PracticeFirst

 

 

PracticeFirst™, powered by MatchMySound™, is a truly affordable way to allow your students to practice anytime, anywhere, on any device (including mobile!). PracticeFirst provides students with instantaneous & intuitive feedback, allowing them to gain meaningful insights into the quality of their practice and accelerate their achievement. Perfect for band, orchestra, choral, and solo instrumental & vocal practice, PracticeFirst gives music teachers easy-to-use tools for creating assignments.

Robust Feedback PracticeFirst is the industry leader in providing detailed and nuanced student performance feedback, assessing accuracy in:   Rhythm Pitch Intonation Duration
Customizable Exercises Upload your own exercise notation or audio files, or use included method books and repertoire. Click-track (floating tempo) or metronome options for recording. Adjust assessment rigor from "easy" to "hard", and set score threshold for submission.

 

• Tailored for students of all levels
• Comes with exercises and pieces, and also allows you to create your own
• Create exercises with multiple parts from multipart scores
• Assesses rhythmic and pitch accuracy
• Assignment types include memorization and sight reading modes
• Grading scale can be adjusted from easy to hard
• Works for polyphonic instruments like piano and guitar
• Teachers can now let students choose their instrument themselves when practicing
• Includes a built-in tuner for instruments that need to be tuned before playing
• “Click track” option in place of the metronome for exercises with floating tempo
• A great practice and assessment tool, perfect for choral students
• Fully integrated with the MusicFirst Classroom's gradebook, scheduling, portfolio-building and other features.
• Use our content, or upload your own

Included Methods and Repertoire

Free, ready-to-use method books and repertoire for band, chorus, and orchestra including:

• Complete repertoire libraries from
  • Excelcia Music Publishing
  • Bandworks Publications
  • YourScore Music Publishing
• Foundations of Superior Performance
• Standard of Excellence Band Method, Books 1, 2
• Tradition of Excellence Band Method, Books 1, 2, 3
• Standard of Excellence Festival Solos Books 1, 2, 3
• Standard of Excellence Festival Ensembles Books 1,2
• All for Strings Books 1, 2, 3
• String Basics 1, 2, 3
• Habits of a Successful Musician series (Band, Choral, and Strings)

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Premium Content

Available for purchase through the MusicFirst Classroom, we offer an additional selection of popular titles from an array of publishers. These include:

• Premier Performance
• Measures of Success
• Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician
• You Won't Miss a Beat Assessments
• Standard of Excellence Jazz Ensemble Method
• First Place fo Jazz
• Selected band, jazz, orchestra, and choral repertoire from Hal Leonard, Kendor, Randall Standridge

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