Trends in distance learning: online music softwares

This text discusses some of the possibilities of online music softwares for music education. The article begins with a brief introduction to the history of online softwares and provides examples of such programs, directed to notation and music production. After that, the article considers the role of electronic nets, social softwares and new virtual learning environments, setting a scene full of educational alternatives. As a conclusion, it points out to the use of online software as an important element for the development of distance education of music, as well as a very useful resource in face-to-face teaching and learning situations.