The aim of the workshop is to examine Free Open Source Software available for the music teacher. Also, to explore the potentials and weaknesses of the available software. Particular attention will be given in choosing the appropriate software during the current economic situation in Greek schools. Special interest will be given to the criteria and conditions used for selecting software for the teacher or the student. Examples will be given on the use of applications in various areas such as processing audio recordings, downloading music excerpts from the Internet, searching for and processing of music notation, etc. At the end of the workshop, time will be given for discussion, answering questions, clarifications, and exchanging of experience on the subject. There are no prerequisites concerning hardware; all aforementioned applications are free and cross-platform.
Presentation. The workshop took place on 28 November 2015 at the 7th Conference of the Greek Society for Music Education (GSME), “Music Literacy: Formal and Informal Forms of Music Teaching-Learning”, co-organised by GSME and the Thessaloniki Concert Hall Organisation (Thessaloniki Concert Hall, 27–29 November 2015).