PercussionTutor App Reviews

Love it!. Thank you.

Percussion Tutor is a work of genius!!!. I’m a musician who has played with many Latin Bands throughout my life. And I enjoy studying the different roles each percussionist in a section plays. For me, Percussion Tutor is like dying and going to heaven. It gives you so much for a ridiculously small price. The app is worth 20 times of its price. Not only do you get a very strong presentation of different AfroCuban Popular Dance Drum Patterns, you get an array of patterns in Cuban Folk Music, Rumba, Batá, etc. Each one of the Patterns and their role in the Culture of Cuba is discussed. Then Dominican, Puerto Rican, African, Brazilian, Peruvian Drum pattern are presented in a beautiful way. The recording sounds great. Great musicians. I highly recommend this app for anyone who loves the culture of Drums. Brilliant!!!

Love this app!. For learning cool percussion and practicing along.

💕💕💕💕💕. I’m a hammer dulcimer player learning both rhythmic playing and practicing new chord progressions while using this app. Will look no further, this app suits my needs well.

Great app found but found a mistake. Hello the sheet music for the clave Tiñosa is incorrect

So worth it!. Actually has feel, because these are recordings of actual musicians playing all the parts, not midi sequences. Each loop is of ample length - sometimes longer to get some variation when applicable - for instance guanguanco loop is longer to allow quinto doing some soloing and variation. There is the ability to mute each part, change tempo (some digital artifacts of course, since these are recordings being slowed down or sped up, not midi sequences, but very usable). Many other features like every part notated, and videos of musicians playing the parts. I haven’t come across in-app purchases, also great.

Great app. If you study world percussion, you must have this app!!

Great! Could use a few improvements. I love this app! I’m giving it 4 stars though, because there are a few improvements I’d like to see. I don’t like that the pitch of the percussion instruments change when adjusting tempo. I’d like for the pitch to be fixed. Or maybe to have separate controls for both pitch and tempo. Next, it would be nice to have separate volume controls for individual instruments. Finally, the bossa move rhythm maxes out at 155bpm, which is still pretty slow, so I’d like to have the ability to set a higher tempo for it. Other than that, I love this app and hope to see continual improvements in the future.

A must buy!. A fantastic tool! (And it keeps getting better with every update!) Rhythms are written out and demonstrated with videos. Parts can be added/subtracted for practice. On of the best apps out there!

Outstanding value. I didn’t hesitate to pay $10 for this app - the batá content alone is worth more to me than that! Would love to see the addition of more West-African dance rhythms. Please keep this going, guys!

Very practical app!!!. Great play a long app that loops very complex, authentically-done afro cuban, brazilian and african styles.

Get’s me Going…and that’s Great!. I’m an older person taking conga lessons. This app is invaluable at helping me understand the music; learn parts, and keep and exceed pace. Excellent.!

The greatest app ever?. I am a musician and have travelled to a dozen countries to study. Much of what I’ve wanted to understand is all in this app. It is a treasure and an indispensable resource for those who want to explore traditional African rhythms.

PODEROSA HERRAMIENTA!!! 🎼. Excelente app!! Bien útil, si pueden añadir los patrones rítmicos de salsa 2-3 y 3-2 y sus variaciones se los voy agradecer 👍

A must have for all professional musicians. All modern rhythm stems from these roots. It's a shame that all of the wonderful rhythms of the world are not taught more in modern music schools, but I'm extremely elated that there is this app that brings the rhythm to life, at the touch of a few buttons! I hope this app inspires others to study these rhythms and help secure these roots in history, while firmly planting their own; much like it has done to me. Keep it up cats, and thanks!

Great app. Great app. It could use one change though; the ability to slow down the rhythms

Total bait and switch. The description says “world percussion”. So I downloaded the app hoping to use it for middleastern percussion sounds. But such a thing does not exist on this app. Since when does the “world” include Latin/Central America and then west Africa? So irritating.

Truly essential. A rare app that’s so good I literally tell every student and peer they must have it.

Potentially the best app for latin rhythms.. I love this app for practice and to work through ideas. Its my practice buddy, my play-along backing track, and my study partner. I really hope you keep adding more rhythms and variations to the rhythms you already have. Please add rhythms from Colombia and other countries. Having Cumbia and other traditional rhythms like Bullerengue, Vallenato, Porro, and Currulao would be magical!

Great Learning Tool. This is a fantastic application for developing the correct feel. Very impressive.

