Guides

How I use Practice Player to learn songs, with screenshots.

Master your craft

• How to loop the hard part of a song on iPhoneTwo points, Set Start, Set End. Play the same four bars until they stick.
• Half-speed practice: the 50 to 100 percent tempo ladderLoop one phrase at 0.5x, count in, climb back to full speed in small steps.
• How to transcribe drum fills by slowing and looping themIsolate a fill, slow it down, pan toward the kit, write the sticking into the point.
• Transpose a song to your key on iPhone (change pitch, keep the tempo)Shift the pitch by semitones or cents. The tempo stays. See which songs allow it.

Import and practice anywhere

• How to slow down Apple Music songs for practice (no converting)Slow a streamed song without converting it, then loop the hard part.
• Record yourself practicing, then slow down and loop your own takeRecord a take, then slow down and loop your own mistakes.

Organize & Curate

• Build a gig setlist that remembers each song's speed, key and loop pointsA playlist where every song opens in your key, at your tempo, with the hard part marked.
• Loop and slow down a song for dance class, then play it through the studio speakersLoop the eight counts, count the class in, send it to the room's speakers.
• Change the look of Practice Player with a themePick a built-in look or a photo for the song list, and what iOS you need.