Waay: Learn music theory

I am a former music student that studied piano at conservatory, but my theory had grown weak in the years since I graduated. I was looking for an app to brush up on it and I was blown away by Waay. I hated theory in college - it intimidated me and I was bad at it since my high school teachers never focused on it. This app has me actually looking forward to practicing it and doing the exercises, which is something I never thought I would say. The content is top notch, but the actual app design is beautiful as well. I barely ever leave reviews but this app is just wonderful in every way. Thank you to the developer; you’ve made my life a little bit better because of your work.

I’ve been diving into the world of music theory and have really struggled with finding something that works with my brain. I decided to give this app a try after coming across it on Reddit and the trial lessons have given me some breakthroughs on solidifying some of the basic concepts I’ve struggled with retaining. The trial period consists of the basics of intervals and how to build major scales (it also gives you the pattern for minor scales but the practices are paywalled). I usually can’t do in-app purchases (I have a very limited budget) but I’m genuinely going to try working this into my expenses because it seems like this might be an extremely helpful app. Going to purchase a month soon and hopefully the rest of the courses are as helpful as the beginning ones. I will update once I’ve gotten further into the app but it’s promising so far! June 10- Purchased a month to try the app further and it’s absolutely worth the money if you’re looking to really dive into music theory from a beginner standpoint. I’ve watched YouTube videos and searched websites and none have been so comprehensive, straight forward and helpful as this app is. The lessons are very well explained and have made things “click” for me in ways nothing else has. The practice tools are extremely useful and honestly fun to use. Have been going back pretty much daily to review things I need more time with and it’s made progressing through the lessons easier than I expected. I am terrible with memorization but I’ve already got things memorized that I was afraid I’d have to keep a reference tool with me for life. If you have the money, get this app. I plan on using it for quite a while.

I thought this app was absolutely brilliant till lesson 5 where the presenter states “we’re going to use the f# instead of the G flat. We’ll explain that in a later lesson.” But before they explain it, they literally quiz you on it so you have no way to figure out why your getting every scale wrong except out of luck. Not even a hint of logic to work with. Whose self sabotaging idea was that?

This is the best method I’ve ever applied to learn music theory. I have deejayed, made beats, engineered for 10+ years now. Finally I’m committed to learning music theory for songwriting and this app is giving me a newfound confidence. I believe it will take me to the next level is my musical pursuits. The app doesn’t give you cheap ways to cheat and actually forces you to study. Thank you for this!!!

Great way to practice scales, intervals, etc. love having it in an app. I went with monthly since I may get through it fast. Good stuff.

This app succeeded where years of music teachers failed. The content is clear, beautifully structured, and unfussy. The training modules are exactly the gamefied shame-free repetition that I needed! I keep telling people about this app!

For someone with a busy schedule this app has been the best way to learn theory. I highly recommend it!

This is the first thing I open up in the morning and the last thing I put away before I go to sleep. I wish this was around when I started learning music. I have never seen better music theory training anywhere. Recommend to anyone at any age or skill level. The memory training is phenomenal. Can’t give enough praise for this app. Very well done. It’s worth every penny.

This app is great but the guy obviously doesn’t remember what it’s like to be a beginner in music theory since there are SO many questions I have that he doesn’t answer and there’s no way to find the answer— He teaches a lesson and then you practice and if you don’t get it too bad you just keep doing the same thing over and over, it doesn’t tell you WHY something’s wrong or how to do it right. I cannot figure out why some majors have flats and sharps in certain places and where they’re supposed to be. If you know a little bit about music theory, this app might work for you but not if you know nothing, like me. Please fix so that when people get many questions wrong in a row it will help them instead of just me continuing to get them wrong because that doesn’t actually do anything. Good quality app so far, but I can’t get past this lesson without help…

Great app to learn the music basics and practice...