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It’s Tuesday, and we have not done this in a while, so let’s get to it.
Today MusicToolbox will looking at two supporting and complementary intonation training apps, InTune & Intonatio. The first app we will look at is InTune by Wittenberg University. InTune is a great puzzler of an app, that teases and tests your ear with ever slimming fractions of semitones. Delightful simple, and mildly addicting, this little app will find a place in all musicians training regime… Oh and it’s free. Second we will demo, Daniel Portillo’s Intonatio. Intonatio covers some of the same ground but with a different set of sounds and activities. “How many semitone sliming apps does one need?” Well watch the vid!
Music Toolbox demos both InTune & Intonatio below.
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- FREE APP!
- Progressive difficulty (i.e. suited for beginners and experts)
- Simple sine waves sound set makes pitch distinctions stand out starkly
- Multiple pitch modes allows learners to test their ears in multiple registers
- Elegantly user interface and game play
- Attractive graphic elements and styling
- Integration of social media, email and the iOS Game Center allows for the sharing of scores with faculty, fellow students or friends/rivals.
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- No ability to play sounds more than once. This is a big issue as the difficulty increases.
- Simple sine wave sound set makes the experience somewhat artificial
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- Progressive difficulty (i.e. suited for beginners and experts)
- Multiple modes of play put the intonation training experience in several “real world” contexts. (solo, unison and solo with chordal accompaniment)
- Digitally sampled sound set includes realistic auditory elements (i.e. timbre, vibrato, and the harmonic series)
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- In the game section, there is no ability to replay an sounds until after a question has been attempted.
- Non-intuitive user interface
- It is not always clear how the sections of the app relate, as such it’s learning pathways are a little muddled.
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Good stuff!