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Online 2013 iPads in Music Education Session 4 Katie Wardrobe Midnight Music Notation 5 App options 5 Other options 5 Tips for getting started with the Notion app 6 Creating a new score 6 Key signature and time signature 6 Inputting notes 6 Adding dynamics and articulation 6 Playback 6 Copy and paste 7 Importing scores 7 Exporting scores 7 Tutorials and manual 7 Score-reading on the iPad 7 iPad as a !ling-cabinet or portable library 7 Three types of score-reading apps 8 Lead sheet apps 8 Tips for getting “paper” scores on to your iPad 9 Ear training - pitch and rhythm drills 9 Tips for use 9 Karajan 10 Right Note 10 Ear Trainer 11 Tenuto 11 Play by Ear 11 Rhythm Sight-Reading Trainer 12 Rhythm Cat Pro 12 APS Tuning Trainer 12 Ear training - musical memory games 13 Simple Solfege 13 Melody Melody 13 Do Re Mi Ear Training 13 Literacy - note reading 14 Noteworks 14 Treble Cat 14 Treble Game (Sheet Music Treble) 15 Music theory and reference 15 Tenuto 15 Nota 15 Music Tools Music Dictionary 16 Music Theory For Beginners (Music Room/Music Sales) 16 iHarmony 16 Learning about classical music and the orchestra 16 The Orchestra 17 My First Classical Music App 17 Mozart Interactive 17 Two more creativity apps 17 Singing Fingers 18 Isle of Tune 18 Musician’s toolkit apps 18 Metronome 18 Tuner 19 An all-in-one toolkit 19 Warm-ups for singers 19 Transcription and rehearsal tool 19 Song Search 19 3 Guitar chord library 20 Ukelele chord library 20 Homework 20 4 Notation App options There is only one decent contender when it comes to notation apps on the iPad: Notion. In the past, there was a second app available but it has since disappeared from the app store. Notion is $15.99 http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/notion/id475820434? mt=8 Other options A second option is to use the online notation program Note!ight: www.note"ight.com Note"ight is a browser-based app, meaning that you can use it on either desktop computer or iPad (or other tablet computers) and it doesn’t need to be downloaded or updated (which makes IT sta# very happy!). You simply open up a web browser and log in to access your account. The bene!t of using Note"ight is that students can use the same program on both desktop computers and iPads. Because students log into their online Note"ight account to use the program, all their scores will be available to edit no matter where they are. Note"ight is very user-friendly and they have lots of teacher-support materials including lesson plans and other materials. Note"ight is available on a subscription basis: the basic account is free (you can set one up and test out the program on all of your devices) and then they o#er three education subscription models: http:// www.note"ight.com/info#/k12 For instructions on using Note"ight, visit their online user guide: http://www.note"ight.com/info/help They also have a Quick Start section: http://www.note"ight.com/info/help#quickStart 5 Tips for getting started with the Notion app Creating a new score • Tap the New score icon on the opening screen • In the next window, select the instruments you need in your score and give you piece a title. There are some free instrument options and some extra paid options (in-app purchase) • Tap OK • Your empty score will open Key signature and time signature You can add or change the key signature and time signature once the score is open: • Tap on the Time Signature button on the toolbar • Select the time signature button, choose your settings and then tap OK Inputting notes • Tap on the bar you want to enter notes into (a green shaded area will appear) • Tap on the rhythmic value option on the toolbar • Select the rhythmic value you need and then play the pitch of the note on the keyboard. • If you make a mistake, tap the Undo button (circular arrow pointing left) • Continue entering notes this way: by selecting rhythm, then pitch, rhythm, pitch Adding dynamics and articulation • Tap a note and then tap the Articulation button on the toolbar • Choose the articulation you need from the sub-menu that appears. Playback • Press the Rewind to Start button and then the play button at the bottom of the screen to hear you score playback from the beginning • You can also tap any note in your score and then tap the play button to hear it playback from that point onwards 6 Copy and paste In order to copy and paste music you !rst need to select a bar or two: • Tap the !rst note and then tap on the Select button on the toolbar (or double-tap on the note). A shaded purple region will appear and you can adjust the size of the selected area by