If you purchase the “entry level” SmartMusic Teach at $399 per set of 50 students, this year's SmartMusic would have cost $2140 for 50 students and 1 teacher. How do I feel about the product and pricing? I'm all for it, and I still may not be able to afford it for my 350 students (3). Schools that do not have a music budget (like mine) can determine the cost and fundraise before the fall. Second, schools are setting budgets NOW, so music teachers can let principals know specific budgetary needs for 2016-2017 as it pertains to SmartMusic. First of all, the other green-note/red-note programs (specifically MusicProdigy and PracticeFirst) have similar pricing plans, and all work out to roughly the same cost when content is included in the cost. It is quite wonderful for SmartMusic to annouce pricing at this time. However, talk to your SmartMusic representative for more details. My guess is that since the New SmartMusic will work on nearly every device, most schools should choose the new interface. As a result, in 2016, educators will have to decide whether to pursue the “old” SmartMusic interface or the new SmartMusic–and there is no switching between both. Just one other thing to mention: the NEW SmartMusic isn't directly connected to the existing SmartMusic. The second type of pack is called “SmartMusic Teach Premium” which features everything from the aforementioned “SmartMusic Teach” but students have access to all SmartMusic repertoire as well.Students do not have access to any SmartMusic content other than assignments from the teacher–but students can individually subscribe to all content for $3.99 a month (no need for a yearly subscription) (2). The first type of pack is called “SmartMusic Teach,” where teachers can assign content from any existing SmartMusic repertoire or content the teacher submits themselves (from MusicXML content).Year-long licenses are now sold in packs (or blocks) of 50 students, with up to 5 teachers per pack (or block).While you should visit MakeMusic's website for further (and future) details, here is the new pricing in a nutshell: This is public information that was handed out–so I am not breaking any confidentiality agreements. A week ago, MakeMusic announced pricing at TMEA (and incidentally, MMEA, which is held at the same time).
WILL NEW SMARTMUSIC WORK ON CHROMEBOOK SOFTWARE
The answer was to purchase the software company Weezic, and to bring the best of Weezic to the world of SmartMusic.Īn early version of the new SmartMusic was shown at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in December. MakeMusic has been fully aware of the impact of the Chromebook on education, and it saw the need to get SmartMusic on all devices (all that is required is an Internet connection). It will work on all platforms) version of SmartMusic…including running on the Chromebook. If you haven't been paying attention, MakeMusic is progressing towards a fall 2016 release of a new platform-agnostic (i.e.
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