ChoraLine User Reviews

Andrew Grigg

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Great confidence booster

Initially I was introduced to Choraline through my regular choir (Malvern Festival Chorus) and, once I found my way around, found it invaluable for really getting to grips with learning my part. More recently it’s been a number one support mechanism for getting my Messiah part embedded with the Self Isolation Choir.
It’s true the App is improving all the time, allowing many different ways for the user to absorb their part and improve confidence.
My only recommendation would be to make all the different operational modes more obvious to the browser (drop- down info box? ). Certain features I have only discovered by accident .e.g facility for controlling speed of playback) so hadn’t been using the app to its true potential.
Improving navigation would make it a no-brainer 5* app.
GB Malvern

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Revue 2

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your review. We have a special page with tips on using the App and to watch a video showing all the special features which you refer to in your review. Please click the link here: https://www.choraline.com/tips-for-the-choraline-app best wishes from us all at ChoraLine

Choraline App

This is the best app ever for singers who want to be ahead of the game, or at least comfortable with it. I’ve moved a lot and consequently been the new choir member who hasn’t done the works they have, so usually need extra practice. I found Choraline and haven’t looked back since. Aw well as the brilliant music support, the staff are very, very helpful, speedy and bend over backwards to get you what you want, as quickly as possible. I can think of no downsides, only good ones.

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TaureanTracker

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review and comment - it really does make all the work worthwhile - The ChoraLine App is a great tool for learning to sing Handel Messiah with specific SATB voice part rehearsal recordings to learn your notes and your words. Our very best wishes with all your singing from us all at ChoraLine.

Great range of classics

This app makes learning complex music so much easier now that rehearsals are all online. Thanks!

emmagrah

4 years ago

Hallelujah!

I’m a new user of ChoraLine. Recently, our choir The Self Isolation Choir performed all 20 choral movements of Handel’s Messiah. It was a huge challenge to rehearse, particularly for myself and probably other choristers who had not previously sung some of the lesser known movements. ChoraLine came to my rescue and I honestly could not have learned my voice part without it. The app is easy to install and use and the instructor uses clear and simple prompts to help you along. I can’t wait to use it again for our next concert.

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CheekymeMissP

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you ever so much for your review and we are delighted you found the App easy to use and to learn to sing your part in Handel's Messiah. For Handel's Messiah there is special guide, in the Free Gifts section, on how to use the rehearsal recordings available on the App for the SATB (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) voice parts. ChoraLine is a very effective way to learn your notes & to sing at the correct pitch and we would recommend you follow the steps below for learning Handel Messiah. We would recommend, if you have not sung Handel Messiah before, you start by using the ChoraLine 'With Singer' recording where you can hear the words and notes for your voice part sung perfectly by a professional singer. When you are feeling quite confident in your words and notes you can move onto the 'With Instrument' rehearsal recording to perfect and fine tune your notes and pitch. Handel Messiah is a wonderful piece of choral music to learn and when you come to sing it at your concert you will have the adrenaline rushing through you and when you finish have a fantastic sense of joy and elation. I will never forget the first time I sang Messiah and having sung it many, many times, have never for a single second tired of the wonderful story and music. Thank you again and our very best wishes from us all at ChoraLine

I wish I had discovered this years ago!

This is the help that I have always needed for my choral singing and only found out about a couple of months ago. I find the option with the voice more helpful than just the instrument as you can be learning the words at the same time as the notes. I really can’t fault it and will be sure to get my part for everything I sing from now on.

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Messiah Fan

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your five star review. The ChoraLine App is a great tool for learning to sing Handel Messiah with specific SATB voice part rehearsal recordings to learn your notes and your words. Our very best wishes with all your singing from us all at ChoraLine.

Does not work on iPad Pro

Downloaded with the first 16 tracks missing. Support sent me the same automated reply 4 times. No help. I deleted and tried again. Same hopeless download. I have deleted the app and asked for a refund. Not happy. Not happy.

Mazzarati1234

5 years ago

Sad little app created by amateurs who don’t know what they’re doing.

