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marshallb85

National Association for Music Education (NAfME) - 0 views

shared by marshallb85 on 24 Sep 15 - No Cached
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    Advocacy available for all types of music (orchestra, band, choir, etc.). Educational articles and monthly magazine with ideas and thoughts on pedagogy.
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    The National Association for Music Education provides a huge number of resources for music educators. There are sample lesson plans, information about standards, and access to scholarly journals and other articles. There is also important information regarding advocacy.
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    The National Association for Music Education provides a huge number of resources for music educators. There are sample lesson plans, information about standards, and access to scholarly journals and other articles. There is also important information regarding advocacy.
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    NAfME is a professional organization that helps music educators. This website gives updates on legislation, standard updates and other pertinent news within music education.
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    NAfME is a professional organization that helps music educators. This website gives updates on legislation, standard updates and other pertinent news within music education.
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    This is a professional group for music educators.   This site provides upcoming events, insight on what is going on in the world of music education, and presents professional development opportunities.
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    The website for the National Association for Music Education. NAfME supports all aspects of music education and is a great resource for lesson plans, advocacy and student opportunities.
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    NAfME is where any music educator can get an abundance of infromation. There are lesson plans, forums for classroom management and other teaching situations. The page can also be related to what is happening within your state, from community, programs and to take action in being a music activist in your town.
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    NAfME is where any music educator can get an abundance of infromation. There are lesson plans, forums for classroom management and other teaching situations. The page can also be related to what is happening within your state, from community, programs and to take action in being a music activist in your town.
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    Maybe the best source of information for music educators who are in "real world" situations.
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    For Immediate Release Contact: Ronny Lau at NAfME ronnyl@nafme.org or 703-860-4000, ext. 225 The Music Education Policy Roundtable Gains Another Corporate Supporter, Grows to 35 Total Members RESTON, VA (September 25, 2015)-The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is pleased to announce that Conn-Selmer has joined with NAfME and 33 other like-minded organizations as a corporate supporter of the Music Education Policy Roundtable.
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    The National Association for Music Education is a leading organization that addresses all aspects of music education. NAfME advocates for music and music educators at many local, state, and national levels and provides support for educators, administrators, and students. They offer a wide variety of professional development that help aide the music community in ways to advocate for music as well as improve the practice of music teaching. The group provides members with a plethora of articles and activities relating to music and instruction. 
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    NAfME is an organization that supports and advocates for all aspects of music education. Members have access to monthly magazines, as well as online journals. As a member we also can attend county and statewide workshops for music learning and professional development. It is great being part of an organization that seeks to reach out to all music educators and our students.
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    The National Association for Music Education website contains a great deal of resources for music teachers. They routinely publish articles with wonderfully helpful information and insight for instrumental and vocal music teachers. Being a member also provides educators with state level information and resources.
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    This is the National Association for Music Education. The purpose for this website is to promote music education in all grades and all areas of music from band, chorus, and orchestra to elementary general music. This is a great resource for all music educators.
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    The National Association for Music Education's website is a great place for all types of resources for all music educators. There are sections of the website that are for members only; however, there are also many free and open access resources for the public. NAfME provides information on their honors organizations and programs, action items for the promotion of music education, and classroom resources. The items for the classroom include lessons, national standards, professional development, and scholarship opportunities. NAfME's website also provides access to journals and magazines archieves.
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    An important and resourceful website for nation-wide music educators. This website contains the latest information and most recent news in the world of music education. It shares tips and lessons for the classroom, as well as networking opportunities. It's main mission is to advance music education, and provides great advocacy resources. 
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    This site includes a variety of resources for music educators that include sample lesson plans, national standards, relevant videos, forums, a job center, advocacy information and so much more!
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    The website for the National Association for Music Education is a valuable resource for all music educators. There are discussion boards, professional develop webinars, journals and articles, and many other professional resources. NAfME provides many resources for music educators; pre-service, first-year and veteran teachers alike all benefit from the resources NAfME provides.
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    NAfME is a top resource for music educators all over the country. On their website, teachers can view national music standards, preview sample lesson plans, sign up to join in-service conferences, learn about professional development opportunities, and connect with NAfME members around the country.
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    NAFME addresses the topic of music education in the United States on local, state, and national terms. This association also acts as a resource for music advocacy. NAFME offers professional development for music educators as well.
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    This is the national professional organization for music educators. This site offers information about conferences, lesson plans, and suggested resources. This site is a home-base for music educators from all walks of life.
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    The purpose of the NAfME page is to compile advocacy links, resources and information in music education for teachers, parents, and administrators. It also hosts professional development opportunities for teachers as well as leading and cutting edge opportunities for students.
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    This is the website that all music educators should be familiar with. Aside from being able to purchase/ renew membership, it has a ton of educational resources such as monthly journals, national core standards, and professional networking opportunities.
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    The ultimate resource for music teachers nation-wide. Lesson plans, tools for music advocacy, professional development opportunities and many other resources.
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    This website offers resources for music educators including a lesson plan library, opportunities for professional development, national music standards, and ideas for music education advocacy.
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    The website for the National Association for Music Ed, this site provides a plethora of information relating to the many different facets of music education. It provides links to websites, resources and tools for teaching, and valuable ideas for technology integration.
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    The website for the National Association for Music Ed, this site provides a plethora of information relating to the many different facets of music education. It provides links to websites, resources and tools for teaching, and valuable ideas for technology integration.
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    NAfME, among the world's largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education.
sfrazier04

