You’re watching someone else play and then trying to figure out how to do it yourself. The current state of the art is YouTube videos, and while YouTube is an amazing resource for learning to play instruments and learning to play music, it is really one-way. Melodics creator and CEO Sam Gribben sets the scene: “Music education in general hasn’t really changed for centuries. Until now, that is, thanks to Melodics, an interactive desktop app that aims to improve your musical abilities through tailored learning and customised practice, which adapts its content based on your playing ability, style and musical preferences. Although modern tools have helped to augment these practices, there’s been few, if any, competitors to the rigid status quo of conventional music learning. While this is a tried-and-tested method of learning, and countless incredible musicians have been nurtured and developed this way, it is old-fashioned. But for years, learning an instrument generally involved doing the same thing as everyone else, learning in a certain way from the same teacher, and following a curriculum that was determined by an exam board who had no bearing on where you wanted to go, musically. Perhaps your experience was more inspirational and formative. Learning Companion Tailors Practice To Your Ability & Musical PreferenceĪnyone lucky enough to have a formal musical education will recall hour-long, tutor-led sessions with a rigid format, barely tailored to your abilities or musical ambitions.
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