Essential Elements Interactive

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I have been using the app to catch up with the rest of my band as I was a former baritone but switched to a flute. The app has been awesome and worked, but for awhile it won’t let me use the melody button. I see it turn on but it doesn’t play the flute playing the song because on certain (and most) songs I can’t hear the flutes very well or at all and I think most flautist can relate. So I think it is very necessary for people who use this app and can’t really hear their instrument on the song when the thing plays, for the melody button to work.

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As a public high school strings teacher, I really want to like and use this app, but as it stands now I just can't and don't. The last update to it was almost two years ago, back when iOS 8.3 was out. As of this writing, we're at iOS 10.2, and as the others have mentioned, there are stability issues. All my students have school-issued iPads, and this app crashes at startup on an unacceptably large percentage of their devices. When trying to register, the app also more likely than not didn't recognize their book codes, and they all had to resort to entering their ISBN numbers instead (which added to the hassle of trying to get everyone set up). The recent updates to the Essential Elements Interactive website (like the All-Music option for recording music not found in the books, and the other updates to the assignments tab) haven't been rolled over into this app yet, which is truly a shame because they could really help me out with playing quizzes and other assessments (not all my students have access to a private internet-connected computer at home with a mic.)

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I have been enjoying the Essential Elements books as I learn cello as an adult beginner. I was excited to try the app, but have constant issues. The interface feels dated and is not easy to navigate. At times, trying to select musical accompaniment results in just a metronome or nothing at all. The app crashes frequently. After activating Book 2, I am unable to go back to Book 1 to play exercises. I've tried this on both iPad and iPhone. At least with iPad, the sheet music is here in case I forget my book, but both devices are not enjoyable to use. I don't even want to practice because of this which is a shame because having the musical accompaniment to practice intonation with is something I was really looking forward to. Please work to make this app more stable and reliable.

I switched to another method a couple of years ago just because I had used EE for so long. I came back because of EEi and couldn’t be happier. Now that I tried other method books and have come back, I realize that EE just works. The new interactive program makes it really connect with the kids and this app works extremely well. My kids can use this app to practice, watch videos, and record themselves. The recording part has been really helpful - especially for my brass players. I can see major improvement in their performance. Great App!!!

This app offers band and orchestra directors an innovative technology tool to communicate, assess, and supplement their lessons. For students, the music studio helps motivate home practice with the unique accompaniment tracks. Additionally EEi provides a library of useful resources with solid pedagogy and appropriate sequencing. It’s hard to believe that this app is FREE when you own an Essential Elements book! There is literally no reason not to use it!