Online Music Practice Platform for 
Private Teachers and their Students.

Sweetwater and MatchMySound are partnering to help private music teachers extend learning beyond the lesson. Bring guided practice, instant feedback, and interactive assignments to your music students with MatchMySound.
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  • Measurable Progress
    What you’ll get as a teacher
    • Clear record of assigned vs. completed work per student and piece.
    • Attempt and score history to see practice consistency and improvement.
    • Teacher comments attached to each assignment for context.
    • Everything in one place — no hunting across apps.
  • Student Motivation
    What your students get
    • Interactive play-along notation on laptop, tablet, or phone.
    • Instant pitch & rhythm scoring after practicing.
    • Practice in sections and adjust tempo as needed.
    • Daily stars and small wins that build consistent practice habits.
  • Growth Without Burnout
    Features for successful teaching
    • Access to popular method books.
    • Upload your own curriculum.
    • Email notifications when students submit assignments or comments.
    • Manage groups and classes-assign pieces, and review submissions at the group level.
Interactive Notation

Assign sheet music online in minutes!

Upload a notation file
or an audio file
Set score goals and
attach additional files
Assign piece and
exercises to students
Review students’ scores, and leave comments
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Our instructional approach

Immediate Practice Feedback

MatchMySound uses sound recognition to compare two audio recordings: a original reference track and the learner’s performance.
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Beyond minutes

Practice Tracking & Analytics

  • See ⎯ and hear ⎯ what actually improved.
  • Track attempts, accuracy, and consistency over time.
  • Filter by dates or assignments, and arrive at each lesson already knowing where to start.
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Beyond minutes

Practice Tracking & Analytics

Assignments - track attempts, accuracy, and consistency over time.
Assignments - track attempts, accuracy, and consistency over time.
On distance

Live Lessons

Use the integrated lesson room for quick check-ins and coaching. Built for online music lessons with a tuner, metronome, guitar chord & scale generator, and other lesson tools. Keep everything in one place, so live sessions are shorter, focused, and informed by real practice.

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On distance

Live Lessons

Our content

Access to popular method books by well-known publishers.

Faber Music

Founded in 1965 as a sister company to the renowned book publisher Faber and Faber, Faber Music has spent the past sixty years growing into one of the UK’s leading independent music publishers. Today, it publishes an exceptional catalog spanning classical, contemporary, Film & TV, pop, and printed music—and is widely regarded as one of the most influential voices in contemporary classical music worldwide.

Piano Adventures

Randall and Nancy Faber have combined their backgrounds as performer and composer to become leading supporters of piano teachers and students. The husband and wife team has authored over 300 books, including the highly respected Piano Adventures method which has motivated students around the world. The Fabers advocate piano study not only for personal expression and performance success, but also as a vehicle for the student’s creative and cognitive development.

Excelcia Music Publishing

Excelcia Music Publishing is a composer-led, education-focused publisher known for high-quality, accessible music that inspires student performers and supports teacher success. Based in Lakeland, Florida, the company offers meticulously edited school performance repertoire for concert band, string orchestra, jazz ensemble, and choir, along with methods, solos, chamber music, and educator resources that serve music programs across the United States and internationally.

Hal Leonard

Hal Leonard is the world’s largest print music publisher, with the #1 methods for learning guitar, piano, band, orchestra, plus publications for learning virtually every instrument imaginable. In addition, they distribute other esteemed publishers including Berklee Press, Boosey & Hawkes, DeHaske Publications, Faber Piano Adventures, G. Henle Verlag, Robert King, G. Schirmer, Schott, Willis, and many more.

Mel Bay

Mel Bay Publications is a historic, family-founded music publisher best known for its influential method books that helped define modern guitar education worldwide. Since 1947, Mel Bay has expanded to offer a vast catalog of instructional materials and sheet music for guitar and many other instruments and styles, supporting generations of players and teachers at every level.

My-Melodies

My-Melodies is a small, independent publishing house based in Lawrence, Kansas, specializing in educational piano literature created and owned by composer and teacher Brock Chart. Guided by the motto “Fun music doesn’t need to be hard to play,” My-Melodies focuses on modern, student-friendly pieces that are approachable for younger players while still sounding fresh and exciting, and its growing catalog has gained recognition in national piano teaching publications and curriculum lists.

Neil A Kjos

Neil A. Kjos Music Company publishes the beloved Bastien Piano Basics series, a time-tested core method used by teachers worldwide to introduce beginners to the piano in a clear, sequential way. Written by the Bastien family, these colorful, carefully graded books integrate lesson, theory, performance, technique, an

MatchMySound

MatchMySound serves as a modern, teacher-centered publisher within the platform, curating and commissioning engaging repertoire and etude-style content designed to plug seamlessly into any curriculum. Featuring offerings like L.C. Harnsberger’s “String by String,” 10 titles from the “100 Licks” series, and Vocal Artistry collections, MatchMySound has developed more than 30 focused collections that give educators flexible, leveled material to reinforce skills, motivate students, and enrich existing methods.

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Value

Why teachers choose MatchMySound

MatchMySound continues the long apprenticeship tradition of music education, where students learn to imitate their teachers before developing their style.

  • Less admin, more teaching–automated feedback, reminders, and reports.
  • Measurable practice quality and not just minutes.
  • Student motivation through immediate feedback, streaks, and clear goals.
  • Students come to the lesson prepared, since they have had guided practiced at home
  • 100% web-based–no installs; works on laptop, tablet, and phone.
  • Complies with privacy laws, including COPPA & GDPR.
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Teacher Benefits

Exclusive Benefits for Sweetwater Teachers

Exclusive Benefits for Sweetwater Teachers MatchMySound teachers through Sweetwater receive special offers from leading music industry partners. Unlock your teacher benefits once 5 student subscriptions become active.

Free Duet Subscription

Duet is a leading provider of studio management software for independent music teachers. Through a single-login web app, teachers can manage billing, scheduling, communication, marketing, and financial reporting—all in one place. MatchMySound-referred teachers receive Duet completely free, waiving the full $9/month subscription fee.

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TMO Membership Discount

Teach Music Online (TMO) is a professional development platform for private music teachers, offering career-building courses, monthly live training with industry experts, and a supportive global community. Founded by Carly Walton, TMO helps music educators grow successful online and in-person studios through training, masterclasses, and a popular weekly podcast.

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Music Studio Startup Perks

Music Studio Startup helps music teachers grow successful, sustainable studios through business courses, coaching, and a supportive online community. Founded in 2018, the platform also offers a popular podcast, studio-building resources, and exclusive Masterclasses for MatchMySound teachers, along with complimentary introductory content and course discounts.

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$20 Off Insurance Canopy

Trusted by more than 140,000 professionals, Insurance Canopy provides liability insurance for music teachers in every teaching environment—including home studios, student homes, studios, and online lessons—so you can teach with confidence. Use promo code MATCHMYSOUND20 for $20 off your annual policy.

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Free 90-day Summer Trial

Help students stay motivated and make consistent progress between lessons with guided online practice, interactive sheet music, and immediate feedback. Start with a limited-time 90-day summer trial, then continue for just $4.99/month per student.
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