# ABRSM Cello Practice Partner — Have fun practising cello > Official app for practicing ABRSM cello exam pieces with accompaniments. (iPhone/iPad app by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (Publishing) Limited.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrsm-cello-practice-partner/id1480553330 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (Publishing) Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/491902885) - Category: Education, Music - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 2.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 13 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 22 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2019-10-21 - Data updated: 2026-08-31 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrsm-cello-practice-partner/id1480553330/reviews.md ## What is ABRSM Cello Practice Partner? The OFFICIAL ABRSM Cello Practice Partner is a simple way to make practising pieces for your exams more musical, enjoyable and fun. It is useful for anyone learning or teaching pieces from the ABRSM Cello Exam Pieces from 2024. Use Cello Practice Partner to practise with the piano accompaniment, the cello part in isolation, or the duo ensemble recording. The app will help you to: • Become familiar with the accompaniment and understand how the solo line fits with the piano part for more secure performances. • Make practice more musical and enjoyable by having a virtual cello partner to play along with. • Slow down or speed up the music to a tempo that suits you, for slow careful practice. • Listen closely to the Cello in isolation to hear every detail of the expert performance. • Repeat tricky passages by setting loops around them. Perfect for helping you develop confidence and fluency in your playing! Cello Practice Partner comes with one example piece from Grade 4 of the NEW ABRSM Cello Exam Pieces book from 2024.. In app you can purchase: Individual pieces and Grade selections from: • The ABRSM Cello Exam Pieces from 2024 books for Initial Grade – Grade 5. • The 2020–2023 ABRSM Cello Exam Pieces books for Grades 1–5. Notes: • Please test the app using the sample piece to ensure it is working effectively on your device before making any in app purchases. • Solo (unaccompanied) pieces are not available in-app. • Practice Partner does not support the upload of external audio files. ## Key features - Practice with piano accompaniment - Play cello part in isolation - Practice with duo ensemble recording - Adjustable tempo - Looping of difficult passages - Includes sample exam piece ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Grade 3 B1 - Over the Rainbow | $1.99 | one-time | | Grade 3 C2 - Hungarian Stomp | $1.99 | one-time | | Grade 4 B1 - Summer Song | $1.99 | one-time | | Grade 5 A3 - Allegro (Vivaldi) | $1.99 | one-time | | Grade 5 B1 - Spring Song | $1.99 | one-time | | 5 B3 - Chanson villageoise | $1.99 | one-time | | Grade 2 Selection 2020-2023 | $8.99 | one-time | | Grade 1 Selection 2020-2023 | $8.99 | one-time | | Grade 4 Selection 2020-2023 | $8.99 | one-time | | Grade 3 Selection 2020-2023 | $8.99 | one-time | | Grade 5 Selection 2020-2023 | $8.99 | one-time | | G3C3 He's a Pirate | $1.99 | one-time | | Dance of the Blessed Spirits | $1.99 | one-time | | G5C2 Robots' March | $1.99 | one-time | | Grade 4 Selection (2024) | $9.99 | one-time | | Grade 5 Selection (2024) | $9.99 | one-time | | G4C1 America | $1.99 | one-time | | G5A2 Allegro | $1.99 | one-time | | Grade 3 Selection (2024) | $9.99 | one-time | | G5B2 Humoresque | $1.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 13) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrsm-cello-practice-partner/id1480553330/reviews.md ### 1/5 — TERRIBLE *2024-09-02* VERY BAD BAD BAD ### 2/5 — Not enough volume available for accompaniment *2023-10-07* Great idea but not much use as it is. I bought three pieces to practice for my Grade 1 cello exam. Main reason I shelled out £5.97 was for the ability to change the pace of the pieces so I could gradually get up to full speed. The problem is that, even when played through a Bose Bluetooth speaker I can’t get enough volume to hear the piano accompaniment above my cello. 🤬🤬 The only way I can hear it clearly is to play very softly, and as the pieces contain crescendos and decrescendos, it really isn’t much use. ### 3/5 — Could be good need to fix looping *2023-09-26* This could be a really useful app if the positional and looping controls were made easier to use. On my iPhone 12 the “handles” to move the loops and the position of play back are much too small and close together so that you skip from one to the other. Make the loop and playback handles bigger and further apart. Make the above bigger than the cartoon cello and piano. Their usability is more important than the cartoons. Also let the app appear in landscape mode so the playback line is longer allowing for finer-grained positioning. Also the slow down wheel is hard to use. Just have wheel left to right that you double tap to reset rather than have to switch it on and off then turn a unintuitive set of dots. ### 3/5 — Good but needs serious bug fix *2021-02-06* It’s a great idea, and works well from a learning point of view, but when you buy a collection of pieces it takes the money (8.99) but doesn’t let you access the pieces. In the past it has sorted itself out if I just leave it for a few weeks but I recently purchased all the grade 4 pieces. (I say recently, but really about 4 months ago) and I still can’t access them. This is really frustrating because they have taken my money but I haven’t got the pieces. It gives me an option to buy the pieces separately but I can’t purchase the package again. I give it three stars because it works well except for the bugs. Would be great If this could be sorted. ### 2/5 — I’m a bit confused *2021-01-20* Are you just supposed to play by ear? Where is the written music to read and follow along with? I don’t want to purchase the tunes if they