I downloaded the app and my first choice is to either join or log in with an existing account. I tried to join but got the message I already had an account. So I tried to back out and try what I guessed might have been the right log in. Only I couldn’t. You are locked into that screen OR you can go back to the App Store. No other options available. I tried to go to the help section as identified on the App Store page, but it just took me to their main business webpage with no obvious link to the help page. If you can’t get past the log in screen, you are dead in the water.

Amateur hour. In the worst way.

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Harmony808

5 years ago

Great resource

I am an unconfident singer and Choraline is a great resource to help me feel on top of my line when rehearsing major worlds. I especially like the works that have a professional singer singing the lines as it helps with diction, inflection etc. The people at choraline were really quick to respond and help with my questions. Strongly recommend

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Jac1934

5 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your review and your kind comments are much appreciated. ChoraLine recordings are voice part rehearsal aids for choir and choral singers to practice and learn their Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass chorus part notes so they are confident in their voice part for choir rehearsal and their concert: ChoraLine have been producing rehearsal recordings for over 25 years with over 25,000 choral singers learning their notes with them every year. *The more confident you are in your voice part, the more you contribute to your choir. *Learn your voice part with ease and confidence from your phone or iPad, with specialist rehearsal recordings of over 120 choral works, including: - Handel Messiah - Mozart Requiem - Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man - Verdi Requiem - Elgar Dream of Gerontius - Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony - Carmina Burana - please scroll down to see the complete list ... The app puts a complete choral repertoire at your fingertips, ready to download at your convenience. The exclusive features of ChoraLine recordings include: *High quality audio produced by a BBC sound engineer *Hear your part played note-perfect on an instrument that's clear and prominent *The music is split into achievable sections, making it easier to learn at your own pace *A narrator calls out 'verbal signposts' to guide you through your vocal score *Rehearse tricky passages over and over using the 'loop' function *Adjust the playback speed to help you learn difficult passages at your own pace *For the most popular works, you can learn by hearing your part sung by a professional singer! *No internet? No problem - Download tracks to practise in the car or on a walk—wherever the music takes you! Your downloads are easy to find and easy to manage. BACH: Christmas Oratorio Magnificat Mass in B Minor Motets No. 1 & 5 Motets No. 2 & 4 Motets No. 3 & 6 St John Passion St Mathew Passion BEETHOVEN: 9th (Choral Symphony) Choral Fantasia Mass in C Missa Solemnis in D BERLIOZ: Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem) Te Deum BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms (with Hebrew pronunciation guide) BRAHMS: German Requiem (Ein Deutsches Requiem) BRITTEN: Ceremony of Carols Rejoice in the Lamb St Cecilia St Nicolas War Requiem BRUCKNER: Mass in E Minor Mass in F Minor CHARPENTIER: Messe de Minuit Te Deum CHILCOTT: Jubilate Requiem DURUFLE: Requiem DVORAK: Mass in D Te Deum Requiem Stabat Mater ELGAR: The Apostles Ave Verum Dream of Gerontius The Kingdom Light of Life (Lux Christi) Music Makers Spirit of England FAURE: Cantique de Jean Racine Requiem ('With Singer' version also available) FINZI: For St Cecilia Intimations of Immortality Lo, The Full Final Sacrifice In Terra Pax Magnificat GILBERT & SULLIVAN: Mikado Trial by Jury Choruses GOODALL: Eternal Light a Requiem The Lord's my Shepherd GOUNOD: Messe Solennelle de St Cecile HANDEL: Alexander's Feast Coronation Anthems Dixit Dominus Dettingen Te Deum (Novello Edition) Dettingen Te Deum (Peters Edition) Israel in Egypt Judas Maccabaeus Messiah ('With Singer' version also available) Samson Ode on Saint Cecilia's Day Saul HAYDN: The Creation (Die Schopfung) Harmoniemesse (Wind Band Mass) Little Organ Mass Maria Theresa Mass (Theresienmesse) Missa Sancti Nicolai (Mass of St Nicholas) Te Deum Nelson Mass (Missa in Angustiis) Paukenmesse The Seasons JENKINS: The Armed Man : A Mass for Peace ('With Singer' version also available) Gloria Requiem Stabat Mater The Peacemakers Gods of Olympus A Parliament of Owls For the Fallen KAY: Great Choruses from Great Oratorios MAHLER: Resurrection Symphony (Symphony No. 2) Symphony of a Thousand (Symphony No. 8) MENDELSSOHN: Elijah (Elias) St Paul (Paulus) Hymn of Praise (Lobgesang, Symphony No. 2) MONTEVERDI: Beatus Vir Vespers MOZART: Mass in C (Levin Edition) Mass in C (New Novello Edition) Mass in C (All other Editions) Coronation Mass in C Misericordias Domini Ave Verum Missa Brevis in B flat Requiem ('With Singer' version also available) Solemn Vespers ORFF: Carmina Burana ('With Singer' version also available) PARRY: I Was Glad Blest Pair of Sirens (4 and 8 part versions) Invocation to Music Hear my Words ye People POULENC: Gloria Stabat Mater PURCELL: Dido & Aeneas Ode on Saint Cecilia's Day Come ye Sons of Art, Away PUCCINI: Messa di Gloria RACHMANINOV: Vespers (with Russian pronunciation) RUTTER: Requiem Magnificat Gloria SCHUBERT: Magnificat Mass in A Flat Mass in G STAINER / MAUNDER: Crucifixion Olivet to Calvary STRAVINSKY: Symphony of Psalms TIPPETT: A Child of Our Time Five Negro Spirituals VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Dona Nobis Pacem Five Mystical Songs Fantasia on Christmas Carols Toward the Unknown Region Benedicite A Sea Symphony VERDI: Requiem 4 Sacred Pieces VIVALDI: Gloria WALTON: Belshazzar's Feast Coronation Te Deum

