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Re: Do you use a smartphone during practice?

Author: Claire Annette
Date: 2012-12-17 19:48

I use my phone when teaching lessons to middle school/high school students in the following ways: as a metronome, as a tuner (which also sounds a pitch as well as measures a pitch and has a microphone outlet that has been useful), as a camera to take pictures of students' finger positions and embouchures to show them (I erase the pictures in front of the students), as a video camera to let them see and hear themselves playing, as a recorder to let them listen to themselves, and as a clock so I can keep my eye on the time. Oh, yeah...and as a phone, if the parent isn't there on time to pick the student up!

I'm very pleased with my metronome app (free) that can be set for varying time signatures and varying sounds. I can also tap the speed of a performance and the app tells me what the tempo is. (Since I can't figure that out on my own with a second hand on a watch, I really like this feature.) And, for what it's worth, a Steinway technician who tuned pianos for a living was the one who liked and showed me the tuner app (free) that I have on my phone.

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