A collection of tools for music education. Inspired by the fine folks in the music department of Franklin Classical Middle School.
"I have used the program to create a project where students must incorporate 6 sound effects (splash, horn, crickets..etc) into an original 1 minute story. For that project, Audacity is the best platform." - Kathleen Webber, Humanities Teacher
Free Mac program: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
Free Windows program: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
"Online music notation software/cloud service. No downloads necessary, just the latest version of Flash Player. Students can write, listen to, and publish their own music." - Andrew Fitzgerald, Instrumental Music Teacher
Website: https://www.noteflight.com/
"Fantastic for students to practise speaking, recording and playback to hear their great pronunciation, fluency, lexical resource, and error recognition for self-awareness and correction." - Vernon Fowler, eLearning Coordinator and Teacher
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.audioboo.application
Free iPad app: http://itunes.apple.com/app/audioboo/id305204540?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: http://itunes.apple.com/app/audioboo/id305204540?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Website: http://audioboo.fm/
"This is a wonderful free site for Music teachers to teach students learn how to play an instrument. This is done by playing real instruments in combination with online games." - David Kapuler, Ed Tech Specialist
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id502356539?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id502356539?mt=8&at=10l6SU
"The ability to extract parts is my favorite feature, and it makes it extremely easy to print music for the entire ensemble. However, I wish that MIDI input allowed for instant transposition for different instruments." - Andrea Newby, Homeschooler
Paid Mac program: http://www.finalemusic.com/Downloads/Default.aspx
Paid Windows program: http://www.finalemusic.com/Downloads/Default.aspx
"Teachers can assign playing assignments to students, listen, and provide assessment. Software provides assessment and immediate feedback to musicians. Includes gradebook and parent communication functionality." - Andrew Fitzgerald, Instrumental Music Teacher
Website: https://www.smartmusic.com/
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1114202174?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Turn your iPhone into a handy piano or use it to play back previously-recorded songs.
Paid iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pianist-pro/id358857758?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/app/pianist/id284622652?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
A free iPad app for practicing music that combines sheet music, recording devices, metronomes, and tuners all into one handy app.
Free Android Tablet app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chromatik
Website: https://www.chromatik.com/
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chromatik
Play your recorder or flute alongside this app to play this game. It's almost like a Guitar Hero for learning on real instruments.
Free iPad app: http://itunes.apple.com/app/recorder-master/id492065346?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
"One part studio recording suite and one part live performance tool, Garage Band makes for a great teaching tool." - Georgina Chong-You, Homeschooler
Paid iPad app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Paid iPhone app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Paid Mac program: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408980954?mt=12&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Thousands of free sound clips you can download and use for your projects.
Website: http://soundcli.ps/