CHRISTOPHER J. RUSSELL, PH.D.

30 APPS IN 60 MINUTES
CHRISTOPHER J. RUSSELL, PH.D.

30 APPS IN 60 MINUTES
CHRISTOPHER J. RUSSELL, PH.D.

30 APPS IN 60 MINUTES
30 APPS IN 60 MINUTES

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The challenge of finding good apps

Search App Store(s)

Read Reviews on App Stores

ScreenShots AND videos

Web Searches

Blogs and Twitter

Know what apps really cost!

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Why 30 apps?

On a daily basis, I use eight main apps with my

classes.
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Why 30 apps?

Some apps are key apps and can impact all of us

All of these are tried and true

There are hundreds of instrument apps. Just search

Limit the apps so we can talk about each one

Few of these are "new."

"Legacy" apps can be new to you

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Platform...

My list is iOS/iPad first

Number of apps (developers)

Quality of apps

Core MIDI

Bluetooth MIDI

Accessories
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I am ignoring stock apps such as web browsers or cameras

that are incredibly important tools.
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APP # 1: FORSCORE

PDF Music Reader

iOS Only, partial

solutions on other
platforms

I present on forScore
tomorrow afternoon,
Canal D at 2:30
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APP # 2: NOTION
Music notation on the iPad

Low cost

Integrates with Mac/Win

Great sounds

Easy export

iOS Only

Look at HTML 5 solutions on

other platforms (Noteflight,
flat.io)
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APP # 3: NOTATEME WITH PHOTOSCORE IN-APP PURCHASE

Handwriting to notation
app

True power is in PhotoScore

(camera to notation)

Expensive but cheap

NotateMe Now also

available

iOS and Android

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APP # 4: SHOWBIE
Paperless classroom management

iPad optimized

Everything stays in the Showbie

environment

Easy to complete, turn in, and correct

"SmartMusic Lite"

My students use Showbie as a choir

folder

Free, $100 year per teacher for

additional features
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APP # 5: GARAGEBAND
Now free

Basic DAW for the iPad

Not the same as Mac version

Bluetooth MIDI

iOS

Check out Kevin Lane's

presentation onTuesday,
4pm, Canal D
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APP #6 & #7 TENUTO & THEORY LESSONS

musictheory.net

iOS
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APP # 8: TONALENERGY TUNER

Highly recommended
tuner

iOS & Android

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APP # 9: LOOPY HD

Loop maker

Featured on the Tonight

Show with Jimmy Fallon

iOS
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APP # 10: IREAL PRO

Band-in-the-Box for
mobile devices

iOS & Android

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APP # 11: TWISTED WAVE

Audio recorder and

editor

Also a Twisted Wave

Recorder

iOS & Web App

(Chromebook)
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APP # 12: GUITAR TOOLKIT

All-in-one solution for

guitar

iOS
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APP # 13: THE ORCHESTRA

Beautiful music
appreciation app

Guided by Esa-Pekka
Salonen

iOS
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APP # 14: SMARTMUSIC

Green note red note

feedback

Practice & assessment

tool

iOS

Other options now on

the market
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APP # 15: SEESCORE

Pure MusicXML reader

SeeScore Lite is also

available

Also see NeoScores

iOS
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APP # 16: CHROMATIK

Free sheet music

Various styles

iOS & Android

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APP # 17: NOTABILITY

Note taking app

Typing, drawing, amd

audio

iOS
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APP # 18: ATTENDANCE 2

Attendance

Scans QR Codes

Makes QR Codes

Does not link to school

management systems

iOS
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APP # 19: KEYNOTE

Presentation software

Works well in mobile

iOS
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APP # 20: NINGENIUS (3 VERSIONS)

Fingering and note name

game

Three versions

iOS
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APP # 21: STAFF WARS

Note name game

iOS & Android

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APP # 22: MAPPING TONAL HARMONY PRO

A different way of
working with and
understanding chord
progressions

iOS & Android

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APP # 23: REMIND

The power of texting

iOS & Android

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APP # 24 :SPLASHTOP 2 REMOTE

Control computer with

iPad or Android
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APP # 25: FOCUS (PART OF JAMF CASPER SUITE)

Focus students into a

single app

iOS only
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APP # 26: EXPLAIN EVERYTHING

Interactive whiteboard

Creates videos

Great for flipping

iOS & Android

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APP # 27: GOOGLE APPS (FAMILY OF APPS)

Docs, Sheets, Slides,

Classroom, Forms, Drive,
Sites
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APP # 28: IMOVIE

Movie creation

iOS
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APP # 29: PIANO MAESTRO

Piano apps

Other apps available

from JoyTunes

Also see AtPlayMusic

and JamStik products

iOS
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APP # 30: ART STUDIO

Image editor

iOS
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SOME ENDING THOUGHTS

There are so many apps out there, and often multiple apps
in the same category

Not every app will work into your workflow.

Let me know if you find key apps you couldn't live without!
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CHRISTOPHER J RUSSELL, PH.D