These are a few of my favorite apps...

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 by Alix Evans | theory

Have any travel planned this holiday season?  Music theory apps are a great way to keep yourself occupied on planes, in airports, or on long car trips while honing your skills!  Here are a few of my favorites:

Ear Training, by Musicopoulos - this delightfully simple app will take you through interval identification, as well as scale and chord identification in a very well scaffolded progression.

Music Theory, by Musicopoulos - this app teaches and drills the rudiments of music theory, including scale degrees, the circle of 5ths, chords, and more.  Like Ear Training, it's very well scaffolded, and offers exercises to make sure you master the concepts.  Unlike Ear Training, it also offers clear and in-depth explanations of music theory concepts.

Chet - Ear Training Games - this app plays increasingly complex melodies, which you then are asked to reproduce on an in-app keyboard.  It's a great way to start applying interval recognition and training your ear to know what it's hearing and singing.

Ella - Sight Singing & Reading - this app gives you short written melodies that grow slowly more complex, and has you sing them into your phone's microphone.  The app recognizes when you've sung the melody correctly and is able to point out any errors you might have made.

It's concert season at Peabody!

Friday, December 2, 2022 by Alix Evans | performance

'Tis the season for me to be busy with end-of-semester performances, and you can watch most of them from anywhere in the world!  For people local to Baltimore, these concerts are all free and open to the public.  For those more far-flung, they will also be livestreamed!  See below for details and livestream links.

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The Peabody Renaissance Ensemble
Under the direction of Mark Cudek, with the Baltimore Baroque Band, presenting works by Michael Praetorius

Dec 3, 7:30pm in Leith Symington Griswold Hall
more info
livestream

Dec 4, 2:30pm at Church of the Redeemer
more info
This performance will not be livestreamed.

NEXT Ensemble, Peabody Camerata & Peabody Hopkins Conservatory Choir
Under the direction of Beth Willer, presenting works by Carlo Gesualdo, Dieterich Buxtehude, Caroline Shaw, Matthew Aucoin, David Lang, and Derrick Sky

Dec 7, 7:30pm in Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall
more info
livestream