Awesome.. until you get to level 4
It love the app, both lectures and practice sessions. After 1-2 days of rehearsing any song I could get at least 3 silver stars, often - 3 golden stars.. until I got to level 4. There a teacher tells you that you can “double your picking speed by picking up and down”… and then they literally throw you under the bus, all the practice sessions on level 4 expect you to start playing twice faster just after watching a 3-minute lesson! And I miserably failed to get even a single star in ANY of the songs they offer at level 4 after few days of trying. Extremely frustrating, I regret paying for 1 year subscription as I this app is pretty useless once you get to level 4
UPDATE: after two weeks of practicing, I finally earned 3 silver stars and learning further songs is not that frustrating. Please fix the start of level 4 by adding 2-3 songs with gradually increasing complexity
UPDATE: after two weeks of practicing, I finally earned 3 silver stars and learning further songs is not that frustrating. Please fix the start of level 4 by adding 2-3 songs with gradually increasing complexity
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Terrible
You can only play for like 5 minutes until it blocks the entire thing and tells you to pay for premium. I am giving it 5 stars you can all see this.
Pretty good needs improvement
Hi there I’m learning the ukelele and guitar on your app and it really annoys me if i mess a note up. I wish the app would wait for me so i could play it right and didn’t have to play the same song over and over again. It’s sooooooo annoying. So the other day i tested out your singing part of the app but I’m not sure how to change it to a soprano. I will give it 5 stars this app tho because it has taught me some useful things and it is good to use during my free time. I have a lot now because of lockdown and i finish my schoolwork reasonably quickly. The app is pretty good but sometimes i scream at it and want to smash the iPad.
5 stars
5 stars
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Response from developer
Could you please contact us via contact.yousician.com, so that we could investigate the issue and help you figure out what's wrong? You can also get in touch with our team via Social Media on Facebook (https://m.me/yousician), Twitter, or Instagram. Thank you!
Great app for learning a variety of instruments
I used the free version of Yousician for a while then decided to buy the full package. My daughter uses piano and voice, I use guitar. It took me a little while to get the hang of navigating the guitar component, but it’s been very useful and my playing has really improved. The tutorials are easy to understand and I love this app’s ability to listen to me playing and provide real time feedback on whether I’m playing the correct notes and cords. I also love being able to adjust the speed of the song I’m playing as well as the option to display the note letters I’m playing . This is so important as a beginner and no other app can do that.
I’ve used a few guitar apps and this is the best one. The only limits are the song selection and that’s more a licensing agreement. In Australia we are limited but if you use a VPN and disguise your location you can access more songs.
I’ve used a few guitar apps and this is the best one. The only limits are the song selection and that’s more a licensing agreement. In Australia we are limited but if you use a VPN and disguise your location you can access more songs.
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Response from developer
Thank you so much for your5-star review! We're thrilled to hear that you and your daughter are enjoying Yousician for piano, voice, and guitar. We're glad to know that the tutorials are easy to understand and that you've seen real improvement in your playing. Regarding the song selection limitation, we apologize for any inconvenience caused by licensing agreements. However, we appreciate your workaround suggestion for accessing more songs using a VPN. We're constantly working on expanding our song library to offer a wider variety of music. Thank you again for your support and we hope you continue to enjoy using Yousician for your musical journey!
It’s easy but...
It easy but I think it gets to hard after like two lessons and I think that its kinda annoying on the first lesson where it doesn’t care to you when your wrong and and with the singing one, forget it it listens to whatever I say and it’s so hard on the first lesson and with the ukulele & piano are so hard, the piano, the first lesson it was simple, second, simple, but the third sheesh it was so hard and it doesn’t correct you at all and it makes you feel bad when you mess up ONE TIME it like fails you half the thing which is annoying and it’s kinda un fair for the people who don’t wanna play because you don’t complete all the lessons because the last one is premium and it’s a song so you have to skip it and then when you do pay you have to pay a lot because you can just pay for one this and with the ukulele I think that it’s hard on the first and second song, yes the song, so I feel like it’s a little to hard because like, it’s a song are you barely know and even worse when you mess up it doesn’t correct you it just takes away a star with is really frustrating and I’m not trying to be a Karen over here I’m just saying my opinion *reads* ok I sound like a Karen but still... I just think it’s just hard to fast. And that’s my review... (but I still use the app:)
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Second time
I’ve used Yousician briefly a few years ago and enjoyed the speed that it’s progresses. I stopped as my life became to busy to get 10 minutes to play. My fingers have gone soft but I’m back and loving the app once again. I got half way through level 4 on my first try and need a little refresh before continuing but apart from a little muscle memory I’m ok and can still keep up with most of the lessons and songs covered up to level 4. I’m not going to stop this time as I love the app and think it’s super great value for the price. Anyone who is thinking of playing an instrument and it’s covered in this app then use it, it’s great. The only little issue I have is that it would be really helpful to have scales made to print and a little bit more video help with maybe the odd song on the level played so we can hear how it should be played. Keep up the hard work Yousician I love it.
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Very little chord practice for beginners
I agree that this is a remarkable app. And it is expensive with premium. There are two major problems with this app:
There are a load of completely unknown original songs which come across as being rather meaningless. Who wants to learn a song that no one has heard of? Is this going to impress your mates? They will all say, ‘that is very nice, but what is it?’
