As we come to the end of another school year, our mission at MakeMusic Cloud remains the same: to provide music educators with comprehensive tools that transform the way students learn and engage with music.
How to Adapt Large Ensembles for Today’s Students
Traditional large ensemble programs face unprecedented challenges in 2026. Here’s how forward-thinking educators are adapting to keep students engaged.
In a recent TED Talk, music educator Kevin Droe highlights a growing challenge: traditional music programs are struggling to stay relevant for many students.
The Heart of Music Supported By Tech: Balancing Connection and Innovation
As technology tools become more prevalent in the classroom, it’s easy to wonder: where does the “human connection” go? Music-making is a heart-to-heart tradition passed down through generations.
How Music Teachers Can Partner with School Administration to Support Music Education
Music programs do not grow on their own. They grow when music teachers and administrators are aligned and working toward the same goals.
Two Conductors, One Vision: Introducing Co-Teaching in MakeMusic Cloud
As every music educator knows, a great performance is rarely a solo effort. It takes a team of directors, sectional coaches, student teachers, and performers to bring a program to life.
See the Big Picture: Full-Score Viewing is Here!
Teachers, we heard you loud and clear. While the ability to focus on individual parts and receive real-time assessment is the bread and butter of practice, you also need to get your entire class practicing together.
Preparing for Festival with MakeMusic Cloud
Dan DiPasquale is a member of the MakeMusic Innovators program.
Throughout my career, I’ve strongly believed that it’s important to involve as many students as possible in festival and contest.
Teachers Share Tips for New Flexible Assignments
Your students all have unique needs so you need a versatile tool that will support you in nurturing their individual musical growth.
MakeMusic Cloud is the New Exclusive Home of GIA Habits
Chicago, IL & Boulder, CO – December 17, 2025 – GIA Publications, Inc., a world leader in music education resources, and MakeMusic Cloud, the leading interactive music practice and assessment platform, today announced an exclusive, long-term partnership that unites one of the most trusted names in instrumental pedagogy with the power of digital learning.
Mini-Lessons to Get More Out of Your Sound Innovations Method Books
Most teachers have a handful of go-to exercises they rely on every day. Still, it can be helpful to have a new idea for getting a little more out of the lines you already teach.