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Welcome to SmartMusic Academy

If you are new to Smartmusic our Getting Started courses can help get you up and running in minutes.

If you want a more in-depth look, visit the Features and Quick Tips libraries. Our Ebooks are full of relevant teaching topics that go beyond the use of SmartMusic.

Check back often. Our library is updated regularly!

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Getting Started with SmartMusic

Getting Started with SmartMusic

Courses designed to get you up and running with SmartMusic in minutes

Features

Check out videos on the individual features that make SmartMusic a great music education tool.

Quick Tips

Short video courses that can help you tackle some of the most common SmartMusic setup and troubleshooting steps.

E-books

Compilations of articles from our blog on all things music education

SmartMusic Archived Webinars

SmartMusic Archived Webinars

Archived webinars that provide in-depth information about SmartMusic features and functionality

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Educational Webinars

Educational Webinars

Webinars on a variety of music education topics

Remote Instruction

Remote Instruction

Testimonials and Advice from Real Teachers Using SmartMusic to Deliver Remote Instruction

Getting Started with SmartMusic's Free Teacher Tools

Getting Started with SmartMusic's Free Teacher Tools

Take this course if you are exploring SmartMusic with a free Teacher account

Getting Started with Your SmartMusic Teacher Subscription

Getting Started with Your SmartMusic Teacher Subscription

Take this course if you have a paid SmartMusic Teacher subscription

Tips for a Successful Holiday Concert

Tips for a Successful Holiday Concert

The winter or holiday concert is for many, the first performance of the school year. Preparing for it requires the right planning at the right time. Get tips from many music educators on how to best prepare for yours.

All Things Sight-Reading

All Things Sight-Reading

The ability to sight read almost anything that is put in front of you is sometimes compared to having a superpower. This eBook compiles tips on teaching and practicing sight reading.

Rethinking Your Warmup

Rethinking Your Warmup

Different and sometimes opposing approaches to warming up your ensemble. Whatever your philosophy, you are bound to benefit from reading these articles.

Tips for Teaching Beginning Orchestra

Tips for Teaching Beginning Orchestra

Tips for teaching beginning orchestra for non-string players.

Beginning Band Tips

Beginning Band Tips

Beginning band directors face the impossible expectation of being an expert on every instrument. We created an e-book of instrument-specific beginning band tips to help you do the impossible.

Big Band: Director's Toolkit

Big Band: Director's Toolkit

Tips from experienced jazz educators from across the country to help big band directors everywhere.

The Director's Guide to Recruitment and Instrument Selection

The Director's Guide to Recruitment and Instrument Selection

As an ensemble director, few tasks are more important than recruiting new students. We’ve compiled recruitment and instrument selection advice from top educators across the country.

The Band Director's Guide to Student Retention

The Band Director's Guide to Student Retention

The future of our music programs depends upon our ability to retain enrolled students. Our retention efforts must be ongoing, and should begin when we first meet each beginning music student.

The Music Educator's Guide to Classroom Data

The Music Educator's Guide to Classroom Data

Data is a big part of what educators do. Data can drive administrative decisions, communicate effectively with parents, and help students develop.

Music Department Budgeting Tips

Music Department Budgeting Tips

We’ve compiled advice from fellow educators about the music department budgeting process (even from an administrator’s point-of-view) as well as ways to raise and save money for your music program.

Copyright for Music Educators

Copyright for Music Educators

Advice on how fellow educators have learned to uphold copyright laws, support students, and stay on budget

WEBINAR: Create or Import Music for Your Students

WEBINAR: Create or Import Music for Your Students

Learn how to use Compose to import or create your own music directly in SmartMusic

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Troubleshooting Google Chrome

Troubleshooting Google Chrome

Tips to help you troubleshoot Chrome browser

Getting Started with Sight Reading Builder

Getting Started with Sight Reading Builder

Introductory information about using Sight Reading Builder.

