Online Resources
With the Covid -19 pandemic and subsequent cancellation of regular school classes we find ourselves to doing much more online teaching. Below you will find a list of resources that may help.
Musicounts
https://www.musicounts.ca/musicountslearn/
https://www.musicounts.ca/musicountslearn/
The Shed
https://shedthemusic.com/?fbclid=IwAR3PTnC8UnYYDdUu8dt1RoRu5vQoLjJb58ZrV75ehcmFYjAdEkK2fF0tSB8
https://shedthemusic.com/?fbclid=IwAR3PTnC8UnYYDdUu8dt1RoRu5vQoLjJb58ZrV75ehcmFYjAdEkK2fF0tSB8
Play alongs for popular tunes
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1qZP7GlREVHyY8SvnMChFJDi2wY79a3c2Hu24VxNsgf8/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR2jitdkS9ohMS9BQgaX-YuajuxEPY8tLs2tmXeNqtpw4qXBF98rT0VwIn8
Useful apps ( mostly ios)
Metronomes
Metronome+
My go-to Metronome app. Lots of features.
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/metronome/id434136233
Drumgenius
A metronome with endless drum loops in different styles. Great for practicing Jazz heads or improvise.
https://www.projazzlab.com/
Tuners
Bandmate Chromatic Tuner
Awesome Tuner that shows you the pitch you are playing in notation. Great for brass players pitching!
https://www.bandmatetuner.com/
TE Tuner
Great tuner with great visuals on amplitude, pitch variance, tone support, etc.
https://tonalenergy.com/products/te-tuner/
Tunable
Similar to TE Tuner, but different visuals
https://www.tunableapp.com/
Recording/Composing/Creating
Spire
This is an awesome, easy to use multi-track recorder.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spire-music-recorder-studio/id1013021109
Music Memos
This is similar to Voice Memos, but designed to capture musical ideas.
https://www.apple.com/music-memos/
NodeBeat
This is an amazing app. It’s hard to explain, but you can create different visual soundscapes. Very addictive and great for finding inspiration for new sounds/melodies/groves.
https://nodebeat.com/
Listening/Ear Training
Piano
Basic piano app for finding pitch.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/piano/id1126477246
WhatsMyNote
This is a cool app that will scan music and then play the pitches for students so they can hear the intervals. Great for choir or brass pitching.
https://whatsmynoteapp.com/
Playalong
iReal Pro
The ultimate fakebook app. Great for playing along while playing melodies or improvising.
https://irealpro.com/
Games
Dancing Line
Racing game that requires you to react to the music in order to turn at the right moments.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dancing-line-music-game/id1177953618
Osmos
Really cool game with great music!
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/osmos/id382991304
Discover
Discovr Music
You type in an artist (any genre) and it will link to other similar artists. Great way to expand your horizons!
http://davidmckinney.com/discovr
