Trala vs Ron Block Banjo Workshop

We are thrilled to announce that Trala apps have been acquired by Learnfield GmbH, the world-renowned company behind the popular piano-learning app, Skoove. This marks an exciting new chapter for Trala, bringing expanded opportunities for development, enhanced features, and dedicated support for our violin learners. Trala helps you learn violin at any age, from anywhere. Here’s how it works: GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY AND INSTANT FEEDBACK When you’re not in a lesson, Trala uses signal processing, cutting edge technology that analyzes the sound of your violin and gives you instant feedback on pitch and rhythm every time you practice. When you play the wrong notes, we’ll help you get back on track. CURRICULUM BUILT BY CONCERTMASTERS AND ROCKSTARS Learn violin by playing the music you love - whether that’s Bach, Britney (Spears), Bluegrass, or (Bela) Bartok. Stay motivated between lessons with the world’s largest library of violin videos and exercises featuring folks like Joshua Bell, Katie Jacoby (The Who), and Kiana June Weber. BUILT-IN VIOLIN TUNER Trala’s in-app violin tuner provides high-precision tuning while teaching you the skills to tune by ear. EXPANSIVE SHEET MUSIC LIBRARY Trala’s interactive sheet music library will teach you 500+ beloved songs, from Happy Birthday to Bach partitas. TRALA’S MISSION Trala’s mission is to make world-class music education available to every single person on Earth. We’re here to give you the lessons, feedback, and support you need to become a violinist. Over 400,000 students from 193+ countries have downloaded Trala to learn violin. MEET OUR CURRICULUM EXPERTS Some of the most exciting violinists teach at Trala, including: • Joshua Bell, Grammy award winning violinist • Katie Jacoby, electric violinist for The Who • Kiana June Weber, the world’s preeminent Celtic fiddler • Dr. Nuné Melik, classical violinist, musicologist, and humanitarian • Grace Youn, renowned Suzuki-certified expert in the fundamentals • Rasa Mahmoudian, concertmaster of the Iran‐Austria Symphony Orchestra ---------------------------- Read about our terms and privacy policy here: http://trala.com/terms http://trala.com/privacy-policy Questions? Email support@trala.com to chat with a real violinist. Trala uses the open-source library Verovio (www.verovio.org).

The Ron Block Banjo Workshop is a banjo instruction app designed for every level. Whether you’ve just bought a banjo, or you’re intermediate, or even if you’re an advanced player, there is plenty of material in the app for you. Ron has been playing banjo for over three decades with Alison Krauss & Union Station and has been encouraging and inspiring students in the U.S. and the U.K. for years. All material is designed to create a solid foundation and yet enhance your own creativity on the banjo. Courses: Beginning Banjo is designed to take you from knowing nothing about playing the banjo through chords, rolls, and a tune. Developing New Licks and Ideas shows how to take licks and change them around to make new variations. Creating Melody-Based Solos will give you tools to learn to find melodies quickly. Bending Strings in a Bluegrass Context explains Ron’s string-bending techniques. Mini-Lessons are short clips to give you solid concepts and ideas for practicing and playing. Song/Tune Lessons: “Man of Constant Sorrow,” from the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack “Clinch Mountain Backstep,” from Ron’s banjo instrumental album Hogan’s House of Music. Explore syncopation, string-bending, and other core aspects of Ron’s banjo style. “Foggy Mountain Special,” Ron’s solo from the Earl Scruggs tribute album. “The Old Hometown,” Earl Scruggs-style solo from Flatt & Scruggs. “You Don’t Know My Mind,” J.D. Crowe-style solo from a live J.D. Crowe & the New South recording. Banjo Music Videos “Foggy Mountain Rock” - a live video of the tune from Hogan’s House of Music. “Happy Chappy/Marinie’s Melody” – from Banjophonics, Ron second album with Irish tenor banjo wizard Damien O’Kane - Bluegrass blended with Irish/Celtic and other influences. “You Are My Sunshine” – a live video of the tune from Hogan’s House of Music. “’65 Mustang Blues” - a live video of the tune from Hogan’s House of Music. “Trip to Portugal/Giuseppe’s” – from Banjophony, Ron’s first album with Irish tenor banjo wizard Damien O’Kane - Bluegrass blended with Irish/Celtic and other influences. “Hogan’s House of Boogie” - a live video of the tune from Hogan’s House of Music. “Phoebe’s/The Banjo Strikes Back” “Clinch Mountain Backstep” - a live video of the tune from Hogan’s House of Music. And more! The Traditional Banjo Workbook All the Scruggs-style and Crowe-style tablatures from Ron’s long out-of-print The Traditional Banjo Workbook. Banjo Inspiration One-page thoughts designed to keep you moving forward in your playing and practice. Question & Answer Livestreams Regular livestreams in the app will get your banjo questions answered. INFORMATION ABOUT THE APP AND PURCHASE OPTIONS The download of Ron Block Banjo Workshop is free of charge. There is no free trial. Should you use Ron Block Banjo Workshop app, we offer one of the following options: Payment will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account after the trial period and when a subscription renews. A subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. There is no increase in price when renewing. One Time Payments will only be charged one time initially. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Readout full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy: https://passion.io/terms-of-service https://passion.io/privacy-policy