A new series each time
Avilo writes a new series each time: it changes the key, the string, the finger, the rhythm, the bowing or the position. A stage is acquired after three different series played well.
Learn moreViolin practice app for Android
Practise the violin with an app that hears every note
Avilo listens while you play and spots a note that is sharp, a beat you rushed, a shift that overshot, a bow stroke that faded. It shows them on the score, then plans the next day's practice.
- From first position to the fifth and beyond
- No account
- Your sound never leaves your phone
The green band: the target note and its tolerance.
Avilo in numbers
- 280+stages, from the first finger on the string to the fifth position
- 53programmes across 14 themes, inspired by the violin methods
- 116tunes, studies and pieces from public-domain editions
What Avilo trains:
A complete practice session
A tuner checks one note at a time. Avilo has you work on one gesture at a time, at your level, until it is acquired.
It hears the gesture too
The pitch curve shows how you reach the note: a shift that overshoots then comes back, a vibrato that narrows. The volume curve shows a bow stroke that fades before its end.
Learn moreIntonation as violinists play it
Violinists do not always play in equal temperament. Avilo judges double stops against pure intervals and accepts melodic intonation in scales, with a tolerance suited to your level.
Learn moreA programme for every gesture
14 themes, 53 programmes and close to 280 stages, inspired by the classic violin methods. They go from the first finger on the string to the fifth position, artificial harmonics and the Viotti stroke.
Learn moreYour own sheet music
Import your sheet music, play it with the metronome or let Avilo wait for you note by note, find the bars that are not ready, set the date of the concert. A simple editor lets you correct fingerings, notes and bowings.
Learn moreA daily plan that adapts
Twenty, thirty or forty minutes, built every day from your programmes: the sound, a scale, what you are learning, a review, then music. Exercises that went wrong come back on the following days.
Learn moreA tuner, a lesson app, and Avilo
Each has its use. Here is what Avilo adds.
| A tuner | A lesson app | Avilo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercises | None | Fixed lessons, the same each time | A new series each time |
| What it hears | The pitch of one note | Whether a note is right or wrong | Every note, and the gesture: shift, vibrato, bow stroke, pulse |
| Intonation | Equal temperament | Usually equal temperament | Pure intervals in double stops, melodic intonation accepted in scales |
| Level | — | Mostly beginners | From beginner to advanced (fifth position and beyond) |
| Your own music | — | Its own catalogue | Your sheet music in MusicXML, practised bar by bar up to the date of the concert |
| Your practice | — | A course to follow | A session prepared every day, where the exercises that went wrong come back |
After every series
The detail of each series
When the series ends, Avilo shows what happened: where you rushed, which shift overshot, which stroke faded. Touch a note to see its result.
- Rhythm: each note early, on the beat or late, on a chart
- Pulse: whether you rush or drag when the metronome goes silent
- Shifts: the curve of each one, with the overshoot and the arrival
- Bow: the volume of each stroke, which stays even, swells or fades
- Intonation: each note in cents, and whether you tend to play sharp or flat
Your own sheet music
From the first reading to the concert
Bring the piece your teacher gave you, or play one of the studies and pieces of the app. Avilo can play it with you and, after each playing, marks the bars that went well and those to work on.
- Import your score as MusicXML from MuseScore or another notation app
- Play with the metronome, or let Avilo wait for you note by note
- Each bar marked in place, fragile or to work on, and a drill on each weak place
- Set a date: the piece goes into your daily session until the concert or the lesson
- An easy editor: fingerings, notes, lengths, bowings, slurs
- Turn the phone sideways: a large page you can read from the stand
Every day
You open the app, the practice is ready
Avilo puts together today's session from the programmes you chose, and keeps the score of what you did: notes in tune, notes in rhythm, the streak of days, the minutes of the week.
- 20, 30 or 40 minutes in four to six exercises
- The tempo climbs series after series up to the target tempo
- A review every third day, so you do not forget what you learnt
- A progress chart by branch: fingers, scales, bow, double stops, rhythm and reading
Technique
14 themes of technique
Fingers, scales and arpeggios, positions, shifts, double stops, vibrato, trills, sound, string crossings, slurs, bow strokes, rhythm, pulse and sight-reading. Each theme is cut into short chapters, beginner to advanced, in the order of the methods.
- Stages inspired by Ševčík, Schradieck, Flesch and Hřímalý
- Each stage explains what to do and what Avilo listens to
- Follow one chapter, or several at once
Free to start
Free
For as long as you like
- The first stages of every programme, at every level
- A daily plan of 20 minutes
- Tuner and metronome
- Two tunes, three studies, and one score of your own
Premium
Seven days free, then monthly or yearly
- Every stage of every programme
- Daily plans of 30 and 40 minutes
- Every tune, study and piece, and all your scores
- The work on your weak spots, and every setting of each exercise
Subscriptions are handled by Google Play and can be cancelled there at any time.
Music to play from the first week
- 65folk tunes and songs
- 23studies: Kayser, Wohlfahrt, Mazas, Kreutzer, Sitt
- 28pieces: Bach, Vivaldi, Rieding, Beethoven, Paganini
All from public-domain editions and sorted by level. The bars where you get stuck become exercises.
What a microphone cannot see
Avilo hears pitch, rhythm, and the volume of your sound. It cannot see your bow hold, your contact point, your posture or the tension in your shoulders. For those, a teacher is irreplaceable; Avilo is there for the six days between two lessons, or for the violinist who plays alone and wants to keep progressing.
Questions violinists ask
Who is Avilo for?
For violinists who already play a little and want to keep progressing: from first position to the fifth and beyond, adults and teenagers, alone or between two lessons. A complete beginner can start too, ideally with a few lessons to learn how to hold the violin and the bow.
Does Avilo work on iPhone?
Not yet: Avilo comes on Android first. Leave your email and we will tell you when the iPhone version is out.
Do I need headphones or an external microphone?
No. Avilo listens through the phone's own microphone. Put the phone on the music stand, a little away from the violin.
Is my playing recorded or sent anywhere?
No. Avilo listens to your violin on the phone itself, as you play, and the sound never leaves it. Recordings you make yourself stay on the phone until you delete them. Avilo asks for no account and receives none of your data.
Can I learn the violin as an adult?
Yes. Adults progress well with short, regular, focused practice, which is exactly what a daily plan of 20 to 40 minutes gives. The first months are about the sound and intonation; Avilo listens to both on every note.
Try Avilo
Avilo is in beta on Android. Join it, or leave your email to hear when it comes out on iPhone.