Tonic Music

A really fun incentive to practice more, especially after years of music school. Love that it tracks how long you practice, what you practice, and how often too. The “ranked” mode is pretty clever considering how many ppl play competitive games in their free time. Keeps me off of doomscrolling during my practice sessions. Also, pretty good for my students so I can track their practice; it pushes them to play more so they can unlock more cute things. Plus, no ads and everything is free. No paid progression, everything is unlocked by practice. It truly feels like it was made by musicians, for musicians. I wish that there were more clothes and customization for your lil avatar! Right now the outfits feel heavily aimed towards Classical players, but styles that fit other genres would be cool too like Rock, Hip Hop, etc. I like the room unlock progression, wish there were more styles. Other than that, this app is so cute and fun.

I really love this app. It’s incredible to have the opportunity to interact with THE Ray Chen! I learn & it’s motivating. I love the challenges. Everyone is always encouraging & positive. The only suggestion is making a rule for during open studios for people not to engage in their own personal side-bar conversations in chat. When Ray Chen has open studios, the same group of people use his open studio as their personal group chatroom & it really takes away from the experience. I have to sift through a bunch of unrelated personal messages to get to people’s comments & questions about Ray’s playing. It makes it harder to engage with Ray & makes it more difficult to get a chance for him to see a new person’s comment or question. & frankly I don’t want to read about people’s personal lives when having the chance to interact with Ray Chen. (I’m sure Ray doesn’t care to read about it either, mid-practice, when he’s sharing his time with us.) Maybe limit the amount of times someone can send a message in a period of time (or open a chat feature on the app where people can talk in private). Something! Thank you! Again, I love the app.