BeatsNotes

BeatsNotes is where your crescendo to musical brilliance begins. Practice, track, record and reflect with support from fellow musicians!

Whether you’re a music instructor or student, a parent of a musician, or simply an aficionado looking to enjoy the sweet serenade of your own melodies, there’s something for you here! While designing a music journal app to support your musical journey (and being musicians ourselves), we’ve uncovered the key to becoming a talented musician. It’s consistent practice, regular reflection, and a supportive community.

So, we’re providing you with all the easy-to-use tools you need to track and reflect on your music practice progress in one simple app. Plus, with our integrated social platform, you can connect with friends, instructors, family, and even meet other musicians on a similar journey.

With BeatsNotes, you can reflect tomorrow, or years down the road! Or you can harmoniously support the musicians in your life to manifest their inevitable success.

MUSIC PRACTICE JOURNAL & REPERTOIRE MANAGEMENT
- Add parts, tags, and goal tempo to each piece you practice (or wish to practice).
- Utilize complimentary built-in metronome and audio recording features to track repertoire progress over time.
- Track time practiced by piece.
- Jot down notes in your music practice log-tracker to remind you of your mood or thoughts, what you struggled with or excelled at, etc. Attach notes to a specific piece or even specific measures!
- Mark your notes and/or audio recordings as private or visible to your followers.
- Explore ~200k pieces pre-populated in the database. If you’re not sure what to play next, this is a great place to seek inspiration!
- Tag pieces and filter pieces by designated tags! Example tags include “working,” “routine,” “sonata,” “wishlist,” etc.
- Save repertoire, notes, and recordings to the cloud so you can access them from multiple devices.

*COMPLIMENTARY* BUILT-IN METRONOME
- Master the rhythm with various time signatures, subdivisions, and accents. No need to pay!

SHARE WITH YOUR INSTRUCTOR & FRIENDS
- Connect with your instructor for more impactful instruction during and between lessons.
- Deepen connections with classmates or music buddies by reviewing each other’s practice and providing valuable feedback to each other.

CONNECT WITH OTHER MUSICIANS
- Part of becoming a brilliant musician is support from those who have been where you are in your journey. Add friends, colleagues, classmates, and meet new musicians to create your own ensemble of support.
- View practice sessions and updates from your entire community in real-time.

INTUITIVE, USER-FRIENDLY INTERFACE
- Navigate with an easy-to-navigate interface so you can focus on what really matters – your music!

GENERATE & SHARE REPORTS
- Pull your practice time, tempo progression, and/or notes with the click of a button.
- Share via SMS, email, and/or social media. Plus, save them in your notes or files for simple tracking directly on your phone!

ABOUT THE DEVELOPER
Hi there, I’m Winnie! While I’m a data engineer by day, I am a musician at heart. In fact, I’ve been playing piano nearly my entire life. As you can imagine, there have been many fluctuations in my tastes, skills, and motivation over the years. And I know I’m not the only musician to experience this in their lifetime!

One prime example is the impressive differences between Glenn Gould’s recordings of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, recorded when he was 22 and 48. You witness how his interpretations changed between the two pieces that span decades of life experience. Listening to this shift, I yearned to hear what I had played when I was a child because I realized I, too, had likely changed my tune (literally) over the years. Since I couldn’t, I wanted to ensure that my son could listen to his progression, as we can in Gould’s recordings. And so, BeatsNotes was born!

I am eager to get to know you on the app and support each other in our musical journeys.