No finger suggestion
I do not see suggested finger position in the practice category. The reason I bought this app was so I could so finger placement.
6-8
This is a great app, but is useless for learners from grade 6-8, please could you make an app for grade 6-8
It takes to long to load mine is taking 41 mins and 59 secs
To long!!
Great app - if it worked
It’s really awful that despite so many people paying to use this app and discovering it only works for scales and not for arpeggios, chromatic etc., it still hasn’t been fixed. It would be great if it worked and my students are always so disappointed that it doesn’t.
Fantastic please expand it for grades 6-8
My daughter has used this throughout the grades and is now really missing it in her grade 6 prep. Please put grades 7 and 8in!
App crashes - hasn’t been fixed
I recently purchased the ABRSM app violin scales trainer.
In principle, it’s a great aid.
But it doesn’t work!
As one reviewer stated last May 2022, the app crashes when you try to play backing tracks for arpeggios, chromatics, dominant/diminished 7ths.
Nearly a year later, this bug hasn’t been fixed and the link to the developer at the app store is broken.
My child loves the backing tracks for practicing the scales so is massively disappointed that they don’t work properly.
This is also a bit of a con, for a pricey app!
In principle, it’s a great aid.
But it doesn’t work!
As one reviewer stated last May 2022, the app crashes when you try to play backing tracks for arpeggios, chromatics, dominant/diminished 7ths.
Nearly a year later, this bug hasn’t been fixed and the link to the developer at the app store is broken.
My child loves the backing tracks for practicing the scales so is massively disappointed that they don’t work properly.
This is also a bit of a con, for a pricey app!
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Really effective
I am a violin teacher and I find this app to be really accessible for young learners trying to navigate the world of scales. With backing track options, playalong guide, separate and slurred options, there’s not really anything jig not to like. It should t form the basis as the only tool but for those needing to work on their pitching and rhythm, it’s a really good starting block. Some dominant/diminished 7th and chromatic options would be good additions.
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Good but has bugs
I purchased this for my daughter who is doing grade 5 violin. It’s galvanised her progress in the tedious business of scales, particularly with backing tracks. I would give it five stars but the app crashes when you try the backing track for arpeggios, chromatic scales and dominant/diminished 7ths. Please fix this, developers! Also, the link for support is broken.
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Can you add higher grades?
I downloaded it recently for my grade 7, not realising that it only went up to grade 5. Please could you add grade 6-8, because this is useless to me without them, and I am disappointed that I spent £5 on nothing of value
Could be so much better!
Here is what I want in an app: Scales in all keys, major and minor. The option choose as many octaves as I want. Ability to set the speed to whatever I want. Scales in various styles, such Galamian. Easy navigation. Feedback if I’m sharp or flat on a note. Is this too much to ask?
Good but clunky
This app has some wonderful principles built onto it - but gets in its own way
For instance - if you wish to listen to a scale and play along with it, you cant just click a ‘repeat’ button when it finishes. You have to click through two screens of re choosing the scale and then whether its single notes or slurred, to do it again. Pretty much every exercise is hampered by this lack of a repeat function.
Also - the app assumes that as you progress through grades, that you no longer need to practice scales learned in earlier grades. Navigating between grades is a multi step process and not intuitive.
I love the practice with band feature, but again would like a repeat button rather than the multistep reselection steps to do the same thing again.
For instance - if you wish to listen to a scale and play along with it, you cant just click a ‘repeat’ button when it finishes. You have to click through two screens of re choosing the scale and then whether its single notes or slurred, to do it again. Pretty much every exercise is hampered by this lack of a repeat function.
Also - the app assumes that as you progress through grades, that you no longer need to practice scales learned in earlier grades. Navigating between grades is a multi step process and not intuitive.
I love the practice with band feature, but again would like a repeat button rather than the multistep reselection steps to do the same thing again.
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Removed Piano
Was a great app, then you removed the piano scales without warning and many of us with auto-update on had no choice but to find piano scales gone one morning. I’ve since discovered I can download the piano one for free with the ‘Complete Bundle’ feature in the App Store. Not the way to develop apps, not the way to treat paying customers. The new piano version forces horizontal use which is also a little frustrating for me.
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Frustrating
I purchased the full version but it’s not letting me use it
Removed piano content renders app useless to me
I bought this app last year for the piano scales which were originally included in this product. Now those scales have been split off into a separate piano app, and I am encouraged to purchase that as well. And what then? Will that one turn into a clarinet app and I have to purchase another separate one for piano? And what then, this could go on forever. It’s simply untrustworthy. Saying users should not update the app is not good enough, most people auto-upgrade and will have lost their piano content.
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Response from developer
Hi Starminion, As you have already purchased Violin Scales Trainer, you can download the new Piano Scales Trainer app for free via Complete My Bundle. Please contact us at scalestrainer@abrsm.ac.uk so we can assist you further.
Where is my piano scales app?
I used both the piano and violin functions but piano appears to have been taken away ! The violin app now asks me to choose which instrument, but this question is redundant if there only violin available. Please can you fix this ASAP?
Response from developer
Hi Na Katongo, As you have already purchased Violin Scales Trainer, you can download the new Piano Scales Trainer app for free via Complete My Bundle. Please contact us at scalestrainer@abrsm.ac.uk so we can assist you further.
Lost all scales from grade 5 2019-20 syllabus
Was really happy with the app, but the app auto update removed all the piano scales, and when I downloaded the new scales trainer it does not contain the requirements for the previous syllabus which is still valid. Scales have been dramatically reduced down for 2020-21 so that means most of the scales are not covered, I’m not planning to much move to the new syllabus as I’ve already learnt my pieces. I’m sure there are other people in similar shoes who ended up postponing their exams. Is it possible to make the legacy version available for people who were working to the earlier syllabus?Thanks.
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Disgusted
I bought a piano scales training app that mutated into a violin app after an auto update. This is really inept, please can I have my old app back?
This is a major mistake by the marketing department 😱
This is a major mistake by the marketing department 😱
Response from developer
Hi Nickystick2, As you have already purchased Violin Scales Trainer, you can download the new Piano Scales Trainer app for free via Complete My Bundle. Please contact us at scalestrainer@abrsm.ac.uk so we can assist you further.
Lost my piano scales app
Sorry, it’s a terrible way to do business to remove the piano section and tell users not to update. My app was updated automatically and now they want me to buy the other one. Not acceptable!
Response from developer
Hi soundofthedeep, As you have already purchased Violin Scales Trainer, you can download the new Piano Scales Trainer app for free via Complete My Bundle. Please contact us at scalestrainer@abrsm.ac.uk so we can assist you further.
Piano becomes Violin
I originally bought the scale trainer for the piano. Updating produced a violin! No option given other than do not update if you want piano, I update automatically. In case the ABRSM IS NOT AWARE a violin is a totally different instrument. Arrogance on their part.
Estafa
Pagué por una app que no esta. Me habéis cambiado la app y ahora tengo que pagar otra vez. No pienso hacerlo.
Response from developer
Hi kovdev, As you have already purchased Violin Scales Trainer, you can download the new Piano Scales Trainer app for free via Complete My Bundle. Please contact us at scalestrainer@abrsm.ac.uk so we can assist you further.
