Technology has taken an increasingly important place in our professional, educational, and personal lives. Here is a list of devices and apps we can use. If you find more, please let me know!
Stand Alone Tuner/Metronome Devices
Apple OS Devices (iTouch, iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini)
Tuning and Metronome Apps
Skill Improvement Apps
Android Operating System (Samsung, HTC, DROID, LG, etc)
Tuning and Metronome Apps
Websites and Other Media
Stand Alone Tuner/Metronome Devices
- Korg TM-40 or Korg TM-50
- Shar Digital Metronome and Tuner
- Korg PC-1 Clip Tuner (Violin/Viola) or Korg AW2 (Cello/Bass)- Please note, these devices are tuners only)
Apple OS Devices (iTouch, iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini)
Tuning and Metronome Apps
- insTuner Lite- (Free App)- Chromatic Tuner for student tuning use.
- Pro Metronome- (Free App)- A free metronome that gives students many options for rhythms, time signatures, and tempos.
- Tempo- ($1.99)- Great metronome app for student use.
- Tonal Energy Tuner/Metronome- ($3.99)- We frequently use this app during class. It is great! The app has been known to go on sale for $.99, so keep a watchful eye for it.
Skill Improvement Apps
- MyNoteGames- (Free and Paid App)- For Violin, Viola, or Cello. This is a practice game for beginners. The app is able to check tuning of notes, provide note reading drills, and music notation practice. The first three levels are free. Purchase of the full app is $6.99.
- Tenuto-($3.99)- This app comes from the creator of www.musictheory.net. Students will be able to create quick note reading drills for all instruments. Exercises can be as simple or as complicated as you wish. We use the free website version for "Note Naming Death Match" games in class.
Android Operating System (Samsung, HTC, DROID, LG, etc)
Tuning and Metronome Apps
- Mobile Metronome- (Free App)- Many options for meter, tempo, and rhythms. An excellent tool.
- gStrings Free- (Free App)- A chromatic tuner for all instruments.
- Tempo ($0.99)- An excellent metronome for student use.
Websites and Other Media
- www.musictheory.net- Students can learn basic music theory (note length, note placement, chord structure, etc.), as well as generate free exercises for note identification or aural skills.
- www.noteflight.com- A wonderful internet based music notation software. Students will need to create a free account to have access. But, this will allow you to write down any music that you may compose. Students will periodically be teamed up to use this website for assignments during the school year.