So many rhythms. Great app. Love that it has the charts too.

Excellent App. Great app that is now part of my suite of practise tools. Just get it you wont regret. Wished it had a timer or at least show the clock so that the practice time per rhythm can be tracked before upping the tempo etc,

Drum tutor. Great application !!

A must have for anyone interested in rhythm. The ability to solo each instrument or several instruments in an ensemble and play along is priceless. The accompanying videos and sheet music is unbelievable given the low price of the Pro app. I’ve enjoyed it for years and decided I had to write review. This is one of those rare apps where the love of the music and the subject comes thru.

Great App. This is a great resource. Download their RhythmGame app as well. It’s challenging and fun.

School Social Worker. Amazing, just #%^*ing Amazing.

Great Learning and Practice Tool. Great tool. Excellent app.

Awesome!. I love this app! I use it all the time. I am a piano player and I always try various Latin tunes with different rhythms. The charts and videos are such a great bonus!

Super helpful. Highly recommended

Wow.. Amazing and I’m very overwhelmed by the amount of rhythms. I am so glad that I stumbled upon this app. I wonder what future updates will be like.

Ilu Bata. Ta macha bon!

Best App for Afro/Cuban and Latin Drummers. I’ve bought a lot of apps trying to get a handle on Afro/Cuban Latin and folkloric drumming this App is tops for that would like to see some more rhythms like yambu/Bembe bata section is awesome keep up the good work fellas.

Great tool!. Great item to improvise over and lock in grooves.

Comprehensive and very easy to use. Great for percussionists who want to learn and/or incorporate various rhythms. Also inspires creativity.

Great app, but needs updating. This app is awesome to practice at different tempos and have the feeling that you are playing with others. I would suggest the developers to revise the Puerto Rican Rhythms. Xica is actually spelled Sicá. There is also other rhythms like Cuembé, Yubá, and Seis Corrido that are very important and popular on the island but are missing in the app. But in summary, a must have app for any percussionist.

For Latin percussion. Excellent app. To learn or for pure joy!

Excellent!. Great app, would be nice to have a limited free version to trial before purchase but worth the €.

What a dissapoinment. The work made by the musicians to make this samples is great, but this software needs a great and very important improvement , even if you need to raise the cost of price, or inpurchase add on, when changing the speed it changes the pitch and the sound of the instrument , and complete destroy the original tuning of the instrument by this action, please fix this and maybe add a mixer so we can control loudness of each instrument, thanks

Excellent. An excellent resource to learn, understand, practice along with. Would LOVE to have 6/8 bell patterns & rhythms too!

4.5 Stars, A fenomenal Rhythm App. This year on Nov 6 will be my 4th year of owning this App. Originally on the iOS it was called “Percussion” but today it’s called “Percussiontutor” As a music educator for 30 years I have used many Apps that claimed to be authentic and were not, they were very pretty cheesy. “Percussiontutor” is an excellent tool for teaching various Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian Rhythms. This particular App is authentic in its presentation. Being able to print a pdf of the percussion parts and to see the rhythms being perform by Masters and profesional musicians makes this a fenomenal resource for the music educator, students, instrumentalist and dancers. I have used it to teach 3-5 year olds, pre-k thru 5th grade, middle school, high school and college students. When I compare the rhythm to recording tracks, my students make a connection to the rhythms on the “Percussiontutor” App. Watching the videos helps them to have access to how to execute the different percussion parts. In class we are able to eliminate certain percussion parts and the students can listen how different combination of instruments work together to form the rhythm section. My students also have purchased the app as a required tool for the music class. They learn basic patterns in isolation when practicing at home or in the practice room. The 4.5 Stars and not 5 star is due to the inability to increase the tempo with out loosing the quality of the original recording of the rhythm. Also a volume control, found in other cheesy apps, would definitely kick-it up a notch. Developers, things to consider for improvement: 1. Tempo adjustment with-out loosing the quality of the original rhythm 2. Volume control within the App itself 3. As we continue to improve technology, a counter or digital tempo would kick it up a notch 4. Better graphics or authentic photos of the instruments, would bring it to iOS 13.6 level 5. Add the ability to connect to Garage band or any other DAW App. It would make this an ultimate foundation builder for recording on a digital platform. If non of these suggestion can be added, I will continue to use it as a teaching tool. With its limitations, Percussion tutor is a great thought out App. Shout-out to Victor Rendon, Luis Bauzo and many others who kept the teaching of these traditional rhythms and instruments alive at the old Boys Harbor Music School in Spanish Harlem USA. Again, thank you to the developers and master musicians who participated in creating this well thought-out and well executed Percussion Tutor. I highly recommend it for students, music edu, all percussionist, instrumentalist and dancers. It’s worth every cent and more !!! ¡Un Millón de Gracias! (A million thank you)

