Category: App Review

App Review, Apps for the iPad, Featured, Music Creation

Christmas Presents for Teachers and Musicians with iPads (Updates for iDoceo, Cubasis, and KeyStage)

In December there were three updates for apps that stand out as amazing presents for us music teachers. (It seems like I am forgetting another but I can not bring it to mind currently so I am going to stick with the number THREE) Each of these updates centered around an interface update alongside refining of the code to make the app more reliable and … Continue reading Christmas Presents for Teachers and Musicians with iPads (Updates for iDoceo, Cubasis, and KeyStage)

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App Review, Uncategorized

Teaching at Nin-Genius Level – Inspire Students to Become Better, Make Your Data Driven Administrators Happy, and Keep Your Sanity As A Teacher!

NinGenius Web Site – http://www.ningenius.net NinGenius Classic App for Class NinGenius Ultimate App How do we as music teachers (I am talking as a Band Director here) help inspire out students to study and become more proficient at naming notes, using the correct fingerings, understanding rhythms better and comprehending music theory? How do we show the students progress in their musical learning? You know, give … Continue reading Teaching at Nin-Genius Level – Inspire Students to Become Better, Make Your Data Driven Administrators Happy, and Keep Your Sanity As A Teacher!

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App Review, Apps for the iPad, Music Creation, Performance, SeaBoard SongMaker Kit, Using the iPad

Apps for an Amazing Live Performance Setup for iPad/iPhone (Some great prices on these currently as well!)

Performing live with your iPad is quite an amazing journey these days as we now have a plethora of apps and hardware to choose from.  There are no excuses accepted for NOT using your iOS device to perform with! From simply using it to display your sheet music to running AUM to control six different apps all connected to your MIDI keyboard to simply using … Continue reading Apps for an Amazing Live Performance Setup for iPad/iPhone (Some great prices on these currently as well!)

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App Review, Apps on Sale

SynthMaster One for iOS – Oh My!

If you are even possibly considering performing, recording, creating or just simply playing around with making music on your iPad then this app has so much to offer you! SynthMaster One for iOS – $9.99 The best news is that it is on sale until December 1st for only $9.99! (70% off) Released in 2017 and heralded as one of the years best synths this … Continue reading SynthMaster One for iOS – Oh My!

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App Review, Apps for the iPad, PDF Music, Performance, Video

Navigation in OnSong and ForScore – Video

So while working with OnSong and ForScore this past week it hit me how different each approaches navigation in your music. Not sure which is “right”. I’d like to see both apps be able to show portions of two pages as OnSong does when scrolling up and down. I’d like for both apps to have the ability to add hotspots as ForScore does to deal … Continue reading Navigation in OnSong and ForScore – Video

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App Review, Apps for the iPad, Apps on Sale, Music Creation, Performance

Using Cubasis and the new Waves Plugins to Edit My School Choir Concert Recordings on my iPad

Steinberg just released version 2.3 of Cubasis which is on sale for 50% off! This update includes IAP’s for some awesome Waves Plug-ins. These Waves Plug-ins IAP ($19.99) do require iPad 4 or higher, iPad mini 2 or higher models. • Waves AudioTrack Channel Strip (in-app purchase) — Get a mixing console’s channel strip including compression, EQ and gating in one convenient, intuitive plug-in. • Waves L1 … Continue reading Using Cubasis and the new Waves Plugins to Edit My School Choir Concert Recordings on my iPad

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