Top 7 iPad Apps for Music Teachers Posted on November 17th, 2011 in iPads, Music Tech Tips. I’ve been using my iPad a lot recently, in preparation for my new, hands-on iPads: Perform, Create, Learn professional development course and have been running a number of apps through their paces. The amount of apps available really is overwhelming and the challenge is to separate the ones with substance and educational value from the novelty apps. Personally, I think the best apps have one or more of the following qualities: they’re more than a “one hit wonder”you can use them in multiple waysyou can import content you’ve created elsewhereyou can export your creation in order to edit it further on your desktop computer Once you find a few good apps, the possibilities for classroom integration are almost endless. Prices in Australian dollars; correct at time of printing. 1. Cost: $5.49 The GarageBand app is the best all-round creativity and performance app and if I had to choose just one music app, this would probably be the one. 2.
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iPad Insight | iPad blog for app reviews, news, tips,how-tos Esyldkfultsut Music apps – a music teacher’s perspective « Brave new world As I’ve already mentioned before, I’m in the process of investigating iPad apps for learning enhancement in the classroom. A few weeks ago a colleague and brilliant music educator, Stuart Collidge, joined me in a meeting with our Deputy Principal (Curriculum) and a few other leaders in the school, to put forward a case for the use of iPads in the school, specifically for learning enhancement. I asked Stuart to write up how he sees the use of the iPad in the music classroom. Recently, Tania asked me to speak with some of the decision-making powers that be at school to pitch the use of iPads as learning tools. Being a laptop school, it was important to differentiate the potential of these units from the laptops that are already in the hands of the students. As a performer, the iPad is now a very comprehensive musical instrument. There is also a variety of apps that are much like a hardware synth allowing you access to oscillators, LFOs, filters, etc. Stuart Collidge Like this:
HTML editor Top 200 best iPad apps 2011 If you've got yourself an iPad Air or new iPad mini, you'll want to start downloading the best iPad apps straight away. And if you already have an iPad 4 or older iPad, you might want to update it with some new apps. It's the apps that really set iOS apart from other platforms - there are far more apps available on the App Store for the iPad than any other tablet. Luckily for you we've tested thousands of the best iPad apps so that you don't have to. So read on for our best-in-class apps for each major category, followed by some more specific lists of the best free and paid for apps and games. Best iPad apps: Books App name: KindleDeveloper: AmazonPrice: FreeLink: Get from iTunes The best library of literature to choose from, cross platform support via Whispersync, a great choice of fonts and ways to read… Kindle is the most comprehensive reading app out there, and an essential download. App name: iBooksDeveloper: ApplePrice: FreeLink: Get from iTunes Best iPad apps: Business