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"Music Coloring Pages Music Coloring Pages, Music Coloring Page, Free Music Coloring Pages, Music Coloring Sheets, Music Coloring Book Pages Studying music? What better way to learn instruments than to have pictures of them? It makes a great way to compare and contrast instruments of the percussion, brass, and woodwind families. Even better, play music samples in the background while they learn!"

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"There are an abundance of music apps for your iPad. You've got radio stations, music services, music tagging apps and let us not forget how your iPad can work as a fully functional iPod, too. The question is no longer, "How can I get my music on my iPad?" But is now, "What is the perfect music for this moment in time?" Songza has devoted its existence to the answer of this very question."

Computer program helps students with music, literacy skills Students at a Florida middle school are enhancing their musical literacy through SmartMusic, a software program that scores students' attempts to play along with sheet music on a computer screen. Teachers can review the students' work and type in feedback and grades. The program does more than just improve musical knowledge, the school's band director said. "I have seen the results of their growth academically alongside what they are doing musically," he said. The Tampa Tribune (Fla.)

"Mobile technologies are playing a big role in the classroom, in virtually all kinds of education. Music is no exception, as a wealth of new applications for tablets and smartphones have made it possible to learn, share, and have fun with music education just about anywhere. Whether you're a music teacher looking for new tools to share with students or a student looking for new ways to practice and learn, here are some of the apps that we think are helping to revolutionize music education, offering fun, information, and instruction anywhere, anytime."

Today, both girls are integral parts of Garrison Elementary's "1st Grade Blues Band." In addition to putting on a great show, this band demonstrates irrefutable evidence of the positive role that music plays in education. To find out more about the pedagogy behind music and Mr. Schwartz's use of music in his classroom, please visit the KidsLikeBlues.org website. And you don't want to miss watching these incredible kids get their Blues on with a rousing rendition of "Sweet Home Chicago" at their recent talent show. (Click here for the YouTube video and get ready to rock!)

"Soundation - Create Music on the Web"

Masher lets you easily create a video by mixing together video clips, music tracks, and photos all for FREE! Mix... Your videos and photos, with our huge library of video clips from BBC Motion Gallery, Rip Curl and more. Mash... Your videos and photos together using our simple studio, then add some words, music and special effects. Share... Your video Mash by posting it to sites such as Facebook, MySpace, or by emailing it.

"If you think that iPods are used just for listening to music, you obviously haven't been keeping up with the latest technology. The Apple-developed music player now features all kinds of accessories to help you study better, and now other companies are in a rush to get their designs in sync with the iPod. Pre-teens, college kids and even adults are taking advantage of the educational benefits an iPod affords them. From downloadable podcasts to just-for-iPod study guides and applications, learning on the go has never been easier. To find out about the many different ways you can transform your iPod into a learning device, check out our list below."

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Stuff Music teachers can use

"Music video by Brad Paisley performing Welcome To The Future. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 86,896 (C) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment"

Creative Commons music options for a variety of different projects. 

Courtesy of Richard Byrne (FreeTech4Teachers) this is an interactive site for creating/recording music online.

"Jam With Chrome is a fun new Google web tool. On Jam With Chrome (only works if you use the Chrome browser) you can play nineteen virtual instruments. Jams can have four musicians playing together in real-time over the web. It's an application that I had a bit of fun playing with this evening. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a native recording application built into Jam With Chrome. You could use a screencasting tool like Jing or Screenr to record your jam session. "

http://havefunteaching.com/songs/ Music for Kids

An audio editor useful not only to music teachers but also to physics teachers: visualizing sound waves is a treat when explaining amplitude and frequency, among other topics...

" Other fab ideas from the same site: * Trading cards * Jigsaws * Pop art * Hockneyizer * Calendar john sutton: http://www.twitter.com/hgjohn 7.Make a photostory and add audio Scanned in images can be inserted into Photostory to develop a story with voice recordings and audio. The image to the left is from a scanned storyboard which the children put into the programme and then recorded the story adding music afterwards. Bill Lord www.twitter.com/@joga5 8 Create a twitpic. we brort aw toys to scool and we tuk sum fotos. Let the world know what you are doing! This is a twitpic from @giraffeclass - a Year 1 class which tweets to give the children a different audience and purpose for their writing. It has become a daily part of their routine."

" Other fab ideas from the same site: * Trading cards * Jigsaws * Pop art * Hockneyizer * Calendar john sutton: http://www.twitter.com/hgjohn 7.Make a photostory and add audio Scanned in images can be inserted into Photostory to develop a story with voice recordings and audio. The image to the left is from a scanned storyboard which the children put into the programme and then recorded the story adding music afterwards. Bill Lord www.twitter.com/@joga5 8 Create a twitpic. we brort aw toys to scool and we tuk sum fotos. Let the world know what you are doing! This is a twitpic from @giraffeclass - a Year 1 class which tweets to give the children a different audience and purpose for their writing. It has become a daily part of their routine."