Business
| Bob Class | An all-in-one productivity app for instructors. |
| Clavier Companion | Clavier Companion has gone digital. Now read your favorite magazine from your digital device. |
| Educreations | Annotate, animate and narrate on interactive whiteboard. |
| Evernote | Organizational app. Take notes, photos, lists, scan, record… |
| Explain Everything | Interactive whiteboard- create, rotate, record and more! |
| FileApp | This is my favorite app to send zip files to when downloading from my iPad. Reads PDF, Office, plays multi-media contents. |
| Invoice2go | Over 20 built in invoice styles. Send as PDF’s from your device; can add PayPal buttons. (Lite version is free but only lets you work with three invoices at a time.) |
| Keynote | Macs version of PowerPoint. |
| Moosic Studio | Studio manager app. Student logs, calendar, invoicing and more! |
| Music Teachers Helper | If you subscribe to MTH you can now log in and do your business via your iPhone or iPad! |
| Notability | Write in PDF’s and more! |
| Pages | Word Processing App |
| Piano Bench Magazine | An awesome piano teacher magazine you can read from your iPad and iPhone! |
| PDF Expert | Reads, annotates, mark up and edits PDF documents. |
| Skitch | Mark up, annotate, share and capture |
| TurboScan or TinyScan Pro or Scanner Pro | Scan and email jpg or pdf files. Easy! |
| Week Calendar | Let’s you color code events. |
Composition/Improvisation
| Chordbot | Songwriting tool creating chord progressions. Lite version free |
| Fiddlewax | Vocal harmony generator, effects processor and looper rolled into one. |
| GarageBand | Keyboard, Bass, Drums, Guitar amp, Audio Recorder for voice… |
| Har*mo*ny | Puzzle game blending color block palettes together in harmony |
| HarmonyWiz | Advanced harmonic generator where you can “paint” your music in or play from a keyboard. |
| I Am Composer | Sing to compose your music melody. Keep in mind it’s free… |
| Isle of Tune Mobile | Create your own musical journeys from street layouts. Fun and creative app! |
| Mozarter | Enables you to play and create music. |
| MusicStudio | Similar to Garage band, but allows you to import Midi files. Lite version is free. |
| NodeBeat | Create music or listen to NodeBeat generate it’s own. |
| NotateMe | Enter music notation with your finger or stylus! Also a great way to review how to correctly notate stems, etc… there is a PhotoScore in app purchase add on where you can take photos of printed music and edit them within NotateMe. |
| Notion | My favorite notation app. You can pick from instrument categories: strings, woodwind, brass, keyboard, guitar, percussion and vocals. (Some instruments cost extra) |
| Polyphonic | Create music with colored squares representing different sounds. |
| Scorio Music Notator | Basic composition app |
| Story Dice | Use this app to create a musical story on the piano. |
| Symphony Pro | Compose orchestrations, lead sheets, chord charts and guitar tabs. |
| Suggester | Chord Progression tool and musical scale reference |
| TuneTrain | Music creation app. Students can create and edit melodies in a fun line drawing mechanic. Great example to use when learning about pitches, high/lows… |
Composers/Music History
| 4 Music Rooms | Interactive learning family of instruments. (Piano is in the string room in this app) Lite version includes 1 room. |
| Carnival of the Animals or Carnival of the Animals by Naxos | Interactive story of the Carnival of the Animals |
| Classical Kids | 45 min. fully illustrated musical stories (in purchase apps) *Teacher edition includes all videos plus teachers notes (30+pages) on how to incorporate them into a curriculum. |
| Kinito Music Puzzle | Music puzzle improving ear training. 40 masterpieces of classical music. |
| MSO Learn | Interactive audio-visual exploration of the orchestra. |
| My First Classical Music App HD | An interactive music app where students can learn more about instruments, composers, classical music, etc. |
| My Musical Friends | Learn about the different instruments and their families |
| Symphonica | Practice your conducting skills with this app! |
| The Great Composers | Detailed guide to the lives and works of 227 composers from Medieval to 21st Century. |
