Take 7 provides a comprehensive accompaniment app for violin, viola, cello, double bass, recorder, bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe, saxophone, trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, guitar and bass guitar.
It allows users to play along to full-screen sheet music, accompanied by a backing track with mutable solo lines and accompaniment – and, with headphones on, to record their performance. This recording is then assessed by the app, which displays markings on intonation or rhythmic mistakes, and then takes users through practice loops, repeating phrases, to encourage players to work on phrases they haven't quite mastered. The music can also be slowed down for practice, and the volume levels of backing track and optional metronome are adjustable. The app also tracks users’ actual practice, incentivising regular playing by displaying the user's unbroken ‘streak’ of daily practice.
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