Professional Music Control for Dance Teachers
Transform your music library into advanced teaching tools. Precise tempo control, start delays, and session timers that only music ownership can provide.
From BarreNotes to Cadance: A Decade of Professional Music Tools
Since 2014, BarreNotes has been the professional standard for dance teachers worldwide. Cadance is the major upgrade - same professional focus, enhanced with start delays, session timers, and improved library management. Your music library becomes professional equipment. Explore our feature guides to supercharge your classes.
What teachers say
When you use a tool for over a decade and it's always there and reliable, you sometimes take it for granted, that's what I did with BarreNotes. I've had it on every music device that I've used over the past 10+ years and it went with me to teach class, run rehearsals, provide enrichment classes and facilitate community social dances.
Having an app like this is the next best thing to having a pianist in your ballet class.
I've invested in over 200 albums since discovering BarreNotes. Every track becomes a professional tool with tempo control and looping. It's changed how I think about building my music library.
Studio Owner
When you use a tool for over a decade and it's always there and reliable, you sometimes take it for granted, that's what I did with BarreNotes.
I've had it on every music device that I've used over the past 10+ years and it went with me to teach class, run rehearsals, provide enrichment classes and facilitate community social dances.
Always simple to use, never bloated with extras that just complicated things or ads.
When my phone died and I needed to get a new device, the first thing I wanted to add was BarreNotes, but it wasn't there.
For the past year I've been trying alternatives to fill the gap and got so frustrated with other players that would be harder to navigate making teaching classes less smooth or rehearsals not as time efficient.
Some would cut off the introductions of class tracks, others had no speed controls, many didn't have a clock displaying the actual time in the app, all little things that are really important to movement professionals trying to use it as an efficient tool.
I was so thrilled to find Cadance and in my time testing it have found it to have all of the pieces of their previous app that I've come to rely on in the studio as well as some new features that are proving to be really handy.
Having an app like this is the next best thing to having a pianist in your ballet class. I have used BarreNotes since it's inception and have found it invaluable. And now we have the new, improved version, Cadance. I have been teaching for decades, since the days of cassettes (and even reel to reel!). So much class time was wasted with rewinding, tangled tapes etc. Half the time giving up because it just wasted too much time to find the track you needed. This app makes such a difference. No time wasted trying to find a particular track and of course being able to adjust the speed of the music is something I could only dream of in those days. The app is so simple and intuitive to use; no great technological knowledge required. And I think this is because it is designed by a dancer who knows what dance teachers need. Cadance gives us time to focus on what is important, the dancing and the music. I will be eternally grateful for this app.
Essential Benefits
Tempo Control That Works
Precise 60-200% adjustment without pitch distortion. Perfect any track for different skill levels and abilities. Learn tempo control techniques.
Smart Class Management
Start delays for positioning, session timers, and seamless looping. Professional preparation and timing built in. Master these features.
Complete Reliability
Your music works everywhere. No ads, connectivity issues, or platform changes affecting your classes. See our privacy commitment.
Professional Investment
Transform your music library into teaching equipment. Every track becomes a versatile tool with enhanced capabilities. Discover why musicians partner with us.
Across All Dance Styles
Every genre benefits when teachers can control tempo, loop sections, and access tracks offline.
Ballet
Classical to contemporary ballet training and repertoire.
Jazz
Classic, contemporary, and commercial jazz for class and stage.
Tap
Broadway and rhythm tap for technique and combinations.
Hip Hop & Street
Old/new school, breaking, popping, locking, house, and more.
Broadway / Musical Theatre
Golden age to contemporary theatre choreography.
Ballroom & Latin
Standard, Latin, social, and club styles.
Contemporary / Modern
Contemporary and modern techniques, including floorwork.
World & Cultural
Cultural and regional forms for study and performance.
Additional
Heels, commercial, acro, drill/precision, cheer, dance team.
Professional Audio Control
Transform any track into the perfect teaching tool with precision tempo control and seamless looping.
Built for Every Dance Teacher
Select the teaching challenges that sound familiar
- Helping dancers build skills with slower tempos
- Back-to-back classes need simplified music management
- Teaching anywhere without internet worries
- Creating choreography with precise musical control
- Versatile teaching across multiple dance styles
- Classes that don't start or stop on the hour
Have questions? Check our frequently asked questions or explore music training resources.
Built for Professional Teaching
Start delays, session timers, and tempo control that streaming can't provide. Professional capabilities for serious educators.