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It seems like there is a new app every day to help with violin-related activities like practicing and performing. There quite a lot of the obvious ones that help you tune the instrument and can serve as a metronome.
But there are a host of other ones, some that have become commonplace, others that are newer. With phones such a major part of life these days, I’m guessing that many of us use at least one app on a regular basis for violin, and probably some people use many. (And then again, it sure is nice to get away from it all, and use none!)
One app that I use on a frequent basis is forScore, the app that allows me to read music on my iPad. I find it especially helpful for orchestra music practice parts, which often can be downloaded.
Of course there is Ray Chen’s Tonic app, which aims to “gamify” practice – you turn on your microphone and it tracks how long you practice and also has communities and rewards. He also offers Tonic Notes, an app for teachers in which you upload audio from lessons so it can give back AI summary for your student (and can do it in another language, too).
A new app that recently came to my attention is Tonagi, which plays drones and scores your intonation.
And there are many, many others – too many for me to describe!
Do you use any apps in your practice and/or performance? Which have you found to be the most helpful? How many do you have on your phone or tablet? How many do you use on a regular basis?, and if so how many? Please participate in the vote and then share your experience with apps in the comments.
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