2.0.5
2021-05-15
Practice Bird is better than ever! In this version, we improved our features to give you an even better musical experience.
Here’s what’s new:
* Practice Bird is now compatible with all your bluetooth devices.
* When you get a call or activate Siri, playback will pause and automatically resume when you’re finished.
* Practice Bird will never interrupt audio streams ever again (unless you want it to) - read your sheet music and listen to your music on other apps at the same time! Your music will keep playing until you press the play button.
* Need to transpose single instruments? Practice Bird can now do it for you!
* Always be ready to play with the new loop pause countdown.
We also fixed some onboarding screens so that you always know how to navigate through the app.
2.0.4
2020-11-05
Did you notice? We have a new Logo!
Plus: We fixed some bugs:
* IPM: result page gets displayed again
* Journal: "From the beginning" now really shows everything since you started using Practice Bird.
2.0.3
2020-04-25
Introducing curated sheet music and exercises for learning piano. Basic version available for free in the Practice Bird Shop (within the app)
Plus:
* Fixed issue when discarding a practice session
2.0.2
2020-04-22
Introducing curated sheet music and exercises for learning piano. Basic version available for free in the Practice Bird Shop (within the app)
In other news:
* Fixed Bug with MetronomeMark (having 0 BPM)
* Fixed Subscription checkout issue in iOS 12
2.0.1
2020-01-23
* Lost & Found: Additional instruments for Practice Bird PRO users are available again
* Lost & Found part 2: Practice Points are now always added to your Practice Journal
* Dark Mode: Improved Instant Pitch Monitoring (IPM) results page
* Various small improvements
2.0.0
2019-12-23
>>> PRACTICE BIRD NOW COMES WITH A SMART PRACTICE JOURNAL <<<
To enhance your experience with Practice Bird, we have now added our new Smart Practice Journal. It is just as the name describes it - smart. It will track what, when and how much you practice your instrument. Keep all your practice sessions in one place with you and practice more effectively.
What's new in this update?
* Login with your Facebook or Google account
* Start, pause and discard your individual practice sessions
* Shows all your tracked sessions in detail per day
* Gain practice points and real-time feedback through Instant Pitch Monitoring
* Visualise and compare how much your stats have in- or decreased
* Keep up with your practice streaks
1.3.1
2019-10-05
* Bugfixes for iOS 13
* The interface is now also hidden when viewing notes without pressing play, so you can see more of the notes. The time to fade out has also been shortened.
* Fixed importing some problematic notes with incomplete repetitions.
* Corrected external import of notes from e.g. mails or other programs using the Share function.
1.3.0
2019-01-25
On January 24, the day of this update, Italian Composer Muzio Clementi would have turned 267. Born in 1752 he toured Europe numerous times from his long-standing base in London. It was on one of these occasions, in 1781, that he engaged in a piano competition with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Though the European reputation of Muzio Clementi was second only to Joseph Haydn in his day, his reputation languished for much of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Did you know that Muzio Clementi’s piano Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3 is one of Practice Bird’s default pieces in your library? Happy Birthday!
New in this update:
+ Added list of music sites for downloading and adding music pieces
+ Added support for colored notes given in musicXML
+ Optimised vertical scrolling position for different zoom levels and landscape or portrait mode
+ Added keeping the IPM coloring when setting the cursor position
+ Bugfixes in note rendering
1.2.3
2018-08-18
Tim Farriss, Australian guitarist for INXS, turns 61 on August 16, 2018 - the submission day of this update. The band was formed in Melbourne in 1977 and would later achieve international success with a series of hit recordings in the mid-to-late 1980s and the early 1990s, including the albums “Listen Like Thieves”, “Kick”, and “X”, and the singles "What You Need", "Need You Tonight" (the band's first and only number-one single in the United States), "Devil Inside", "Never Tear Us Apart", and "Suicide Blonde". We highly recommend practicing one of INXS by using the icon in the top right corner of the Practice Bird app and search for "INXS" in the MuseScore search.
New in this update:
+ Fixed Musescore search
+ Improved sheet music rendering
+ Added .musicxml file support
+ Fixed MusicXML issues reported by users
+ Bugfixes...as always :)
1.2.2
2018-04-19
On April 17, 2018, the day of this update, Ed O'Brien, guitarist of the band Radiohead celebrates his 50th birthday. In 1992 they released their debut single "Creep". After releasing their first album "Pablo Honey" in 1993, the song became a worldwide hit. We wish him all the best and would like to suggest you play "Creep" yourself.
Use the icon in the top right corner of the Practice Bird app and search for "Radiohead - Creep" in the MuseScore search.
New in this update:
+ Guitar added to the instrument selection list
+ Bug fixed when restoring Practice Bird PRO subscriptions
1.2.1
2018-04-07
On April 7, 2018, the date of this update, John Oates, American record producer and half eponym of Hall & Oates, celebrates his 69th birthday. We wish all the best and would like to suggest playing his greatest hit "Man eater" for once.