| The Orchestra | Real time selection of multiple video and audio tracks, along with an automatically synchronized score and note by note visualization of each piece played. |
| The Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals | Includes games and activities |
| Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra | Learn all about the orchestra. Includes quizzes and Games |
Early Childhood and Pre-Reading
| A Fine Musician | A musical themed eBook students will enjoy. |
| DoReMi 1-2-3 | Scales and pitch recognition using solfege. Lite version free. |
| Falling Keys | Keyboard Geography Tetris style |
| Jelly Bean Tunes | Play songs and record performances. |
| Little Fox | A sing along songbook with over 100 interactive elements. |
| Moozart | Create music with barn animals. |
| Music4Kids | Touch the screen to create and play notes, move them around to make up your own tunes. |
| Musical Paint | Paint musical tones with pictures |
| Musical Paint for Kids | Paint musical pictures |
| Music for Little Mozarts | Music for Little Mozarts- based on the MLM series. Great for young kids. Reviews concepts such as high/low, up/down, loud, soft |
| Music Learning Lab | Learn fundamental principles of music through lesson, games and creative composition. 5 first lessons free. |
| Melody Star | Fun making music with different instruments and patterns |
| Music Keys | Keyboard Geography |
| Musical Me! HD | Notes, rhythm and pitch. Listen to notes, copy patterns and learn to recognize pitches; Learn about rhythm, short and long notes; Play with a drum, cymbals, triangle, maracas or egg shaker; Learn to read music and create songs by moving notes on a staff |
| Piano Carnival | An awesome app based on the Carnival of the Animals |
| Rhythm Party | Tap the bunnies to the beat. |
| Dr. Seuss Band | Similar to the guitar hero concept, students will play from 5 unique horn instruments. Great for keeping the beat. |
| Whoos Making Music | Guess what instrument is playing, learn about the instruments. |
Ear Training
| Aural Book for ABRSM (Download all 8 levels!) | Real time analysis of singing pitches and volume, clapping rhythm and intensity with comments offered simultaneously. Over 200 aural test questions including echo singing, clapping, listening, etc. |
| BeatTheMelody | Improve pitch and tone with over 200 famous melodies. |
| Blob Chorus | Ear Training with the blobs! (Silly game kids might enjoy) |
| Do Re Mi Ear Training | Ear training with solfege! |
| Ear Trainer | Intervals, chords, scales, relative pitch. (Lite version is free) |
| EasyEarTraining | Over 350 articles, tutorials, videos and resources. |
| ET the Ear Trainer | Save the town from the spaceship by correctly identify notes in the Major scale. |
| goodEar Chords | Ear Training with Chords |
| goodEar Intervals | Ear Training with Intervals |
| goodEar Melodies | Ear Training with Melodies |
| goodEar Scales | Ear Training with Scales |
| goodEar Pro | This app is a compilation of Chords, Intervals, Melodies and Scales in one app (versus individually above) |
| Hear It Note It! | Ear/Note dictation game. |
| Hit The Note | Lite version free |
| iMimic | Similar to the game Simon |
| Let’s Listen | Based of Edwin Gordon’s music learning theory, Let’s Listen is based on shared listening. |
| MelodyMelody | Ear Training matching game |
| Musical Ears | Ear Training tool |
| MusicTones | Recognize different music tones. |
| Nail that Note | Melodic and Relative pitch trainer (lite version is free) |
| Pitch Invasion | Aliens descend on your home planet; blast them out of the sky by recognizing the chord pitch they are playing before they reach the ground. (Free version with up to 5 notes is available) |
| Play by Ear- Ear Training | Call and response with Intervals, melodies and chords |
| Play Piano HD | Has a Listening game and a Play for Two which is a unique feature where two players can play a listening game with each other |
| RelativePitch | Relative pitch interval ear training. Lite version free |
| Right Note | Lite version is free |
