Category: Apps and Games
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I’m taking a short detour from my Star Wars blog posts and social media posts, because I was listening to a music teacher podcast yesterday that was somewhat blaming the lack of practice from students because of iPads/phones/technology. As I’ve thought through this today, I disagree with that thought. And here’s why. Yes, I…
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One of the things that has happened because of Covid…..but was already happening before Covid, is the opportunity for students to learn online. In today’s post, I’m going to talk about two specific kinds of online learning, having lessons online, and learning via apps or YouTube tutorials. So, let’s start with online lessons. I…
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One more post for students who are taking the summer off from lessons and want to keep things fresh in their mind. These are apps that I use in my studio and students love! Note Quest Note Rush Staff Wars Tenuto Flashnote Derby All of these are fun, have…
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Back in the 80’s when I was taking piano lessons, the most advanced part of my lessons were the color drawings in my method books. Now, there are so many tools that help in learning. Today, I’m going to share a great resource that has helped my students. Flashnote Derby is an app that helps…
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One of the great things about the technological world we live in is that we can gamify pretty much everything. Back in the olden days when I was taking lessons, the only games were on paper or whatever the teacher made up. There wasn’t many really interactive games to help you learn music. But now…