Use the icon in the top right corner of the Practice Bird app and search for "Man eater" in the MuseScore search.
New in this update:
+ In Instant Pitch Monitoring (IPA) and Automatic Page Turning (APT) modes, a microphone is now displayed in each note row instead of a speaker. This allows you to select which instrument or voice you want to "listen to".
+ We are constantly optimizing the app and fixing bugs. We are looking forward to hearing from the Practice Bird musicians. G.O. has reported two problems with the notification function when importing sheet music. Thank you very much!
1.2.0
2018-03-07
Happy Birthday Adrian Smith! Brit guitarist with English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, turned 61 on February 27, the submission date of this update. The band, founded in 1975, sold over 100 million copies of their albums worldwide. Smith joined Iron Maiden in 1979 and is one of the longest-standing members. After installing this update, we recommend practicing Iron Maiden’s stand-out title track “Fear of the Dark” from the studio release with the same name. Use the icon on the top right side in the Practice Bird App and search for the song title in MuseScore search.
New in this update:
▸ 14 instruments for audio playback (Guitar, Flute, Choir, Violin, Clarinet, Trumpet, Cello, Trombone, Contrabass, Tuba, Oboe, Horn, Bassoon, Marimba)
▸ Support for Midi files (.mid)
▸ Issue reporting dialog for MusicXML / Midi import
▸ Optional metronome count-in at every loop repeat
▸ Improved split screen view for repetitions
▸ Fixed bugs in notes layout (grace notes, lyrics)
▸ Fixed bug in tie calculation for midi files
1.1.1
2017-12-19
Happy Birthday Keith Richards!
Brit guitarist, singer and songwriter with the Rolling Stones turns 74 on December 18, the day of this update. After installing this satisfying update we recommend adding the Stones’ “(I can’t get no) Satisfaction” to your sheet music collection. Use the icon on the top right side in the Practice Bird App and search in MuseScore.
New in this update:
+ Improved musicXML file reading
+ Corrected stem direction in rendering of multiple voices
+ Fixed handling of virtual instrument “Chords” in Settings dialog
+ Bugfixes
1.1.0
2017-12-09
On December 8, submission date of this update, Jim Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 03, 1971), American vocalist with The Doors, would have turned 74 this year. After installing this update, we strongly recommend adding “The Doors - Light My Fire” in memorial of Jim Morrison to your sheet music collection. Use the icon on the top right side in the Practice Bird App.
New in this update:
+ Added Files app integration: Add your own sheet music without leaving the Practice Bird app
+ Improved chord symbol transposition: takes key signature into account
+ Added virtual chord symbol instrument for playback including volume, mute, solo
+ Added instrument sound selector (default: only Piano available, Christmas songs package includes 3 new Sounds: Flute, Guitar, Choir)
+ Bugfixes
1.0.4
2017-11-01
Did you know that Malin “Linn” Berggren, frontwoman of Swedish pop group “Ace of Base” turns 47 on October 31, 2017, the date of this update. Ace of Base sold more than 30 million album copies from 1992 to 2002. Go ahead, install this update and add some 90ies grooves “Ace of Base - Beautiful Life” to your sheet music collection using the icon on the top right side in the Practice Bird App.
In this update:
+ Share your practice results with your mum, teacher or friends eg. on Facebook, Twitter or WhatsApp
+ Improved Instant Pitch Monitoring result view design
1.0.3
2017-08-27
On August 22, 2017, the date of the current update, Claude Debussy was born 155 years ago. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his use of non-traditional scales and chromaticism influenced many composers who followed. Debussy died in 1918. You can practice his most popular compositions like "Clair de lune" in Practice Bird for free!
What's new:
+ Performance improvements
1.0.2
2017-07-28
Did you know that on the submission date of this update (07/25/17) legendary Queen drummer Roger Taylor turned 68? Happy Birthday! Go ahead, install the update and add the fabulous a capella “Queen Medley - Marco Carrara” to your sheet music collection in Practice Bird.
In this update:
+ Practice Bird is now available for iPhone
+ Added “Cancel” to clef chooser
1.0.1
2017-07-24
Did you know that on the submission date of this update (07/21/17) singer-songwriter Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam turned 69? Happy Birthday! Go ahead, install the update and add some of his popular songs eg. “Father and Son”, “Wild World” or “Morning Has Broken” to your sheet music collection in Practice Bird.
In this update:
+ Mute all instruments when Instant Pitch Monitoring is selected. Restore them when IPM mode is left.
+ Added new logo
+ Download sheet music when tapping the thumbnail image
+ Automatic fading of navigation bar and tool bar for full screen sheet music display