Ten Kettles

06/08/2023

Waay now offers syncing across devices! But that's not all.

Here's what else is new:
• Automatic backups
• Tools to restore past progress
• Resetting progress (in case you want a fresh start!)
• …and merging progress between devices too ✅

Today there's a new Waay available, and it has one big new feature: syncing. Do an exercise on your phone, then continue to the next lesson video on your tablet. Progress will sync between the two!

01/05/2023

Hello! For 2023, we're scaling back on social media—and scaling up on building apps!

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Happy New Year! -Alex

12/08/2022

Like a group of twelve people, some notes "get along" pretty well. They’re friends. But others almost never get along.

Can any sounds—can any frequencies—be called music? Let's take a listen.

11/18/2022

"It's like the light was turned on in my brain" –Waay user

11/10/2022

"I finally understand theory"

Get Waay today for iPhone or iPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/waay-learn-music-theory/id974357313

11/01/2022

Let's take a look at how BeatMirror's new zoom, screenshot, and algorithm features work:

Detect tempo (bpm) in real-time with BeatMirror (iPhone/iPad). Set a target tempo with the special tap-for-tempo feature and then start the music. The newest...

10/28/2022

10/04/2022

If you don't yet practice chord tone improvisation, you may want to take a look—and listen—to this special exercise:

Writing beautiful melodies—melodies that you love—takes practice. One way I really like to practice is by improvising with constraints. Why constraints?

09/30/2022

Key changes are often used in songwriting to mix up the sound and feeling from one section to the next. One common approach is to move between relative minor and major. Let's take a listen.

Key changes are often used in songwriting to mix up the sound and feeling from one section to the next. One common approach is to move between relative minor and major. For example, we could use a minor key for a verse and its relative major for the chorus.

09/22/2022

"The best most awesome music theory app." 😊

Get Waay today for iPhone and iPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/waay-learn-music-theory/id974357313