Even high register passages with multiple ledger lines, PlayScore got it right. I was surprised at the accuracy of the app to read music. However, if it wasn't a great quality score, a note or two may be omitted. Also, uploading seemed better than taking a picture (so keep IMSLP ready). Uploading clear scores that aren't cluttered, fading, or handwritten is important for improving the accuracy of the note reading. Not all scores are equal and that is clear with uploading and taking photos of different music that's laying around. It's a lot closer to the real thing than just playing to a metronome or forcing yourself to play a tempo before you are ready. I think this is PlayScore's best application. Need slow practice? You can change the BPFM speed to whatever you need. Upload the music and you can practice playing along with your partner's part. When practicing music that is a duet or features muti-instrumentation, I think PlayScore is a great tool to have. This is a good tool to check that the notes you're playing are in fact correct (as long as your ear picks up the mistake). It does what it's supposed to do with scanning music and playing it back. Mistakes are bound to happen, and this leads to the first benefit of using a tool like this.
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All ideas expressed are those of the author.Īs a beginner or someone who is new to reading music, there is a bit of uncertainty when reading scores. Here I'll be discussing the use of the PlayScore 2 which is a sheet music reader app. While there is an argument for some of these, there are applications where it can help as a practice tool. Being a classical musician, it is so often that we write off technology as being unnecessary, hiding technical imperfections, or a distraction from practice which is how we really improve and develop.