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Random Roots - Music Trainer

4.75 • 24 Ratings

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Random Roots is a music practice tool that teaches you to internalize harmony at a deep level. It organizes & optimizes your progress as you become more fluent at expressing ideas in different keys. It is the gateway to that skill that all creative musicians seek: the ability to play ideas you hear in your head. HOW IT WORKS You start with a musical idea: maybe a simple phrase you're working on… or one your teacher assigns you… or a single chord voicing on piano… or just a note or two. Random Roots walks you through performing it in different keys. It throws a key at you… and another… and each time you hear and execute your idea in that key. It can feed them to you automatically, accompanying you in time, and it keeps track of dozens of exercise that you’re working on, and which keys give you the most trouble for which exercise. It makes your practice time highly efficient and effective. FEATURES • SIMPLE TO GET STARTED Use it right away. For free. • ORGANIZE YOUR PRACTICE Efficient learning requires working on lots of separate skills and revisiting each one often. Random Roots organizes all your exercises in nested folders and gives you instant access to the ones you're currently working on. • PLAY ALONG The app plays the root of each key, using your choice of instrument sound. • BUILD YOUR EARS The app lets you imagine the sound of what you’re about to play. That not only trains your ability to hear, but builds connections in your mind between the sound of the music, the fingerings, and the music theory. • CHOOSE YOUR KEYS Practice each exercise in exactly the keys you're ready for. • CUSTOMIZE EACH EXERCISE The app remembers your custom settings (keys, meter, tempo, form…) separately for each exercise and recalls them automatically. • AUTOMATIC & MANUAL MODES Have keys advance automatically in tempo… or whenever you’re ready, upon a tap of the screen… or a tap of your foot. • FOCUS ON YOUR WEAK POINTS Tell the app which keys you have more & less trouble with for a given exercise. Whenever you play that exercise the app will tailor the keys it shows you to optimize your progress. • ALL KEYS EFFICIENTLY Musicians traditionally practice all keys in the circle of fifths or chromatically. But those ways have serious drawbacks that impede learning. Random Roots gives you a more diverse & efficient workout. • A SOURCE FOR IDEAS The app comes with a number of sample exercises built in. You can download more online for free or create your own. • USE YOUR FEET Control the app with a bluetooth foot pedal to free up your hands. Plug & play ready. • LEARN UNCOMMON KEY NAMES Musicians often have to deal with chords like D#m7 and CbMaj7. Random Roots helps you get familiar with uncommon root names if you like. • CUSTOM SEQUENCES Practice phrases over any chord sequence you like… ii-V-I's, tritone substitutions, backdoor turnarounds, Coltrane changes… or enter your own. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS Use the app for free as long as you want. You’ll get the full experience, but limited to half the 12 keys. For all-key access, there are two subscription options: $0.99/month $5.99/year First-time subscribers begin with a free 3-day trial period. You may cancel at any time. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and may be converted to your country's local currency. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed, after any applicable free trial period. Your subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal (at the duration and price you have selected) within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings any time after purchase. Terms and conditions: https://randomroots.app/terms-conditions Privacy policy: https://randomroots.app/privacy
What’s New
• New option for teachers: show touches on screen, useful for instructing via video (under advanced options) • Additions to help features & FAQ • several minor bug fixes
Version 1.4.2
Version History

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Ratings and Reviews

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4.75
out of 5
24 Ratings
  • Selmer Fudd, 04.06.2022
    Super Resource
    Very useful and helpful, this app saves a lot of time. It provides practice options and ear training capability I don’t know how I could have managed otherwise. Far better than flash cards as you see, hear, and finger in real time. For me this is the most valuable single practice resource to learn the mechanics of music. If you need to work on chord tones, scale degrees, or learning in twelve keys, internalizing any of that, this is fantastic. Very thankful for this! Show more
  • ChrisCaltag, 25.10.2021
    Fantastic app!
    Anton's app is incredibly helpful, no matter what instrument you play. As someone who kept procrastinating and putting off this phase of my learning, I can say I am incredibly grateful an app like this exists. Incredibly user-friendly, with a ton of options for flexibility. If you are like me and maybe not sure where to start, Anton even includes some basic exercises to get the new user going. I started (painfully slowly, I might add!) with those and worked my way into making my own gradually harder exercises. Every day is a new challenge. It's been a rewarding and extremely humbling process. Well worth the money. Thanks Anton! Show more
  • Musezak, 09.04.2021
    Good but ...
    A well built tool for getting comfortable playing in all keys. But I think most potential purchasers of the app will fail to see its subtle yet profound utility. Perhaps more explanation would help. Oh and please remove the random jumps to different octaves! It’s just really annoying. PS: The new version of the app allows one to limit the range of pitches in such a way that the octave jumps are no longer there. I have updated my rating to 5 stars accordingly. PSS: This app has been a big part of my ear training success. There are two things one needs to be able to truly play by ear: (1) The ability to automatically play in real-time what you hear in your minds ear; and (2) Good stuff in your minds ear. This tool has helped me accomplish 1. Wow wouldn’t be great if there was an app to develop 2! Nudge nudge ... Show more
  • senotaur, 18.12.2020
    Awesome!
    Great practice tool!
  • Wombatista, 02.12.2020
    Been wanting something like this for a long time
    I’ve been looking for a way to have something throw keys at me at random for a long time just to make sure I wouldn’t only be able to play something in a certain context. This app is great for that, and it’s amazingly flexible and well thought out by a musician for musicians. Show more
  • SuperShoeDiva, 10.07.2020
    Crashes on launch until I reinstalled
    Enough said
  • steph.shar, 09.06.2020
    Amazing app, lousy contract terms
    This app is well designed and would be of benefit to anyone looking to hone their theory through practice; however the only way to unlock the full functionality is by signing up for monthly or annual auto renewal - a practice I cannot support. Developers - if I’m mistaken, let me know and I’ll fix my review (five stars) and tell all my friends. This app is amazing and I very much want to support your work. Happy to subscribe for a year, it’s the auto renewal that’s the deal-breaker. Show more
  • tawntron, 21.04.2020
    An essential practice app!
    This has quickly become part of my practice routine. Love the user provided exercises. The features are many and enjoyment abounds :D
  • Lescaart, 23.02.2020
    Nice app but...
    Would be great if it showed the diagram/graphic of the chord for beginners. Beginners have to learn to remember what an E chord looks like versus a Em chord on guitar. Or what a full G chord looks like versus a Gm chord on guitar. Show more

Information

  • Category
  • Age Rating
    4+
  • Price
    Free
  • Size
    62.22 MB
  • Provider
    Anton Schwartz
Languages
English
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