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Aside from it's hideously ugly design, this website offers a lot of great information and recordings for you and your students if you are studying baroque music.

These tools are designed for classroom "noise" management, but seem to me to have application for the elementary music classroom in discovering appropriate dynamic levels.

This looks like a composition app that was designed with child development in mind. Can't wait to try it!

QuestBase is a free, cross-platform application that provides Everything you need to create and manage your assessments, tests, quizzes and exams, both on-line and printed. Designed as a training and learning tool, QuestBase can also be used for selection tests, psychological tests, satisfaction and opinion surveys, market researches and customer feedback.

Designer and developer, Kyle Stetz, created this instrument for creating ascii beats. They might be useful for creating hiphop tracks - based on what you type into the input box. Use student names, school names, teams, projects and other text to create interesting beats.

The purpose of this resource is to provide examples of music curriculum that is based on creativity through technology integration in the classroom. The website lists and provides several examples of music courses designed to engage the non-traditional music student through technology.

This free downloadable version of Finale NotePad is great for basic composition projects. The software boasts its "Human Playback" feature which is designed to demonstrate expressive musical nuances, giving it a more realistic sound rather than being merely computer generated. NotePad has excellent sound quality and includes over 128 built-in instrument voices. 

This free downloadable version of Finale NotePad is great for basic composition projects. The software boasts its "Human Playback" feature which is designed to demonstrate expressive musical nuances, giving it a more realistic sound rather than being merely computer generated. NotePad has excellent sound quality and includes over 128 built-in instrument voices. 

A free download for basic music notation. You have the ability to make simple scores and compose exercises or any music really for several different instruments. A great introduction into the full Finale product and an easy tool for students to use on simple composition projects.  

Free lesson plans sorted by content. Designed for elementary music. Description includes 1) name of lesson 2) type of lesson 3) grade level

Music research at the CASS is concerned firstly with the design and construction of the hardware and software technologies associated with the production of music and sound and secondly, with the creative application of those technologies in current musical performance or sonic installations. The research includes a historical and theoretical perspective.

The Florida Marching Band Coalition website is a website that almost all Florida high school marching band directors will utilize and should have book marked. The site provides information about marching band competitions in the state of Florida as well as establishing criteria by which marching band shows should be designed and taught.

This website offers resources for teaching about jazz music in the general music classroom. The lesson plans and activities are based on the PBS documentary "Jazz: A Film By Ken Burns" and specifically designed for grades K-5 or 6-12.

This musical timeline was designed by Google; It is based on what was bought and when through GooglePlay. You can explore the numerous genres and subgenera of music through this interactive timeline. Popular albums are also linked to each genre. What a great visual for students!

I attended an Arts Integration Workshop this past summer (2015), which is designed to train general education teachers how to incorporate the arts into their lessons. This wiki has many, many examples and lesson plans for arts or non-art teachers to use!

This is a podcast designed to help piano teachers of all experience levels. They discuss different teaching techniques, studio information, practice ideas, and other helpful information. This can be used by piano teachers to enhance their teaching knowledge and learn ways so successfully run their piano studio.

Music Prodigy is a way to engage students in guided practice and specific assignments. Similar to SmartMusic, you can have students record segments or pieces for you and send them in for assessment or check off purposes. It's design is to save time and to encourage home practice with the use of their devices.

This is a playlist of TED talks specifically designated for general music education and various music ensembles. A great resource for all types of music directors interested in learning more about the transformative power of music.

This website is a game designed to introduce instruments to students (K-5) in a fun and interactive way.  Benjamin Britten's composition "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" is used as the basis for this adventure.

This is a fun, interactive website that helps students get to know the instruments, the set up of a professional ensemble, different genres, and musical roles.

This website is a game developed by Carnegie Hall that helps younger students learn the instruments of the orchestra. The game uses Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. This interactive game helps students understand the layout of an orchestra, the ranges of the individual instruments, and how they sound individually and together in an ensemble. This is an excellent tool for elementary music!

Auralia5 and Musition5 are very good soft wares for a music classroom. Auralia is for ear training, while Musition is for music theory. These softwares enhance a student's musicianship through very interesting activities of listening, composing, notating music, and sight reading/playing. A school has to purchase the software, though it is cloud based. The teacher adds students to different classes in the groups so that when assignments are set, they are easily submitted to the class where they belong. Teachers can create and assign worksheets, tests, and courses, and grade his/her students online as well. Tracking allows the teachers to run exams with high quality content that students love. Reports are also created in the software and parents can access their children's performance. Auralia and Musition are perfect for students of all ages and abilities. Auralia has a clean, easy to use interface designed to keep students focused on their essential ear training task.

This is an ear training game using a "matching card" format. It looks simple and almost boring, however, once a person starts playing the game it becomes very interesting, This is well suited for middle school as it does not appear to "babyish".

Note pair is an online music game designed to help children read music notes easily and quickly. This game helps children learn to read music notes step by step, at their own pace. A child listens to a note, and tries to match it to a similar note. This ear training computer game lets you learn music notes and their pitches. Students and pupils who play a musical instrument as a child have a better verbal memory than those with no music training. Aural listening skills enhance brain development and students who listen more to music are calm, critical thinkers, and confident. Introducing such a game as a lesson starter even for classes that are not learning music fosters concentration and interest of the learners. Their brain becomes alert and ready to take in any information.

This page offers different curriculum maps for elementary school. Katie's curriculum can help a teacher plan their year out better of give ideas on how to format their year. The curriculum maps can also serve as models when creating your own curriculum map. The website also offers grant writing tips, PD opportunities, classroom design, and music center/game resources.