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The étude book that rewrites itself.

A lifetime of practice material for any instrument. Created and tested by professional orchestra musicians.

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See what’s in the library for your instrument

Practice Farm on iPad: Bach's Sarabande from the second cello suite, transposed to F minor and engraved in bass clef for tenor trombone, with the transport bar below

Practice Farm on iPhone: the Trombone 1 solo from Ravel's Boléro, engraved in tenor clef, with the play button and tempo below

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What’s in the Practice Farm library for trombonists

Woodwinds

Brass

Strings

Mallets

Trombone

Solos

25 works, 22 with piano

Written for the trombone

David Concertino in E-flat major, Op. 4
Guilmant Morceau symphonique, Op. 88
Pryor The Blue Bells of Scotland
Ropartz Pièce in E-flat minor
Sachse Concertino in B-flat major
Saint-Saëns Cavatine, Op. 144
Stojowski Fantaisie

From the brass’s shelf

Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe:1
Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447
Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Saint-Saëns Morceau de concert, Op. 94
Schumann Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
R. Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 11
F. Strauss Nocturno, Op. 7

Orchestral excerpts

76 passages

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, IV · Symphony No. 9, IV
Berlioz Hungarian March · Symphonie fantastique, IV
Brahms Symphony No. 1, IV · Symphony No. 2, IV · Symphony No. 4, IV
Bruckner Symphony No. 4, I · Symphony No. 4, IV · Symphony No. 7 · Symphony No. 8, I · Symphony No. 8, IV
Haydn The Creation
Holst The Planets, Uranus
Mahler Symphony No. 3, I · Symphony No. 5, I · Symphony No. 5, II · Symphony No. 5, III · Symphony No. 7
Mozart Requiem, Kyrie · Requiem, Tuba mirum
Nielsen Symphony No. 2
R. Strauss Alpine Symphony · Also sprach Zarathustra · Ein Heldenleben · Till Eulenspiegel
Ravel Boléro · Boléro, Ending
Respighi Fountains of Rome, III
Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Festival Overture
Rossini La gazza ladra, Overture · William Tell, Overture
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, I · Symphony No. 3, II
Schumann Symphony No. 3, IV
Verdi La forza del destino, Overture
Wagner Das Rheingold, Scene II · Das Rheingold, Scene IV · Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III · Ride of the Valkyries, Major · Ride of the Valkyries, Minor · Tannhäuser, Overture

Études & studies

1,216 pages

Written for the trombone

Belcke Etudes9
Blazhevich School for Trombone111
Bléger 30 Etudes Brillantes31
Cornette Six Grand Etudes6
Müller Technical Studies22
Slama 66 Etudes66

From the brass’s shelf

Arban Complete Method307
Kopprasch Etudes32

The singers’ books, for every instrument

Bordogni Vocalises53
Concone 15 Vocalises for Medium Voice, Op. 1215
Concone 25 Lessons for Medium Voice, Op. 1025
Concone 40 Lessons for Bass, Op. 1740
Concone 50 Lessons for Medium Voice, Op. 950
Marchesi Vocalises12

And for every instrument: 365 Bach chorales and 275 traditional tunes, in any key you ask for.

What it does

One score in the book. Twelve on the page.

A printed étude is fixed in one key, one clef, one octave. Practice Farm puts any étude into any key and any range, so it is playable on any instrument. That lets you vary your practice and become fluent in every key.

Six instrument panels from Practice Farm: horn, clarinet, flute, cello, marimba and bassoon, each drawn as itself, with the keys, valves or strings in use marked in red — Horn, clarinet, flute, cello, marimba and bassoon. The valves, keys, fingerboards and bars move as the page plays.

The instrument, over the music

Your instrument is drawn above the page and moves with every note as the music plays: the trombone slide, the valves of a trumpet, tuba or horn, the keys of a clarinet, flute or bassoon, the fingerboard of a violin or cello, the bars of a marimba. You see what your hands should do before they do it.

Choose your own fingerings

Tap a note and pick the slide position, valve combination or fingering you prefer. The page prints your choice above the note, and the panel plays it.

Any key, instantly

Transpose anything in the library into any key in a moment, or let the app pick keys at random: the fastest way to become a player who is at home in all twelve.

