Leave a Review ABRSM Aural Trainer Grades 6
Useful but glitchy
I am a mature student using the app to revise for my grade 7 piano exam; generally it is helpful but there are a number of glitches, particularly in the Cadence and Musical Features section. The same piece kept being repeated in the Cadence section while the app has a tendency to quit halfway through the Musical Features section. As others have said, for such a pricey app, this is not great. I would also agree with the reviewer who complained that answers are marked wrong when they were partly correct eg. 2 out of 3 features were correctly identified.Show lessFieldfare Girl
Useful but needs improvement
The app is definitely a useful tool for practicing and preparing for aural exams. However, the app itself needs improvement. Wireless headphones will not work no matter how many times I try, even though headphones are apparently “recommended”. When reviewing my responses I find myself accidentally clicking back to the Home Screen, and I cannot see how well I did. Needs a lot of work, especially considering how pricey the app is.Show lessFireLight4137
Overall very helpful
I find this app very helpful overall as I am not a natural for the aural part of the exam. I am working on grade 6, there are a few things which could be improved I think. For sight singing, the examples I have seen are much shorter than the ABRSM printed examples and I assume those in the actual exam. In the musical features part of the app, it is a pity you only get to see the areas to be questioned as the music starts. This means I always miss the first part of the piece while I take in the written information. Perhaps the music could be started 5 or so seconds after the question areas appear.Show lessSue 3445
Does not work with headphones
This app will not work with airpods/earphones. Shame, as I bought it to test myself on cadences and modulations on the commute to work.R.....W...H5384
Helpful but…
Super helpful for Abrsm exams!
However for multi part questions, the results are given by a simple tick or cross for each section, where a tick is only given if 100% correct. This has been quite disheartening for my child as he is shown a full slate of crosses despite the breakdown suggesting he would have picked up most of the marks. Would be great if this scoring system could be reworked to more accurately reflect the scoring system in the exams, thanks!Show lessPokémonDragalge91914
It doesnt help
My sister has used the first one for grade 1 piano and grade 3 flute, and according to her, that one helps a lot. This one, however, keeps giving me a mental breakdown. If i get something wrong, i like to quit it. I know how stupid that is, but its how im wired. But if i get it slightly wrong, the progress doesnt move, and with only 9 days before my grade 6 exam, with my dad putting so much pressure on me, sucking at sight-reading, and not getting enough help on my aural tests, I know im going to fail.Show lessyup peeps
Annoying design and incorrect grading
This app is really helpful, but i get really frustrated when I accidentally click the back button when checking my answers and it takes me back to the menu page and I can no longer see what the answers were. There is no way of looking back and I often have no idea what I got wrong due to this. Also ocxasions where it says i’ve got the answer wrong but then has a tick next to the answer i put. Very frustratingShow lessnoiwouldnotrecommend
Useful but seems to glitch
This app is perfect to train your aural, especially for people like me whose aural is extremely weak compared to other musical attributes. However, I have noticed that the sound seems to suddenly stop working with no warning. I am not sure whether this is a glitch on my behalf, but no other app on either of the iPads does this.Show lessThugmasta
Nice idea, bit useless ...
Unfortunately most of the samples (maybe all?) are just taken from the ABRSM aural training book. So I paid £8 for something I already had.
Also the app sound only comes out of the i phone rather than my headphones, so can’t use on the train which is what I bought it for.
All in all, fairly useless if you’ve got the book/ want to hear it.Show lessfrazzz15
Great app
This is a great app but sometimes crashes or doesn’t let me answer the question.
Otherwise, a great app!mgblack
