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Pickup Tunes Free

Let guitarist Dean Brown make you a real music hero!
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Music Free RunFly Studios, LLC iPhone, iPad, iPod

• Win points for correctness, speed, and accuracy.
• Develop your ears with techniques based on how you actually hear music. Instead of abstract exercises, you'll get the essentials you need to be a better player. 
• Learn by playing an addictive game that takes advantage of the iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch interface to give you an experience that doesn't feel like work.  

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:

"This is it!!! This is the app I've wanted to create but didn't have time (and didn't know how)!!! This is the fun version of so much of the work I do with the kids at the Stax Music Academy in Memphis. I bought it right away. Watch it make the difference in the musicality of every musician who tries it!"
~Kirk Whalum (Saxophonist/CEO The Stax Music Academy)

"Tapping into the tactile teaching power of the touchscreen, Pickup Tunes makes ear training fun." 
~Jude Gold  (GIT Director, Musicians Institute Los Angeles) 

"This is the one thing that was missing from the app/music world: a good ear trainer. Well here it is!" 
~Marcus Miller  (Grammy Award Winning Producer/Composer/Bassist) 

"Pickup Tunes is a great tool for my middle school band and orchestra students and my college students to practice their ear training in a fun way!" 
~Steve Steinberg  (Educator/Saxophonist/Palomar College Big Band Director)  

"Pick Up Tunes is unique in that it is not only a fun game, but also a serious ear training tool for musicians of all ages and ability levels. It is fun and accessible for the young beginner in music, yet challenging enough for the advanced adult musician. Most importantly..... IT IS A BLAST TO PLAY! 5 stars......Highly recommended!" 
~Gerry Etkins (Keyboardist/Tonight Show with Jay Leno) 

HOW TO PLAY:

Tune in to Dean's opening groove and tap the play button to set the stage. You can play some music with the notes to hear the different sounds. Hit the start button when you're ready. The low note (or reference tone) plays three times to tune your ears and then a target plays. Match the target notes, melodies, and harmonies by tapping and dragging your note choices into the target.

To practice just use the backstage menu screen to start a game on any level you've unlocked, and try to beat your top score for that level.

If it's a high score game you're after, start from the beginning and see how far you can go.

Pickup Tunes Free lets you play 5 levels -- three levels plus the harmony challenge in stage 1 (four notes), and the first level in stage 2 (six notes). 

Because you're having fun, you'll play more.  And the more you play, the better your ears will get.

Reviews

Fantastic app for learning music
GildaFoss

Helps me foster a good ear for playing music and proliferated harmonies and note sounds.


Fun Ear Training
Pipsqueaks

I really like this app. I think of it as well-designed calisthenics for my ears.


Fun Game
K8ie Marie

I'm not a musician, but this is a fun game!


More fun than I expected
CPinSF1969

I'm a total beginner, so I didn't expect to be able to keep up with this, but I gotta say I'm starting to develop an ear for the first time. Best of all -- and this is probably why -- it's fun!


Dig the sound
Nonicknamenicknameless

Can't wait for the updates!


Great app for the novice
DLiver Specialist

Great listening aid for a beginner. Easy, instant feedback.


Flowboat
Popopopopopopopopopopopopo

Amazing! I really think this can help me hear better. The game sometimes glitches, but that doesn't stop the fun and usefulness of this app.


Cool!
Gshdjdzjsosddkdid

So fun I didn't even realize it was ear training until i noticed the improvement!


Great Music Education Game for Kids
MaMaLaLa100

I love the way my chidren (4 and 6) play this game. The graphics and objectives are simple enough for them to grasp quickly and the first level got them hooked with early success. Now they revisit the game whenever they get their hands on my iPod. They head straight for Pickup Tunes and spend 5 or 10 minutes training their ears. It gets hard, they move on, and after a while they come back for more. It's not an all day affair, but they get a little better at the game each time they play. They don't even know I'm tuning them up for music lessons. Shh!


Great for adults
mcswenso

Only complaint is regarding kids use...when you get a note wrong the response is startling. My daughter refuses to play after just 2 times of having this negative feedback. Would be nice if this could be turned off in settings or something. Otherwise great!


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