Useless
Doesn’t work with headphones, despite asking me to use headphones. Immediately got a refund.
Mediocre
Helpful to have something to practise with but I find it frustrating when I get part way through feedback then click on the wrong button and can’t get back to see the rest of my feedback for a particular exercise
Buggy
I have a newish phone and newish earbuds. This is the only app I have that ignores the earbuds and plays through the phone’s speaker. This was reported by another reviewer two years ago. Clearly ABRSM don’t care.
Unrealistic Lacking Feedback
For The D part of the aural it provides you with options which is worse and causes you to rely on multiple choice.
The pulse is also off putting for clapping back the sound.
For Sight singing it lacks a way to provide sufficient feedback and the same with repitition .
The pulse is also off putting for clapping back the sound.
For Sight singing it lacks a way to provide sufficient feedback and the same with repitition .
Grade 3 differences is stuck on a loop!
Grade 3 differences is stuck on a loop! Not what you’d expect for a paid for app AND I’ve paid for the extension.
Can we improve the cadence trainer please ?
Great app but could we please get a way to select the cadences we want to practice ? (I.e a range rather than all of it so that we can learn by increment). Many thanks for listening🙏🏻
Useful Concept by but the app is unfinished
I’ve used this app for studying for my aural exams which the core concept of the app works for.
The problem is there are so many bugs and poor design choices that it severely impacts the usefulness of the app.
Examples include:
Not being able to use earphones for the app
The microphone being constantly in use when the app is opened, even when you switch apps. The only way to stop this is to close the app.
Constant application crashes mid way through testing.
It feels like the app didn’t go through a proper testing procedure which is disappointing considering the price.
The problem is there are so many bugs and poor design choices that it severely impacts the usefulness of the app.
Examples include:
Not being able to use earphones for the app
The microphone being constantly in use when the app is opened, even when you switch apps. The only way to stop this is to close the app.
Constant application crashes mid way through testing.
It feels like the app didn’t go through a proper testing procedure which is disappointing considering the price.
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G7 Sight Singing in Bass Clef
ABRSM please note that progress is only recorded if one chooses the treble clef. Choice of bass never registered progress.
No support for Bluetooth audio?
Weirdly I can’t get the sound to play through my AirPods… what’s up with that?
Disappointed
Repetitive & you need to ‘mark your own’ in some testing areas.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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!
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!
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Not good for cadences
I bought this two years ago, so the newer version may be better. I spent hours trying to hear the chords of a cadence. Despite selecting grade 7 in the menu it kept presenting Plagal cadences (not used at this grade), and worse still re-presenting them endlessly when I got them wrong or tried to avoid those examples. I was completely undermined and a nervous wreck until I found some good training on youtube, where hearing the whole phrase as in the exam (and not just 2chords as on this app) made all the difference. Don’t beat yourself up - look online for excellent and free tuition and testing.
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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.
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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 frustrating
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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.
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The first day on G8 my son encountered the repeated question
He used only 10min and told me he met repeated questions.
