Backing tracks are becoming more commonplace and not only serve as a great practice resource for online learning but also in a face to face setting too.
If the piece of music doesn’t have a backing track its quick to either record your own (make sure you add a count in click at the start) or using notation software such as Sibelius, Finale, Dorico or Noteflight.
There are lots of fantastic metronome apps available for studnents to use and again these need to be played at the student’s side to avoid any latency issues.
Most common tempos can also be found on Youtube as loops and there are lots of free app based metronomes for all platforms.
For wind, brass and strings Korg have a fantastic practice studio called Cortosia.
This not only has a metronome and tuner but also provides a visual representation for stability of tuning, tone, volume, dynamics and attack. The instant feedback and scoring system make this a useful tool for teaching.
As well as a traditional metronome, drum loops are great to work with for technical exercises and give a break from the traditional click track.
You can upload recorded demonstrations to YouTube and use the ‘unpublished’ option so that only students with the link can view the file. The advantage of this is that by ticking the settings cog they can slow the track down with the playback speed option.
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