Playing Tests from Home

Next school year, we are piloting a new method of playing tests to swap out practice minutes.  This means more listening for us teachers, but a better feel for how the students are doing as individuals.

Here are some great resources to use to collect playing tests:

Google voice
The first method I ever used to do this.  Allows you to choose your own phone number.  It's like getting emails with a convenient slider to move back and forth in the recordings.  No computer necessary on the student side, just a phone.

Vocaroo
Super-simple interface.  Students can email their playing tests to you after recording as a link, or attach the file to an email.  Works with all devices.

Speakpipe
Just found out about this one.  Looks promising.

SmartMusic
If you have the $, this is my favorite.  However, not all music is in SmartMusic.  The one missing option is to have students record using SmartMusic.... as just a recording device, without needing to have the sheet music on the app.