Fingering Strings vs Beanie’s Musical Instruments

The highest rated and most comprehensive fingering guide available for Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass (Simandl and Rabbath positions). See up to 4 notes at the same time. Decide which hand position would be best for the interval or passage. See and hear the written note, interval, or chord on the piano. Support for Key Signatures to more easily find a fingering in the music you're working on. • Hand Positions: 15 positions on the Violin, 15 positions on the Viola, 16 positions on the Cello, and 12 Simandl positions or 6 Rabbath positions on the Double Bass. • Display "beginner tape" on the fingerboard as well as string names and colors. • Notate one to four notes in Treble, Alto, Tenor or Bass clef. How to Use: Pick a written note (touch the staff) and have the fingering displayed and concert pitch played on the piano. Play a concert pitch on the piano, and have that pitch's fingering displayed and the transposed note written on the staff. Written and concert pitches are the same for all but the double bass, which transposes, sounding an octave below what is written. • Use the ‘Play' button(s) to repeatedly hear the note(s) being displayed. Selecting a Pitch: Using the Staff (transposed for the current instrument): Simply touch and slide up and down on the staff to select the note, slide to the right or left of the note for sharps and flats. Using the Piano (concert pitch): drag in the area below the keyboard to move the keyboard, touch to play notes, touch & slide to change the pitch. When you glissando up the keyboard, notes will be notated as a raised value (sharps), when you glissando down, notes will be notated as lowered values (flats). Use the up and down arrows to move chromatically up and down without touching the music staff or piano keyboard.

A simple, delightful introduction to musical instruments for toddlers, young children and families. Meet loveable bear Beanie and his musical instruments! The stage is set, the curtains are shaking… children will love tapping them to reveal Beanie’s next instrument. He demonstrates 24 instruments. Play the app with your child to hear what each instrument sounds like and what it’s called. In the daytime, Beanie plays 12 different instruments. At the end, he dances to a piece of music. When it’s night-time, Beanie plays another 12 instruments. At the end, he is asleep, dreaming to a lullaby. Perfect to play during the day or at bedtime, this app is not only full of character but the sound of each instrument, taken from a top-class Naxos recording, is authentic and crystal clear. The app can also be enjoyed in 10 different languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Finnish, Norwegian, Greek, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional / Mandarin and Cantonese), Japanese, Korean. Full version includes: piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, guitar, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, horn, tuba, timpani, xylophone, glockenspiel, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, cymbals, triangle. Naxos is the largest independent classical record company in the world. Its apps, consistently well reviewed, reflect a specialist knowledge and a love of music that permeate whatever is produced. “Parents and children alike will be charmed by this app.” The Sunday Times on ‘My First Classical Music App’ “Naxos is simply an amazing company.” Fanfare, 2013 - A brand new app to engage and inspire very young children. - Perfect to play during the day or at bedtime. - 24 musical instruments clearly played and announced. - Crystal clear musical extracts from professional recordings. - Led by an animated, characterful bear, Beanie. - Clear, accurate photographs of every instrument. - 10 different languages. - Two orchestral tracks: 1. Delibes: Coppélia (Act I: Mazurka), 2. Fauré: Berceuse, Op. 16.