Practice log app
A practice log that keeps your charts on the item and shows you the month
ShedSpace Practice Logger is a practice log app for musicians. Every tune, scale and exercise is an item with its chart, backing track and streaming link attached. A timer runs per item. Every session lands on a calendar, and reports show where the time went. It runs in any browser, on your phone, iPad or laptop, with one login.
$9 a month or $90 a year after the trial. No card to start.
How it works
Three moves. The first one takes ten minutes, the other two take the rest of your playing life.
1
Make an item for each thing you practice
A tune, a scale, an etude, a transcription. Give it a category and a color. Attach the chart and the track.
2
Press start and work through it
The session timer runs. Start each item as you get to it. The chart is already open.
3
Look at the month
Every session is on the calendar. Reports show where the time went. Adjust the plan and go again.
What is in the logger
Everything below is in every plan. There is no tier that holds the calendar back.
A timer per item, not just per session
Start the session, then start the item. The log says which tune or exercise got the minutes, with pause, resume and auto-start.
Charts and tracks on the item
PDFs, images and audio files attach to the item they belong to. The chart is open when the timer starts.
Spotify, YouTube and the rest, embedded
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Tidal, SoundCloud and Bandcamp play inside the item. No second tab.
A gapless looper
Loop a section of a backing track and stay in it until it is clean.
Plans you run every day
Build a plan once from your items and run it. The order, the goals and the materials are already there.
Every session on the calendar
Each session lands on the day with what you did and how long it took. A month of practice is a month you can see.
Reports by category, item and week
Where the time went, by category, by item and by week. The skipped things stand out.
Notes with hashtags
Write what happened. Tag it. Find every session about one problem across months in one search.
A metronome and a drone inside
Time signatures, subdivisions and click sounds, plus a drone with 14 voicings for intonation work.
A library to start from
Curated practice items from working musicians and teachers, plus items other players share.
Ratings on items
One to five stars, so the things that need the time rise to the top.
Any browser, one login
Phone on the stand, iPad on the music desk, laptop at home. One account, the same log on all of them.
Who it is for
Adults who direct their own practice. Working players keeping a book of tunes current, hobbyists who want to see where the hour went, and students who practice from charts and tracks rather than from an app's lessons. Any instrument. Most of the players on it today are bassists and guitarists, and the curated library leans that way, but nothing in the logger cares what you play.
It is not a lesson app, it does not record you, and it does not run a practice routine for you. It keeps the materials, the time and the record, and gets out of the way. Weighing it against Modacity? See the comparison.
Questions and answers
What is the best practice log app for musicians?
The best practice log is the one that holds your materials and shows you the month. ShedSpace Practice Logger keeps the chart, the backing track and the streaming link on the item you practice, times each item, puts every session on a calendar and reports the time by category, item and week. It runs in any browser on a phone, iPad or laptop with one login.
Is a practice log app worth it over a notebook?
A notebook records that you practiced. A log app records what you practiced, for how long, with the materials attached, and adds it up for you. If you want to see a month at a glance or know which tune got the time, the app wins. If you only want a streak, a notebook is fine.
Does ShedSpace work on a phone?
Yes. ShedSpace Practice Logger is a web app that runs in any browser, including the one on your phone or iPad, with one login on every device. There is nothing to install.
How much does ShedSpace Practice Logger cost?
$9 a month or $90 a year. The first 7 days are free with no card, and you can extend the trial once by 7 more days. Everything you log stays if you subscribe.
Can I attach sheet music and backing tracks?
Yes. PDFs, images and audio files attach to the practice item, and Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Tidal, SoundCloud and Bandcamp embed in it. A gapless looper handles sections of a backing track.
Does it log practice from the ShedSpace mobile app?
No. The ShedSpace app for iPhone, iPad and Android is a metronome, a drone and a real drummer. It is a separate product and does not log sessions. The logger runs in the browser on the same phone.
Log tonight's session
7 days free, no card. Your items, charts and sessions stay if you subscribe.