If you study music or studied music at some point in your life, you have likely encountered the metronome. Young students seem to run away in fear with the instructor simply mentions its name. Use of the metronome is critical for all musicians as it provides an accurate and consistent tempo and beat to which the musician must remain accountable.
Do you know what else accomplishes the same task with a much greater fun factor? Yes, GarageBand loops! They are all included for free with GarageBand and can make practicing more fun, motivating, and efficient.
Here's a short video made with Clips illustrating the process!
Happy practicing!
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This is certainly a way to make practicing a bit more fun... and could easily turn into a musical composition mashup.
Using the Audio Recorder in GarageBand, you can record your practice and then bring in additional Apple Loops to create a new masterpiece -- or Shostakovich hip hop 😉.
Thanks for the share, Donald!
Yes! I am always surprised at the audio quality of the microphones on iPad, even for loud sounds and ensembles. I use iPad frequently to record performances in lessons and rehearsals. Although use of headphones would reveal the best product, I might just have my students record some of their least interesting etude exercises like this and have them upload them to our shared Note! Thanks for the inspiration/challenge, Erika! 😁🎶🎺
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Posted on March 20, 2023
Love the video - fun!