How many times did you find yourself running to the school bookstore for a new note book of staff paper for your theory class that starts in 20 minutes? I, for one, have about 10 notebooks that are only partially used and are now sitting on my bookshelf waiting to be used for photocopies for my students. In a world that is going green, many are also going paperless. What is the wayward music student, recently out of staff paper, to do? Recently Neuratron, a company with the ability to scan handwritten music into music publishing computer programs, released an app for iPhone and Android that allows one to hand write music on a smart device, using a finger or stylus, and have the device read, recognize, and digitize the new composition. Much like Sibelius and Finale, one can compose a piece of music for various ensembles, set key and time signatures, and transpose parts. However, this new app allows a composer on the go to do work without the use of a computer or MIDI keyboard. For $13.99 it is a bit steep for schools, but for the budding composer or music student, it is a good, on the go app for composing tunes. As a teacher, this would also be a good tool for students to practice drawing various musical symbols like clefs, notes, and rests. This would also be a solution to constantly running to the copy machine for staff paper.
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