StudyOfMusic vs Play Fast Notes

Study of Music is the practice app for piano students, their parents and their teacher — one account, on the web and on iPhone and iPad. — FOR STUDENTS — • Today: what to play next and one big Play button. It picks up where you left off. • Scale Check listens while you play and ticks the scale off by itself — no tapping. • The music on a clean page, made for the music stand. Page-turner pedals work. • "How did it go?" is three faces. Stars, streaks and a rank that grows from Largo to Presto. • A Library of 1,300+ exercises, collections, sheet music and games. — FOR PARENTS — • See at a glance who has practised today. • "Lily practised…" → 15 min → done. Two taps, or answer from the evening reminder without opening the app. • Hand the iPad to a child: they tap their name and practise as themselves. Your PIN brings you back. — FOR TEACHERS — • Today's lessons in order, each with Start and a paid dot. • One screen per lesson: tick what you did, write one line for home, book next week, Done. • See what each student practised since the last lesson, and who logged it. • Lessons that weren't recorded and students not booked again are flagged for you. Works offline: practice saves on the device and uploads when you're back online. Free to use. No ads. No third-party tracking.

Play Fast Notes helps musicians turn the hard passages into the easy ones, using practice techniques backed by how the brain actually learns. Snap a photo of your sheet music or import a PDF, box the exact passage you're drilling, and run it through focused, guided practice tools instead of mindless repetition: • Tempo Ladder: start slow and climb, working for consistency, until you reach performance speed. • Repetition inside an ever-changing context, so the passage holds up under pressure instead of only working in the practice room (Interleaved Click-Up). • Cycle through several spots in random order so your brain works to recall each one, the way a performance demands (Rep Rotator). • Rhythmic Variations: drill a run in many different rhythms to even out your fingers. You apply the rhythms, or the app writes your passage in the rhythms for you. Tools travel with every practice screen: • A real metronome with subdivisions, custom meters, accents, and drum-machine grooves. • A recorder that captures a take and plays it back slowed down and pitch-corrected, so you hear what really happened. • Apple Pencil support, so you can mark up your music right on the page. • Smart timers that nudge you to rotate passages, take micro-breaks, and stand up. Everything you do is saved to a practice log so you can watch your progress over time. No ads. Just focused practice. Your first 30 days are free with everything unlocked. After that you can keep going on the free plan with up to three photo passages, or unlock the whole app, PDF parts included, for one payment of $19.99. No subscription. No renewals. Works on iPhone and iPad. A free account keeps your library backed up and in sync between them.