iPad; realistic piano sound, recorded from the world’s finest grand pianos;
eighty-eight keys including all sharps and flats; full multi-touch support for chord and single note play; easy to use preset keyboard sizes or customize own; adjust the width and height of all keys; play on a Single Keyboard Row or play on two rows with Dual Row; identify notes with Optional Note Labels; easy to use, fully-customizable optional Metronome; Glissando Feature allows user to slide finger across the keyboard like a real piano; adjustable reverb setting to get the same realistic effect as the Sustain and Soft piano pedals; navigate the full piano keyboard with a unique Navigation Bar for each row; slide navigation bar to quickly move from A0 all the way to C8 or jump to any place on the keyboard with the tap of a finger; customize each Navigation Bar’s highlight color using preset options or create own unique color; adjustable Master Volume;
 Record, Edit, and Save songs;
record all nuances of performances including duration of note and tempo; no time limit on the length of recordings; overlay unlimited tracks onto recordings (Overdub);
save compositions for later into “My Songs” folder; all songs can be loaded for playback, editing, or learning; adjust the tempo of any song; supports “Learn Song” mode for compositions, so can play them back and learn them note by note; edit compositions to fine tune; Song Learning features over 250 preloaded songs in fifteen different categories including Children’s, Classical, Christmas, Ragtime, Folk, and World Music; songs are divided into twenty difficulty levels; difficult songs feature chords and include both left and right hands; Favorites folder to add and remove songs; change the tempo of any song to match playing level; shift the song’s octave up or down; learn the whole song or a favorite part; all learning modes teach notes, tempo, and note duration; Portion mode to focus on learning left or right hand for a piece; auto-scrolling moves the on-screen keyboard while playing the notes; (iOS 3.2 or later).

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The ​Magic Piano App

6/22/2017

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Today's app is the ​Magic Piano app:

Magic Piano (http://www.smule.com/apps#magic-piano) Includes songs from Bruno Mars to Mozart; available in HD; offers free songs every day and includes a large catalog of songs; turn on game mode to unlock achievements and free songs; over twenty-five million players; make music and share performances; over 1,000 songs with new hit songs added every week; earn new songs by playing and by watching videos; songs will sync across multiple devices; current songs include Pop, Rock, Classical, Movies and Musicals, Country, and R&B
hits; suggest songs on Smule’s Facebook page; follow beams of light to guide fingertips to the correct notes; control the notes, rhythm, and tempo; try out different instruments; change piano into a harpsichord, Funky 80’s synth, organ, and more; enter game mode and get rewarded for playing; level up to unlock achievements and badges; earn free songs and get to the top of the song Leader Boards; change the difficulty of each song to give a unique challenge; broadcast performances on the Smule Globe or listen to other players’ songs; share pieces through Facebook, Twitter, and Email; subscribe for unlimited access to full song and instrument catalog; play all available songs on any instrument for the duration of subscription; (iOS 8.0 or later; Android 4.1 and up).

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The ​Logical Piano App

6/21/2017

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Today's app is the ​Logical Piano app:

Logical Piano (http://www.appscraft.ru/logicalpiano/) A game in which user rehearses eighteen popular melodies by repeating keystrokes one by one; songs range from Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star to a Beethoven masterpiece; number of tunes will increase in updates; HD version available;
game has been translated into ten languages; develops memory and sense of rhythm; for children and adults; can open the lid of the piano; (iOS 4.3.3 or later).

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