CKQC038: Piano scale practice using the Musiclock iPad app

Musiclock is a wonderful app for piano scale practice. It’s basically a backing track app with different styles of music and a huge range of different scales.

The music in Musiclock actually sounds cool, and the app looks beautiful. This is important when you’re working with teens and tweens!

I love using this app for scale review during our buddy time. Having a track like this to play along to means that two students can stay together, and it also makes it easier for them to self-correct.

I always let my students choose the order of the scales and the track that we use, and I try not to count them in unless they’re really struggling to play together.

These little touches, and getting them to navigate the app themselves, all mean that it will be easier for them to use this in their practice at home. The more independent they are, the better.

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