| Simon’s Cat | Creative mode allows you to compose your own tunes and have Simon sing them back. Game mode tests your ability to follow his lead through challenges. |
Fun Tools
| Aurasma | Augmented reality app. Possibilities are up to you! |
| DecideNow! | Spin the wheel app that you can customize! The possibilities are endless. |
| Delirium Free | Music Visualizer |
| Disco Fingers | Make music with your fingers- literally |
| DoodleBuddy or Whiteboard | A free whiteboard app |
| EduCreations
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The possibility is endless for you and your students with this interactive whiteboard app. |
| Falling Stars | Music Visualizer |
| GlowTunes | Music visualizer combine light and sound to art |
| Isle of Tune Mobile | Create your own musical journeys from street layouts. Fun and creative app! |
| PotatoMan HD; Mr. Potato Head Create and Play, Pumpkin Builder Pro | Fun tools to use for students to practice a section more then once, adding parts to the potato guy. |
| MadPad HD | Music Remix with your sounds and video clips |
| MusicMakerPro | |
| Musical Paint | Musical notes as you paint with different colors. |
| Musyc | |
| ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard | Interactive whiteboard that also records your voice. Upload to online community or share privately |
| Simple Music | Chord creation app |
| Singaling | Vocal effects app |
| Singing Fingers | Fingerpaint with sound |
| Spin the bottle (original) | Good tool for group lessons or camp settings. You can set it from as low as 2 players up to 30 players. You can even use it as a number generator (up to 30). |
| Synesthetic | Everything (speed, obstacles and colors) is in tune with this roller coaster of a game. |
| Toontastic Jr. | A tool to inspire composition ideas |
| Toontastic | A tool to inspire composition ideas |
| VisPerformer | Make your music come alive! Creating graphic animation by playing your instrument. |
Group Class
| Class DoJo | Fun behavior management app. Students choose monster avatars. This app has web support as well. |
| Nearpod | Enables teachers to use their iPads to manage content on students iPads, iPhones, etc. |
| Socrative | Engage, assess and personalize your class through quizzes, quick polls, exit tickets and more. |
Holidays
| GlowTunes Christmas | Decorate your tree with music |
| Jellybean Tunes Holiday Edition | Jelly Bean Tunes holiday edition |
| San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker Interactive Storybook | Features animation and fun facts about dance, music and the production. |
| The Nutcracker Musical Storybook | 25 animated chapters, touch various objects to hear special sounds within the chapter. |
Internet
| Dropbox | Free up to 2GB. Allows you to share files between computers/iPhone/iPad and/or share publicly. |
| iMovie | If you have a Mac, you may already be familiar with iMovie. Create movie trailers and more from your video and picture stills. |
| Photon | An app that allows you to view FLASH! (Audio could be slightly delayed.) |
| Puffin Free | Another flash app- free; Also a paid version |
Instruments
| Garageband | Full featured recording studio. |
| Melodica | Compose music with lights and sounds |
| MusicStudio | Similar to garage band. Lite version free. |
| Ocarina | Blow into your iPhone/iTouch to make the sound |
| Orphion | A musical instrument with a unique sound between a string instrument and percussion. |
| Musical Flash Cards (Kids Place) | Flashcards that has pictures of music instruments with their sounds and the instrument name. |
| Piano Carnival | A musical adventure- interactive storybook |
| Windy | Blow in to your iOS device like you would a real wind or brass instrument |
Metronomes and Tuners
| A.P.S. Tuning Trainer | Proficient pitch tuner |
| BeatSpeak | A metronome that counts for you! |
| iRhythmic | Lite version is free. Pendulum metronome |
| insTuner | Chromatic Tuner with Tone Generator |
| JoyTunes Metronome | A free metronome. Works with apple watch. |
| Metronome + | Besides tempo, can change accents subdivisions, meter, sound, has tap tempo |
| PanoTuner | Listens to the sound you make and shows you the pitch. |
| Practice+ | Practice and performance toolkit (in app purchases) |
