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 content. Click-track (floating tempo) or metronome options for recording. Upload your own backing track for students.
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 Method Books

Standard of Excellence, Book 1	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Standard of Excellence Festival Solos, Book 1	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Standard of Excellence Festival Ensembles, Book 1	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Standard of Excellence, Book 2	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Standard of Excellence Festival Solos, Book 2	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Standard of Excellence Festival Ensembles, Book 2	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Standard of Excellence, Book 3	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Standard of Excellence Festival Solos, Book 3	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Tradition of Excellence, Book 1	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Tradition of Excellence, Book 2	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Tradition of Excellence, Book 3	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Foundations of Superior Performance	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
All for Strings, Book 1	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
All for Strings, Book 2	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
All for Strings, Book 3	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
String Basics, Book 1	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
String Basics, Book 2	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
String Basics, Book 3	Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Habits of a Successful Middle School Musician	GIA Publications, Inc.
Habits of a Successful Middle Level String Musician	GIA Publications, Inc.
Habits of a Successful Musician: Fundamentals	GIA Publications, Inc.
Habits of a Successful String Musician	GIA Publications, Inc.
Habits of a Successful Choral Musician	GIA Publications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
• Standard of Excellence
• A Tune a Day
• Recorder from the Beginning
• Tradition of Excellence
• String Basics
• You Won't Miss a Beat Assessments

 

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