Lazy programming and poor teaching.
A lazy effort. There is good content here but a poor teaching interface. True/False questions make up a sizeable amount of the content. What’s the point of a ‘Try again feature’ for these? There is no explanation added to wrong answers leaving you clueless as to why. This is especially poor with questions about musical terms where you need to reach for another resource to find the correct answer. No teacher would tell a pupil ‘That’s wrong’ without explaining what the correct answer is and why. Lazy programming and one expects more for a paid app.
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Terrible
Taught me nothing and also wasn’t even that much option really simple and not have enough effort put in
I really hope they make this better or delete it
I really hope they make this better or delete it
Pretty good but has a few bugs
The overall app was pretty accurate to the test paper and the questions were good but I found a bug is that when you drag something into a box too fast it doesn’t show the ‘’show answer’’ button
need Chinese
什么时候更新中文
Wrong multiple choice answers that were confusing.
I am using this app to check my knowledge. However, I found that some questions, especially in grade 5, were incorrect. That’s confusing to me a lot!
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Not good
我的英皇乐理 69/75
基础不错，但是应试的话勉强
Really Good!
It has really good explanations and is from grade 1 to 5
I really enjoyed it and it’s actually fun!
Would do again
Definitely recommend it if you have a chance to play
I really enjoyed it and it’s actually fun!
Would do again
Definitely recommend it if you have a chance to play
Reasonable, but!
It tests what it’s supposed to and is therefore worth having. It feels old fashioned.
I don’t see any means of resetting the scoring. Having been through it once I would like to go through it again starting with zero scores, otherwise its difficult to see where you are up to, as all the tests say they have been completed.
The tests contain the same questions in the same order. it would be much more interesting to have questions for each set picked randomly from a larger set of questions otherwise you can learn the sequence of answers before really onboarding the knowledge.
With a larger base set of questions it would be beneficial to feed the learner with more questions aimed at their weak points.
I don’t see any means of resetting the scoring. Having been through it once I would like to go through it again starting with zero scores, otherwise its difficult to see where you are up to, as all the tests say they have been completed.
The tests contain the same questions in the same order. it would be much more interesting to have questions for each set picked randomly from a larger set of questions otherwise you can learn the sequence of answers before really onboarding the knowledge.
With a larger base set of questions it would be beneficial to feed the learner with more questions aimed at their weak points.
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Pretty good
Good but dosnt tell you everything and have to guess some things and doesn’t tell you when your wrong
font size too small
font size is too small for the scale questions
Bad
The App does not give the reason why an answer is wrong, leaving you to guess why the answer is wrong. Furthermore, it does not give key signatures in intervals, making it nearly impossible to get perfect. Last of all, you cannot zoom in, making it more difficult unfairly. If all the complaints I mentioned have been solved, then this review would have been 6 out or 5. Verrrrry disappointed.
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I don’t like theory
OK but well behind similar apps
This app is very basic. The functionality is clunky, and it has not kept pace with similar development of teaching apps. Particular annoyances
- Sometimes knowledge is quizzed that hasn’t been introduced previously: e.g. what legato, staccato, etc are. This is annoying and not conducive to learning.
- it isn’t explained why you got a question wrong: just that it is wrong with an option to reveal the answer, which makes this basically flash cards. Some additional explainer text for questions would be helpful.
- the format is pretty stale and interactive; as above basically just flash cards presented in different ways: things like mock papers, actual sound-based exercises, options to get a mix of questions from across topics, would all be significant improvements
- the progress is not intuitive: you can get a green tick in a topic after doing it once, but not actually answered a lot of core questions in the bank.
My comparator to this is Duolingo: which obviously has huge resources but great potential to learn from
- Sometimes knowledge is quizzed that hasn’t been introduced previously: e.g. what legato, staccato, etc are. This is annoying and not conducive to learning.
- it isn’t explained why you got a question wrong: just that it is wrong with an option to reveal the answer, which makes this basically flash cards. Some additional explainer text for questions would be helpful.
- the format is pretty stale and interactive; as above basically just flash cards presented in different ways: things like mock papers, actual sound-based exercises, options to get a mix of questions from across topics, would all be significant improvements
- the progress is not intuitive: you can get a green tick in a topic after doing it once, but not actually answered a lot of core questions in the bank.
My comparator to this is Duolingo: which obviously has huge resources but great potential to learn from
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Response from developer
Hi Nathanicus, Thank you for your feedback on Music Theory Trainer, including adding more information on incorrect questions as well as the wish to have a mix of questions from across topics. Legato and staccato are terms introduced at Grade 1 and our Music Theory requirements are cumulative, i.e. once introduced, they apply to all subsequent grades.
This app is great
The app is great for ABRSM test preparation.
But i think there should be explanations for True/ False questions especially the Terms and Signs Part
But i think there should be explanations for True/ False questions especially the Terms and Signs Part
Zooming in and out
Having the ability to zoom in and out will make the app more functional on mobile. Especially for those with sight problems.
The diagrams are too small to view.
The diagrams are too small to view.
App alone not enough to prepare me for G5 exam
I found this app less accessible and less comprehensive than free online materials.
The app requires you to go through every part of a theory grade to access all the topics, which is tedious.
The number of testing questions are small - only one set per topic? I am concerned the ‘basics/knowledge and learning’ and the questions after do not actually cover everything I need!
The display is very small and notations can be difficult to read.
While a good idea, with lots of potential, I could not recommend this to anyone above other free resources I have found. I only bought this app because of its association with ABRSM, but I am disappointed with my purchase.
The app requires you to go through every part of a theory grade to access all the topics, which is tedious.
The number of testing questions are small - only one set per topic? I am concerned the ‘basics/knowledge and learning’ and the questions after do not actually cover everything I need!
The display is very small and notations can be difficult to read.
While a good idea, with lots of potential, I could not recommend this to anyone above other free resources I have found. I only bought this app because of its association with ABRSM, but I am disappointed with my purchase.
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I was hoping to use this for specific topics for grade 5 theory, but unlocking levels made this impossible.
The ABRSM aural trainer is fab, but this one less so.
The ABRSM aural trainer is fab, but this one less so.
Lack of information on notes for each clef
The app does not contain all the notes for each clef in the basic (learning section) of the app. It would help enormously if a third slide was included that contained all the ledger line notes for each clef. Along with helpful mnemonics for each clef.
Good - but some sections too small for iPhone
Don’t download onto iPhone if you have iPad unless you can buy the app and download to ‘many’ devices. Some sections too small to read on iPhone.