| ProTuner | Chromatic instrument tuner and pitch pipe using the built in mic. (Lite version is free) |
| Steinway Metronome
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Basic metronome; Manual and Tap (free) |
| Tempo Advance Metronome | Advanced metronome. Can even set it to stop after a certain number of bars. |
| tempoTeacher | Teacher mode is what sets this app apart. Gives scores based on rhythm accuracy. |
| Tunable | Tuner, metronome and recorder |
Midi
| AnyTune | Music Slow downer app |
| AudioStretch | Change audio files without changing pitch. |
| The Amazing Slow Downer | Can slow down audio files without changing pitch. Lite version is free. |
| iReal Pro | Create, edit, print and share chord charts. Practice with accompaniments. |
| Jam Player | Allows you to change the speed, pitch and volume on audio files. |
| Home Concert Xtreme | Based on the software. Allows students to play along with accompaniment midi files. Will even turn your pages intelligently. |
| Jammit | Allows you to isolate or remove an instrument from the mix so you can jam with the original multi-track recordings. |
| Slow Notes | Can slow down audio files without changing pitch |
| WavePad | Sound editor for recording, editing, adding effects and sending audio. |
| Yamaha Music Soft Manager | Backup MIDI or style data on the digital musical instrument to the app, or restore data to the instrument from the app. |
| Yamaha Visual Performer | Use your MIDI instrument to generate graphic animations, synchronized from playing. |
Music Reader and Music Downloads
| Includes free public domain music. Scan YOUR own pdf files and download from IMSLP- the free public domain music library right from within the app. Allows you to highlight, type notes, etc. Compatible with AirTurn and PageFlip pedals. | |
| iBooks | Included app on the ipad and iPhone. Download your own pdf files and download them in iBooks to view. |
| iClassicalScores | Search, Play, Listen and Print over 200,000 public domain classical scores. Works with Bluetooth pedals. |
| NoteStar | Play your favorite pop songs and more with hands free page turns accompanied by backing tracks and vocals. App is FREE, but each song is $3.99. |
| Musicnotes, Sheet Music Direct | Music readers- browse, purchase, view |
| PiaScore | Turn the page with the turn of your head! |
| ScoreCloud | Records a melody that you sing, whistle or play on an instrument and turns it into notation. |
| Steinway Etude | Comes with two free pieces of music. |
| SyncScore | Classical music +score |
| Symphonizer | All you got to do is smile J to turn the pages that is… |
| Tonara | Listens to you when you play, follows your playing on the score, flips pages for you. |
Note Reading
| Bass Cat | Bass clef recognition |
| Flashnote Derby | Horse Race Derby style note drill game. Can customize what notes to drill. |
| LineSpace | Space arcade style game, can have up to 3 notes at the same time. |
| Music Flash Class | Note drills in flashcard style. Can customize what notes to drill. Hot Potato game is a favorite! |
| Musical Notes Flash Cards | Another flashcard app for beginners, includes solfege |
| Music Note Trainer | Drills notes and chords |
| My Note Games | LOVE! Drill notes by playing the note shown on your acoustic piano! Currently saves for up to 7 students. |
| Music Reading Essentials | Notes, Rhythms, Intervals and Symbols |
| NinGenius | (3 editions- student, studio or classroom available) Master your note ninja skills earning colored belts! |
| Note Hitter | As notes move across the screen, the students will use their instrument and play (or sing) the notes before they hit the wall. When you play the correct note, the note will pop. Once you hit the wall, game over. As you improve the game will become more faster and challenging. Can create student profiles! |
| NotePerfect | Timed note-reading drills. |
| Note Rush (iOS)
Note Rush (Android) |
Timed note-reading drills. Fun background options encourage students to play again and again. Microphone enabled- play the note on your piano, the app will hear it. |
