Sound Innovations
and MakeMusic Cloud:
A Dynamic Team
Whether you are an avid Sound Innovations user or are looking for appropriate interactive supplemental exercises, you and your students will discover so many possibilities with Sound Innovations in MakeMusic Cloud.
Free in MakeMusic Cloud
Just like you, we are passionate about bringing high-quality music education to students everywhere.That’s why Sound Innovations Book 1 for band and strings is free in the Music Catalog—you can access it with any level of account, no subscription required!
Boost student engagement
Students practice more with MakeMusic Cloud because it’s fun! With Sound Innovations in MakeMusic Cloud, students get the ultimate practice companion that will help them stay on track and feel confident playing with the engaging accompaniments. Once a new skill is unlocked, exploration can begin, and it starts right on the line students are working on! Sound Innovations Book 1 Extras offer correlated, skill-focused exercises with epic superhero soundtrack accompaniments—practice superpowers: unlocked!
Powerful practice tools
Whether students are exploring on their own or completing an assignment you sent to them, they have access to some incredible musician-building practice tools in MakeMusic Cloud. Easily adjust tempo, consult a fingering chart, listen to a reference pitch, set a practice loop, or simply follow along with the cursor to build up tracking skills all within a few clicks and with the music still on-screen. When recording, players can receive instant colored note feedback and granular performance insights to empower students as they learn to self-correct.
Pedagogically-sound progression
Teachers love the clean layout, helpful finger diagrams, and smart progression of Sound Innovations Book 1 for band and strings. Once concepts are introduced, there is plenty of opportunity to practice newly acquired skills in subsequent exercises.
Differentiate instruction
Utilize Sound Innovations in MakeMusic Cloud as your singular method of choice or as a powerful differentiation tool to aid all of your students. When you have access to MakeMusic Cloud, you unlock the most powerful set of published band and string methods anywhere, giving you the opportunity to select your favorite lines from all of them and curate a learning experience as unique as your students!
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