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The iPad Incredible Teaching Tool or Trendy Toy?
Robert W. SmithWestern International Band Clinic
November 20, 2011
iPad Sales History
• Apple began taking pre-orders for the iPad from U.S. customers on March 12, 2010
– Around 300,000 iPads being sold on their first day of availability.
• By May 3, 2010, Apple had sold a million iPads
– this was in half the time it took Apple to sell the same number of original iPhones
• By May 31, 2010, Apple had sold two million iPads
iPad Sales History
• By June 22, 2010, they had sold 3 million.
• Between July 1 and September 30, 2010, Apple sold a further 4.2 million iPads.
• During the October 18, 2010, Financial Conference Call, Steve Jobs announced that Apple had sold more iPads than Macs for the Fiscal Quarter
iPad Sales History
• iPad sales statistics have exceeded projections and are increasing at a startling rate:
• April 5, 2010 300,000
• April 8, 2010 450,000
• May 3, 2010 1 million
• May 31, 2010 2 million
• July 21, 2010 3.27 million
• Sept. 2010 7.5 million
• Jan. 18, 2011 14.8 million
• March 2011 19 million
• June 2011 25 million
Revised iPad Sales Forecast
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2011 sales forecasts have been increased from 36 million to over 43 million
2012 will see an increase of approximately 50% over 2011 sales
iPad “Givens”
• The iPad and related tablet technologies are hear to stay
• The laptop is in its final stage of viability
• Media is now redefined, repackaged and reproduced
• As a “disruptive innovation”, tablet computers will drastically change education over the next 5 years
iPad in the Band Room
• iPad usage in the band room– Teaching
• Presentation technologies• Student “consumption” device
– News– Media
• Student creative tool facilitating/reinforcing concepts, knowledge and skills
iPad in the Band Room
• iPad usage in the band room– Administrative Tool– Conductor’s Assistant
• iPad/Apple TV vs. SmartBoardNOTE: I highly recommend the Apple TV combined with a TV monitor
or projector. This, combined with iOS 5 creates ultimate freedom in the classroom environment.
Recommended Apps and Educational Activities
Harmonizer
FREE • Explore Pitch & Basic Harmony
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Pitch Trainer
•The Harmonizer was designed to make it easy to give young children exposure to pitch identities
•The colors serve to identify pitches before the acquisition of language.
•The touch interface is large enough that it can be controlled by children with rudimentary motor skills.
Chord Relationship Tutor
•Due to the orthogonal arrangement of pitches on the Harmonizer, chord progressions all have the same "shape" regardless of transposition.
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MadPad - Remix Your Life!
• $2.99 Video/Audio Creative App
• Works at any age
• Creativity that “connects” in a school environment!
GarageBand
• $4.99 - Creative Environment for Music– Touch Instruments– Smart Instruments– Recording Studio
• Touch & Smart Instruments• Live Electronic Instruments (Guitar/Bass/Keys) • Microphone (Voice & Live Instruments)• Loops• Sampler
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iPad Media Projects
• Creative Educational Projects– Transcribe/Learn Classic Guitar Solos– Film/Produce an Elementary School Musical– GarageBand
• Mix Project• Songwriting Project• Atomic Tom iPhone Ensemble
Pianist Pro
• $4.99 Piano App– MIDI Recorder– External MIDI Controller– Sound Module
• Virtuoso - Free Piano App– Duet Feature!
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AC-7
• $7.99 iPad-Based Control Surface
• Remote control for iPad/iPhone/iPod– Pro Tools– Logic– GarageBand– Cubase– Final Cut Pro– Others
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PreSonus SL Remote
• iPad/iPhone control for PreSonus StudioLive Digital Mixers
• 24.4.2• 16.4.2• 16.0.2
Symphony Pro
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• $14.99 Notation App– Editing
– Playback
– Viewing in editing and playing mode
– Import/Export as MIDI & MusicXML
– Export print/audio as PDF, AAC, mp3
• Notation is still not viable at a professional level on the iPad
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Tuning
• Violin Multi-Tuner• Cello Multi-Tuner
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Guitar Toolkit
• $9.99 Guitar Suite of Apps– Tuner– Chord Book– Voicing Reference Tool– All Fretted Strings
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Classical Guitar
• Guitar App - FREE!– Realistic strumming action– Chord sets– Left hand capable– Three playing modes– Capo– Fun use of the technology!
• A creative arranging/performance resource!• iPad/iPhone Guitar Ensemble?
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Songwriter Pad
• $5.99 Lyric writing resource– Rhyming Dictionary– Thesaurus– Audio Recorder
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A.P.S. MusicMaster Pro
• $14.99 Suite of Apps for Conductors/Teachers/Musicians– Tuner (with Pitch Pipe)– Metronome– Stopwatch– Score PDF (with Annotation)– Glossaries– Recorder– Internet Browser– Calendar (integrated)
Must-Have Apps!
• GoodReader• Pages• Numbers• Keynote• Air Sketch
• DropBox or Box.net• Penultimate• Skype
• APS MusicMaster Pro
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AirSketch • Project and Annotate
any PDF wirelessly• Uses the computer
and browser currently in your classroom
• Free Version• $9.99 Full Version• Allows others to join
the sketch session
Most Popular Apps
• Music• Education• Productivity• Visual Media
Recommended Tools
• Peterson Tuner - iStroboSoft - $19.99
• Bias iProRecorder - $2.99– Fast Forward/Rewind– Markers– Etc.
• Audio Tools - $1.99– SPL/Decibel Meter– Tone Generator
• Bento– Gradebook– Inventory– Library Records– Etc.
iPad Recommended Accessories
• Case– OtterBox (highly recommended
for band director class usage)– Portfolio (personal use)
• Stylus• Bluetooth Keyboard• Bluetooth Speaker• Apple TV with LCD TV
iPadA Viable New Tool for Enhanced Productivity in
the Music Classroom and Beyond
Robert W. Smithrwsmith@troy.edu
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