Classics For Kids - 2 views

  • LISTEN TOGETHER Classics for Kids features a variety of classical music selections. Kids pick some favorites and listen to them with your family.
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      I loved checking out the 'Listen Together" tab.  This feature would enhance the students' understanding of compositional techinques used by various composers.
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    This website is a great resource for K-5 music.  There are jokes, games, and information regarding famous composers, including recordings of famous pieces of music.  This can be used by a classroom of kids in a computer lab, or by a teacher for lesson planning.
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    This website is a great resource for K-5 music.  There are jokes, games, and information regarding famous composers, including recordings of famous pieces of music.  This can be used by a classroom of kids in a computer lab, or by a teacher for lesson planning.
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    This website is useful to teachers and students. It has podcasts, composer biographies, activity pages, and even lesson plan ideas. Also useful are the games for kids, which cover note names, composers, and also let students compose, too!
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    This website introduces children to classical composers, their music, and musical timelines. There are also composition games included at this site as well as practice in identifying notes and rhythms.
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    Good website for stories about classical composers told in story form where kids will listen and learn. The websites covers the majority of the known composers and often creates a series from the well known composers.
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    Good website for stories about classical composers told in story form where kids will listen and learn. The websites covers the majority of the known composers and often creates a series from the well known composers.
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    Classics for kids is a great website where you can read and learn about different composers and classical music. There are links to podcasts and listening maps for the students to actively engage in. There are also composer biographies and other great resources.
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    Elementary students can explore instruments, composers, and various elements of music as well as play games. 
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    This site is fantastic for Elementary Aged students!  There are tons of games that my students love (especially when we're reading notes), and so much information and recordings.  It's a great supplement to any lesson!
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    Classics for Kids is designed for children to be able to navigate and explore. It features a "Composer of the Month" with sound clips of the work of that composer along with biographies, and other interesting information. The website also includes musical games for children, a music dictionary, timelines, and information about musical instruments.The "For Grownups" section includes lesson plans along with other valuable resources.
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    Classics for Kids is designed for children to be able to navigate and explore. It features a "Composer of the Month" with sound clips of the work of that composer along with biographies, and other interesting information. The website also includes musical games for children, a music dictionary, timelines, and information about musical instruments.The "For Grownups" section includes lesson plans along with other valuable resources.
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    A website that offers various worksheets and games for the music classroom. There is also a section on composers. However, some of the text may be too advanced for K-5. 
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    A website that offers various worksheets and games for the music classroom. There is also a section on composers. However, some of the text may be too advanced for K-5.
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    This provides easy and practical shows and lessons for students and teachers. Masters of classical music: Bach, Mozart and Kodaly to name of a few are easily accessible for young age groups. 
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    This is an excellent website for listening to classical music, as well as, activities to accompany the music. Composer and piece information is written in kid friendly terminology.
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    This music resource page is a great way to have students learn about classical composers and not take up too much precious rehearsal time. Students can go on the page and select a podcast of the history of the composers being studied during a particular season. Then they can submit a short write up based on the podcast and have short discussions before rehearsal.
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    Something I have often struggled with is getting students to connect with classical music and composers. Classics for Kids breaks the material down to a kid-friendly level, offering games and activities to help students learn and retain the content. It also puts various pieces from classical composers in one place, making for easy access for classroom use.
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    Something I have often struggled with is getting students to connect with classical music and composers. Classics for Kids breaks the material down to a kid-friendly level, offering games and activities to help students learn and retain the content. It also puts various pieces from classical composers in one place, making for easy access for classroom use.
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    Such a great website with tons of resources for music education. There are interactive games for development of rhythm, composition, and note naming skills, as well as loads of information on composers, music professions, and music time periods.You can also access some prominent compositions for students to listen to, as well as activity sheets for your students to complete based on a composer, or genre of music.
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    Site is a great resource for students for composer info and musical examples. Also has a section of kids music games, as well as music dictionary and list of instruments with sound clip examples. There is also a "grownups" section that includes lesson plans, tips, and advice.
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    Classics for Kids is a resources for teachers, parents, and children. It provides lesson plans, music games and interactive links, a podcast, tips for parents, and information about composers, instruments, and music history. The lesson plans (written by my former music education professor, Dr. Kay Edwards) are standards-based and incorporate elements of Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze.
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    This website is for elementary/general music education. It is a resources for lesson plans on composers, music theory, and music listening.
jmkustec