dragging the handles at either end. • Once you’ve selected a region, tap the Copy button • Double-tap the bar you want the material to go to and choose Paste You can use the same method to delete a passage of music. Importing scores • Notion can open the following !le types: .notion, MIDI, MusicXML. • You can import !les from Dropbox: open the Dropbox app, select the score and choose “Open in Notion” from the menu • You can also use the !le-sharing area in iTunes to import scores from your computer. Once you have synched your iPad, the score/s will appear on Notion’s homescreen Exporting scores • You can get scores o# your iPad by emailing them to yourself as a Notion score, a MIDI !le, a PDF or a Music XML !le (Music XML is the best format for transferring !les between Sibelius/Finale and Notion) • You can also save your scores directly into Dropbox and then access them in Dropbox on your computer Tutorials and manual There are a few tutorial videos on Youtube which can be accessed from with the app. There’s also a manual within the app as well. Score-reading on the iPad iPad as a "ling-cabinet or portable library • Store electronic versions of scores • Carry your music library with you at all times • Use during rehearsals/gigs: create set lists, setup “cuts” and repeats • Play your scores: transpose, mute parts, change tempo (some apps only) 7 • Play along with a backing track Three types of score-reading apps • Proprietary notation apps by Sibelius (Avid Scorch), Finale (Finale Songbook) and MuseScore (MuseScore Viewer) • Specialised PDF score readers such as forScore • Lead sheet apps such as Onsong and iReal b Proprietary apps (ie. ones that are made by notation software companies) are only useful for viewing scores created in those desktop programs. For instance, you can only view Sibelius scores using the Avid Scorch app. None of these apps allow editing of notes in any way. They only allow playback of the score and parts, although there is some "exibility and playback options. These apps are de!nitely worth getting if you create a lot of your own arrangements in any of those programs. • Avid Scorch (for Sibelius scores), $1.99 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/avid-scorch/id436394592? mt=8 • Finale Songbook (for Finale scores), Free http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/!nale-songbook/ id529531809?mt=8 • MuseScore Viewer (for MuseScore scores), $2.99 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/musescore- sheet-music-viewer/id442702245?mt=8 Specialised PDF score readers allow you to view any score that is in a PDF format. They allow annotation, set up of repeats for ease of page turning, import of audio !les and more. The app best option here is forScore (see right) $5.49 http:// itunes.apple.com/au/app/forscore/id363738376?mt=8 Lead sheet apps Lead sheet apps allow you to view lead sheets. You can use provided content, or create your own. • Onsong $10.49 https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/onsong/id502344938?mt=8 • iReal b $8.49 https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ireal-b-music-book-play-along/id298206806?mt=8 Onsong is a lead sheet app which allows you to view lead sheets that are available for free online, or create your own lead sheets from scratch. It has some nifty features, such as: • transpose the chords with the touch of a button 8 • set the song tempo so that lyrics and chords scroll automatically down the screen • tap on a chord symbol to see how to play it on guitar, ukelele or keyboard • save songs in Set Lists • play backing tracks - songs from your iTunes library • download new songs via the app • enter your own songs from scratch • share Onsong format !les with your band members • project scrolling lyrics for your own karaoke show! iReal b is a collection of chord charts for jazz standards, other songs and exercises. You can play along with a “Band-in-a-Box” style accompaniment (you can choose to mute certain instruments if desired) and you can create your own charts from scratch. When you !rst download the app, you won’t have much content but the main collection of charts is available for free from the iReal b forums online and they have instructions on how to add the content to your iPad. Tips for getting “paper” scores on to your iPad Step 1: Make sure your score is in a digital format. Options: • Scan your paper scores – make into PDFs • Save Sibelius, Finale or MuseScore !les as PDFs • Sibelius !les: use the Scorch app to view and playback Sibelius scores Step 2: Transfer scores from computer to iPad/iPhone • Option A: Plug the iPad into your computer, open iTunes.