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The OFFICIAL ABRSM Piano Practice Partner is a simple way to make practising your ABRSM Exam pieces more musical, enjoyable and rewarding.
"… immeasurably valuable for learning new repertoire … the app is brilliantly easy to navigate and inviting to use." BBC Music Magazine
Let Piano Practice Partner play one hand while you play the other as you learn.
Use the ABRSM Piano Practice Partner to:
• Practise each hand separately to improve your fluency – focus on your left hand technique while Practice Partner plays the right hand.
• Make practice more musical and enjoyable by having a virtual partner to play along with.
• Improve your control and general piano technique, helping you to become a more fluent pianist.
• Slow down or speed up the music to a tempo that suits you, for slow careful practice.
• Set loops to repeat parts of your piece if you need to focus on one section.
• Learn to memorise your music for more secure performances.
• Personalise it! Choose from over 20 different hands to customise your Practice Partner.
Piano Practice Partner comes with two examples of music from Grade 3 and Grade 6 of the NEW ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2025 & 2026.
In app you may purchase:
• Grade selections
- All pieces from the 2025 & 2026 ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces books for Initial Grade - Grade 8.
The following pieces from earlier ABRSM syllabuses are also available to purchase in-app:
• 2023 & 2024 syllabus
- All pieces from the ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces books for Grades 1-8.
- All other (alternative) pieces from the ABRSM Piano Syllabus for Grades 1-8.
• 2021 & 2022 syllabus
- All pieces from the ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces books for Grades 1-8.
- All other (alternative) pieces from the ABRSM Piano Syllabus for Grades 1-8.
• 2019 & 2020 syllabus
- All pieces from the ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces books for Grades 1-8.
- All other (alternative) pieces from the ABRSM Piano Syllabus for Grades 1-8.
• 2017 & 2018 syllabus
- All pieces from the ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces books for Grades 1-8.
• 2015 & 2016 syllabus
- All pieces from the ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces books for Grades 1-3.
- All other (alternative) pieces from the ABRSM Piano Syllabus for Grades 1-3.
Please note, it is not possible to upload standard audio files or CD recordings with Piano Practice Partner. Piano Practice Partner uses custom file formats which provide separate playback of left- and right-hand parts.It is therefore only possible to buy these specialised Practice Partner pieces from within the app via in-app purchase.
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- Covers full syllabus of exam with permission of ABRSM *
- Real time analysis of performance with a comparison to exam requirements
- Practice progress by student’s music teacher through Playnote Organizer
- Analysis of strengths and weaknesses by big data analysis
- Display of student’s performance including accuracy, intonation, or confidence, in a simple diagram
- Mock exam mode for students to have better preparation before exam
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* The syllabus on which SCALEBOOK for ABRSM is based is © by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and is reproduced by permission of the copyright owner.
Playnote SCALEBOOK for ABRSM lets you practise Scales and Arpeggios with an AI teacher and examiner after music lessons. You don't need to practise alone anymore! SCALEBOOK also lets you prepare the scales part of the ABRSM examination in a more pleasant and entertaining way!
SCALEBOOK for ABRSM Grades 1-5 includes:
1. Practice companion at any time
- Full syllabus and contents of the ABRSM exam
- Demonstration recordings which can be listened to before practice
- Patented interactive music score with fingering. Fingering will be displayed once the music note is touched.
- Metronome which can set the speed according to your preference
- Real time analysis of performance with a comparison to exam requirements
- Issues in intonation, rhythm, speed, tone, etc. automatically pointed out
- Auto recording during practice for replay, which can improve memory
2. Mock exam
- Unlimited time to take mock exams
- Official exam requirements strictly followed
- Details, comments and scores for each question provided by the AI examiner
- Creation of real exam atmosphere and pressure, in order to let you have a better preparation
3. Records and sharing
- Date, time and performance of every practice and mock exam stored in your cloud account
- Review in Scalebook or Playnote Organizer (www.playnote.com) at any time
- Share practice progress with your music teacher through Playnote Organizer after inserting your teacher’s email information into your account settings
4. Detailed analysis
- Analysis of strengths and weaknesses by the AI teacher in every practice and mock exam you take by big data analysis
- Display of your performance including accuracy, intonation, or confidence, in a simple diagram
- Provide a weekly breakdown of your performance based on data collected in order for you to better understand your progress
The current version supports violin, flute, trumpet, clarinet, alto-saxophone, oboe, descant recorder and treble recorder. The future version will support other music instruments.
Free for trial version and subscription fees for each music instrument are:
All grades 1-5: USD$6.99 monthly
Addition payments options is available: 6 months pre paid (USD$24.99) and Unlimited time (USD$71.99)
Terms of use: http://www.playnote.com/web/scalebook_termsofuse.html
Currency and price may vary by location. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if any, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to the service.
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