Instrumentive User Guide

This user guide explains how to use the Instrumentive app developed by Stonekick.

Do you play a musical instrument? Use Instrumentive to practice more effectively and improve your playing:

• Keep notes on everything that you practice and plan to do. Record in Instrumentive every piece and exercise that you play. At the end of each session review how it went and write notes on areas that you need to work on next time.
• Track how much time you spend practicing. This way it will be impossible to hide when you skip practice! Use Instrumentive to time every session and view the practice stats regularly. Set a goal for sessions per week and stick to this.
• Record your playing. This will help you to identify areas that you need to work on. You will also be able to see how you have improved over time.
• Stay motivated. Focus your practice by creating goals to work towards and tracking your progress.

Signing in

When you first use Instrumentive you will be asked to sign in. This lets us back up any data you put into the app which is handy if you loose your phone with a year’s worth of practice data!

You will also be able to access your data on any device which you log into.

What’s in the app?

Instrumentive has 5 different tabs:

On the Homescreen you can quickly see what you have been practicing and view your summary practice stats.

In Goals you can set goals to work towards and record your progress.

The Library lists everything you have been practicing in one place - pieces, exercises, scales, and anything else you want to include.

You are likely to spend most of your time in the Practice sessions tab. This is where you track every time you practice. You also have the option to record your practice sessions.

Recordings lets you see everything you have recorded using the app. You can create new recordings from within a practice session.

Quick Start

Tap START on the homescreen to record your first practice session.

Here you can record each piece or exercise that you are practicing.

Once you have added a practice item you will be taken to the session activity screen.

Start the Timer to see how long you practice for (1.)

Set a target if you want to practice for a certain amount of time (2.)

You can also choose to record your session (3.)

There is an in-built metronome on this screen if you need help keeping time (4.)

Keep using Instrumentive to record your practice and you will soon have a handy log of everything you have done.

Want to add a session template?

You can add a template for items that you practice over and over again, which saves you having to input everything separately each time.

You can do this in the ‘Sessions’ tab by tapping .

Here you can add any practice items that you want to cover. You can also add how long you want to practice for.

Play more than one instrument? Want to look at your data by composer?

You can use tags to organise your data.

Look out for the ‘Add a tag…’ buttons to add a tag to any Piece, Goal, Practice Session, or Recording. You will then be able to filter your data by these tags (individually or by several tags at once).

You can also organise your tags into categories. For example you could have one category for instruments, one for composers, or one for different skill areas.

Tags work in a similar way to folders. You just add a tag rather than putting an item in a folder. A big benefit of using tags rather than folders is that you can add several tags to one entry rather than having to copy that entry across several folders.

Where can I get more help?

If you need help or have a feature request please get in contact with us at [email protected].

FAQs

Can I schedule in a future session?

Sure, when you add a session you can tap on the date at the top to change it. You can add future dates as well as past ones.

Can I manually input a practice time instead of using the timer?

You should see a pencil icon next to the practice timer. Tap on this to manually inuput a time.

How do I delete practice sessions/pieces/recordings?

You can swipe left or right to delete an individual item from the app. If you want to delete lots of items long press on one to bring up the delete action mode. You can then highlight everything you want to delete.

How do I cancel my subscription?

You can manage your subscription through the Google Play or Apple App store. In Instrumentive, if you go to ‘Account’ in the main app menu you should see a button to manage your subscription which will link to the correct store.

I have purchased the pro version of the app. Will this work on my other devices or will I have to purchase it again?

When you purchase an app it is linked to your (Google Play or Apple app store) account. As long as your other devices are logged into the same account, your paid licence will automatically transfer across. Note, however, that your licence won’t transfer between Android and iOS as they are separate apps on the 2 different stores (Google Play and Apple app store).