| Note Squish | Fun note drills. This game reminds me of the gopher game at the arcade where you try to hit the hammer with the gopher before it goes down. The only thing I would like to see with this one is to have both treble and bass clef note drilling at the same time. |
| Note Trainer | Sight-reading notes. Tracks scores |
| NoteWorks | Help Hungry Munchy catch each note as quickly as possible. Totally customizable AND I LOVE that you can add unlimited players keeping track of their progress. I wish all apps would do this! |
| PianoFlash! | Note flash cards with interactive piano keyboard |
| Piano Monkey | Choose the right answer in a multiple choice format. |
| Piano Notes | Identify notes names, reading staff line notation, rhythm, hand-eye coordination, etc. |
| Princess Piano | Starts with one note and adds notes as you advance. Help Princess piano dance her way back to the cloud kingdom to rescue her family. Great for those little princesses in your studio! |
| Synthesia | Think Guitar Hero meets Piano… |
| Treble Cat | Treble clef recognition |
| Treble Kids Deluxe | Note (including chromatic) recognition |
Practicing
| Music Journal Free | Practice journal with metronome |
| Practicia | A cloud based app connecting teachers and students. Sign up at practicia.com |
| Yamaha Piano Diary | MIDI compatible app to record manage, archive and share your recordings. |
Rhythm
| AuralBook for ABRSM (This is also under ear training. Be sure to download all 8 levels!) | Real time analysis of singing pitches and volume, clapping rhythm and intensity with comments offered simultaneously. Over 200 aural test questions including echo singing, clapping, listening, etc. |
| BeatDrift | Fast paced action game. Feel the beat, drift with the music. |
| Beat Sneak Bandit | Everything in this game moves rhythmically. Tap the beat to sneak and solve puzzles |
| Clap Back | Clap rhythms you can echo |
| DoRe Rhythm | Drag rhythm on staff, if note values match within time signature it will play. |
| Dr. Seuss Band | Similar game format to Guitar Hero but with fun Dr. Seuss songs and creative instruments. |
| GrooveMaker | Create and remix groovy rhythm tracks |
| Groove Coaster Zero | Groove roller coaster style game. Touch to the rhythm. |
| Loopy HD | Create music loops by singing, beatboxing, playing an instrument. |
| Monkey Drum | A “copy cat” rhythm game |
| My Little Rhythm | Rhythms up to sixteenth and triplets. |
| MyRhythm for iPad | Learn and create your own rhythms. Call and response. |
| Rhythm Cat | Rhythm exercises with soundtrack background. Lite version is free. |
| Rhythm Expert | Rhythm exercises |
| Rhythm Lab | Rhythm exercises |
| Rhythm Pad | Jam along with your “band” Record your patterns. (Free version with ads available) |
| Rhythm Racer and Rhythm Racer 2 | Combining elements of Guitar Hero and F-Zero, fast paced 3D rhythm racing experience. |
| Rhythm Repeat | “Simon” type game, lite version is free |
| Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer (aka ReadRhythm) | (Shows up as ReadRhythm after downloading) Tons of exercises! 7 difficulty levels for 4/4, 4 levels for the 6/8 random generator and 3 levels for swing eighths. I even have used this app during interviews for transfer students. |
| Rhythm Training (sight-reading) | Rhythm drills (free) |
| Symphonica | Combining game play and story, puts you in the role of a conductor |
| Tap the Note | Tap on the characters as they appear in time with the music to uncover the correct note names on the C Major Scale. |
| The Most Addicting Sheep Game | Run, jump, roll to the beat- very fun! |
| Treble Clef Kids Rhythm | Learn, practice and perform basic rhythm patterns with above plus triplets |
| Treble Clef Kids Rhythm 2, Triplets | Learn, practice and perform basic rhythm patterns through sixteenth notes, triplets. |
| VidRhythm | Music remix with fun video clips you make |
Sight-Reading
| HanonPlus | Hanon exercises- Major/minor; Beginner to advance |
| Master Piano | Play piano guitar hero style. |
| Note Hitter | Each challenge contains notes from a particular scale or arpeggio. |
| Piano Dust Buster | Fun Sight-reading app similar to Piano Wizard (or Guitar Hero). Students can play on the iPad or on the “real” piano. |
| PianoMaestro | A MUST HAVE!!! |