don’t come with sheet music of some sort. Otherwise, this looks and sounds great. ### 1/5 — Cannot get app to work *2020-09-09* I have tried playing the track it doesn’t play and if I try and download music is crashes...? I think it may have charged me too! ### 4/5 — Looks good so far...!! Metronome? *2020-07-25* Great idea and about time! Is there any chance a metronome could be added as when students play together with solo cello keeping time can be a problem... this would be ideal ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work - Just keeps crashing *2020-06-17* Trying to add pieces other than the sample and every time the app crashes. Tried to delete and reload but same issue. Disappointing. The piano version works well, so not sure why there’s an issue with this cello version which is unusable. **Developer response:** Hi Waneyj, Thank you for your comment. Please could you contact practicepartner@abrsm.ac.uk with a detailed description of the problem you appear to be experiencing so we can assist you. ### 1/5 — Crashes when adding new pieces *2020-03-22* Current version will collapse when trying to add more pieces other than the sample. Apparently I’m not alone. Developers need to fix the bug once and for all, or leave detailed solution here so other users can see it. Much less effective if you keep directing people to email support. ### 1/5 — Currently blows up every time you click... *2020-01-26* Currently blows up every time you click the blue “get more pieces” button **Developer response:** Hi rm768, Thank you for your comment. Please could you contact practicepartner@abrsm.ac.uk with a detailed description of the problem you appear to be experiencing so we can assist you. ## Frequently asked questions about ABRSM Cello Practice Partner ### What is ABRSM Cello Practice Partner? ABRSM Cello Practice Partner is an official app designed to make practicing cello exam pieces more enjoyable and effective. It provides virtual accompaniments and tools to help students prepare for their ABRSM cello exams. ### What ABRSM cello pieces can I practice with this app? The app is useful for anyone learning or teaching pieces from the ABRSM Cello Exam Pieces from 2024. You can purchase individual pieces and grade selections from the 2024 books (Initial Grade – Grade 5) and the 2020–2023 books (Grades 1–5) within the app. ### Can I adjust the practice tempo in ABRSM Cello Practice Partner? Yes, you can slow down or speed up the music to a tempo that suits your practice needs. This feature allows for careful, slow practice of challenging passages. ### Does ABRSM Cello Practice Partner have ads? No, ABRSM Cello Practice Partner does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use, with optional in-app purchases for additional music content. ### What devices does ABRSM Cello Practice Partner support? ABRSM Cello Practice Partner is available for iPhone and iPad. It is designed to work effectively on these Apple devices. ### How often is ABRSM Cello Practice Partner updated? The app was last updated on January 29, 2025, with version 1.8. This indicates regular updates to improve functionality and content. ### Can I upload my own audio files to ABRSM Cello Practice Partner? No, the Practice Partner app does not support the upload of external audio files. It is designed to work with the provided ABRSM exam piece recordings. ### What is the user rating for ABRSM Cello Practice Partner? The app currently has a rating of 2.0 stars from 1 rating. It is recommended to test the sample piece before making any in-app purchases. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.8 — 2025-01-29 Minor bug fixes ### 1.7 — 2024-12-18 Apple Airplay re-enabled from Control Centre. ### 1.6 — 2024-01-18 Minor bug fixes ### 1.5 — 2023-12-21 New branding tweaks, bug fixes and adding AudioKit. ### 1.4 — 2023-10-10 Updated ABRSM branding and logo! ## Apps similar to ABRSM Cello Practice Partner | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Music Kids - Free Music Videos for YouTube Kids](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/music-kids-free-music-videos-for-youtube-kids/id998075980) | 3.6 (147) | Free | Education | | [睡前故事动画版](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1032383060) | 5.0 (2) | Free | Education | | [Kids Deutschen Songs](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kids-deutschen-songs/id968014400) | — | $0.99 | Education | | [Notes! - Learn To Read Music](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notes-learn-to-read-music/id423178140) | 4.4 (1,383) | $3.99 | Education | | [今日福音-圣经-赞美诗](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1040758040) | 3.4 (5) | Free | Education | | [爱学琴](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id993480920) | — | Free | Education | ## More apps by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (Publishing) Limited - [ABRSM Aural Trainer Lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrsm-aural-trainer-lite/id491902882) - [ABRSM Aural Trainer Grades 1-5](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrsm-aural-trainer-grades-1-5/id491907493) - [ABRSM Speedshifter](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrsm-speedshifter/id660209198) - [ABRSM Speedshifter Lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrsm-speedshifter-lite/id660215506) - [ABRSM Piano Practice Partner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrsm-piano-practice-partner/id891238739) - [ABRSM Aural Trainer 6-8 Lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrsm-aural-trainer-6-8-lite/id997007309) All apps by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (Publishing) Limited: https://appshunter.io/developer/491902885 ## Related topics [cellopark](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cellopark) · [cellopark australia](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cellopark-australia) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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