iSCORE is a web-based practice and communication tool. It is designed to help motivate students to take responsibility for their practising and overall music learning and music creation. iSCORE makes it easier for students to set goals, create new work, edit and share their work and respond to feedback from teachers, peers and parents. It also makes it easier for teachers to communicate with their students and help their students become independent learners. It includes a text annotation tool and links to recording and notation software.
iSCORE was created over several years, building on the work of the CSLP in developing ePEARL, a related tool for classroom teaching. In 2011, the team secured funding from Canadian Heritage to develop iSCORE—specially designed for independent (studio) music teachers.
Here’s a video describing iSCORE—> iSCORE Video in English and iSCORE Video in French
Version 1 was released in January 2012; Version 2 was released in August 2013. Throughout this website, you can read about the research underpinning iSCORE and the other tools in The Suite, and and download professional resources. We also include samples of student work. The samples include ways that students use iSCORE to learn new repertoire, for improvisation and composition, and for communicating with teachers, parents, and peers.
You can learn about the people who developed iSCORE on this site, and also read about teaching tips under the iSCORE iDEAS tab. For a full description of all of the features, there is a manual called Making Music with iSCORE: Support Materials for Teachers, which is available from Amazon. There is also a YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/
iSCORE is available without charge, and accounts are available through Canada’s Royal Conservatory. To help with this process, we have created two flow charts, one to help students and the other to assist teachers. Download the student information and teacher information here.