GEAR WE DIG

Must be Nashua 357 - nothing else is Rock 'n' Roll

Vic Firth 5A Wood Tip

Get (at least) one for every kit and keep it close

Must have swivel adjustment

Never lose a set of sticks again

Promote the use of a plectrum

Know where your picks go

Solid construction and easy for young hands to use

“There’s no sitting down in Rock ’n’ Roll”

We prefer Jim Dunlop but here is a cheap version that works well

Ernie Ball Earthwood 80/20 Medium Lights

Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky 45 - 105

Ernie Ball Regular Slinky 10 - 46

Dunlop 6503 includes Polish (4oz), Lemon Oil (4oz) and Polish Cloths

Ernie Ball - Safe for all furnished woods and surfaces.

Planet Waves American Stage Instrument Cable - 10', Right Angle

Shure A25D - sturdy and easy to use

Buy bulk

Shure SM58 mic grille

AKG K44 preferable - they're discontinued but still around. K52 are the replacement

Cheap and nasty but would get a kid on the game

Belkin are reliable

Velcro everything down!

Put one on every lead and teach students how to roll a lead!

Colour code cables, headphones and other accessories

Planet Waves - for acoustic guitars

On-Stage KSP100 Universal Sustain Keyboard Pedal

Planet Waves

Hercules

Snark - Red. Easy to see in the classroom

K&M 19790

IK Multimedia iKlip Xpand

Belkin Loft

Behringer CT100

Reduce the noise floor of the classroom

Great for smaller students

Solid, and versatile

Great tone and durable

Durable, easy to use and great sounds straight out of the box.

Indestructible Vocal Microphone, Cardioid

Pro-Grade Semi-Weighted Fatar Keyboard

88-Key Stage Vintage Piano w/ Internal Speaker System

Synthesizer and Vocoder

Cardioid Condenser Microphone

Control with iPad. Can hide away from little hands. Space saver. 16, 24, and 32 channel options.

Blew the industry apart! Control with iPad. Cheaper option with similar features. Can hide away from little hands. 32 Channels.

Cheap and nimble option loved by touring musicians for its ruggedness but solid sounding preamps.

<1ms Latency! 8 Mic Pre’s. Great for a studio setup.

Bluetooth enabled for devices to wirelessly control

Guitar interface for iPhone, iPad, Mac and PC.

Pristine recording on the go for Guitar and Bass

Compact, portable, and easy to use

Entry level, FREE online DAW

Entry level, cross platform, browser based

Entry Level, Mac & iOS

Pro Level, Mac

Favoured by live loopers, cross platform

Emerging cross platform option - combines features from popular DAWs

The choice for most pro studios, cross platform

Popular with beat makers, cross platform and iOS

Tools of interest - Soundtrap, Noteflight, Focus on Sound, Musition, and Auralia

How deeply have you delved into Spotify?

Needs no introduction

Distribute and collect

Remotely launch apps and tools across multiple devices at the same time

Distribute and collect assignments

Backing tracks and chart writing. IOS, Mac and Android compatible.

Buy charts

Online notation software

Buy editable charts

Notation app. Write music online, together

Cross Platform and iOS - stylus input on iOS

Unique and smart workflows. MAC, WIN, and iPad compatible.

Digital Sheet Music Reader and more for Tablet

Crowd sourced guitar tabs

A whole universe to explore

Guitar forum

Change pitch/tempo, looper, trainer

Similar to Anytune

Search a database for the tempo for your song

Tap tempo

Top metronome app on iOS/Android

Easy tuner

Not free, but the most intuitive chromatic tuner

change format
(educational purposes only)

An example of curated content from Music First

Certified resources that use the history of popular music and culture to help teachers engage students

Innovative program in the U.S.

A celebration of the Australian contemporary music story – past, present and future.

Learn about and create hooks

Many schools, universities and public libraries have FREE access to this amazing resource

Learn music tech & more

Learn music tech and more

Easy but quality video editing & screen recording
Create | Edit | Share

Pro Level

Alternate solutions

Light your videos well!

Use your phone as a webcam

Phone gimbal

USB-C and 3.5mm outputs. Very easy to get a great broadcast sound