National Association for Music Education (NAfME) - 0 views

shared by jmkustec on 27 Mar 14 - No Cached
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    The National Association for Music Education offers an immense amount of resources for music educators, parents, and other music advocates to help enrich the musical world we work and play in. News, teaching resources, and professional development opportunities are routinely shared on this website. Additionally, you can become a NAfME member here.
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    The National Association for Music Education offers an immense amount of resources for music educators, parents, and other music advocates to help enrich the musical world we work and play in. News, teaching resources, and professional development opportunities are routinely shared on this website. Additionally, you can become a NAfME member here.
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    Stay up-to-date with what is going on in music education nationwide
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    I use this site on a regular basis to help develop lesson plans, check the national standards, and find great recent articles about music education. This is a wonderful tool for music teachers.
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    National Association for Music Educators. This website contains national standards, resources for music education, and articles concerning music education. 
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    The National Association for Music Education's official webiste is probably the best resource out there. You can read articles about all of the different facets of music education along discussion boards, job postings, and calendars of events.
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    This is a website for the University of Florida Masters of music in Music Education. UFMUE
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    The National Association for Music Education is a great resource for staying on to pot the latest in Music ed news. This is specifically geared to music ed professionals.
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    a) The purpose of the resource is to provide a database of teacher resources and social interaction for an array of musical subjects for use in and outside of the music classroom.(b) This resource covers EVERY national music standard! (c) I would use this site for personal study and lesson planning.
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    All kinds of resources: standards, politics, news, etc. related to music education.
crmtbear

Opus Music Worksheets | Free Music Theory Worksheets - 0 views

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    Welcome to Opus Music Worksheets, a database of high quality, free printable music education resources for download, including free sheet music, music theory worksheets, music flashcards, music business forms, and many other free music learning resources for music teachers, music students, and parents.
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    Opus Music has a great series of music worksheets suitable for general music and ensemble classes. The lessons are sequential and logical and provide clear descriptions of each topic in the lesson material before providing exercises for completion. The worksheets are available in downloadable PDF formats. These worksheets would also work well as substitute assignments if needed as a non-music teacher could figure out the directions.
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    The Opus Music website is a great resource for teachers looking for free printables. It is not a in-depth site, but instead offers a series of music theory worksheets, speed note name tests as well as flashcards and teacher printables for: business cards, lesson registration, lesson assignment and lesson billing. This site is geared towards a private studio teacher, but I have found the theory worksheets useful for beginning music students as well. All the material is free. There are also links to music teaching resources.
Chris Grifa

The Music Parents' Guide - 0 views

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    The Music Parents Guide is a blog centered website that focuses on educating the parents of performing arts students. The purpose of this website is to help parents with ideas of how to support their performing arts child when the parents may have very little personal music experience. This website advocates for the importance of arts in the schools and connects parents to various resources pertaining to music education.
dmcconnehey

Home Page | NAMM Foundation - 0 views

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    A great resource for music advocacy as well as how other teachers are promotting their programs for the overall development for their students. Music Matters is a foundation that provides funding to schools who are in danger of losing their programs or need assistance in raising funds for their programs.
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    The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation webpage serves as a portal site with advocacy material, grant writing tips, and links to lesson plans.
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    This site offers resources about the current state of music education as well as useful articles about music advocacy. The purpose of this site is to inform people about the importance of music eduction and keep them updated about the important events happening today that may change the state of music education. My school district was actually recognized as one of the districts to receive "Best Community for Music Education" by NAMM. Not only is this site useful for music educators, but it also has articles about the role of community members and administrators in advocating for music education.
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    NAMM (National Association for Music Merchants) is a leader in music education. Their trade show every year draws the most important music companies from around the world. NAMM helps music education by providing a place for music educators to learn about the innovations and products available to them. Their website offers grant opportunities for teachers, and information for parents.
hammerjp07

