a.p.s. musicmaker
http://apsdevelopmentllc.com
Pro version for iPad
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a.p.s.-musicmaster-pro/id441595661?mt=8

$4.99 iPhone musicmaster
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a.p.s.-musicmaster/id487715143?mt=8

This comes in two versions, an iPhone version and an iPad version. The iPad version is truly a beautiful app. What is so great about this app is the integration all within the app. You don’t need to close one app and open another. All that a musician needs is within this ONE app.

Score PDF
You can mark your score with a highlighter or pen (colors are available) You can also add notes to each pdf. Upload all your scores in .pdf and mark them to play.

Glossaries
ALL instrument fingering charts, musical terms, instrument ranges, percussion rudiments, score order, music theory from musictheory.net and vocal ranges.

Tuner
Tune your instrument

Metronome
Enough said, having a metronome within the app is great

Audio recorder
Record your playing

Stopwatch
Keep track of how long your practice time is or length of song

Calendar
It pops up your calendar from your device to add or keep track of your activities

Internet
Find a website within the app

This a musicians dream app for playing, recording, researching, studying, and keeping track of activities all within ONE app. The possible are endless. It is extremely stable and has not crashed on me yet.

Notion

$14.99 Notion iPad app
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/notion/id475820434?mt=8

This is a composition app. It has been extremely hard to find an app that will allow you compose until now. There is a cost to add some instruments, but I found that there are enough instruments without having to purchase any additional ones. You can email the file as a notion file, MusicXML, midi, or pdf. The musicXML is the real deal, that means that noteflight, Musescore, Sibelius, or Finale can read the score.

The composition is very easy to figure out and it has so many symbols and terms I can’t imagine any additional notation you would need. The playback is simple interface. There is a mixer to control the individual instrument sound and reverb. You can also add text/

These two apps used together have both worlds. One is the world of playing and the other world of composing.

I immediately raced home download the app. It only downloads via wifi or USB. Yes, it’s the same app on the iPad. No, it is not the same program that is on the desktop. It takes a while to figure out how it all works. But, this is game-changer in the music classroom. The file can either be downloaded as a GarageBand file when you sync OR if you have an email address set up, students can email you the sound file.

Here’s my first composition on my iPhone Just a Test

Students can create! Students can record! Students can play! This is the game changer in the music classroom.

Click here to download the GarageBand universal app.

iPad

• I got an iPad this summer and I tend to use it more than my laptop. I didn’t “create” a lot of videos or music, but once the school year begins, I see myself using it for meetings, conferences, getting information, and interacting with music.  I love the music apps and more recently got 14 iPod Touches in my music classroom. 21st century music here we are!

Music Personal Learning Network http://musicpln.org/pln-posts/landing/

• Thanks to Dr. Joseph M. Pisano for setting up this innovative networking site. We as music educators must connect and share. This has been an amazing social network, along with Monday night chat on twitter #musedchat.

Evernote http://www.evernote.com/

• I have had an account for a long time, but really didn’t see the need until I got an iPhone (to take pictures) and an iPad (to take notes of a meeting/conference) This has completely transformed my life. I sync all the files on my MacBook Pro, iPhone, and iPad

OfficeHD for the iPad http://www.bytesquared.com/products/office/ipad/default.asp

• I can now edit and save on my Google Docs and iDisc. I have this only only my iPad. I use my Google Docs for collaboration, Evernote for Professional Notes, and iDisc for presentation files and email downloads from people/administration from school.

PreziDesktop 3 http://prezi.com/desktop/

• I have used Prezi before, but with PreziDesktop 3, I don’t have the lag time with the online version. I plan on using it for “Curriculum Nights” at my school in the fall. I will post the link once I am finished.

Bento for iPad/iPhone http://www.bentotrial.com/trial/default.aspx

itunes.apple.com/us/app/bento/id314638461?mt=8

• I am using Bento for the grading and for the final awards I give out at the end of the year. Filemaker 11 is fine, but I like the interface and creating my own forms. I know you can do this in Filemaker, but it seems that Bento is easier and cooler than Filemaker. Plus, it only costs $4.99, as the Filemaker app is around $50.

xmarks http://www.xmarks.com/

• I have been using this for the past year. ALL my bookmarks are on Diigo, then posted to Delicious. But, daily living I use bookmarks on the browser. Having identical bookmarks on ALL my browsers makes me so fast in finding things.

yolink http://www.yolink.com/yolink/

• I am hooked on this. It is an add-on extension on IE, Chrome, and Firefox, coming soon to Safari. It enhances your search and you can save link and information directly to your google account. You HAVE to check this out!

SweetSearch http://www.sweetsearch.com/

• This is a search engine for students and works great with yolink!! My students research skills are going to go off the charts.

Calibre http://calibre-ebook.com/

• E-books are the new norm. Making them with calibre is amazing. (Plus, this is a free download!) You can then directly put it in your iBooks on your iPad.

The surprising truth about what motivates us

So, that’s what I have been doing this summer, using new links and software to being more efficient and creative. There really isn’t any new

I have to include a video, it’s just me! Here’s a great one, highly innovative, creative, and makes your think!

Let the new school year begin!

Now, on to the post. I LOVE this new addition to my website, making a qtcode for iPhones or andriods to “scan” and keep your link on their phone without typing a thing.

Here are the things that it can do:

-link to website

-link to text

-link to phone number

-link to SMS (short messaging service)

qtcode website

Neoreader download

Neoreader iPhone app for download

This is incredible. Make a code, then download app and test it out. Here are a few codes that I made. I plan on printing out these out and have them available for people to scan at all my presentations. Sorry iTouch users, because you need a camera, it only works with the iPhone. But, it might work with your regular cell phone, because that has a camera!

It also works on an Andriod phone as well. Here is the link to download

Geek on…

Click here!

I could have links and lots of other information, but, just a simple picture and a simple list would suffice. The apps marked in red are my favorite apps.

Instrument Apps

Band, BassGuitar, DidDrummer, DigiLite, Drum Kit, AliComposer, Melodia, iRockGuitar Lite, KaminaFree, PocketGuitar, Shaker, TonePad, Ocarina, InstBiPlayer

This is the first of four blogposts about apps, the second one will be about piano keyboard apps, the third on cool music apps, and finally a FAV apps blogpost on really cool apps EVERYONE should have on their iTouch/iPhone.