Awesome. Percussion Tutor Review For the Latin or Afrocuban drummer, this app is worth 10x the price at least. Especially for bata rhythms and other folk rhythms that aren’t easy to find a lot of recordings of. Just wish you could adjust the volume levels of each instrument instead of just muting them. This would help seeing how two instruments fit together while distinguishing one from the other. Also, hope Bembe gets added soon.

A gem for percussionists and students of Afro-Latin music. Impressively thorough guide to the legitimate basics of Afro-Latin percussion. I just wish you could adjust the tempos.

Helpful App. Essential app for learning and understanding latin rhythms faster.

Awesome App. This is an awesome app. You can learn a lot of different patters with the right feel and dynamics.

Percussion tutor. Great demo and practice tool, my only suggestion is to allow tempo change of the ensembles. I highly recommend!

Best Latin Percussion Guide. This is the most comprehensive resource I have found in any media form. The ability to isolate the different parts while reading the music has made all the difference. Highly recommend for anyone who did not grow up listening to these rhythms.

Percussion Tutor. What an amazing and pleasant surprise!! Being a musician myself, I found the app quite useful. There is an "in-app" metronome for slowing down or speeding up the tempo, in case a rhythm is unfamiliar to you. You can use the rhythms as background music to practice your own instrument to. They also provide a link so that u can download the instruction manual in PDF format! All of the rhythms are quite precise and crisp...I commend the musicians involved. Great work, guys!! You can even watch the rhythm being played...there are videos!! They also provide a short historical synopsis of each rhythms origin! Very cool!! This really is a great app and I highly recommend it whether or not you have a musical background. Thanks guys!!!

Super. Nice

great help. For me as a composer this is one of the greatest apps. To see how all this rhythms work together helps me in the creative process of composing music. Thanks

A must-have app. These guys have produced an immensely well thought out and beautifully executed app. As a rock and roll bass player who by sheer happenstance was fortunate enough to learn from an amazing mix of Afro Cuban musicians like Armando Peraza, Walfredo Reyes, Jr., Karl Perazzo, Rebeca Mauleón, Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, Raul Rekow and others, I can safely say that the amount of work and passion that has been put into this app is second to none. If you even have a passing interest in bettering yourself as a musician, you should get this app.

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Amazing with a little room for improvement.... Such an amazing app. I’ve been using it as a student. What I would love is to have volume control for each of the beats as sometimes it’s difficult to discern some of the beats. I noticed that some of the beats don’t have a metronome function making it difficult to know when to come. Having a count in prior to the Iya’s first hit would be helpful too to nail the introduction.

Perfect. All I can say is perfect. Dive in and see :)

Sureños!!. This app is great! But please please please add chacerera, zamba and cueca!! Also Korea and Sri Lanka have some awesome rhythms too. Keep up the good work👍👍👍

Brilliant App. I downloaded this app with no expectations. To say it blew my mind is an understatement. I am a working muso and teacher and it is an Awesome resource with so much to offer. I can't wait for more updates! Hats off to the designers and the whole team!

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Fabulous and very authentic.. The grooves in this app are very authentic. Love the ability to isolate instruments. There are a few conga players that rush, but overall an amazing app that’s well worth the money and practice time.

Fun and informative. I like this app a lot. It includes a lot of information about bata drumming, with video and audio version of the various rhythms. Even if you don't plan on playing bata drums, you can apply these rhythms to the drum set and add to your musical vocabulary.

Fabulous App. Love the library or rhythms. Really a joy to hear them and break them down.

WoW. Thank you for this tremendous work! Very usefull. Would be fabulous to each rythms from Colombia!

Great learning tool. I am a professional drummer in Toronto that teaches 53 students a week and I recommend this app to all if them.

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PODEROSA HERRAMIENTA!!! 🎼. Excelente app!! Bien útil, si pueden añadir los patrones rítmicos de salsa 2-3 y 3-2 y sus variaciones se los voy agradecer 👍

Ilu Bata. Ta macha bon!