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17 July, 2025
Introducing RiFF – A Powerful New Tool for Music Teachers
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RiFF – A Powerful New Tool for Music Teachers
From September, we’ll be retiring our current Learning Platform (including the app) and replacing it with RiFF, our new digital sheet music player. RiFF offers a major upgrade with features designed to make teaching and learning more effective and engaging.
If you’ve purchased digital books, they’ll start being automatically available in RiFF from late July. You’ll see dual access to both platforms during the transition.
Why RiFF is a Game Changer
RiFF is packed with tools to support practice, performance, and exam prep:
- Multi-Angle Video – See multiple views (e.g. hands, wide shot), with flexible layout and mirror options for left-handed players.
- Smart Playback Tools – Section markers, tempo control, and easy navigation for efficient teaching and learning.
- Audio Control – Switch between full mix, backing track, or solo part.
- Custom Looping – Repeat bars or segments for focused practice.
- Instrument Visuals – Real-time fretboard and keyboard views.
- Metronome & Count-In – Fully adjustable, great for ensemble timing.
- Notation Flexibility – Choose full score, tab, or chord chart.
- Advanced Learning Aids – Rhythmic breakdowns, note names, solfège, and chord visibility toggle.
- Exam Mode – Disables visual aids to replicate printed exam conditions.
Access and Support for Teachers
We’re here to support your transition from the Learning Platform to RiFF. If you have an active subscription to the Learning Platform, we’ll be in touch directly with your specific access instructions.
RiFF will be incorporated into all of RSL Awards’ graded music e-books, which you can purchase here, and embedded into the Rockschool.io curriculum materials. Rockschool.io has even more features to help you link your teacher account to the student’s books, set and review homework tasks, and all the business support, technology and marketing you need to grow your teaching business.
Don’t forget, you can also access:
- Teacher Digital Packs – Discounted bundles for all available syllabuses to save you money.
- Digital Upgrades – Upgrade physical books to digital for just £5.
We’re excited to offer this powerful new tool and are here to help with the transition. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@rslawards.com
Here’s a full walkthrough of RiFF…
