Hooktheory I (Book One) Release Notes

Release Notes
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2.2.0 (2022.11.15)

What’s New

  • Made the first chapter free.
  • Converted C major scale and D major scale graphics in section 1.1 to playable examples.
  • Converted C major scale and D major scale in relative notation graphics from section 1.2 to playable examples.
  • Added link to Chord Crush in the side menu.
  • Added paragraph about TheoryTab database in section 1.4 after introducing the TheoryTab format.
  • Added paragraph about applying what you learn with Hookpad in section 1.5.
  • Added a new check for understanding related to ear training in 1.6.

Under The Hood

  • Improved URLs from section/<id> to section/<title>.

2.1.0 (2022.10.15)

What’s New

  • Dark mode! The app now honors your system appearnce setting.
  • Added about page with version info and link to the release notes
  • Added alert to notify the reader when an update is available
  • Improved positioning of the dropdown menu for the key control on all examples

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issue where audio was temporarily stolen by newly instantiated Hhookpad players when scrolling caused new players to be intialized while another was playing.
  • Fixed 24px font size not working

Under The Hood

  • Ability to use packaged song data for iOS/Android app
  • Ability to use packaged sound assets for iOS/Android app
  • Ability to use packaged video assets for iOS/Android app
  • Bump Ionic from 5.5.2 to 6
  • Bump to 2.19.8.6 build of Hookpad player
  • Connected service worker lifecycle events to the redux store and UI

2.0.0 (2021.02.16)

What’s New

  • All examples use inline Hookpad player rather than videos. This enables several benefits:
    • Improved audio
    • Improved resolution
    • Click on chords to hear them
    • Hover over chords to see their scale degrees in the melody staff
    • Use the native key selector to instantiate some examples in different keys

Under The Hood

1.1.3 (2017.02.21)

What’s New

  • Added melody to examples in section 5.2 and 5.3.
  • Improved discussion of measures and meter in section 3.2.
  • Fixed a few typos and did some minor copy edits.

1.1.2 (2016.11.01)

What’s New

  • Now saves font size across reading sessions.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Katy Perry example in 4.1.

1.1.1 (2016.10.11)

What’s New

  • Now includes information about Hooktheory II, the sequel to this book, released Oct 11, 2016.

1.1.0 (2016.09.20)

What’s New

  • Substantial copy editing
  • New “Check For Understanding” section at the end of chapter 1 with several exercises to reinforce the connection between Roman numerals, i.e., I, ii, iii, and in-key chord names, i.e., C, dm, em.

Bug Fixes

  • No longer crashes on devices with low available memory

1.0.3 (2015.10.19)

What’s New

  • Updated for iOS9.
  • Added information about Hooktheory II.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a minor navigation bug.

1.0.2 (2014-07-15)

What’s New

  • The app now remembers the last viewed section and opens it on restart.
  • On iOS, videos are now compatible with older Apple hardware (iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3Gs, and iPhone 4). iPhone 4s and newer have always been supported.

[The iOS update is still in review. It should be available in the App Store by 7/18/14]

1.0.1 (2014-05-09)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a typo in exercise 2.5 and updated three videos

1.0.0

Initial release

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