Tenuto vs ArcoPraxis

Tenuto is a collection of 24 highly-customizable exercises designed to enhance your musicality. From recognizing chords on a keyboard to identifying intervals by ear, it has an exercise for you. Tenuto also includes six musical calculators for accidentals, intervals, scales, chords, analysis symbols, and twelve-tone matrices. A short description of the exercises and calculators follows. –––––– • Note Identification • Key Signature Identification • Interval Identification • Scale Identification • Chord Identification Tap the button corresponding to the written staff line. For example: if shown a C, E, and G with a sharp; tap the "Augmented Triad" button. –––––– • Note Construction • Key Signature Construction • Interval Construction • Scale Construction • Chord Construction Construct the specified label by moving notes and/or adding accidentals. For example: if shown a C and an "Augmented 4th" label, move the second note to F and add a sharp. –––––– • Keyboard Reverse Identification Tap the piano key corresponding to the written note on the staff. While similar to Note Identification, this exercise uses a piano keyboard rather than note name buttons. • Keyboard Note Identification • Keyboard Interval Identification • Keyboard Scale Identification • Keyboard Chord Identification Tap the button corresponding to the highlighted piano key(s). If the C and G keys are highlighted, tap the "P5" (Perfect 5th) button. –––––– • Fretboard Note Identification • Fretboard Interval Identification • Fretboard Scale Identification • Fretboard Chord Identification Tap the button corresponding to the marked fretboard position(s). If the 2nd fret of the D string is marked, tap the "E" button. –––––– • Keyboard Ear Training • Note Ear Training Listen to the played reference and question notes. Select the piano key or note button corresponding to the question note. • Interval Ear Training • Scale Ear Training • Chord Ear Training Tap the button corresponding to the played notes. If E and F are played, tap the "Minor 2nd" button. –––––– • Accidental Calculator Display the accidental for a note and key. • Interval Calculator Display the interval for a note, type, and key. • Chord Calculator Display the scale for a tonic and scale type. • Chord Calculator Display the chord for a note, type, and key. • Analysis Calculator Display the chord for a symbol and key. • Matrix Calculator Display the twelve-tone matrix for a specified tone row.

ArcoPraxis is a practice app built to help you learn faster and play better. Whether you’re a student working through your teacher’s assignment or a player drilling a passage that won’t stick, ArcoPraxis turns your score into a focused practice coach—so you can make real progress every session. Tired of slowing down YouTube so you can play along with the score—only to hear mushy, distorted audio? ArcoPraxis lets you play virtually any violoncello score at any tempo with clean, musical sound and zero audio distortion. Practice at your speed, not the virtuoso’s. Accelerate your string playing with tools designed for how musicians actually learn: • Slow down to any tempo without destroying pitch or tone • Remove the rhythm to isolate intonation—hit every note in tune before worrying about the beat • Loop the measures that challenge you until they feel secure • Add rhythm back to work on shifts, string crossings, and phrasing • Built-in metronome and tuner so you stay in the practice flow—no app-switching • Import photos, scans, PDFs, MusicXML, and .arco files from your teacher Unlike gig or library apps, ArcoPraxis is dedicated to practice. Score recognition runs on your device, so your music stays private. No ads. Pay once, and free updates are included. This is practice that teaches: slow it down, strip the rhythm, loop the hard part, then build speed when you’re ready. One passage. Focused reps. Faster improvement.