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This revolution is still young. As neat as some of this stuff is, innovation in music education is just beginning to heat up, and a handful of recent apps point to a future where learning music is easier, more accessible and even fun.......

Teach Music and Programming at the Same time! EarSketch engages students in computing principles through collaborative computational music composition and remixing. It consists of an integrated curriculum, software toolset, and social media website. The EarSketch curriculum targets introductory high school and college computing education. The software toolset enables students to create music by manipulating loops, composing beats, and applying effects with Python code. The social media website invites students to upload their music and source code, view other students' work, and create derivative musical remixes from other students' code. EarSketch is built on top of Reaper, an intuitive digital audio workstation (DAW) program comparable to those used in professional recording studios.

An article about the use of this program in schools and its positive impact: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/20/pilot-hopes-to-draw-students-to-computer-programming-through-music/?

The Resource for Education Technology Leaders focusing on K-12 Engineering and physics teacher Nelson Nunalee of Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, North Carolina, was the high school winner of Vernier Software & Technology's 2013 Engineering Contest, which showcased creative uses of Vernier sensors with NI LabVIEW software in the classroom. Nunalee's class created virtual instruments as part of their digital music study. In this video, the students explain the process of devising the virtual trombone and demonstrate its use. Watch below or on YouTube.