| Piano Notes Fun or Piano Notes Pro | Sight-reading trainer, includes 20 student profiles to set up. |
| Piano Sight Reading | Trains all key signatures. |
| Piano Tutor for iPad | Midi keyboard support |
| PlayItYourself 4D | You see the score and the upcoming notes are highlighted for you to play on the built-in piano. |
| Princess Piano | Starts with one note and adds notes as you advance. Help Princess piano dance her way back to the cloud kingdom to rescue her family. Great for those little princesses in your studio! |
| ReadAhead | Sight-reading exercises |
| SightRead4Piano by Wessar | Comes with a few free pieces, but then you have to purchase if you want more. |
| SightReader | Use with over 20 instruments |
| SightReadPlus | Keeps track of users progress and scores, motivating, interactive with piano (using iPad mic) |
| SightRead Minor | From the makers of SightRead Plus! |
| SimplyPiano | Created by JoyTunes Step by step learning with adults in mind. |
| Singspiel | Use your acoustic piano to learn and play your favorite song. |
| Treble Cat HD | Notes will go across the page and students are asked to find a particular note or series of notes in a timed setting. |
| Wolfie | Follows your playing. Can analyze, annotate, record and playback. |
Theory
| Dolce Music Flash Cards | Flashcard style drilling symbols, key signatures, treble and bass clef |
| Dragon Scales | Learn and practice major and minor scales while slaying the dragon and stealing his treasure. |
| Glossary of Music | Great Music dictionary |
| iHarmony | Plays and gives notes to scales, chords, and harmonies; including modes. (Free version available) |
| Music Intervals | Interval recognition |
| iLearnPiano | 50 Video Tutorials |
| Inversion Invasion | Space invasion game drilling inversions. |
| Jazz Scale Helper | Play, view and challenge jazz scales (lite- free) |
| Music Theory for Beginners | This app is jammed pack and well worth the price. First you choose game mode. Lesson or Quiz. There are 22 lessons, 5 tutorials and 5 tests that cover all the major theory topics: staff, note names, treble and bass clef, rhythm, time signatures, intervals, expression, slurs and ties, pickups and repeats, scales, accidentals, syncopation, tempo and more! |
| Music Theory Pro | Covers Notes, Key Signatures, Intervals, Chords, Scales. In addition to Ear Training with Tempos, Intervals, Chords and Scales |
| Music Theory and Practice by Musicopoulos | Theory exercises and drills. |
| Nota | Piano chord and scale browser, piano and staff note locator, note quiz, reference library with 100+ symbols. |
| Octavian | Ultimate reference, learning and teaching tool. Covers Scales, chords, progressions, dictionary, display and playback. |
| Piano Companion | Flexible chord/scale dictionary |
| Piano Notes for Piano | Basics of piano. Notation, theory and technique. Sight-reading, Ear Training, Line and Space notes. |
| Play Scales | Interactive scale exercises up to grade 3 |
| Scale Helper | Interactive scale exercises up to grade 8 (lite- free) |
| Scales & Modes | Information on every type of scale and mode you can think of! |
| Scales Tutor | Interactive tutorials and practice |
| SproutBeat | Worksheets galore that you can do directly on the iPad! I have my students take a screenshot of the completed work when they are done. |
| Tenuto | Staff based exercises (notes, key signatures, intervals, chords), Keyboard based exercises (identification, interval, chord), Fret board based, Ear Training (interval, scale chord), Calculators (accidental, interval, chord, analysis, matrix) |
| Treble Clef Kids | This is a series of apps: Deluxe, Treble and Bass, Intervals and Ear Training, Rhythm, Triads, Keys and Scales. |
Recommended products for iPad
| AirTurn DUO | Wireless Page Turn Pedal |
| AirTurn PED | Wireless Page Turn Pedal |
| AirTurn Manos Universal Tablet Mount | |
| New Trent Keyboard | Wireless keyboard/case (can find on Amazon) |
| Page Flip Cicada | Wireless Page Turn Pedal |
| Page Flip Firefly | Wireless Page Turn Pedal |
| Printopia | Allows you to print to your printer from your iPad. (This is program you download on your Mac computer) |
Updated 09/13/16
