Monster Musician:Reading Game
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ASK US ABOUT OUR PILOT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS!

The future of reading and playing music starts with a game.
Welcome to version 2.0 !

"I've never seen anything like it. My students love it and are really excited to practice!"

- Ryan H., Band Director-Olinda Elementary
Professional trumpet player, Los Angeles

"The Dallas Winds has used MMR at our summer band camp and the kids loved it. Their reading improved remarkably over just a week.
I spent a long time testing it before we used it and enjoyed it immensely. Good self directed learning. High level of engagement makes you want to get to the next level"

Todd Toney
Director of Education, Dallas Winds

Features:
+Interactive musical notation practicing game that uses the iPhone's mic to pick up live instrumental or vocal input.
+Score page that provides immediate accuracy feedback
+Curriculum that trains rhythm and intervals in a systematic way
+Scrolling score trains eyes to read ahead and encourages "not stopping"
+Options to mail/share your score
+Video lessons from the pros
+Leader Boards to compete with fiends
+Rhythm generator for infinite practicing options
+Expanding library of books and beats


The Monster Musician Reader, the world's first interactive game that targets and builds the skills necessary for successful music reading. The musician plays her or his instrument or sings directly into the app and gets evaluated on their performance in real-time. Really though, it's just a game. As creator and pro-musician, Noelle Fabian puts it, "Imagine if your sheet music and the video game "Guitar Hero" had a baby. It's epic."

Based on sight reading and language research, specifically designed curriculum familiarizes the player with different rhythmic combinations and intervals. Backing grooves provide the player with a beat while music scrolls across the screen. Great for musical speed-reading. For an extra challenge- pick a tricky key! The goal is to "feed" our friend "Hangry Jim" your right notes as you go. You are then awarded a score from Jim based upon your performance. Don't like your score? Play it again!

The app itself and the first few books are no charge.
Additional books can be purchased in the "music store".

Some basic music knowledge/ability is recommended when starting to play as this is a supplement to other forms of instrumental practice. Using headphones also helps with increased accuracy. While the app can be played by any person or instrument able to sustain a pitch, we currently have the app optimized for woodwinds and brass instruments.

Our current, yet ever-increasing, optimized instrument list:

# Voice (bass clef, treble clef)
# Concert pitch: Treble Clef - good for piano, mallet, or string instruments
# Concert pitch: Bass Clef- good for piano, mallet, or string instruments
* Recorder
* Piccolo
* Flute
* Oboe
* Clarinet
* Bass Clarinet
* Alto Sax
* Tenor Sax
* Bari Sax
* Bassoon
_ Trumpet
_ French Horn
_ Trombone
_ Euphonium
_ Tuba
% Violin
% Viola
% Cello
% Bass
% Guitar
^ Bell Kit
^ Xylophone
^ Piano


We love working with school band, choir and orchestra and programs! Email us if you wish for your music program to be considered for our pilot program.
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In-Apps

Book 3
$1.99
Book 4
$1.99
Book 5
$1.99
Book 6
$1.99
Book 7
$1.99
Book 8
$1.99
Books 3-8
$9.99
Yearly Subscription
$35.99
Monthly Subscription
$5.99

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4.34 out of 5

113 ratings in United States

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Frustrating

yelyah1982 on

I am a professional musician and I can’t get more than 50% on rhythm when singing, even on the easiest setting. There must be something wrong with the calibration. I wouldn’t share this with my students because it would be frustrating for them to play or sing something perfectly but get bad feedback. Great interface and accompaniments though, and I love the inclusion of a lesson at the top of each book.

A great rhythm method!

musiceducatornetwork on

I’m a trombonist and use this app with my students. I like to assign it as a lesson supplement for them to use during the week to help with reading and the results have been great. Nightly recommend

Fantastic on so many levels!

clarinet michelle on

This is the best and most engaging music reader app I have encountered! So many levels to fit every student’s needs and truly fun! We will be sending information on this music reader app to all of our young musicians. I highly recommend this one. Michelle Joseph Orman Executive Director Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestras

Exactly what I'm looking for!

Jay Rachmaninoff on

I've been looking for an app for my band students that is similar to Piano Maestros but for band/orchestra instruments! Here it is! This makes learning an instrument fun by combining a method book progression, smartmusic listening, and rock band style points! I think this app can go far in meeting the needs of beginner band students anywhere!

Good start

Am0032 on

So far I like using with students a ton. Range is an issue. For instance, trombone book 2 d minor should not be below the staff. Haven’t checked out other instruments but keep making improvements and corrections. I would love to use it even more!

Music teacher

profesional23 on

This is a joy to use and and a lot of fun for all ages! An excellent resource for teachers and students! Who doesn’t want to improve their site reading abilities!! Thank you for creating it!!

Great app but didn’t work for me

amcclard on

I wish this app could hear my mandolin:-( rooks like a fun way to practice site reading for learning a new instrument. It could detect that I was playing but not the notes.

A great (and fun!) App for Music Education!

GregSA210 on

This is a great resource for music educators or casual instrumentalists looking to improve their reading skills! The interface is super clean, accuracy of assessment is good (great with headphones!), the backing tracks make playing through the levels so much more fun than a simple metronome or clock track! An awesome app for young musicians!

Beginning

Dsdakel on

This is super cool and fun. I will be using it with a lot of my beginning musicians.

Lots of promise!

saxophone.n.theology on

There are lots of things to be excited with Noelle's new app. I am excited to see an app that is more age-appropriate and more accessible than its rivals (think sight reading factory or SmartMusic). That said, I'm rating it 4 stars more for what it will be than what it currently is. In its current state, it's more like a 3-star app. The price is a bit on the high side. The flashing cursor lags behind the beat which could cause confusion for the student m. It did for me. I ultimately had to ignore it, though I later saw that this function can be disabled. However, the beat and notes still don't line up perfectly. Also, some of the lines are a bit long early on, though that may be more nitpicky than a true critique. I would also add that, though most books begin with wholes moving to quarter, I would suggest reversing that and having quarters move to whole notes. I use Darcy Vogt-Williams Teaching Rhythm Logically curriculum and I think that approach keeps kids more interested in the initial stages. Truly, I am excited to see where an app of this calibre will go. It shows a lot of potential and I am fortunate to provide my two cents in feedback. Best of luck, Noelle!

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App Info

Category
Music
Publisher
Noelle Fabian
Languages
English
Recent version
2.0.10 (2 years ago )
Released on
Dec 12, 2018 (5 years ago )
Last updated
1 month ago