Beginning Music Parents | National Association of Music Parents (AMP) - 0 views

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    Blog which has lots of useful tips and information for parents of band students
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    This site contains information for parents who have children in a music program. Educators can point parents to this site to see what parents are doing in their local communities to support their children in music. Additionally, links are provided to resources/tools for students in their practice in aiding parents in encouraging their students to practice efficiently.
mrbmiller77

Classics For Kids - 0 views

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    Classics For Kids is a great website with fun activities and music resources for use in the classroom. Each month, they feature a different composer and provide activities, handouts, and listening maps that help students learn about various topics in classical music history. There are also online games for kids and lesson plans for teachers.
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    Classics for kids is a great website for any music teacher. This site provides activity sheets, game ideas, and recordings music. This site also has biographies of composers, which is where I generally find out more information on composers too because they are easy to read through and great for kids.
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    This is a free resource with interactive information and games about composers, music history, listening, and basic music theory. The site also include a parent and teacher resource page, printable activity sheets, and composer timelines.
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    Classics for Kids is a great way for students to learn about composers and different genres of music. There are short podcasts that students can listen to that have three questions attached to them. The podcasts are about different types of music and different composers. Each podcast plays popular music from the composer and incorporates jokes for the students to listen to. The website also includes note and rhythm games for students to practice. There are also lesson plans for teachers with links for National Standards.
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    Classics for Kids is a website that is full of information about classical music for kids/students. It includes links to learn about various composers, listening examples, activities, games and quizzes about music. There are lesson plans also available for teachers, and a parent information link is also available. This is a great site for introducing students to the genre of classical music.
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    Site for a plethora of music information, games, activities, downloads, broadcasts, listening, all relating to music education.
kristin mckinley

NAfME - Music Education - 0 views

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    The National Association for Music Education website is an incredible resources for all music educators.  On this site, users can access articles published by fellow educators and professors on an array of topics.  Users can also gain insight on lesson planning, upcoming events, career opportunities, and access to a community of music educators.  Research studies published through NAfME provide valuable information for students to read and analyze.  Students can access valuable resources, discover music events, and gain information regarding auditions.
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    The National Association for Music Education website is an incredible resources for all music educators.  On this site, users can access articles published by fellow educators and professors on an array of topics.  Users can also gain insight on lesson planning, upcoming events, career opportunities, and access to a community of music educators.  Research studies published through NAfME provide valuable information for students to read and analyze.  Students can access valuable resources, discover music events, and gain information regarding auditions.
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    Promotes music study as part of school curricula. Provides great opportunities and information to teachers, students, and parents. Users are informed about the latest news concerning music education, events, career resources, as well as and music lessons.
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    This site is great for music educators to access national standards, articles about teaching, jobs and music advocacy.
erygg2002

SFS Kids: Fun & Games With Music! - 3 views

shared by erygg2002 on 04 Apr 14 - Cached
    • tblenzo
       
      Excellent site.  Clear explanations of musical terms and processes for self-directed learning by approx. 3rd grade and older, and for younger children along with their parents (musically-trained or not) or teachers. Very friendly and accessible interface.
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    The graphics on this website are amazing- any child would enjoy browsing through and learning about musical instruments, composition, and composers. Also very neat is the game where you can "play" different musical instruments. The numbers on the computer keypad become notes in a scale!
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    San Francisco Kids is a website that is attractive and fun for children. There are lessons and interactive composing activities that are helpful and informative for kids who are new to music.
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    The San Francisco Symphony has a great website for kids that has some great activities. Students can explore music and composers throughout history. They learn interesting facts about composers and their music. They also get to listen to music. There are also fun games and activities for them to do.
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    I love using this website to teach about the orchestra. There are so many interactive activities that involve the orchestra, music theory, composition, conducting, and many other activities.
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    Site produced by the San Francisco Symphony. Includes music listening presentations, music games, and composition activities. Great for elementary general music and very child friendly.
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    A wonderful resource for young children from the San Francisco Orchestra. This website allows children to discover, listen, play, perform, conduct, and compose in a child-friendly format.
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    This is a website that covers musical composers and music instruments. I love using this site to help teach the instruments of the orchestra to my younger kids because it includes images and sound clips. There are also games that students can play and compose with instruments.
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    This is a great resource for listening, playing, and learning more about the instruments. It is suitable for young students (Pre-K to 3rd grade students). It does not require a subscription, but Adobe Flash Player should be installed.
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    This is owned and operated by the San Francisco symphony. It requires Adobe flash so desktop computers are suggested for use.
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    This is a website that i have used with my students, more so free time. Allowing to practice their skill but also have fun doing it as it relates to games. The purpose of this would be for students to explore having fun with music!.
kacihoverson

