Posts targeted at music teachers — classroom management, rehearsal routines, teacher account workflow, method-book selection, and webinars.
Hal Leonard offers Essential Elements in digital format — the full method book online with theory, history, and creativity exercises plus a free EEi Student Activation Code, all carefully paced for beginning players. Book 1 is available now for both band and strings.
Read More →Record audio feedback for student recording assignments inside EEi — voice tips, demonstrate a passage on your own instrument, or just offer genuine encouragement. Reply to more submissions faster, give students more clarity about their progress, and let them hear your voice in feedback.
Read More →Five quick ways to dive into EEi after creating your teacher account: Music Studio, Resources PDFs, Online Videos, Class Recordings, and Student Sign-up.
Read More →EEi includes free Google Classroom Integration with Single Sign-On for teachers and students, plus a direct connection between EEi assignments and the Google Classroom gradebook.
Read More →SoundCheck, powered by MatchMySound, scores every Essential Elements exercise on pitch, rhythm, and intonation as students play — try the embedded demo, then assign performance assessments alongside Music Studio audio and video, all free with your EEi Teacher Account.
Read More →Enable video recording for your students in your EEi Teacher Account and they’ll see the video icon appear in the Music Studio. Students record, review, re-record, and submit; teachers review audio and video together, leave written or audio feedback, and grade right inside EEi.
Read More →Grade students live during class: select a cell in the EEi Student Recordings Grade Book, record the in-class performance, type comments and a grade, and submit. Students hear the recording and feedback at home, connecting in-class assessment with home practice.
Read More →Sharpen rhythmic accuracy by having students record themselves clapping and counting in the EEi Music Studio. Set the accompaniment to Metronome with Melody Off, slow the tempo if needed, then have students listen to several takes — a built-in feedback loop that exposes timing tendencies.
Read More →Coming back to EEi after a season away? Run the End-of-Year process to remove former students and clear old assignments, update your grading periods in Grade Book Settings, then re-enroll your current roster — all in a few minutes before sending your next assignment.
Read More →Two paths to set up your school on EEi: connected Teacher and Student accounts (full assignments, recordings, and grade book) or Student-only accounts for play-along tracks. Walk-through covers Teacher Account creation with your conductor book, student activation, and joining your class with the School Code.
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