Chant Master

Learn Gregorian Chant with Chant Master.

Learn Gregorian Chant with Chant Master.

Enter each note, or what in Gregorian chant is called a neume (rhymes with broom), one by one and then press the play button to see how it sounds. Learn an entire piece of chant this way or go section by section. You can even compose your own.

Follow the highlighted neume as it plays.

Swipe the display to navigate through the score of chant.

Set up sectional playback to learn a score of chant section by section.

Transpose the pitch so that it falls within your range.

Save/load your work so you can continue to add neumes or hear it again later.

Disclaimer

Currently, only the button for the simplest neume (the punctum) is functional, with the option of adding a mora (little dot next to it), a horizontal epizema (the little line over it), and a flat symbol. However, the other neumes are supported but have to be inputted a using a .txt file and the font Caeciliae. See the end of the help section on the app for details or contact me. The other buttons will be functional in a future update.

I am not a professional android developer. This is my first app and my first time programming in Java. Please be lenient in rating my app but I welcome any and all suggestions. I will continue to develop this app as I can on the side while working fulltime, finishing up school, and starting a family. In fact, I am working on a full version of this app that I hope to publish by next summer but it is a lot of work and it's not my fulltime job.

The Up and Coming Full Version will:

+implement the full range of Gregorian chant neumes

+provide a much more intuitive method for inputting neumes (especially the more complex types)

+support looping and selected playback to learn Gregorian Chant section by section more easily (added in current version)

+highlight neumes during playback (added in current version)

+include accompanying lyrics

+include an improved "Transpose" feature

+implement touch scrolling on the display (added in current version)

+allow inputted neumes to be edited

+include a button for playing the starting pitch

+allow exporting/emailing

+allow tempo adjustment

+support GACB files

Please contact me with any suggestions. If they are good, you'll see them in the full version.