Welcome to the MusicFirst Academy
Professional Learning Built by Music Teachers for Music Teachers
Sample Academy Courses
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All Products, Professional Development
AI in Music Education: An Overview of GenAI for Music Teachers
CourseIn this five-part professional development course, Dr. Jim Frankel, founder of MusicFirst, explores the impact of AI on music education and demonstrates how teachers can use AI tools to enhance learning, creativity, and assessment.
$99
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All Products, Music Education Software
Getting Started with MusicFirst
CourseMaster the basics of MusicFirst in under 30 minutes! Learn to navigate the platform, create classes, manage users, explore content, and assign tasks. At the end of this course you will be ready to set up and start using MusicFirst independently.
Free
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All Products, Music Education Software
Introduction to the MusicFirst Content Library
CourseThis practical micro-course helps music educators clearly understand the structure of the MusicFirst Content Library, breaking down the hierarchy of courses, units, lessons, and assessments in a way that’s simple, visual, and immediately useful.
Free
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All Products, Music Education Software
Creating and Using Content in MusicFirst
CourseLearn how to adapt library content or create your own units, lessons, and assessments. In this brief course we will dive into creating your own content in MusicFirst and organizing it so you can re-use it every time you need.
Free
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All Products, Music Education Software
PracticeFirst for MusicFirst Users
CourseMaster the basics of PracticeFirst in 15 minutes: Learn how to browse and favorite titles and create content and assignments so you can confidently assess student performance.
Free
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All Products, Music Education Software
Sight Reading Factory for MusicFirst Users
CourseLearn how Sight Reading Factory integrates with MusicFirst so you can create customized sight‑reading exercises, assign them through MusicFirst, and track student progress with ease.
Free
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All Products, Webinar Replays
The TIA Fine Arts Assessment Journey: Navigating the Challenges
CourseExplore how Texas Fine Arts leaders implement TIA in this webinar replay. Learn challenges, strategies, and insights for Fine Arts assessment, teacher evaluation, and launching TIA programs in music, visual, and performing arts.
Free
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All Products, Music Education Software
Using Flat for Education Inside MusicFirst
CourseThis micro-course introduces educators to Flat for Education, a collaborative music notation platform designed for classrooms. You’ll learn how to navigate the interface, create and edit scores, enter notes, and assign activities to students.
Free
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All Products, Music Education Software
Using Noteflight Inside MusicFirst
CourseThis micro-course introduces educators to Noteflight Learn, a web-based and collaborative notation program. You’ll learn how to navigate the interface, create and edit scores, enter notes, and assign activities to students.
Free
Academy Highlights
We didn’t build this to be another "sit and get" lecture series. The MusicFirst Academy was created by educators, for educators, because we know exactly what it’s like to have a classroom full of students and a software suite you’ve barely scratched the surface of. Whether you are looking for software specific training or broader professional develpment, we provide the practical, asynchronous training you need to feel confident and inspired again.
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Choose from micro-learning courses to long format ones.
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Learn in short, manageable lessons: Most lessons within each course are designed to fit into small pockets of time, even between rehearsals.
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Practical ideas you can use tomorrow: Every course focuses on classroom application, not abstract theory.
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ROI on Tools You Own: Finally get the full value out of the software your school or district has already invested in.
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From setup to success: Follow clear steps to get value from the tools you already paid for.
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Learn your way: Free and paid options and self-paced modules.