Resources
Games & Apps
Music Games & Apps
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- Name That Note
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- Interactive music notes game in 3 different difficulty levels
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- Name That Note
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- Complete Rhythm Trainer
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- Learn to read, recognize, tap and write rhythms from simplest to most advanced.
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- Complete Rhythm Trainer
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- Chordify
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- Play along to thousands of pop songs using interactive chords (free and paid subscription)
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- Chordify
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- Simply Piano
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- Fun and interactive app to learn almost any song (paid subscription)
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- Simply Piano
Jazz Apps and Resources
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- IReal Pro
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- Leadsheets and customizable backing tracks for thousands of jazz standards
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- IReal Pro
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- Band-in-a-Box
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- Enables user to create any song and have it played by professional musicians playing real instruments
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- Band-in-a-Box
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- Matt Otto Saxophone
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- free improvisation and ear training exercise from saxophonist Matt Otto
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- Matt Otto Saxophone
Sheet Music
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- IMSLP: Free Sheet Music Library
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- Largest free online library of classical music suitable for sight reading
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- IMSLP: Free Sheet Music Library
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- Musescore
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- Free music library and notation software
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- Musescore
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- Musicnotes
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- Paid sheet music library for thousands of pop songs
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- Musicnotes
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- Blanksheetmusic
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- Free printable sheet music
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- Blanksheetmusic
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- Sibelius
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- Professional music notation software
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- Sibelius
Podcasts
The Bulletproof Musician offers science-based research on creating effective practice. Join performance psychologist and Juilliard alumnus/faculty Noa Kageyama, and explore research-based “practice hacks” for beating anxiety, practicing more effectively, and playing up to your full abilities when it matters most.
Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. Each episode is produced and edited by host and creator Hrishikesh Hirway. Using the isolated, individual tracks from a recording, Hrishikesh asks artists to delve into the specific decisions that went into creating their work.
Switched on Pop is a podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding pull back the curtain on how pop hits work magic on our ears & our culture. Chatting with leading artists, songwriters and producers, Switched On Pop breaks down pop songs to figure out what makes a hit and what is its place in culture.
You’ll Hear It is a jazz podcast about listening to and playing music better from musicians Peter Martin and Adam Maess. Listen for a combo of actionable advice and occasional humor. A podcast from Open Studio.
