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Chromatik
Pros: The dashboard lets kids get really organized with their music, and the annotation tool can be a huge help.
Cons: Help is hard to come by once you're logged in.
Bottom Line: For already devoted music students, this is an ideal spot to store all things musical, share, and get feedback.
Chromatik can be a way to make the instrument practice experience more fun and organized for kids. It all depends on how motivated students are; if you have to push them to practice, you may have to give some extra guidance to start them uploading sheet music into Chromatik. But once they get going, it could be a great motivator, and at worst, all those scattered papers will at least get organized online.
You can send students assigned sheet music digitally, then they can upload it into Chromatik to create a playlist of music just for your class. It's also easy to annotate sheet music (basically a big yellow marker you can use to mark up digital sheets) and send it back to kids who need a bit of guidance.
Chromatik is a site kids can use to upload, record, annotate, and share music. When they sign up, they'll first choose an instrument (there's everything from guitar to oboe, but no ukulele!). At the user dashboard, Chromatik starts kids off with a few free sample pieces of music for their instrument of choice. They can scan and upload any sheet music, add it to a Playlist, then click on it. It'll pop up large and clear on the screen, and kids can play along, recording if they like. Kids can then send that recording to friends or teachers, who have the option of annotating it by adding text or highlighting sections. They can then send it back to kids with that feedback included. Kids can also purchase sheet music on Chromatik; they've got a selection of classics as well as some fun modern choices priced from free to $1.99.
Kids can amp up their music practice by organizing everything in one place. They'll get social by sharing recordings with peers and teachers, and accept feedback that'll help them improve skills. Kids can also commit to and achieve musical goals as they combine organizational skills with a steady practice. Recording a practice session will help kids assess their own performance and figure out where to make changes -- and when they get it perfect, there's proof! When kids share sessions, they gain confidence and may feel more comfortable when live performance time comes around. Chromatik is a place kids can learn to persevere, committing to their music practice in a fun, interactive way.
Though it's pretty basic, Chromatik could be good for serious music students who need to get organized. It also has some fun perks (that you have to pay for, of course); after practicing Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor," students could reward themselves with a download of the sheet music to a Bruno Mars or Rhianna tune. Note: Once you've logged into the site, it's hard to find any help if you get confused.
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Great and quick resources for sheet music.
This is something you might be able to utilize with older students, but not in younger grades at all. Furthermore, you would be using this tool with a very small and specific learning group. This product great for adults and music teachers/band teachers/chorus teachers, etc. It is a great quick references for sheet music arranged for a wide variety of instruments. The sheet music on the screen does not always correlate, however, with the audio sample the site provides. I would also be concerned about copyright usage with the site as it does have music that is currently under copyright. I am not sure what the parameters are for printing and distributing the music. I would be careful and use the site and the scores it provides prudently.
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