Auralia Changelog

What's new in Auralia 5

• CONTENT LIBRARY:
• Import audio, notation and images, create questions and map content to curriculum.
• The new content library has hundreds of pieces of repertoire ready to use:
• Audio recordings
• Notation excerpts
• Questions
• LIBRARY QUESTIONS:
• Create amazing questions using any item in the library, with excellent control over student feedback and response:
• Notation entry
• Notation highlighting
• Chord symbol entry
• Multiple choice
• Tapping
• NOTATION EDITOR:
• The integrated notation editor allows you to create your own scores, making it easy to customize melodic, rhythmic and harmonic dictation exercises:
• Unlimited parts
• Unlimited bars
• Beaming options & anacrusis support
• Ties & tuplets
• MusicXML import
• Chord symbols, both contemporary and classical
• TESTS & COURSES:
• One of most popular areas in Auralia, tests and courses have some awesome new features:
• Integrate library questions
• Question banks using library questions
• Time limits – entire test or individual entries
• Custom courses – perfect for school curriculum mapping
• Test & course ‘groups’ for easier navigation
• Enhanced reports
• STUDENT TASKS:
• The new student ‘Home’ area shows all tasks, tests and courses that have been assigned to each student. Importantly, the most urgent tasks are right at top of the list.
• Students can see their most recent practice and task activity, complete with scores and timing information. Message from their teacher appear right below! Historical practise, test and course results are also available, allowing students to review their progress over time.
• Singing:
• Singing support in Auralia 5 has been dramatically improved with a new microphone setup wizard to help each student set their optimum input level, ensuring accurate pitch assessment:
• Improved recognition, less sensitive
• Custom vocal ranges for each student
• Setup wizard
• We also now allow students to hear back their singing after it’s assess, an absolutely fantastic tool for student review!
• INTERFACE:
• Auralia 5 has a lovely new interface, retaining its trademark simplicity with a modern clean look:
• Improved student feedback, simpler with less clutter
• Drill revisions with an emphasis on consistency
• Administration changes – workflow improvements
• Administration changes – handy shortcuts
• CLASSROOM FEATURES:
• Students can be members of multiple classes
• All time spent practicing is now recorded
• Messaging system – one way messages for teachers to send to students
• Enhanced reports, better layout and use of color
• New student summary and log reports
• Custom topics that use library content