PlayAlong Cello
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Free | AtPlayMusic LLC | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqyx82G_4OY
-Choose to play any of the 250+ songs and scales from our music library.
-You can share your experience by recording a performance and sending it to friends, family, and teachers. You can also include your proficiency score and performance history.
-You can choose the settings that complement your skill.
-Using the default Wait Mode, the app steps through each note of the song waiting for you to play the correct pitch and duration.
-At the end of each song you are presented with a proficiency score showing how many of each note were played correctly on the first attempt.
-Cumulative statistics of the total correct notes, consecutive correct notes, and songs played correctly are available.
-The Stats-display presents a list of all the songs, showing which you have played, highest score, and how many of the notes you were able to play.
-The History feature keeps track of scores for each performance of each song you have played.
-Beginners can choose to have finger charts displayed under each note on the staff as they play.
-Touching the finger chart lets you hear that note.
-Pushing the play button allows you to hear the whole song.
-You can also choose to display only the note names under the staff, or to see a full screen of music.
-You can enable Manual mode and play the song with your own interpretation, using the display like traditional sheet music.
-The Transposition feature lets you shift the pitch of a song's notes, up or down allowing you to customize the range of a song.
-Using Game Center you can track and share your stats and your song progress.
-The Tempo feature allows you to adjust the tempo of the song.
-The Loop option allows you to play a song over and over uninterrupted.
-PlayAlong Cello comes with more than 100 free songs.
-The Categorized Song Page presents you with additional songs, and scales from our expanding library. The song list includes ratings of Easy, Intermediate, and Advanced to help you choose your next piece.
-Check out the AtPlayMusic Page for the PlayAlong apps of your other favorite instruments.
Reviews
This is bad
Marissaz17
This app is bad I don’t recommend it for people because these aren’t even the right notes I’m a fourth year cello and I could not even read the notes it’s like a different instrument!
Great even for adult learners
MA from Stl
I am 46 years old, and this has been a very fun app to get started with. I re-learning how to play the cello on my own after 20 some years, and this has been a very encouraging way to get started. It has lots of supports like the visual string note placement, and lets you know which notes you missed. You can see your progress which is very encouraging and motivating. One glitch the app has is with the listing of songs. Sometimes it lists them in order of when you last played them, which is great, but sometimes it randomly goes back to alphabetical listing. And sometimes it doesn’t connect to audio to hear your playing, so you have to reboot the app. I bought the Megapack after playing around with the free songs for about a week or two, and that $5 purchase will probably last me the next year. Overall, this has really enhanced my learning experience. Is it pedagogically sound? Probably not - it makes you a little lazy with the key signature when all you have to do is look at the finger and string placement. But I’m not aiming to be a concert cellist - I just want to come home from work and tootle around on the instrument for fun. This app makes it fun!
The app couldn’t get its pitches right
TwistedZombo
I got this app to find songs to play and something to walk me through them but instead I got a app that couldn’t tell the difference between a G and a F. I am disappointed with this app I was hoping it would be better. If any of the workers read this try to get your notes right.
Best cello app
lindacat@
My son has improved so much on his cello lessons after I purchased this app
It's cool
Purplehairkid
I like it, it's cool and enjoyable. Obviously it can't take the place of a real teacher but it's nice to have when you want something extra.
Wrong notes
brookybob
I play the absolute correct notes and it says that i’m way off, I know I’m tuned, so that is not the problem, it’s this app.
Wut
Lola???
Although some people were saying that the problem was that it doesn’t pick up the notes. That wasn’t the problem. The songs are just bad and weird rhythms
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!
Acoustic Fan175
Great app for learning some basics on the cello. I can play along kind of like guitar hero, except I'm learning as I play the game. It is pretty accurate as far a making me be on the right note (I pair it with a tuner to double check my accuracy). I only wish it had a larger variety of songs to choose from. Most seem to be Christmas music. I've looked around for other apps or computer games like this...this seems to be the only one, definitely the best cello app I have found.
Whoops
Celloflower
As a public school orchestra teacher I'm always looking for ways to keep my kiddos playing at home. I'm also a cellist and just tried this app. I found it frustrating to easily read and play the tunes because the rules of standard notation that we teach to young students are not being followed. For instance, there are no time signatures and in "Danny Boy", which is in D Major, the first note is a Db (should be C#), and the second note they want is D natural, but there is no natural sign. The idea is great, just wish I could recommend it.
