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Website review by Erin Brereton, Common Sense Education | Updated March 2021
SmartMusic
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SmartMusic

Music practice tool offers useful exercises but needs fine-tuning

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Based on 9 reviews
Privacy rating
63%| Warning Expert evaluation by Common Sense
Grades
7–9
Subjects & Skills
Arts, Communication & Collaboration, Creativity, Character & SEL
Price:  $40/year
Platforms:  Website
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This online practice tool helps students to learn about rhythm, sight-reading, and other key music concepts.
SmartMusic assesses performances, highlighting correct items in green.
Users can search for music by category, skill level, instrument, or name.
Students can record takes as they practice and save them in the system or on their computer.
Additional tools, including a metronome, can help kids understand rhythm and other concepts.

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Featured review by
Andrew R. , Classroom teacher
Classroom teacher
Edina Public Schools
Edina, United States
Great practice tool for personalized learning and differentiated instruction (Grades 5-12+).
When students practice with SmartMusic on a band piece, they are hearing all the parts, in tune, with good tone, correct rhythm, good articulation, good technique, good balance and blend, and good musicianship as if they were rehearsing with a collegiate or professional group. When grading, I always tell my students that I give the final grade because SmartMusic can only grade correct notes and correct rhythms and even then, it isn't always a true representation of a student's performance. This year ( ...
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User-created content is not filtered for personal information before being made publicly visible.
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Users can create or upload content.
Processes to access and review user data are available.
Processes to modify inaccurate data are available.
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Data are not shared for third-party advertising and/or marketing.
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