# Practice Farm: Etudes, Any Key — Rewritten for your instrument

> Musical etude library dynamically rewritten for any instrument, clef, range, and key. (iPhone/iPad app by Nicholas Mahon.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/practice-farm-etudes-any-key/id6806470752 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nicholas Mahon](https://appshunter.io/developer/1888194985)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: $9.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 3 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 201 MB
- Languages: Chinese (Simplified, China), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, French (France), Polish, American English, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish and 1 more
- Released: 2026-09-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-11
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/practice-farm-etudes-any-key/id6806470752/reviews.md

## What is Practice Farm?

Practice Farm is a library of étude books, orchestral excerpts and Bach, rewritten on the spot for the instrument you play. Choose your instrument once. Every page comes out in your clef, in your range, in any key you want, with the fingerings on the notes and a band to play along with.

YOUR INSTRUMENT, OVER THE MUSIC
Your instrument is drawn above the page and moves with every note as the music plays: a trombone's slide, the valves of brass and horn, the keys of clarinets, oboe, English horn, bassoon, flutes and saxophones, the fingerboards of the four strings, and two or four mallets over glockenspiel, xylophone, marimba and vibraphone. Tap the hand in the panel's corner, tap a note, and choose your own fingering or position. The page prints your choice and the panel plays it, study by study. Mark any passage, keep it as a clip and loop it. Tap a tempo or expression word on the page and its meaning opens, in eleven languages.

WHAT'S ON THE SHELF
• 307 studies from Arban's Complete Method, by chapter
• New: Weissenborn's bassoon studies, Ferling for oboe, Rose for clarinet, Andersen for flute, Concone for bass and for voice
• Bordogni, Kopprasch, Blazhevich, Slama, Bléger, Müller, Cornette, Belcke
• Bach's cello suites, sonatas and partitas, and Telemann's fantasias
• 414 orchestral excerpts for 13 instruments
• 275 traditional tunes
• 365 Bach chorales in four voices
1,810 studies in 43 books, and room for your own.

WRITTEN FOR YOU
No more reading Bordogni in the wrong clef or Kopprasch out of your range. Tell Practice Farm what you play and every study is rewritten for it: a tuba gets bass clef and valve numbers, a trumpet gets its own transposition, a cellist gets string positions. 39 instruments, each with its own clefs, range and fingering system.

ANY KEY
Move a study up a semitone, down an octave, or into any key you name. Or take it around the circle of fourths or fifths and get one page with all twelve keys on it, with rest bars between them.

PLAY ALONG
Drums with a groove. A drone that follows the study when it changes key. And on the 76 studies that were printed with a piano part, the pianist. Set a tempo by tapping, get counted in, take the repeats.

BACH CHORALES
Four parts: soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Choose an instrument for each one, a trumpet on the soprano, a horn on the alto, a trombone and a tuba below, and the chorale is transposed on the spot, each part in the right clef and key for the instrument that plays it. Change an instrument and the part changes with it. Read all four parts on one iPad or split the score across two. A ready-made quartet for a studio class, a section rehearsal, or colleagues each reading their own part.

YOUR OWN MUSIC
Import any MusicXML file and it works like every other study. Export any page as a PDF for a student or a teacher.

THE INSTRUMENTS
Violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, flute, piccolo, alto flute, descant and treble recorders, oboe, English horn, clarinets in B flat, A and E flat, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, soprano to baritone saxophones, trumpet, French horn, alto, tenor and bass trombones, euphonium, tuba, soprano, alto, tenor and bass voice, glockenspiel, xylophone, marimba and vibraphone.

WORKS OFFLINE
The whole library is inside the app. Every study, every key, every instrument and the band all work with no internet connection, on a plane or in a practice room with no signal. No account and no subscription. One purchase, for iPad and iPhone.

In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese.

## Key features

- Instrument-specific rewriting
- Dynamic key and clef transposition
- Integrated play-along tracks
- Extensive etude and excerpt library
- MusicXML import/export
- Offline functionality

## Chart rankings

- #84 in Top Paid · Music (US App Store)

## Is Practice Farm safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Practice Farm.

## Is Practice Farm legit?

Practice Farm: Etudes, Any Key appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Practice Farm is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/practice-farm-etudes-any-key/id6806470752/reviews.md

### 5/5 — FINALLY!!

*2026-09-26*

This is everything we were promised and more, the ultimate sight reading app!

