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iReal Pro for Mac review: A harmonious practice tool for musicians

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At the risk of giving away the secrets of musicians everywhere, there are bound volumes of (sometimes legal) musical scores called “fake books.” Rather than denoting every note and rest within a composition, they instead offer a "lead sheet" made up of a single melody line and chord headings. It’s then the musician’s job to devise an arrangement (read: fake their way through) based on this bare outline. The most well known of these fake books is the Real Book (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Book), which is full of jazz standards.</p><p>
I mention all this to give you some idea where <strong>iReal Pro (http://irealpro.com)</strong> (Mac App Store link (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ireal-b-music-book-play-along/id409035833?mt=12)) gets its name. (iReal Pro is available in versions for iOS, Android, and the Mac; I discuss the Mac version, which costs $20, here.)</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2369156/ireal-pro-for-mac-review-a-harmonious-practice-tool-for-musicians.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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