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  • 2019 Spring Instrumental Music Concert
    • 2018 Spring Instrumental Music Concert
    • 2017 Spring Instrumental Music Concert
    • 2016 Spring Instrumental Concert >
      • Videos - 2016 Spring Instrumental Concert
    • 2015 Winter - Instrumental Concert
    • 2014 Spring - Instrumental Concert
    • 2013 Spring - Instrumental Concert
    • 2013 Fall - College Fair
  • Band Festival
  • Parent's area
  • Ensembles
    • Year 6 Band >
      • CD Tracks / Lessons 1-10 >
        • Lesson 11-20
        • Lesson 21-30
        • Lesson 31-40
      • Instrumental Music Concert - March 19th, 2014
    • Band of 40 >
      • SEA Band Festival 2012
      • SEA Band Festival 2013
      • Judges' Comments
    • Band of 60
    • Concert Band
    • Black Kites
    • Jazz Band
    • Elite Jazz
    • Chinese Ensemble
    • Rock Bands
    • String Ensembles
  • References
    • Practice Tools
    • Videos - Instructional
  • Theory
BAND @ RCHK

Use your Computer!

There are some great apps to help you practice, and playing along with the recordings is a very productive way to practice.
One piece of software that has everything you need to help you practice is SMARTMUSIC. Check out the video here for students

Smartmusic

Smartmusic

Smartmusic costs $36 US a year and has a metronome, tuner, piano keyboard, and thousands of exercises and pieces to play.

Other tools...

Free Metronome - I really like the tempo finder. Hold command and press T and you can tap a key on the keyboard to show the computer how fast you want to go.

You can also use Garage Band and make sure the Metronome has a check beside it in the Control menu
Free Metronome for Mac

Free Tuner

Free Tuner

Some students said the first tuner didn't work. Please try this one and let me know if you have any problems! You may have to install plugins and give permission for your computer to show you trust these sites. I have used them and they are safe. 

Free Tuner #2
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