There's An App For That, Too!

On the bandstand, many things can go haywire at the last minute, and its how you handle the problems that make you a good musician or ultimately meet your fate. An older piano will have a bit of a bite to it, and possibly will not hold a perfect tune even if it was just serviced. That's not a problem for the iPhone! Just play a B-flat and the iPhone tells you just how many cents its varied from the normal pitch. If your Real Book doesn't contain the tune that was just called, you can look it up on the Real Book app and the chord changes and sometimes melody line will appear on your screen. I saw this with the iPhone, but it works much better with an iPad. Did you come up with a cool melody on the way to work? Use voice recorder to capture it! Yet another app, an actual mini keyboard complete with damper pedal option will let you play something into it, and later on, you can listen back and even transfer it to your computer. Though it has nothing to do with music, I think the coolest app is the Zippo lighter with the flame that changes direction depending how you hold the phone!