Uploading and Creating Music with Compose

Uploading and Creating Music with Compose

Quick Overview of Compose

Creating Classes and Enrolling Students

Creating Classes and Enrolling Students

Quick course on how to set up classes and enroll students so they can benefit from the power of deliberate practice in SmartMusic.

Scheduling and Grading Assignments

Scheduling and Grading Assignments

Learn how to schedule and grade basic assignments in 7 minute or less

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Tips from Real Teachers: Katie Browne on Getting Started with SmartMusic

Tips from Real Teachers: Katie Browne on Getting Started with SmartMusic

Carlsbad Unified School District teacher Katie Browne gives tips from the trenches on how she uses SmartMusic

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Managing Teacher and Student Access and Subscriptions

Managing Teacher and Student Access and Subscriptions

This course is designed for SmartMusic users in schools and school districts. Platform administrators and teachers will learn how to manage their available teacher and student subscriptions.

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Class Types and Student Access

Class Types and Student Access

Quick tips to understand how to manage and change class types and allocate Premium subscriptions to students.

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Getting The Most Out of Your Subscription

Getting The Most Out of Your Subscription

Whether you use SmartMusic as a demonstration tool in class or you send assignments to your students, find tried and true ideas to help you take advantage of your subscription

Sharing Your Music with Others Using Compose

Sharing Your Music with Others Using Compose

Basics on how to share your music with others

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Teacher's View of the Student Account Creation and Assignment Submission

Teacher's View of the Student Account Creation and Assignment Submission

Course to familiarize teachers with the students' view of the interface

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WEBINAR: Using SmartMusic in the General Music Classroom

WEBINAR: Using SmartMusic in the General Music Classroom

In this archived 45-minute long webinar you’ll see how SmartMusic can help you start your students on the path to musical literacy.

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Migrating from Classic to the Web-based SmartMusic

Migrating from Classic to the Web-based SmartMusic

Course designed for teachers who are transitioning from the Classic to the web-based version SmartMusic

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WEBINAR: Building a Choral Concert

WEBINAR: Building a Choral Concert

Learn strategies to choose the repertoire for your choral concert with acclaimed composer and educator Andy Beck

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End of the School Year Procedures in SmartMusic

End of the School Year Procedures in SmartMusic

This course deals with the administrative tasks related to the end of the year: gradebook, account, class, and subscription management

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Re-enrolling students

Re-enrolling students

Quick tip for easily re-enrolling students in SmartMusic

Archiving Classes

Archiving Classes

This short course is about completing the action of archiving a class, which in turn releases platform associated seats.

Band Director Stephen Howard on Teaching Remotely with SmartMusic during COVID-19 School Closures

Band Director Stephen Howard on Teaching Remotely with SmartMusic during COVID-19 School Closures

Quick tips from teachers in the field using SmartMusic to help them deliver remote instruction

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Orchestra Director Frances Oare on Teaching Remotely with SmartMusic during COVID-19 School Closures

Orchestra Director Frances Oare on Teaching Remotely with SmartMusic during COVID-19 School Closures

Quick tips and insights from teachers in the field using SmartMusic to help them deliver remote instruction

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Teaching Aural Skills Remotely during COVID-19 School Closures: Conversation with Professor J Daniel Jenkins

Teaching Aural Skills Remotely during COVID-19 School Closures: Conversation with Professor J Daniel Jenkins

Quick tips and insights from teachers in the field using SmartMusic to help them deliver remote instruction

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Teaching Remote Violin Private Lessons with SmartMusic

Teaching Remote Violin Private Lessons with SmartMusic

Quick tips from teachers in the field using SmartMusic to help them deliver remote instruction

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Band Director Brooks Holmes on Teaching Remotely with SmartMusic During COVID-19 School Closures

Band Director Brooks Holmes on Teaching Remotely with SmartMusic During COVID-19 School Closures

Massachusetts Band Director Brook Holmes discusses his transition from classic to the web-based SmartMusic to address his remote teaching and learning needs

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Plan Ahead with SmartMusic Units

Plan Ahead with SmartMusic Units

Learn how to schedule assignments and put them in units for easy grouping and scheduling

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