Bass Sight Reading Trainer
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Sight reading skills will give you access to written music and get you familiar with any style of music. Sight reading is not difficult and with enough practice everybody can develop it.
This app helps you to instantly find the notes on every part of the fretboard with a special focus on position playing.
With improved sight reading skills you will find it easier to concentrate on other aspects of music such as harmony, rhythm etc.
Features:
PRACTICE & TEST MODE
- 4 different modes of use:
1. Locate note on fretboard based on note in staff.
2. Locate note on fretboard based on note name and pitch.
3. Find name of note on the staff (without fretboard)
4. Find name of note presented on fretboard.
- Automatic detection of problem notes.
KEY SIGNATURES & SCALES
- Key signature support, 1-6 sharps or 1-6 flats.
- Automatic choice of the enharmonic notes for each scale to avoid double sharps or double flats in the key signature.
- Scales: major, minor, melodic minor, harmonic minor, blues, pentatonic, and all modal scales.
FRETS, STRINGS & NOTE SELECTION
- Support for 4, 5 and 6 string bass guitar.
- Frets are grouped to restrict the number of notes to be practiced and tested.
- Predefined fret groups, e.g.: 0-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 0-12, 13-17 etc.
- Any custom fret group can be defined.
- The fret group is highlighted as an area on the fretboard.
- Progress of your sight reading skills is maintained per fret group.
- The longest streak record per fret group is saved as a measure for sight reading accuracy.
- Any subset of strings can be part of the highlighted area.
- Notes to be tested can be restricted to only naturals or only notes from a selected scale.
READ AHEAD
- Reading ahead is an important skill for good sight reading.
- Number of read ahead notes can be varied.
OTHER
- Several alternate tunings for 4, 5 and 6 strings bass guitar.
- Support for left handed bass guitar.
- Option to have the fretboard shown in perspective (in landscape mode).
- Universal app (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch).
- Support for all screen sizes.
- No ads / in-app purchases.
- Dark mode support (iOS 13+).
- iOS, iPadOS 16 tested.
App Privacy
The developer, Rolf Steenge, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy
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Ratings and Reviews
Ratings and reviews are verified
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EdT9999, 12.12.2017I actually use the app regularlyI’m using this app now to learn the first 5 frets one string at a time. Illuminates small sections of the bass clef.
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Nick Machado, 21.07.2015Not worth the moneyThe functionality on this app is extremely limited. Should be .99 max. Definitely not worth the current price. There are free apps that do what this app does plus much Show more
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Nimbleswitch, 10.11.2014Super useful and enjoyable!This app works great even for my unusual six-string bass with odd tuning. Well thought out so it is extremely handy to use. I've used it for months now, whenever Show more
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bassman2&4, 01.07.2014Best iPhone trainer out thereThis app is great for advanced or beginners. It's the perfect app to fill 30sec while waiting because it makes you a better player. I first used it Show more
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2001VetteDude, 14.10.2012Great App!This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!! I have had an iPhone since 2008, and this is the first review I've ever written; I like this App that much... I Show more
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Many apps, one review, 26.09.2012Great appThis is perfect for learning or simply brushing-up on improving reading and note/sound correlation capabilities. One feature to add is to sound the note after it is correctly chosen (in Show more
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Druz, 24.08.2012GoodSuper basic but does what it says. Designed to only teach you one note at a time rather than chord tones/scales and musical sequences, maybe this can be added. Show more
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Daddy Longstroke, 30.06.2012GreatVery nice. Defiantly what I was looking for.
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tobor8man, 28.02.2012Excellent reading toolI had been playing bass for years having poor notation reading skills and slowly counting frets. This app trains you on bass clef notation, learning the notes on the fingerboard Show more
Information
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Category
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Age Rating4+
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Price1.99 USD
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Size17.42 MB
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ProviderRolfs Apps
Languages
English
Copyright
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