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These smartphone apps will help you learn basics of music, singing and playing instruments
If you are starting out on your journey to be a musician, we advise you to start from YouTube to watch videos and learn music making, singing and instruments tutorials from the best musicians and music teachers in the world. Next use this list of music apps to learn.
Smartphone Apps to make you a Smarter Musician
Learning resources for aspiring musicians
If you are starting out on your journey to be a musician, we advise you to start from YouTube to watch videos and learn music making, singing and instruments tutorials from the best musicians and music teachers in the world.
Once you get the hang of it, and would like to go on a longer and more musical journey, we provide you a handy list of smartphone apps which will help you in different ways and learning activities.
Complete Ear Trainer
The ultimate ear training app for musicians. Learners can develop relative pitch to the full by improving their aural skills and music theory knowledge. This will better many aspects of the learner’s life as a musician, be it regarding improvisation, composition, arrangement, interpretation, singing, or playing in a band. Designed like a video game and with strong pedagogical concepts in mind, this app will make the learner master each interval, chord, scale, etc. before taking you to the next one.
Available on iOS and Android, Cost Free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.binaryguilt.completeeartrainer
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/complete-ear-trainer/id1012455471
Yousician
Yousician mobile app uses world’s most advanced music learning method powered by cutting edge audio technology specially designed to be your personal music teacher and the easiest way to learn to play a musical instrument. Yousician guides the learner with easy step-by-step tutorials and gives you exercises that fit your level. Learners get instant feedback on your accuracy and rhythm as you play along with interactive tutorials and see how you improve from the very first session and store your musical achievements.
Yousician is also used by music teachers worldwide to motivate students. Teachers use Yousician to track their students’ progress in between classes and assign them songs to learn on Yousician.
Yousician supports all acoustic and electric guitars, bass, piano and ukulele, currently.
Available on Web, iOS and Android, Cost Free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yousician.yousician
https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id959883039?mt=8
Sing Sharp App – Learn How To Sing
Using Sing Sharp mobile app you can train yourself to sing on pitch with the 1st Gamified Training Program for singing. Sing Sharp has features like Vocal Warm Up, Ear Training Exercises and Sing Songs Lessons which help you Learn, Practice, Train and Track progress anytime & anywhere.
Sing Sharp's trademarked “What You See Is What You Sing™” technology detects and displays the learners singing pitch accuracy in real-time, so that she can tune and train to improve their singing.
Available on iOS and Android, Cost Free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.harmonynetwork.singsharp&hl=en
https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/sing-sharp-learn-to-sing-vocal/id772052329?mt=8
ChordBot – Backup Tracks to practice singing / instrument
ChordBot acts as your electronic backup band! It is an excellent songwriting tool, providing many different instruments and combinations at your fingertips. Musicians use it for songwriting experiments, as accompaniment when learning new songs or for making backing tracks for guitar or other string instruments. Simply add some chords, select the instruments and comping styles you want to use, and hit play.
Available on iOS and Android, Cost $5.00, A lite version is available on Android for free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chordbot&hl=en
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chordbot/id394754767?mt=8
Musicnoteson All Your Devices
This is a 100% free iPad, iPhone, Android and desktop learning solution which offers instant access to all of your Musicnotes.com sheet music files, plus leading-edge tools and features created by musicians, for musicians.
Forget hauling around stacks of paper, and experience the ultimate in sheet music accessibility in your hand.
Available on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android, Cost Free
Lyrically – Lyrics App
Lyrically provides accurate lyrics fast with an easy-to-read interface. It offers more than a million lyrics curated for fans, by fans. The user can search top tracks, by artist, or by song.
Lyrically is a collaborative fan resource authored by music fans which keeps it fresh and accurate.All updates are automatically synced to the mobile app so the user never need to worry about an out-of-date library.
Available on iOS and Android, Cost Free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wikia.lyricwiki&hl=en
https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/lyrically-music-lyrics-for/id447519370?mt=8
Note Trainer (Sight Reading)
Note Trainer is a fun game that teaches you to recognize music notes through sight reading practice. The Note Trainer game increases in speed and difficulty over time so that you can truly learn to read music effortlessly. Sight reading practice has been shown to be very effective in helping people learn how to read sheet music. In fact, 86% of piano teachers rate sight-reading as a highly important skill.
Note Trainer replaces traditional music flash cards and has been developed in collaboration with professional musicians and music teachers.
Available on iOS and Android, Cost Free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigboxlabs.notetrainer&hl=en
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/note-trainer-sight-read-music/id505179836?mt=8
The Metronome by Soundbrenner
The Metronome app by Soundbrenner is designed to be a professional tool to help all musicians to play with rock-solid precision. It's a powerful companion for everyone, regardless of instrument choice or skill level. The Metronome by Soundbrenner works great for daily practice, live performances or in the recording studio.
Available on iOS and Android, Cost Free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.soundbrenner.pulse&hl=en
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/metronome-by-soundbrenner/id1048954353?mt=8
Voice recorder / audio recorder
Voice Recorder is a high quality voice recording application, store your recordings as voice memos and share them with your friends, this application uses the high quality (8-41.1KHz sample rate) to give you the best recording experience. This app is simple UI, instant start and easy to use.
Available on iOS and Android, Cost Free
Once you are a skilled musician and want to share your music with the world, checkout the SoundCloud app on iOS and Android. Download these music apps for your Smart Phone and get rocking on your musical learning trip.
Share your comments and feedback with us on this resource set and if we have missed an app of your choice and help out your fellow aspiring musicians in their musical adventure.
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