This week I got a great app called Simply Piano! The app for the iPhone is able to listen to you playing the piano through the phone. If you wish to download this app click here
This is the app I’ve been using throughout the week!
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One problem I did have with the app is that you need to pay to use it. My plan was to sign up for the subscription for the free two-week period and then cancel my subscription however the app is really helpful! I got to choose what I wanted to work on and then the app would help me with my goal. This week I learned some chords. First I learned the C major chord. This chord is played with your 1st finger (thumb) on C, your 3rd finger (middle finger) on the E, and your 5th finger (pinky finger) on G. When you play all these notes at the same time, it creates the C major chord. I started this chord playing on the middle C. The middle C is the 4th C key on the piano, it is found in the middle of the piano, to the left of the 2 black keys
After I finished a few rounds playing with this chord, the app decided I was ready to move on to the G major chord. To play this chord you start as if you were going to play a C major chord and then move your fingers from C and E to B and D while your pinky stays on G. Finally, I learned a D major chord, where you put your 1st finger (thumb) on the note D, your 2nd (index finger) on F sharp (the smaller black key one step to the right of F) and then your 3rd finger (middle finger) on A. When this is played all together it makes the D major chord. I felt fairly comfortable working with these chords, however when the app moved me on to the next level, which included switching chords it became a lot more difficult. Linked here is the website Piano Keyboard Guide, it gives more visual representations of the chords on the piano.
These are some of the chords I can play on the piano thanks to this app!
My hands started cramping up and the accuracy of the chords I was playing started to diminish. I think that one improvement of this app would be to lengthen the lessons so that I can learn how to play the chords and practice moving up slowly to more difficult exercises. Overall, I would definitely use this app again, and I probably will… at least for the next two weeks! Thanks for reading you’re a gem! ?
I love it! I always wanted to learn to play even a little piano, or at least some melody, and now if it can be through a game, even better. I’ll give it a try, Meghan. Thanks for sharing!
I have used this app before, and it is great! Funny story: I was too lazy playing and learning the piano that I actually ended up using my voice for this app! so it will detect my voice rather than the piano!