This app needs some serious upgrades
I am a college student using this app so I can access my method book. It makes me wish I had purchased the physical copy due to the constant crashing and having to log in every time the app is opened. When I’m in class and the app crashes, it gets super frustrating, especially when it says it can’t find my account despite the log in information being correct. Please fix these issues.
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It only worked once for me…
I literally just downloaded the app to help me by playing some songs in my book. Apparently it worked really way for the first day. There were no bugs or crashes like everyone was talking about. Now it’s not even working. I tried to get back on but my screen is just plain white the next day. There’s actually so many bugs in this app so now I can’t even get back on. It seriously needs an update. Now I know what everyone is talking about. There are other people that need help understanding music and learning about it. So please consider making this better.
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Annoying
First of all it won’t let me make an account it keeps on saying login second of all it won’t let me delete the app
A few bugs and something that really annoys me
The app is great. It helps me submit from home my assignments in band, but there’s one problem. On specific songs it continues to kick me out of the app. Like for exercise 147 book 1, when I tried to record, it just kicked me out of the app. This app is very slow at loading and it’s somewhat inefficient when I have to login every single time again. Please fix these bugs!
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Worst App Ever Created
This is by far the worst app I have ever used on an iOS platform, and I rarely write reviews for any app. The app never saves your login information, and consistently closes when I start using the metronome to being a practice session. The only way to use the online feature for Essential Elements is through the web rather than the app.
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Needs work :(
My teacher doesn’t make us use this app but I’m using it to practice with along with the book.
Good things: plays the songs so you can hear them and play along.
I can record myself playing with the music! It keeps my recordings.
Bad things: lots of glitches. I have to log back in a lot; very inconvenient. The app often quits or freezes up. Hard to navigate through the app for me. When you’re viewing the music there’s a button that says “Levels”, but all it has is volume and that doesn’t even work.
Needs to have but doesn’t: option that you can change the speed of the songs.
I think the app was updated recently, but only how it looks. All the worst glitches and inconveniences are still there.
Please update the app!!
Good things: plays the songs so you can hear them and play along.
I can record myself playing with the music! It keeps my recordings.
Bad things: lots of glitches. I have to log back in a lot; very inconvenient. The app often quits or freezes up. Hard to navigate through the app for me. When you’re viewing the music there’s a button that says “Levels”, but all it has is volume and that doesn’t even work.
Needs to have but doesn’t: option that you can change the speed of the songs.
I think the app was updated recently, but only how it looks. All the worst glitches and inconveniences are still there.
Please update the app!!
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Bluetooth
I would like it if the sound could connect to Bluetooth, then we can play violin with the accompaniment during private lessons. The sound from the phone is too soft
So many bugs
The app basically opens up a webpage on your phone which then tells you that you can download the app from the App Store. You have to login each time use it, even when you ask it to remember you. If your phone screen locks out you have to force close the app and start it back up and start considering that the book was E book is $10. you would help the app would perform a like an app and less like an out of date webpage. All the features are really cool and I love the practice log and ability to record your practice. However this app is very desperate for an update. Might have to use a laptop to get real use out of it. as other people have said it’s better than nothing but, I expect more from this company given their long history in music education.
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Needs lots of work
The GUI is horrible and the app is buggy, logs you out every time you close the app, and doesn’t work well on a phone. The app barley functions.
Works very well
I use this for my school and it works perfect, everyone that says it’s bad, well you have been exposed because you are wrong. It works great and don’t say it’s bad it is ofc perfect
Garbage app
App constantly crashes and freezes. Couldn’t go more than a minute without it crashing. I have to close it, reopen it, and log in, even though I checked off “keep me logged in.” This completely interrupts practice. The app won’t play on my external speaker and my phone speaker isn’t loud enough. Even if it did work, it’s hard to navigate. There’s no option to go back to the old way of downloading the songs from the website as music files so you can just play them or load them into an app that actually works. This is such a mess. It’s unusable. We can’t complete the assignments from the music teacher because we can’t get this app to work long enough.
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I LOVE IT!!
I use this in band and My band director introduced us to this app!! It helps so much especially the background music. I feel like I’m in a concert. The book also keeps track with the rhythm. I totally recommend this for beginners!!
Can’t even log in
When I downloaded the app and tried to log in, the only login options are teacher, student, or parent. I created my account on the desktop app as an individual and added my book there and can’t access it on the mobile app.
Disappointed
I downloaded this app in hope to learn an instrument. The only thing I got out of it is stress. I hate the feature having to log in each time you close the app window and I hate the fact that it doesn’t have individual login so I have to make an account all over again. Highly disapprove of that feature. I own a book and when I realized that I couldn’t use the same book twice and I couldn’t log in to my account that was a huge turning point for me (and not a good one) I do not recommend using this app I suggest you go out spend at max $20 bucks and just buy a book. It is a lot faster process and is a way better way to use the Essential Elements InterActive curriculum. ☹️😡👎🏽🙅🏻
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Not built for newer devices
Current device: Iphone 11 pro max.
Issue: Got stuck on the TOS paper as the button to exit was in an area I couldn’t tap.
Issue: Got stuck on the TOS paper as the button to exit was in an area I couldn’t tap.
Infuriating! Constant crashes during class time!
This app WOULD be an excellent teaching tool and great use of interactive technology during class.
Except it is HIGHLY unstable, crashes constantly, takes forever to load new exercises, has instructional videos that simply will not load, and requires you to log back in every time it crashes (which is 5-6 times per class period for me).
I have emailed support multiple times with no response. Yes I have updated to the latest version. Yes I have uninstalled and reinstalled. Yes I have a current iPad that is supported. Yes I am running the latest iOS…
…yes I am considering changing method books because this app is nearly unusable.
Except it is HIGHLY unstable, crashes constantly, takes forever to load new exercises, has instructional videos that simply will not load, and requires you to log back in every time it crashes (which is 5-6 times per class period for me).
I have emailed support multiple times with no response. Yes I have updated to the latest version. Yes I have uninstalled and reinstalled. Yes I have a current iPad that is supported. Yes I am running the latest iOS…
…yes I am considering changing method books because this app is nearly unusable.
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Short
I cannot change the accompaniment to off. It is very distracting trying to play while I have the melody plating in funk. Unlike on computer the only volume you can change, is your microphone volume.
Potential
Every time I close out of the app I have to log back in which is annoying. And while playing along with the melody, my phone screen will go dark from being inactive, which stops the app from playing anything, it then glitches to where it won’t play anything and then I’m forced to close out of the app and go through the whole process over again. But I really do love the opportunity to play along and make sure I’m doing everything correctly for ✨free✨ even with one of my old books from 7years ago 🤯
Overall not great, but I’d rather have it than nothing at all.
Overall not great, but I’d rather have it than nothing at all.
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Has potential...
This app has potential but it crashes often and has no Bluetooth capabilities. Could be so much better if developer address issues from reviewers.
Can’t create an account
The idea seems great- but I can’t sign up. When I hit “create account” nothing happens. I went back out to check again- nothing. And froze again at create account.
