Captrice is a guitar practice tool designed to help you improve your playing. At it's core is a smart metronome that captures data as you practice and allows you to track your progress.
But I believe this short description grossly undersells the idea—to fully understand how and why captrice helps you improve your playing, continue reading about The underlying idea section below, OR if you prefer a practical introduction, head straight to the How to practice section of the user-guide.
This app provides a structured guitar learning method emphasizing four key practice dimensions:
Through personal experience, I've discovered that deliberate practice using a metronome, focused on these fundamentals is the key to mastering a fast lick or a solo that you find challenging. At the same time, it also helps getting better at the instrument in the long term.
In a nutshell, this app is a smart metronome that transforms your practice sessions into trackable progress. The approach is simple yet effective: focus on one section at a time, build up to your target tempo, and extend your playing duration until it feels easy and natural. This methodical approach allows you to tackle complex solos or entire songs piece by piece. By incorporating deliberate variations, you can train yourself to "land on your feet" in a live situation. And for accuracy? We leave that to the most sophisticated tool available – our ears!
Captrice started as a personal experiment for improving my own playing. The earliest version was not even an app—I'd use a phone based metronome app along with paper and pen to track speed and duration. When I found it to be effective, it motivated me to build a basic app as a proof of concept. After using it myself for about a month, I knew I had to polish it and share it with other guitar players.