Wow!!! I can’t believe the year is gone. It has been an exciting one, starting up a brand new school and creating this wonderful learning community. Thank you all for your efforts!!!

I just wanted to share some of the Applications we have used in music class. They might come handy to use during the long holidays to give your IPad, Tablet or Smartphone time an educational edge. Most of them are free or cheap enough to justify a small investment. I hope you enjoy them:

Monkey Drum: Play copy games with a cheeky monkey. The more you play the happier he gets and when he eats bananas you get coins to unlock more areas of the game. You can also create your own songs.

First Sounds (from myFirstApp): Everyday sounds. You can also record them yourself.

Carnival of the Animals (Naxos): Beautiful music and poetry with interactive displays.

A Jazzy Day: Nice interactive story to introduce kids to jazz.

Free Animal Sounds (from Boukhatem.com): Great selection of quality animal sounds.

Young Persons’ Guide to the Orchestra: Inspired in Benjamin Britten’s piece, it is a great introduction to the Symphony Orchestra.

My First Classical Music App (by Naxos): Another great introduction to the Symphony Orchestra.

MadPad: Turn everything around you into a musical instrument and enjoy creating Pads to play soundscapes. This is the one we used to create the Grade 3s’ piece for the End of Year Celebration.

GarageBand: Get the full version for a great experience creating and recording music.

There are plenty more but I think this is a great selection to start with.

Don’t forget to leave me a comment and let me know how you get on and also if you have any other good Apps we can all enjoy.

Happy Summer!!!