Equipping your Classroom: Software & Apps
Soundtrap
Cloud-based DAW. Easily integrates with Google Classroom and other LMS. Compatible on any platform: PC, iOS, and OS.
Music First
Music First is a cloud-based suite of apps that teachers can customize to create a cloud based classroom. Music First has created or partnered with a number of different music learning apps to create a menu that teachers can use to create a customized set of apps for the classroom. Available apps include: Focus on Sound, Sight Reading Factory, Soundtrap, Auralia, Musition and Noteflight, and more. Music First does not integrate with many popular LMS's because Music First is actually a LMS that can be used to manage your classroom. It is a subscription based service.
Pro Tools
The industry standard DAW for 30 years. AVID offers multiple levels of Pro Tools for educational use.
Noteflight
Noteflight is a robust, cloud based music notation app. There is a free version, but it is well worth the subscription price for the full version. Education subscriptions are also available at very reasonable prices. In addition to the music notation software, noteflight's cloud based platform opens up a world of collaboration opportunities to share scores with their more than 3 million subscribers. Join group forums to share ideas and scores, use the worksheet templates to create worksheets for classes, create scores and parts with annotation to add important notes without cluttering the page. Noteflight also integrates with several popular learning management systems such as google classroom. In addition, you can download noteflight midi files directly into soundtrap.com's DAW to convert traditional notation into an audio format. Use the soundtrap.com DAW to add loops, change instruments or add effects. Noteflight also offers a great blog for music educators filled with helpful articles and a great user/help guide.
Ableton
Connect learning with the music that matters to young people. Explore key concepts with a captivated classroom. And inspire learners with the belief they can create their own music. Get free Ableton Live Intro licenses for classes with young learners, and get significant discounts on Push and Live Suite. And apply for free Push units if your organization has a low budget for instruments.
Save time preparing with a growing pool of adaptable classroom projects, made by educators to teach core topics. Find the support you need to set up Live and Push in your school, and share ideas with a community of teachers. Plus, discover our interactive learning tools that let students explore music-making fundamentals right from a web browser.