The recordings are brilliant, the app not so much

The recordings from Choraline are an excellent resource, but the app is very primitive. I have found it much more useful to downloading the mp3 files and use an App like Anytune which is much more sophisticated.

UPDATE. Having had a response from the developers that say that their app is just fine and exactly what people want here are my detailed comments.

Issues

1. The slider to move through the music is clunky and imprecise
2. You can’t mark a particular set of bars for yourself for repeating and learning, you can only use the split they have given you and the clunky slider. This wastes a lot of time.
3. Breaking the music into chunks within a movement means that it is impossible to practice timing across one of those breaks because there is always a delay. I’ve had to stitch the mp3 files back together for that.

Good points

1. You can slow down the music to practice (as you can with other apps, the one I use is anytune but I’m sure there are others).
2. The narrator gives bar numbers a cues which are very useful (these are on the mp3 so are still available is you use the mp3 files in a different app)

Like I said, the recordings are very useful, the app is still very basic.

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HMDCross

6 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your comment and we are pleased you find ChoraLine rehearsal recordings an excellent resource for choral singers who wish to practice and learn the notes for the music they are singing with their choir or choral society. During the development of the ChoraLine App we tested each stage with choral singers from three local choirs and the comments were always to make it as 'user friendly' and as 'easy to use' as possible - based on the feedback to date we believe we have achieved this aim. The tempo is based on the rehearsal piano accompaniment as set out in the guidelines in the vocal scores and the App has the facility to slow the music down when learning your notes for the faster sections and a loop function so you can practice over & over until you have perfected your part: - High quality audio produced by a BBC sound engineer - Hear your part played note-perfect on an instrument that's clear and prominent - The music is split into achievable sections, making it easier to learn at your own pace - A narrator calls out 'verbal signposts' to guide you throughout - For the most popular works (Handel Mesiah, Mozart Requiem, Faure Requiem, Carmina Burana, The Armed Man) you can learn by hearing your part sung to help with pronunciation of your words, rhythm and harmonies. _ The is also a Free Gifts section where you can hear samples of ChoraLine voice part rehearsal recordings for Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass for the first movement in Handel Messiah, And the Glory of the Lord.