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iPad Apps for Chorus & Music?Date: March 5, 2012 by Paul Marchese  Views: 6409
Greetings!
I got the wonderful news last week that I'm receiving 15 iPads for my classroom for next year! I had applied for them to use for a General Music Exploratory where we'll be using Garage Band to study chord progressions & computer based music and a whole bunch else...
HOWEVER, we are also adding for the first time next year chorus as a curricular class, and I want to use them in there, as well. I'm looking for suggestions for Apps that can be used in chorus. I'm pretty familiar (at least in idea) with the apps like ForScore that let you use the iPad to view music, but I'm really looking forward to using them to help teach note reading, theory, etc. I'll also use them, in conjunction with Sibelius & Scorch, to have students work on parts in small groups.
So, what apps have you encountered that you could see using, or have used, to teach music - especially reading? What I'd really like is some web app or iPad app that allows students to log in to their account, and do assessments while I'm working with another section, then have the results reported to me. From what I've found, though, such a thing isn't out there?
Any suggestions would be great!
Paul Marchese
Hadley Junior High
Glen Ellyn, IL
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Paul Olson on March 6, 2012 5:30am
I have been surfing about everything you are talking about and haven't come across anything. I would really like to hear what you find out. Besides using a pad type device to load choral songs into, I'd like to us it for sight reading and quizzes as well. I'd like to mark up the score and sent it to each choir student. I'd like to be able to take a test and the score shows up in my gradebook. It would free up a lot of paper for the school.
Paul Olson
West Junior High
Boise, ID
Jeff Tillinghast on March 6, 2012 2:05pm
Paul-- look at Evernote and Skitch as ways of eliminating a
lot of paper from your workflow. Skitch could be really useful in
having them mark scores/musical examples which can then be e-mailed
to you for easy evaluation.
on March 6, 2012 10:08am
I recently received an iPad as part of a music technology grant awarded by my school district. Here's the apps portion of what I applied for:
--Karajan Pro - an interactive music theory and ear training app for the iPad
--Nota - an extensive reference library of over 100 items, including chords, the circle of fifths, note
relationships, clefs, dynamics, scales and a simulated piano used as a teaching tool
--Scales and Modes for iPad
--Wolfram Music Theory Course Assistant – an app with information on scales, triads, chord progressions,
intervals, interval inversions, and music terms. Audio plays a big part in the app, and students are able to
listen to chord progressions, notes, intervals and much more
--Ear Trainer - another option for developing aural music theory skills, including interval comparison, interval
identification, chord identification, chord inversions, chord progressions, scales, notes relative to chords,
and relative pitch
--GarageBand – songwriting and music composing software
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on March 6, 2012 11:19am
I would suggest: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-solfege/id491080309?mt=8
It's solfège presented as a game and might appeal very much to your students.
Best,
Frank La Rocca
on March 6, 2012 2:03pm
Paul-- aside from the above uses, I'd suggest that the iPads
are a really useful way to focus on individual recordings and vocal
exercises. Either by loading some basic accompaniments in the
iTunes library or using an app like iRealB, you could have them
record themselves singing along with the part tapes however you
prefer. They can then email the files straight to you for your
listening. Applauded by an audience of 1
on March 6, 2012 4:49pm
IPANow apps for Italian, German, French and Latin (Latin is
free). Also don't forget that you can load PDFs of sight singing
material (think: CPDL) onto a central site that the kids can
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on July 2, 2012 11:47am
I've read through your responses and checked out quite a few of the recommended apps. Tenuto is the nicest - you have to check out both Tenuto for theory practice excercises (which are really nice and easily modified for any level) and then "Theory Lessons" for actual well designed lessons. It's too bad the two are not linked together or even organized in such a way as one supporting the other. I'd love to use the theory lessons in my choral classes and then have the students practice on their own with the Tenuto excercises, but they really don't fit well together. There aren't any rhythm excercises either, just ear training..
Whose going to invent an all inclusive music theory program for the classroom? I'd buy it.
on July 3, 2012 8:36am
ForScore is the best app I've found for reading sheet
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on July 4, 2012 7:46am
I would second ForScore as being the best app for reading sheet music. I am currently conducting a musical from it, as are several of my musicians in the pit. I especially like the "annotate" feature where I can hand write in the score in different colors and thicknesses, type in different fonts, colors and sizes, and drop in note heads, accidentals and other diacritical markings with ease. With the addition of a page turning pedal our pianist plays through the 500 page score without any of the issues normally faced with awkward page turns.
I would also like to put in a plug for Finale's free app. While not in anyway ready to be a regular tool for composers as it only plays .mus files, I can see a great advantage for students as an individual rehearsal tool. I often create practice tracks for my students using Finale, converting them to MP3s they can use. With this app, they would at least be able to control the tempo to match their learning needs and see the music roll by. And the price is right, for now.
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