Apps for Music Education

(Engage students, introduce skills, reinforce pedagogy)

Tech Tools I use everyday in rehearsal

  • Tonal Energy Tuner (TE Tuner)

  • iDoceo (Gradebook App for iPad)

  • Rhythm Sight-Reading Trainer (Read Rhythm)

  • Notability (white-board App for iPad/iPhone/Android)

  • Apps we use once in a while

      • Tenuto (note name app)

      • Musiclock (play along tracks for various scales and keys)

      • EB3 (Easy Beats 3) - Drum machine

      • NotateMe Now

Tech tools I used to build this website:

  • Google Sites (https://sites.google.com)

  • Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, etc. . .

  • Graphic Creation:

    • Canva (www.Canva.com) - free online graphic creation software (it is also an app)

    • Assembly - iPad app: create your own graphics and text buttons

    • Union - iPad app: blend photos and graphics together to create new images

BEST WEBSITES FOR STUDENTS:

Create a free account to access the basic levels.

Advanced levels require a paid account.

OUT OF THIS WORLD WEBSITE (and FREE APP!) with Lessons and Games in a fun-interactive environment!

  • Build your Music Listening and Rhythmic Performance skills.

  • Test your awareness of balance, blend, timbre, pitch, scales, and more!

  • Compete in a karate belt-like system. As you complete each game within Theta Music Trainer, you will gain points and move up in levels, eventually achieving Black Belt!

Free Online Lessons to Help Build Music Literacy Skills

...Plus AWESOME EXERCISES that will test your knowledge of Note Names, Key Signatures, Intervals, and much much more!

An endless supply of Games, Puzzles, and Quizzes that will challenge your knowledge of music.

Test every kind of music trivia:

  • Note names, Rhythms, Vocabulary, History, Composers, Theory, and more!

BEST APPS FOR STUDENTS:

TonalEnergy Tuner ($3.99 on iOS / Android)

    • THE ABSOLUTE BEST Practice Buddy!

    • Tuner, Metronome, Tone Generator, Recorder, Audio player, etc........

Rhythm Sight-Reading Trainer (ReadRhythm) ($2.99 on iOS)

    • Work on Tempo and Rhythm Reading Skills. INDISPENSABLE!

Tenuto ($3.99 on iOS)

    • Practice Note Name identification along with lots of other more advanced Music Theory Concepts

    • ALL APP TOOLS are FREE on the www.MusicTheory.net website

MusicFirst Student App (FREE on iOS. Android use the website)

    • Works with the MusicFirst Online Classroom

Musiclock ($8.99 on iOS)

    • Learn and play scales with a variety of fun backing tracks in any key and mode!

Fingerings ($5.99 on iOS)

    • Find out how to play any note on any instrument!

    • The Developer also has other apps that are more instrument specific for a slightly cheaper price.

iImprov (Fundamentals) ($4.99 on iOS)

    • Learn to improvise.

    • Includes play along tracks!

EasyBeats 3 Drum Machine ($10.00 on iOS)

    • Cool Rhythm generator and Digital Drum Machine.

    • Older versions still work and are cheaper, including the original EasyBeats Drum Machine which is free!

NotateMe Now (FREE! on iOS)

    • Write your own music by hand . . . on your phone!

    • OR - Scan a copy of your music to digitize it and hear it played back