Waay: Learn music theory

Waay: Learn music theory

Perfect for beginners

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price
Free (IAP)
Reviews
4.9 (963)
United States United States
Description
Perfect for beginners
Music theory can be empowering, exciting, and one of the biggest tools in your creative arsenal. Whether you already play an instrument or are just learning, Waay teaches you how to bring together notes into melodies, chords, progressions, and even songs. This is applied music theory—stuff you can take straight to your instrument and use. 

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“Best music theory learning app out there. I just want to say this app is completely amazing and an incredible amount of work must have gone into this. I have been looking for an app just like this to complete my learning between music classes and this has everything I need and more. I highly recommend!” —BigMat74, Oct. 20, 2023

"Absolutely phenomenal. This is better than any YouTube video, podcast, or music theory book I have read. Within 48 hours using this app I have actually comprehended what is being taught far beyond any previous comprehension for past products. Honestly they could charge more than double the amount and it would be totally worth it." —Artice, May 3, 2022

"It's obvious a lot of time, love and energy has gone into this app. It's very well thought out, easy to follow and keeps you coming back for more. The developer is super friendly and answers any questions you have. It's clear he has a real passion for what he does and genuinely wants to help out. Awesome work all round" —thatboyswiss, Jan. 8, 2019

"I have probably spent thousands of dollars perfecting tone on pedals, instruments, amps and apps, posters, printed media, online courses. The BEST PURCHASE has been your Waay app." —A.P., Apr. 1, 2020

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You're writing a song, but keep getting stuck. What chords sound good together? What melody fits those chords? Waay helps you master these skills with its interactive exercises, bite-sized video lessons, musical examples, and progress-tracking tools. The Practice Space recommends a great time to practice each of your new skills too. Plus there's no Internet connection required! Perfect for your subway commutes and plane adventures. 

Here’s what you’ll learn in each course:

Course 1: Melodies
• 8 video lessons, 11 interactive exercises
• The 12 notes in music and how we talk about them
• Intervals: Steps, half-steps, and moving between notes
• Keys: Learn what notes sound good together and hear audio examples 
• Scale building: Build major and minor scales from scratch
• Songwriting: How do we apply theory to write music?
• Circle of fifths: The super-fast way to build scales… and more

Course 2: Chords
• 8 video lessons, 12 interactive exercises
• Thirds and fifths: The building blocks of chords
• Build major, minor, and diminished chords
• Songwriting: We write a song melody-first and then add just the right chords
• Magic formula: Which chords actually sound good together?
Also included:
• Relative majors & Fast minor scales

Courses 3 & 4: Progressions
• 10 video lessons, 30 interactive exercises
• The fundamental relationship between keys and chords
• Identify the key of a chord progression with six speedy tricks
• Shortlisting: Find chords to fit your chord progressions
• Musical judgement: Decide which chords *you* like best in your progressions
• ii V: Why is the ii V progression so important anyways?
• Choosing accidentals: Is it a sharp or flat? Learn that here

Courses 5 & 6: Intervals
• 10 video lessons, 20 interactive exercises
• Learn the complete set of intervals, from unison to 14th
• Inversions: How to flip intervals upside-down—and why you'd want to
• Enharmonics: Different names for the same note
• Compound intervals: Intervals bigger than an octave!
• Transposition: How to move songs to different keys
• Augmented chords and intervals

The Practice Space, first seven videos/exercises, and device syncing all come free. Access all content through a one-time purchase or subscription. Get in touch at tenkettles.com/contact if you have any questions—happy to help! -Alex

TERMS OF USE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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This is the waay!

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!

Stefan G. BucherWed, May 1, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Love this app!

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

15twhiteMon, Apr 29, 2024
United StatesUnited States

The best app I have ever owned!!

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.

Nate12328Mon, Apr 22, 2024
United StatesUnited States

NOT ACTUALLY FOR BEGINNERS

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…

pineapple axolotleTue, Apr 16, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Great app!

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

Deborah_galimbertiTue, Mar 19, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Amazing App for Theory Practice

I’ve looked for an app like this for SO long!

TheStottSun, Jan 7, 2024
United StatesUnited States

So grateful I found this app!

It’s been about 20 years since I last studied music theory, and recently found myself writing songs for the first time in about that long too. Really needed a refresher course and this app has been perfect! It breaks down everything really simply, which is not easy to do with something as complex as music theory, and the practice games are great for making sure you’re absorbing everything and improving your skills. If you need a music theory refresher I cannot recommend this app enough!

jedi566Wed, Dec 27, 2023
United StatesUnited States
Download & Revenue
DOWNLOAD 303Apr 2024Worldwide
REVENUE$161Apr 2024Worldwide
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About
Bundle Id
com.tenkettles.Waay
Min Os. Version
15.0
Release Date
Thu, Aug 6, 2015
Update Date
Mon, Apr 22, 2024
Content Rating
4+
Has IMessage
No
Support Watch
No
Support Siri
No
File Size
210.35MB
Has Game Center
No
Family Sharing
Yes
Support Passbook
No
Supported Languages
English
What's New
version
3.5.1
updated
2 weeks ago
• New exercises. Three exercises have been added (and another two updated) in the Melodies and Chords courses. These exercises will help you develop a strong foundation for the order of flats/sharps and fast fifths.
• Completion screens I. If you're trying to refresh a three-star skill but only get two stars, Waay will now more clearly tell you why the skill wasn't refreshed.
• Completion screen II. Once you're finished a set of corrections, you can now return to the original exercise with one tap (Thanks, Jacob!). You'll also get more specific feedback on your performance (Thanks, Andrew!).
• Skipped taps. When scales were entered quickly, a button press could sometimes not be caught. This issue has now been fixed. (Thanks, Lillian and Andrew!)
• A few other minor tweaks, fixes, and additions.
I hope you like the new update! Please feel free to get in touch anytime with feedback or questions about Waay. You can tap "Get in Touch" in the sidebar (under More) or go to tenkettles.com/contact. -Alex
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