Smartmusic Review
SmartMusic, a product of MakeMusic based out of Boulder, CO, is a music teacher's catch-all. A fully online application, SmartMusic is a practice aid, assessment tool, and curricular aid designed to be accessible for all students. SmartMusic as a Practice Aid SmartMusic functions primarily as an interactive method book and sheet music reader with built in tools to enhance a student's practice. Currently boasting over 95 method books and thousands of solo and ensemble titles with full accompaniment, SmartMusic enables students to receive immediate feedback detailing pitch and rhythm errors with a performance score. Further, directors and students are able to make written comments to each other. Students also have a tuner, metronome, and loop function available to ensure proper and deliberate practice. SmartMusic as Assessment Tool Educators are able to listen to their students' practice recordings from anywhere they can access the internet. With a built in gradeboo...