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Practice

The Practice tool enables performers to reach new heights in their performance. With access to MakeMusic Cloud’s extensive interactive sheet music library, performers can play along with professional accompaniment and receive real-time feedback.

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Compose feature interface showing music notation being drafted with in-app guidance.
Practice feature interface showing progress through a piece of music as someone practices.

Built-in Practice Tools

  • Tuner

    Never hear “I forgot my tuner at home” again.

  • Metronome

    Maintain and develop a consistent sense of rhythm.

  • Loops

    With the option to auto-increase BPM each loop.

  • Fingerings/Position

    Correct fingering / position displayed for each note.

Student practicing baritone saxophone from MakeMusic Cloud app in classroom setting

Real-Time Assessment

MakeMusic Cloud is the only music education platform that offers real-time musical assessment. As performers play along with their parts, feedback on note pitch, rhythm, and duration is displayed with red, green, and yellow notes. Students will be able to see, as they perform, which notes they are playing correctly and incorrectly.

After their performance, they will also receive a percentage score based on the accuracy of their playing. This feedback is shared with their teachers, which makes grading assignments easier.

Performers can practice their instrument by using a built-in microphone. connecting a microphone to their device, or by utilizing MIDI devices such as MIDI keyboards, MIDI mallet devices, and MIDI drum pads. The Practice tool also offers both melodic and percussive options, which allow performers to clap through their part if instruments aren’t accessible at home.

Student in orchestral setting playing flute with in-app accompaniment controls overlaid

Professional Accompaniment

Professionally-recorded accompaniments let performers learn their part in context with the rest of the ensemble.

Performers also have the option to mute the accompaniment track and hear only their part to work through complex sections.

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Practice Quest

Practice Quest turns each practice session into a game where students progress through, breaking down challenging pieces into simpler, manageable steps that they can practice continuously until they learn the part. Once they succeed, they continue progressing through increasingly difficult parts until they can play the full piece flawlessly and at tempo.

This new feature will:

  • Accelerate student learning by boosting motivation with a gamified experience that makes practice fun & visually tracks their progress
  • Develop solid foundations by breaking down complex pieces step-by-step
  • Support teaching best practices and habit-building by providing a clear, guided path

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Have questions? We have the pitch perfect answers.

  • Yes! All MakeMusic subscriptions include access to the Practice app.

  • No. In addition to the full interactive catalog being available, teachers can also assign music created in Compose (MakeMusic’s built-in music notation app) or uploaded via MIDI or MusicXML into the platform. This makes it a great tool for practicing exercises or selections from method books.

  • Absolutely. We understand that real-time assessment is not ideal for every situation. Both teachers and students can deactivate that assessment if they would prefer not to see it during their practice sessions.

  • As a web-based tool, the Practice app can be used on almost any device, including computers, Chromebooks, Apple devices (iPad and iPhone), and more.

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