Your clef, your fingerings

Tell Practice Farm which clefs you read (bass, tenor, alto or treble) and every page is engraved in the one that fits best, with the fingerings, slide positions or valve combinations for your instrument.

Key cycles

Play a study through all twelve keys in random order, or around the circle of fifths.

Drums that read the rhythm

Practice Farm gives you a drum play-along track for every exercise. It can play a groove so you hear the right subdivisions, or click the exact rhythm on the page. There are eight styles, including swing, bossa and funk, so you learn to play with a groove behind you.

A drone that follows

The built-in drone changes pitch as the tonality changes, so you never stop to reset it. That leaves you free to work on your intonation.

Clips and loops

Mark a passage, a few hard bars in the middle of a study, and loop it. Open it as a clip of its own and practice just those bars at a tempo you choose.

Vocabulary in 11 languages

Tap a tempo or expression word on the page, such as Triolen nicht schleppend or Più mosso, and see what it means in your own language. There are eleven to choose from.

Excerpts, for audition week

414 standard excerpts from 34 composers, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, glockenspiel, violin, viola, cello and bass. See which excerpts are in the library.

Your tempos, your routine

Every study remembers its own tempo between sessions. Bookmark the hard ones, build playlists for a warm-up or an audition, and let Random shuffle what comes next. Randomised practice is one of the best-evidenced ways to make it stick.

No page turns

The page scrolls itself as you play, so the next line is there before you need it. Both hands stay on the instrument, and nothing interrupts a phrase. The interface stays out of the way until you ask for it.

Bach chorales

Practice Farm includes 365 Bach chorales. Set the soprano, alto, tenor and bass to whatever instruments you like, and each part is re-engraved so its player can read it, whatever the group.

Print it

Anything you see in the app can be exported to PDF or printed, so you can share music with your students or print a copy and take a break from the screen.

Bring your own music

Import MusicXML from Dorico, Sibelius, MuseScore or anywhere else, and it joins the library with every feature the built-in studies have: the key dial, your clef, the drums and the drone.

Entirely yours

No login, and no internet connection needed. The whole library lives in the app, so you have it wherever you are, without a password to remember or a verification code to enter.

Built in the practice room.

Practice Farm is made by Nick Mahon, principal trombonist of the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec and professor at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec.

Questions

Before you download

Which instruments does it support?

Thirty-six. Brass: trumpet, French horn, alto, tenor and bass trombone, euphonium, tuba. Woodwinds: flute, piccolo, alto flute, descant and treble recorder, oboe, English horn, clarinet in B♭, A and E♭, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone. Strings: violin, viola, cello, double bass. Voice: soprano, alto, tenor, bass. Percussion: glockenspiel, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone. Each gets its own clefs, written pitch and fingerings.

Does it need an internet connection?

No. The whole library ships inside the app and everything runs on your phone or tablet. There is no account and nothing to sign into.

What does it collect about me?

Nothing. There is no server, no account and no analytics. Playlists, bookmarks, tempos and settings stay on your device.

Can I use my own sheet music?

Yes. Import MusicXML (.musicxml or .mxl) from Dorico, Sibelius, Finale, MuseScore or any other notation app. Imported pieces work exactly like the built-in library: key dial, your clef, drums and drone.

Can I print from it?

Yes. Anything exports to PDF in your key, clef and fingerings, ready to print or share.

What does it cost?

$9.99 on the App Store or Google Play, a special introductory price. Each store sells its own copy.

Is it the same as the web version?

No. The web version at app.practice.farm is the original, it is free, and it has most of the library. The app adds the ability to import your own scores, a bigger library, the Bach chorales, and the polish only a native app can have, and it works entirely offline.

Does it work on iPhone?

Yes. The same app runs on iPhone and iPad, and one purchase covers both. The phone carries the whole library, laid out for the smaller screen: the page is engraved to fit it, and a Bach chorale is read one voice at a time with the other three played underneath. It needs iOS or iPadOS 18 or later.

Is there an Android version?

Yes. Practice Farm is on Google Play for Android phones and tablets running Android 9 or later, with the same library, the instrument panel and playback, all offline. It is bought separately from the App Store copy.

Put the whole library on your stand.

It costs $9.99 at a special introductory price, works offline, and needs no login. Download it and play.

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