Subject Guides: Online Teaching Tools for Music Faculty: Home

List of Online Teaching Tools and Help Pages

Acapella
Record, edit and share original music all from your mobile device. iOS and limited functionality in Android.
Appcompanist
Vocal accompaniment database. Over 500 Vocal Exercises and Warm-ups included in the free version.
Cambridge Online Textbooks
Free access through the end of May. We have some of this content, but this opens up much more we don't own!
Distance Learning for Ensembles (and Conducting Class)
From the College Band Directors National Association
Flipgrid
An alternative to Skype or Zoom lessons for studio instructors

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Recommended by John Manning
Keep Teaching at Iowa
An overview of all tools available at the UI to professors for online teaching, along with tips of how to implement.
Reaper
If you need a DAW (Digital Workstation, something like Pro Tools) that almost everyone can download an install at home (Mac, PC, Linux).
SmartMusic
SmartMusic is offering free access through June 30, 2020. For University specific codes or access, contact Matthew Arndt.
So You Need To Teach online: Music History and Music Theory Edition
Tips on sharing course content, recording mini-lectures, recreating discussion, and exams.

Sibelius and Finale

Sibelius

John Winget can help get any students requiring Sibelius for class a free 90 day license codes but the instructor must send him a list of students with proper name and email address. This offer is only valid and MUST be activated after receipt before April 16th. Students will need an Avid account for the license to be used from and will receive a confirmation email to the UI email address.

Finale

For those who need Finale, Finale is extending the free trial to 60 days on the trial downloads. If a student has already used the 30 day free trial it may or may not work for an additional 30 d,ays. That part was unclear. Academic license is available through Make Music for $99 otherwise.

Better Audio Quality in Zoom w/Jonathan Allen

BandLab

BandLab
BandLab is the easy-to-use, all-in-one, social music creation platform.

Online Tutorial on Using BandLab to record a project together over the cloud

Free Digital Audio Workstations for mastering tracks created in BandLab, but with more control.

Audacity
Open source audio editor
Komplete Kontrol
Getting started guide
Podium Free
Podium Free is a freeware edition of Podium. It is fully functional with only a few feature limitations. Download and installation does not require registration.