Presentation on the features and uses of the music software program SmartMusic

1. SmartMusic in the Music
Classroom
By: Karimah D. Hasan

2. What is SmartMusic?
▪ SmartMusic is a software program that allows the student to
practice their musical assignments with an electronic tuner,
metronome and digital sheet music.
▪ The SmartMusic program also allows the students to record
their performance and then provides a detailed analysis of
the student’s errors. The music teacher can print out the
student’s performance analysis for assessment purposes.

3. Features of SmartMusic
▪ SmartMusic offers the user a variety of key features that
can help improve the student’s performance in the
classroom as well as in the recital hall.
▪ The following slides are examples of the key features of
SmartMusic. To learn more visit the SmartMusic
website.

4. SmartMusic Feature: Adjust Tempo
▪ Teachers can control the tempo of assignments
using this key feature of the SmartMusic
program.

5. SmartMusic Feature: Assessment
▪ The SmartMusic program’s assessment feature will display
the notes the student performs; the correct notes appear in
green while inaccurate notes appear in red.

6. SmartMusic Feature: Exercises
▪ SmartMusic offers more than 50,000 scales, interval,
arpeggio and rhythm excersises for students.
▪ SmartMusic allows the educator and student to customize the
exercise to any key and articulation. There is also an onscreen assessment and grading tool with this feature.

7. SmartMusic Feature: Transpose
▪ The transpose feature on SmartMusic allows the student to
match music to vocal range, play vocal music on any
instrument and practice jazz tunes in any key.

8. SmartMusic Feature: Fingering Chart
▪ This feature allows the
student to click on the onscreen fingering chart to
obtain the fingering for any
note if that they are unsure
of.

9. SmartMusic Feature: Play by Ear
▪ This feature develops the student’s ability to play by ear. According to
the SmartMusic website:
1. Students listen to SmartMusic play a phrase.
2. They play the phrase back as accurately as possible.
3. SmartMusic assesses what was played and shows correct notes and
mistakes so that students can improve.
4. Students can submit a recording and assessment grade to their
instructor.

10. All of these features and more are provided
in the SmartMusic program for educators
and students.
For more information on the features of the
SmartMusic program click the link below.
SmartMusic

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