Thank You iReal pro

[pdxdjazz]

Today in the US we celebrate our Thanksgiving holiday. For some, part of the tradition includes sharing with others what makes us thankful.

I am especially thankful for iReal pro.

This app has helped me beome a better musician. It has allowed me to play in settings that would not have been previously possible. The positive changes in my playing that came from having thousands of tunes "in my pocket" instantly available in any key has led to un-imagined career opportunities.

However the app is used, in the "pro" setting for easily shared, highly legible ensemble performance charts, as a back-up band for individual performance, as the the BEST practice tool ever alone in the studio, iReal pro is in my opinion, easily the most important advance in music education in my lifetime.

I am thankful for the musician who took the time to show the app to me and I hope those I've introduced to the app are thankful as well and continue to share iRealb with others.

My heartfelt thanks to Massimo, Dflat, Niki and the rest of the iReal pro team for making this possible.

)BOB

 

[DaleMac]

I concur. And let me add my own thanks to Bob and other active members who consistently provide help and lend their experience in this Forum.

 

[dflat]

Thank you for your thoughts, much appreciated by us all. It is nice to hear from you and thanks for all your help here at the forum too.

 

[DaveRobinson]

This was going to be my first thread in the new Lounge/Off Topic forum. This thread is confirmation of iRp's amazing support.

[ Congratulations pdxdjazz Moderator )BOB ]

Whenever users need help here on the forums there's a couple of names always there with advice. Yours is always among them.

Congratulations on your Moderator status Bob, well and truly deserved.

 

[GuitarOrb]

Love the app and I did a write up

Hey Guys,

Wanted to let you know i think you're iReal Pro app is great. Really good functionality provided at a fraction of the price it would cost to be able to generate these sorts of accompaniments in any another way.

I also did a write up of the app on my site which you can see here:

http://www.guitarorb.com/ireal-pro-dorian-backing-track/

Keep up the great work guys.

 

[Paul]

Yes , indeed i thank you all for the hard work in this marvelous musicians tool/guide and for all your help anytime we need it .. God speed ! Paul

 

[Rengy]

THANK YOU iReal pro

thanks to all for your advice. Am now able to submit charts for all to use. Our trio has just given up using paper charts and we're blown away by this App and the helpful forum members
Sincerely....Rengy

 

[pdxdjazz]

Thanks to all - Thanksgiving 2015

Thanks to everyone who shares new song charts here in the forums.
How fortunate we are to have this increasingly wonderful resource.

We all benefit through helping each other along our respective musical paths.

How playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita Collins
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R0JKCYZ8hng

I remain thankful
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/Thank-You-iReal-pro&p=20620.8442/#post-20620

Happy Thanksgiving 2015
)BOB

 

[Keith88]

I agree, Bob. Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow musicians and the developers of iRP.

 

[dflat]

Thanks for your thoughts; best wishes to all iReal Pro users.

 

[pdxdjazz]

Thank You iReal Pro

Today, the 4th of July, the USA is celebrating its Independence Day.

I continue to celebrate my *musical* independence.

Thanks to iReal pro, I'm liberated from:
--Carrying a heavy backpack full of fakebooks around
(and still not being able to find the right chart)
--struggling to transpose unfamiliar charts on the fly.
--having difficulty reading charts on a dark stage.
--boring practice routines.
--problems getting a quick chart for a listener-requested tune.
--even needing a *band* (well, sometimes)
(when there's not enough budget to fairly pay my players)

I can only imagine how different my life would be if this life-changing musical app had been around when I was in high school...

Thank You iReal Pro!
)BOB

 

[Keith88]

I fully agree. iRP has changed my musical life. I now have a drummer and bassist who will play with me any time I like, at my tempo, in my key, in my style. I use iRP on my solo gigs and sound like a trio. My listeners seem to really enjoy the Keith88 trio and I enjoy playing for them. I will echo Bob's quote

I can only imagine how different my life would be if this life-changing musical app had been around when I was in high school..

I suspect I'm not the only one who feels this way.

 

[dflat]

Thank you!

 

[sciurius]

A nice interpretation of Thanksgiving...!

I'm very happy with iRealPro. I use it very often, mostly for practice and working out song progressions. I even had a lot of fun cracking the URL obfuscation code .

My happiness would go beyond 100% if there were a linux version, or even an Android-intel version so I could run it on my desktop as well.

 

[pdxdjazz]

Thanksgiving Day 2016

Musicians, all of us.

We are beginners, wannabes, hobbyists, weekend warriors, amateurs and professionals, full-timers, headliners, Grammy winners, composers and educators.

Each of us with our own individual talents, interests and preferences.

Instrumentalists and vocalists alike, we all use the same 12 tones arranged in infinitely varied orders, timings and combinations.

Our common bond: the chord changes we share that define our lives' sound-tracks.

I am thankful for the iReal pro app. I use it daily. It has, in no small measure, transformed and improved my musical life.

On this Thanksgiving Holiday, I am reminded to also be thankful for all of the musicians who have helped me along my path by sharing their songs, musical knowledge and insights.

The Forums have grown to nearly 100,000 registered members. We live and play music in every corner of our world. At any time, day and night, 24/7 there are always members and guests somewhere using and exploring the Forums.

We are all in this together.
Share the joy.

Happy Thanksgiving,

)BOB

 

[Niki]

Thank you Bob for all your help in the forum as a musician, as an admin, as a great person who cares for fellow music lovers.

Thanks to everyone in this wonderful iReal Pro community for sharing their music with each other!

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[pdxdjazz]

Thanksgiving Day 2017

Another year. I still use iReal pro every day in my musical life. I continue to discover different ways to connect musical ideas together.

Thank you to all of you who share your musical ideas here as well as through performance.

As I read through this thread, it's clear to me that "thrill" isn't gone.

Thank You iReal pro!

 

[Blarneypilgrim]

Thanks a million folks��

 

[pdxdjazz]

Thanksgiving 2018

iReal pro makes it easy to share charts. I see folks AirDrop or email charts across a jam circle all the time.
Vocalists use iReal pro to quickly determine their best performance key for songs.
The many player-styles make experimentation easy.
iReal pro had helped musicians all over the world improve their "chops", skills and knowledge.

I've been reflecting on how fortunate I am to be part of the music community. I am thankful for the wonderful musicians I have played with on my musical journey. The experience of making music with others is difficult to explain to "civillians" but we know when those special moments happen.

iReal pro makes it easier for musicians to play together.

Thank You iReal pro!

 

[Syracuse]

Thanks to the whole team!

Following a change of email account, I no longer had access to the iPhone version of'iReal.
After explanation, iReal provided me with a link to reload it on my new account. I thought the gesture was very nice. Thanks to the whole team!