The second problem is for beginners on levels 0 and 1 there are only riffs. No cowboy chords in any of the songs. Then level 2 has 11 songs with cowboy chords. Almost all completely unknown songs mainly by Yousician. Beginners want to practice their chords and have an app evaluate whether the chords are being played correctly. And they want to play popular songs that impress family and friends who will say that sounds like El Paso.
At level 3 there are more songs with cowboy chords but again there is a load of Yousician original songs.
The selection by level does not work for me. There seems to be no middle ground. It either goes from playing 5 notes on 3 strings for the whole song as a riff. So very simple , insultingly so . Or when playing chords completely unknown songs. And then level 4 is off the chart as being too difficult.
There are a load of completely unknown original songs which come across as being rather meaningless. Who wants to learn a song that no one has heard of? Is this going to impress your mates? They will all say, ‘that is very nice, but what is it?’
The second problem is for beginners on levels 0 and 1 there are only riffs. No cowboy chords in any of the songs. Then level 2 has 11 songs with cowboy chords. Almost all completely unknown songs mainly by Yousician. Beginners want to practice their chords and have an app evaluate whether the chords are being played correctly. And they want to play popular songs that impress family and friends who will say that sounds like El Paso.
At level 3 there are more songs with cowboy chords but again there is a load of Yousician original songs.
The selection by level does not work for me. There seems to be no middle ground. It either goes from playing 5 notes on 3 strings for the whole song as a riff. So very simple , insultingly so . Or when playing chords completely unknown songs. And then level 4 is off the chart as being too difficult.
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Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback and for sharing your concerns about Yousician. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. We understand your frustration with the selection of songs and the difficulty level progression. We are constantly working on improving our song library and adding more popular songs that will impress your friends and family. We also appreciate your feedback regarding the evaluation of chords and will take it into consideration for future updates. We strive to provide a wide range of content for all skill levels, but we understand that there may be a gap in the song selection. We will work on finding a middle ground and providing more variety in the song choices for beginners. Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention. We hope you continue to enjoy using the app and please feel free to reach out to us if you have any further suggestions or concerns.
Hate the NEW interface! Please change back!!
I tried the new version for several months now and I just hate it so much. In the old version you could clearly see your progress, different paths, what was coming up, scrolling vertically. Super easy and visual. Now it’s horizontal and you can only look a section of the paths with all these frickin numbers (your levels, how many lessons within each section), etc. It’s horrible. So frustrating. Actual lessons are the same and still effective, but choosing paths, seeing where you are, and feeling any kind of accomplishment is Gone. You could study their paragraphs and paragraphs of instruction in their FAQ section to figure out how to use this new version but before it was so intuitive! Please bring back the old or give us a choice!
I am sure you are going to give me your bot response of how change can be hard and that I will grow to love it. I am giving honest feedback- I tried it and hate it and so do many other paying customers. Listen to your users!
I am sure you are going to give me your bot response of how change can be hard and that I will grow to love it. I am giving honest feedback- I tried it and hate it and so do many other paying customers. Listen to your users!
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BE YOUR OWN MUSIC TEACHER. ITS WORTH IT
If you are a beginner this is the way to go. Take your time with it. I think the best thing for me was admitting I didn’t know anything about what I thought I knew about piano and just jumped right into it. Self-discipline is key. Some of the work outs are challenging and you will get frustrated but that’s okay, they’re growing pains and the fact that you did yourself is dope. A teacher would probably be worse plus it’s a only $20 a month compared to $25-75 an hour and you can learn at your own pace or choose which work out or song you want to do based on your experience. In 2 months I learned how to read music and play piano and the same time. I’m no master pianist but I no longer feel intimidated when I sit down at a piano. I plan on using this piano even after I get it down packed. I may wanna learn guitar, bass, or tighten up my vocals at some point and that’s all included when you subscribe. It’s really the best app for practicing musicians
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Cool concept, execution a bit lacking.
First off, if you’re like me and you want to perfect each exercise (get 3 stars) before moving on to the next, be prepared for endless hours of frustration. The app doesn’t do a very good job of picking up notes that are very clearly being played (like, you can clearly hear the full chord and see that every string is ringing), especially if you’re playing through an amp.
They either need to fix the note recognition problem, or relax the standards a bit. It’s more a matter of luck than skill whether or not you manage to make it through a whole song without at least one note in a chord not registering, and it kind of takes the joy out of using the app. It’s much less of a problem on the “knowledge” and “lead” path where you’re mostly playing individual notes than it is with the “rhythm” path.
Besides that, the original songs are pretty cheesy. Would be cool to learn more blues licks and picking patterns, but maybe I just haven’t gotten far enough into the exercises for all that because I’m stuck trying to get 3 stars on some dumbed down version of Brown Eyed Girl or whatever.
They either need to fix the note recognition problem, or relax the standards a bit. It’s more a matter of luck than skill whether or not you manage to make it through a whole song without at least one note in a chord not registering, and it kind of takes the joy out of using the app. It’s much less of a problem on the “knowledge” and “lead” path where you’re mostly playing individual notes than it is with the “rhythm” path.
Besides that, the original songs are pretty cheesy. Would be cool to learn more blues licks and picking patterns, but maybe I just haven’t gotten far enough into the exercises for all that because I’m stuck trying to get 3 stars on some dumbed down version of Brown Eyed Girl or whatever.
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