My only hangup (and I KNOW this app is brand new) is that there aren’t more orchestral tuba excerpts. It has most of the big ones but it would be nice to have Petrouchka, Symphonic Metamorphosis and American in Paris along with others. Hopefully more will be added in the future.

Super excited to dig in. Thank you for putting in the time to develop this!

**Developer response:** Thank you for the review and I’m glad you are enjoying the app. The tuba library will be significantly expanded over time but some 20th century works can’t be shipped with the app due to copyright. However, you can still add them yourself by importing musicxml files created in any notation software. Enjoy!

## Frequently asked questions about Practice Farm

### Does Practice Farm have ads?

No, Practice Farm is ad-free. It is a paid application with a one-time purchase price of $9.99, offering an uninterrupted practice experience.

### What instruments does Practice Farm support?

Practice Farm supports a wide range of instruments including violin, cello, guitar, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, tuba, and voice, among many others, each with specific clef, range, and fingering adaptations.

### Can I use Practice Farm offline?

Yes, Practice Farm works completely offline. The entire library of studies, excerpts, and play-along features are available without an internet connection, making it ideal for practice anywhere.

### How does Practice Farm handle different keys?

Practice Farm allows you to transpose any study into any key you desire. You can also generate a page with all twelve keys, separated by rest bars, for comprehensive practice.

### What musical content is available on Practice Farm?

The app features 307 studies from Arban's Complete Method, works by Bordogni, Kopprasch, Blazhevich, Bach's cello suites, Telemann's fantasias, 408 orchestral excerpts for 13 instruments, 275 traditional tunes, and 365 Bach chorales.

### Can I import my own music into Practice Farm?

Yes, Practice Farm allows you to import any MusicXML file, which will then function like any other study within the app. You can also export any page as a PDF.

### What is the age rating for Practice Farm?

Practice Farm has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for young musicians and students. The app is available in multiple languages including English, French, German, and Spanish.

### How often is Practice Farm updated?

Practice Farm was last updated on September 28, 2026, with version 1.12. While specific update frequency isn't detailed, the app has received updates since its release on September 22, 2026.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.13 — 2026-10-06

Practice Farm 1.13.

• Your instrument, over the music. A trombone's slide, valves, clarinet and flute keys, a violin's fingerboard or mallets over a marimba are drawn above the page and move with every note.
• Choose your own fingerings. Tap the hand in the panel's corner, tap a note, pick the position or fingering. The page prints it and the panel plays it.
• Mark a passage of any study, keep it as a clip and loop it.
• Tempo and expression words explained in eleven languages. Tap a word on the page.
• Seven new books: Weissenborn bassoon studies (Op. 8, Books 1 and 2), Ferling's 48 Studies for Oboe, Rose's 40 Studies for Clarinet, Andersen's 24 Studies for Flute, Concone's lessons for bass and for voice.

### 1.12 — 2026-09-28

Practice Farm 1.12.

• Practice Farm now runs on iPhone, with the whole library. The controls are laid out for the phone, and the rest are one tap away under More.
• One purchase covers iPad and iPhone.
• Fixed compatibility with Macs with Apple silicon.

### 1.11 — 2026-09-27

Practice Farm 1.11.

• 1,419 studies in 36 books: 78 more orchestral excerpts, now 407 for 13 instruments, including a new book of 15 glockenspiel excerpts.
• The scrolling cursor now stays with the notes through tuplets, grace notes and tremolos.
• Additive time signatures such as 4+5/8 are now counted, accented and played as written.
• Fixed the Library sometimes refusing to open after changing instrument.
• Engraving fixes throughout the library.

### 1.1 — 2026-09-25

Practice Farm 1.1.

• 1,341 studies in 35 books: 152 more orchestral excerpts, now 329 for 12 instruments, with the clarinet, oboe, bassoon, flute, horn and string books much larger.
• 76 studies now have piano accompaniment.
• Choose the beat unit on the tempo dial. Set a 6/8 study to the dotted quarter, or a fast waltz to one beat per bar, and the tempo, the count-in and the drums all follow that pulse.
• Improved experience for transposing instruments.
• Playback support for trills, grace notes and tremolos.
• Engraving fixes throughout the library.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-23

No release notes.

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