Music Education Tips, Tricks, and Training for Music Teachers - 0 views

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    Not only does the Smart Music Blog offer tips for using Smart Music and its related repertoire, but it also includes practical teaching advice from music educators. These tips include information for new teachers, advice about communicating with parents, instrument technique, curriculum guidance, and more. Information is available for teachers of all grade levels.
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    Not only does the Smart Music Blog offer tips for using Smart Music and its related repertoire, but it also includes practical teaching advice from music educators. These tips include information for new teachers, advice about communicating with parents, instrument technique, curriculum guidance, and more. Information is available for teachers of all grade levels.
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    The Music Educator Blog is sponsored by Smartmusic and is a place where music teachers can share real-world teaching tips and tricks and receive training. There is also a section spotlighting educators and repertoire. The articles, information and training available on this blog would greatly benefit music teachers as well as their students.
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    Blog with ideas and resources for you instrumental music classes. Of course has ideas on how to utilize SmartMusic, but also has many ideas on how to switch up rehearsals and keep students engaged.
Darren Siegerdt

National Association of Music Parents (AMP) - 0 views

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    A great site for music parents, this is a great site to direct parent to or to use as a resource for the instructor himself with many useful links connecting to ways to approach music students, parents, and administrations for both instructional and advocacy scenarios.
ekronzek

Music Theory at zZounds - 1 views

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    This site provides a comprehensive overview of music theory topics. It would be an excellent resource for a general music class or for beginning music theory.
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    A handy resource for basic music theory. A website with basic information itself and links to several other websites. Good for students, parents and teachers. 
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    This is a great resources for basic music theory lessons. It provides information about basic music theory, as well as ways for teaching it and links to other helpful websites. This is a useful tool for music educators to find information that will help their students develop a basic music theory understanding.
emhage

The Benefits of Music Education . Music & Arts . Education | PBS Parents - 0 views

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    Benefits of music education for children. 
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    PBS discusses the importance and benefits of music education. PBS explains that music facilitates learning in other subjects. Learning music taps into multiple skills sets. PBS explains the various categories that music helps benefit.
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    Language development, IQ, test scores, being musical
markkapral

The Music Parents' Guide · A Survival Kit for the New Music Parent - 0 views

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    This is a music parents' guide with many articles written by Anthony Mazzocchi. This is a great resource for teachers to use to educate parents on why music education is important for all students.
lafergusonmusic

Chuck Vanderchuck "Something Something" Explosion! | PBS KIDS GO! - 0 views

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    Brought to the internet from PBS Kids, Chuck Vanderchuck is a cartoon kid who dreams big when it comes to music. Along with his band-mate, Ramona and their dog Zepplin, the trio explore styles of music, compose songs, explore sounds, have jam sessions and allow an interactive inside look at famous musicians and composers in their locations around the globe. Builds music vocabulary, music history and overall exploration of various genres. Styles include: Salsa, Jazz, Country, Hip-Hop, Rock n' Roll, Blues, Classical, Reggae. Good with IWB. Offers teacher and parent resources. Can create a free account and log in anywhere to progress through the game-like environment of Chuck Vanderchuck.
slofgren57

Quaver's Marvelous World of Music | QuaverMusic.com - 0 views

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    Quaver's Marvelous World is a DVD and computer-based program of learning designed to provide teachers and parents with quality, expert tools to impart knowledge and a love of music to kids
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    Quaver's Marvelous World of Music is a great software curricular resource that facilitates general music instructions. The program consists of web-based music activites that go from music theory to responding to music. It also has IWB activities that students enjoy. It can be tailored to each teacher's needs. It requires a purchase.
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    Quaver is a great online educational curriculum and software program for general music classes. This software covers all aspects of music education standards and can be used in conjunction with a SMARTboard.
markkapral

About Tony · The Music Parents' Guide - 0 views

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    This is a music parents' guide with many articles written by Anthony Mazzocchi. This is a great resource for teachers to use to educate parents on why music education is important for every student.
jaywerd04

Music Education Online by Children's Music Workshop - 0 views

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    An online music education for children. 
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    The Children's Music Workshop website provides numerous resources for students, parents, and educators involved with band or orchestra.  It includes advocacy information for parents and helpful videos for students that show the basics of each instrument.  
Staci Pendry

5 Top Sites To Download Free Kids Music That You'll Love - 0 views

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    This site is aimed primarily for you parents. Browse different ways to download kid friendly music for your child. Jamendo Kids Music also lets you listen and preview an album before you buy it.
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