Good FREE App of the Day: Melody Composer Squared

I have zero musical knowledge or talent --nada. In fact, people tell me to stop humming because I do it out of tune. Lucky for me my ten year-old son and twelve year-old daughter are quite the musical experts needed for this Good FREE App of the Day, Melody Composer Squared. The developer, Pavlo Karnaukhov makes melodies more understandable to visual learners like me. Click through to see how come I like this app and why your kids might enjoy it too.

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Universal (FREE)

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This app has no ads, a single in-app purchase for access to more features and no external links.

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I was a little scared about looking at this app for a GFAOTD because there are pretty much a world full of people more qualified musically than I am to look at a music app, but once I opened it up and started exploring, I found myself having a really good time. Melody Composer Squared uses geometry to show sounds on a plane. Don't be scared, there is no math involved. What happens is that notes are put together traditionally in a line, and when the play button is pressed, the sounds appear in a series of squares and produce a shape. The more interesting a shape, the more interesting the melody. This is perfect for people like me who get intimidated looking at a sheet of music and are more comfortable finger painting.

The app is easy to navigate and use. The top of the screen includes the series of squares with the play button in the center. The bottom part of the screen contains the notes and a place to compose. If a note is unwanted, simply choose the eraser to remove. Now, here's where it get really helpful. There is an arrow at the base of the screen and when selected it opens access to several options. Included in the free section is the library. There are seventeen examples of melodies named after how they appear on the plane. For example, square modified, flower, star and even hat. Selecting an example opens that example on the plane and users can listen to it and also see the composition that made it. It's also possible to tinker with examples by erasing and adding notes to see what happens to the shape and melody on the plane. Also in the library are ten examples from classic composers like Vivaldi, Mozart and Bizet. These can also be played and tinkered with in case users think they can improve on the classics.

For just .99 users can have full access to all the bells and whistles in the app including saving the melodies composed, creating up to four frames of music, adjusting tonality, tempo and having access to 24 musical instruments like a grand piano, cello and trombone. With or without the full-access purchase, this a fun download to play with kids. My oldest two schooled me by composing actual music while I worked hard to create a new shape like a bottle of wine (I was unsuccessful, but I'll keep trying for mothers everywhere.)