What is Monster Chords?

Monster chords provides lessons and games in order to help users gradually learn to use the chosen instrument, guitar or ukulele.

Users get instant feedback about the performance while playing along with playback songs. The app also has a composer feature that lets you compose your own pieces of music to play later or to share with friends and other students.

Age Range	5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18
Languages	English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
Requirements	Mobile - iPhoneMobile - iPad
Monster Chords Pricing Pricing Plans Free TrialPaid Subscription Monster Chords pricing starts from $1.99 / month These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on your country of residence. Your subscription includes a free 2-week (14-day) trial, which will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of the term.

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Pedagogy

Certified by Education Alliance Finland, 01/2018

EAF Evaluation is an academically-backed approach to evaluating the pedagogical design of a product. EAF evaluators assess the product using criteria that covers the most essential pedagogical aspects in the learning experience.

Passive

Active

The solution requires active engagement to progress and promotes activating emotions such as enjoyment of learning and pride of achievement.

Rehearse

Construct

The solution provides high quality demonstrations, clear learning goals and direct feedback of success.

Linear

Non-linear/Creative

The solution provides accurately predictable learning outcomes through gamification. Users need to learn to play the chord fluently before passing each level.

Individual

Collaborative

The composing feature and the song sharing option bring a collaborative aspect into the learning experience.

Learning goals

Certified by Education Alliance Finland

The supported learning goals are identified by mapping the product against the selected reference curriculum and soft skills definitions most relevant for the 21st century.

Learn the inter-related dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations
Learn to listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory
Learn to play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts
Learning to play guitar and/or ukulele musically.
Learning to tune guitar and/or ukulele by ear.
Learning to build information on top of previously learned
Practicing to notice causal connections
Practicing to use imagination and to be innovative
Practicing to improvise
Practicing to use arts as a way to express

Practicing fine motor skills

Using technology as a part of explorative and creative process

Using technology to express one’s emotions and experiences

Practicing logical reasoning to understand and interpret information in different forms

Experiencing and exploring sounds and music from different sources

Understanding concepts of music and familiarizing with different notations

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