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  • Could be so much better

    This app has a lot of potential but in my opinion there are a couple things that make this mostly something that I won't use very much.

    First, when choosing a scale as a main structure it does not show you all the triads available. You first have to choose what type of triad you are searching for, then it will show you only that triad. It seems like a miss to not see all the minor and major triads listed without going to the browser.

    Second thing is melodic patterns. There is no option to force chord tones on beat 1, or beats 1&3, etc. this makes patterns sound ambiguous instead of outlining a chord.
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  • Greatest Conceptual Music Tool

    I’ve always wanted to make an app to explain music via color and geometry.
    It’s just so mind numbingly brilliant how music can explain everything in life and this app is a direct interface for the means visualize it
  • Has potential

    The app provides lots of content, just the interface is clumsy and not intuitive. It feels like a chore to use. For example.. first glance at the guitar neck view and you get the idea. An needed improvement... if the user could customize a workspace ..or create several to guide the scope of what you they want tot work on. For example. Show a scale mode in whatever key and the chord triads that go with it..
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  • Impressive!

    The interface is not very intuitive, but once I watched the tutorial videos, I could finally start to see the tremendous potential this app has as a practice tool. Seems strange that you can only set the screen orientation when you first open the app - it would be nice to be able to switch between portrait/landscape while it is open. As a jazz trombone player, I also wish the range for bass clef practice patterns could go up higher than a G4. I would typically practice patterns up to F5 or so. Other than that, it's fantastic. An extrememly useful resource for anybody studying music theory or composition as well as an excellent practice tool.
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  • Jazz Improviser's Playground

    The world of scales and modes may look like a jungle to a Jazz improvising beginner: intimidating, hard to navigate, and frustrating to the point where it may cause one to give up. This application has converted that jazzy jungle into a playground, with near limitless opportunities for the aspiring jazz musician. It includes all possible modes and chords per scale/pattern that you may be analyzing in the app, and gives you information about what modes/scales/triads sound best over what chords. The app gives exactly what it advertises, and I would recommend this to a music educator to pass down to his students in a heartbeat. The only reason I give it a 4 star rating out of 5 is due to the apps formatting. It appears to be on the right track to achieving a simplistic navigational system that is also aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but there are still a few things that need to be adjusted to make this a 5 star music educational tool. (Note: they do have their own tutorial video channel on youtube on how to navigate the app, but if it can get to a point where it is more simplistic and eye appealing without sacrificing functionality and user freedom, it will be a music education super tool.) I'll be using this app for a long time. excellent job Tessitura app developers!
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  • Best Music App Ever! Watch the tutorials

    This is an extensive app, great for theory and practice. Watch the tutorials and demos to see all the that it does. Simply endless and brilliant.

    The simple yet effective graphing of the scales and how you get all the related modes by just rotating the graph around the circle is brilliant.

    I've been looking for an app like this for a long time. If you want to understand and practice scales this is the app.

    I can practice any scale in any mode, even scales I did not know existed.

    The circle of fifths with the scales in it is awesome. And the patterns are really useful.

    The fact that this app does not have thousands of reviews, puzzles me. I guess people just want to play games on their phones It is among the best apps for scales and modes I've seen.
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    Developer Response

    Thanks. Check the new version for updated UI
  • Good app but confusing layout

    The app is very well thought out and informative but, the layout and design can be very easily confusing for first timers. Great work. You should make a chord progressions app also.
  • Looks like the bugs are gone

    I like the layout, You could really benefit greatly from this app if it would stop crashing, geez!!...UPDATE: Seems to be working fine now. Loads of fun and very helpful!
  • Awesome tool!

    Great app. The only problem is that the limit for the note range on the bass clef is only up to a G above the staff. I've had to use the treble clef feature in order for the scale patterns to extend to the top of my range.
  • Very very complicated

    I don't even know where to start to use the app and start learning anything... it's too complicated and yea it's for the "advanced" user but to figure out how to use the app is a whole lesson in itself already

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