SmartScales vs StageFest

SmartScales makes practising scales and arpeggios interactive and fun! A collaboration between highly experienced music educators and leading music software developers, SmartScales ensures you’ll be making beautiful music thanks to specially-composed backing tracks in a broad range of styles. The graded exercise packs, available as in-app purchases, closely follow the syllabus of the ABRSM, the UK’s largest music education body and the world’s leading provider of music exams. Free content allows you to try exercises in each grade before buying. Content for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass available today, more instruments coming soon! • Follows the complete ABRSM syllabus*, including all exercise variations • Choice of music styles for every exercise • Fully interactive score follows the music • Adjustable tempo as you build towards ABRSM's suggested playing speed • Loop the exercise so the music goes on while you play • Built-in metronome helps you keep in time • Toggle lead, backing and metronome tracks on and off • Music can be used as jam along tracks * The syllabus on which SmartScales is based is © by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and is reproduced by permission of the copyright owner.

StageFest is the all-in-one platform for running a music festival, from the first invitation to the last concert. Whether you organize a chamber music academy, a jazz weekend, or a multi-week masterclass course, StageFest keeps your musicians, ensembles, rooms, and schedule in sync. BUILT FOR FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS - Smart scheduling: generate a conflict-free week from your musicians, rooms, ensembles, and breaks. No more spreadsheet juggling. - Ensembles and works: group your musicians, attach their repertoire, and watch the schedule build itself. - Rooms and equipment: define every space with its piano, capacity, and availability. Track equipment per rehearsal. - Lessons and masterclasses: schedule individual lessons, masterclasses, coaching sessions, and accompaniment work alongside ensemble rehearsals. - Concert programs: order works for each concert and the schedule respects performers' time. - Broadcast announcements: keep everyone informed without the email noise. BUILT FOR MUSICIANS - Your personal schedule: see only the rehearsals and concerts you're in. - Ensemble chat: one channel per group, with all your fellow musicians and the parts they play. - Sheet music in your pocket: download your parts as PDF, ready offline. - Accommodation and travel: know where you're staying and when you're expected. - Repertoire: see what you and your teacher are preparing. DESIGNED FOR REAL FESTIVALS StageFest powers music festivals and academies across Europe, from chamber music to jazz, from weekend concerts to multi-week masterclass courses. PRIVACY-FIRST - Your festival data lives in EU-based Supabase (Frankfurt). - Contact info is shared between festival participants only if they opt in. - Block and report tools in every chat, with moderation responded to within 24 hours. - Delete your account any time, with a full 30-day cool-down, then permanent anonymization. Questions or need a hand? Reach us anytime at stagefest.app/support.