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Ipad Newbie

Posted by Music Theory Teacher on 12/17/2020, 7:46 am

Hi all,
I'm a windows user, I've never owned an apple product in my life. I've been teaching music theory very happily for years using school computer labs and the free software musescore. Next year, all the students will be coming with ipads. I know nothing about them, except for the fact that musescore doesn't have a version of their software for that operating system. What little I've looked at in the apple store seems expensive. In the school I work at, I really need a FREE option. So my question is:
1. Is there a free (or at least very cheap) notation software to use on ipad?
2. What other ipad apps can you recommend for a total apple newbie?

Re: Ipad Newbie

Posted by Sandlapper on 12/18/2020, 10:45 am, in reply to "Ipad Newbie"

I agree with FLAT. Browser (Google) based platform that is pretty powerful. Nominal subscription fee for the teacher and the kids are free.

Re: Ipad Newbie

Posted by Here on 12/17/2020, 8:54 am, in reply to "Ipad Newbie"

GET FLAT
It is totally worth the educator price for the year. We do composition projects on it and the kids really like using it. I use a lot of musictheory.net exercises that are customizable.

Re: Ipad Newbie

Posted by Rule of technology on 12/17/2020, 8:44 am, in reply to "Ipad Newbie"

Free.

High-Quality.

Accessible across multiple platforms.

Pick two.

Adapted from the old business rule of "cheap, timely, effective - pick two"

Still the truth.

Re: Ipad Newbie

Posted by Music Theory Teacher on 12/17/2020, 8:39 am, in reply to "Ipad Newbie"

I apologize, I posted this question twice because I didn"t think it went through the first time!

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