Music Theory Basics

  • Music Theory Basics
  • Music Theory Basics
  • Music Theory Basics
  • Music Theory Basics

Detailed App Info:

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  • Current Version:Version: 1.5
  • Device Type:Device: iPad Ready
  • Category:Category: Education
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  • Download Size:App Size: 82.73 MB

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A suite of five modules; Notes, Keys, Intervals, Chords, and Rhythms, to test basic music skills. Includes an additional 'Grades' module that lists all saved quiz results - password protected access, filterable by student name.

Notes, Keys, Intervals, and Chords all contain the following features:
• Four clefs to work in (Treble, Alto, Tenor, and Bass).
• Set how many questions there are in the quiz (1 to 100).
• Up to three tries to get the correct answer.
• Only grade the questions answered, so you can stop at any time.
• Time how long it takes to finish the quiz. It can be turned off.
(Great for setting a set amount of time to work on a specified skill.)
• Choose how you want the quiz to look; ink on paper, or chalk on a chalkboard.

Notes
• Read written pitches (four clefs) and play them on the piano, or notate a played piano key in your selected clef.
• The quiz note range can be set from 0 to 4 ledger lines above and from 0 to 4 ledger lines below the selected staff. The quiz won't ask for an already asked pitch until each remaining pitch in the entire range specified has been asked or you start a new quiz.

Keys
• Set separate maximum limits of sharps and flats for the quiz.
• Set only major keys, minor keys, or combine them both into the quiz.

Intervals
• Set how the question is asked; Playing the interval harmonically, melodically up, or melodically down.
• Have the intervals given with random root notes, or in between each question, set what the root will be for the following interval.
• Intervals covered are major, minor, diminished, augmented 2nds, 3rds, 6ths, 7ths, and diminished, perfect, and augmented 4ths, 5ths, and octaves.
• Set to include or exclude diminished and augmented 2nds, 3rds, 6ths, and 7ths.
• Test without the sound to work on identifying the intervals by analyzing the notation alone.

Chords
• Chords tested are major, minor diminished and augmented triads.
• Set how the question is asked; playing normally, rolling the chord up, or rolling the chord down.
• Set a random root movement from question to question, or set what the root will be for each following chord.
• Test without sound to identify by notation alone, or cover the screen and listen to determine the chord quality.

Rhythms
Work on your rhythm skills. From very simple to almost impossible. Sight reading rhythms won't be a problem anymore.
• Select from one to three pads - pitches notated on, above, and below the line.
• Select the specific combination of note values you want included in the test rhythms: Whole, Half, Quarter, Eighth, Dotted Half, Dotted Quarter, Triplet Half, Triplet Quarter, and Triplet Eighths
• Include or exclude using rests in the rhythms.
• Set the length of the test rhythm - 4 to 32 beats.
• Exclude grading note durations to better test percussionists or to focus on accuracy alone.
• Listen to the rhythm as many times as you want before and after you attempt playing it.
• Change the tempo between each listen or attempt. (range is around 30 to 120 bpm)
• Record up to three attempt's markings on the rhythm display.
• Attempt the same rhythm as many times as you want.

Grades
• A list that contains all saved quiz results. This list is filterable by student name. You are able to delete selected scores, or all scores at once. Access to the list can be password protected by entering a password in the iPad's Settings App.
• The recorded grades include the student's name, date and time the quiz was taken, all relevant quiz settings (clef, number of questions, note values included, etc.), and score (percentage and letter grade).

Example of uses:
Use the timer to set an amount of time to work on a specific skill. Have a student work for 3 minutes on key signatures and see how well they do. (grade only those questions answered, with the timer on) When they save the score it will show the timer information, number of questions answered, with the date and time.

See website for more examples.

Requirements

Your mobile device must have at least 82.73 MB of space to download and install Music Theory Basics app. Music Theory Basics was updated to a new version. Purchase this version for $9.99

If you have any problems with installation or in-app purchase, found bugs, questions, comments about this application, you can visit the official website of Patrick Q. Kelly Patrick Kelly at http://patrickqkelly.com.

Copyright © 2012 Patrick Q. Kelly