Thank goodness for this app.
I recently bought a new iPad and was horrified to find out that my app I’ve used for years to learn choir music, Sonja, was no longer available in the App Store and therefore I was losing it. You would think that there would be a number of options in the App Store that would perform the functions that this app does but incredibly, as far as I know, this is it. In fact, it took a lot of perseverance to find it given that the name, “learn my part“ doesn’t work well for a search using words like “choir practice.” Why any choir singer would not use this kind of app is beyond me. Thankfully, this app does just what it claims to do with a reasonably easy to use interface. Being able to play the midi and see a PDF score at the same time is a nice touch. And although the instructions don’t say so, you can import files from other sources such as dropbox. Given that the app hasn’t been updated in five years, I’m guessing the developer isn’t interested in suggestions but there are some things that could really improve the functionality that might not be hard to incorporate. One would be to show a time index in the play line. It would also be great to be able to place markers at important points on the line. Check the app "TempoSloMo." For sure, the app should remember the settings for each midi file and bring them up automatically.
It would be awesome if the player had a scrubber bar where you could drag the circle through a certain spot in case you want to hear that strange transition from one chord to the next with total control. That was a great feature of Sonya. Perhaps most importantly, it would be useful to be able to rename the tracks and to re-order them. Midi files don’t always have that information correct.
It would be awesome if the player had a scrubber bar where you could drag the circle through a certain spot in case you want to hear that strange transition from one chord to the next with total control. That was a great feature of Sonya. Perhaps most importantly, it would be useful to be able to rename the tracks and to re-order them. Midi files don’t always have that information correct.
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Great app!
2019 update-still great.
Still loving this app, several years later.
I had a question, emailed the developer, and he responded very quickly, and was extremely helpful.
Original review, march 2014:
I can easily download midi files off my choral website. I like how you can highlight any given line, and manipulate the tempo.
Still loving this app, several years later.
I had a question, emailed the developer, and he responded very quickly, and was extremely helpful.
Original review, march 2014:
I can easily download midi files off my choral website. I like how you can highlight any given line, and manipulate the tempo.
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Not just choral
I use this to practise my clarinet part for the folk band I play in. I upload the midi files to my iCloud Drive and then load them to LMP. I can then play individual instruments or just my instrument or highlight it (play it louder than any other instrument) or play everything together. All in all an excellent practise tool.
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Really useful app, but organising files could be easier
Haven’t used this extensively yet, but looks like a really useful aid for learning choral parts. It’s simple to use and I like the ability to easily switch the emphasis given to the different vocal lines. Originally, I said that loading files from email attachments or via web page is rather clunky and it would be nice if midi and pdf files could be loaded directly from Dropbox or similar, or via the new Files app in iOS. It turns out you can do this! Load files to Dropbox and then just use the export option to send them to LMP - should have read earlier reviews! It would be good if files for a single work could be grouped into a directory. I do notice the developer hasn’t updated the App for a while, perhaps he is no longer actively working on it, but it would be handy to mention Dropbox loading in the instructions. No one uses iTunes for this anymore.
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Absolute lifesaver
Enables me to be thoroughly ready for choir practices. I am a nervous sight reader when I say “nervous”, I mean “rubbish”)but I can learn by practising and by listening and this is perfect.
I love how you can choose a particular section and repeat only that, plus the ability to challenge yourself when you have learnt your part is great.
I recommend this to everybody I know who sings.
I love how you can choose a particular section and repeat only that, plus the ability to challenge yourself when you have learnt your part is great.
I recommend this to everybody I know who sings.
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