The International Journal of Music Education (IJME) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the International Society for Music Education (ISME) four times a year.
The International Journal of Music Education is a great resource for learning about new techniques in music education. All articles are peer-reviewed and are written by successful scholars in the field of music education.
This site keeps an up to date feed on all technology useful to music educators. This covers basic applications on mobile devices and even classroom technology such as tuners, metronomes and SmartBoards.
This site keeps an up to date feed on all technology useful to music educators. This covers basic applications on mobile devices and even classroom technology such as tuners, metronomes and SmartBoards.
Techinmusiced.com is a robust blog that features a very iPad centric set of content. Of note are the app list for iOS, choral warmups for the iPad, and recommendations about apps and accessories.
I have had another important use of my Apple Watch this week as we returned back to school. Notifications (text message and e-mail) have become more important now that I am teaching, and a quick glance to my wrist quickly lets me know if I need to respond to something.
This blog is a great resource if you are interested in learning about new smartphone/tablet apps that are related to music education. The blogger also reviews software and other music related technology.
This website has a variety of resources including thoughts of the iOS 9 updates, a review of music apps and app lists as well as Choral warm ups and past presentations of music technology associated with iOS.
Music history and elements of theory, as approached from rock music. Useful for the older students, who would appreciate seeing a connection between classical music and what they (or their peers) listen to.
This website is a fantastic resource for teaching backgrounds about Rock n Roll. I've used this as a web quest assignment for students, but could easily be adapted to full-class instruction. Offers engaging videos with great examples and connections.
Resource for UF Masters in Music Education. This site is helpful to read, connect, collaborate, and steal great idea through blogs. I always gain a sense of confidence when I see that other educators are having similar issues that I am but more importantly dealing with them in similar ways. Lesson planning, resources are easily accessed through blogs such as these!
This webpage simply list available educational technology resources for teachers.
This is a platform where music teachers and educators get to share resources and teaching ideas.
NEA Jazz in the Schools is a web-based curriculum and DVD toolkit that explores jazz as an indigenous American art from ad as a means to understand American history.
This website list 10 top rated sites that offer free music education resources, e.g., technology, music and instrument lessons, platforms for educations to share ideas, web based curriculum,
This site is for professional development that provides videos of changing technology to be used in the classroom. For example, training in Go Noodle, Garage Band, Finale Notepad, etc....
Websites for Kids offers links to variety of sites that include performer-based, symphony-based, music game/theory/history/listening, teacher and other resources. Included in some of the links are resources that include games, aural training, music theory/history, composition, music technology, and audit/video about performances. This is a motivating site for learners to engage in a variety of activities.
how software can be categorized according to its purpose and function, and how to examine software in terms of the attributes it might bring to student learning.
Simple tool to help my students hear the steady beat when we are working with rhythms! It could also be a great tool to help them see the different tempi.
The online metronome is great when your handheld metronome dies. This metronome can be used in a classroom, during private instructions and at home. The metronome has a range of 40 bpm to 208 bpm with present intervals. Tempo descriptors (Largo through Prestissimo) are provided for the piece that do not provide the exact beats per minute. A4 at 440Hz is also provided.
A simple website for a simple deal but everyone should have access to a metronome! Simply plug in a speaker system and the whole band is hearing the metronome, no excuses now!
The online metronome is useful for both student and teachers. Many students use the excuse of not having a metronome as their reason for not practicing with one. Online Metronome allows you to access a few metronome anywhere that internet is accessible. Teachers may use this in their classroom and students may use this to practice at home.
The online metronome is useful for both student and teachers. Many students use the excuse of not having a metronome as their reason for not practicing with one. Online Metronome allows you to access a few metronome anywhere that internet is accessible. Teachers may use this in their classroom and students may use this to practice at home.
Metronome Online is a fantastic free resource found on the web. It is ideal for quick and easy music practice. It is easily accessible if the user has an internet connection, and can be a perfect work around to not having an actual metronome. The online metronome is easy to use, is reliable, and is a valuable tool for all practicing needs!
This free online metronome proves handy for in-class rehearsals and other applications, in classrooms with students of all ages. User can easily set the tempo using the dial and the steady beat will continue until stopped. It also features tempo markings on the dial for ease of use. I use this at least once a week in my classroom.
The purpose of this site is to allow music students to practice with a metronome. This site could also be played over a loud system in the classroom, so that an ensemble could play along to the beat and keep a steady tempo. I like how the tempos are labeled with bpm as well as their tempo names.
Metronome Online does not only provide students or individuals with a steady beat to practice with. It also has accompanying articles that explain how to use the metronome, the difference between the tempo markings and how to practice with it.
One can use this site when in need of a metronome. The one provided has tempo markings that increase by 4 BPM for each level. Along with the numerical designations, Italian tempo markings as well as their spectrum are provided.
This website is an easy-to-use online metronome. It is a great resource for students to use during practice time at home. There is also a tuner that students can use for practice as well.
This website is an easy-to-use online metronome. It is a great resource for students to use during practice time at home. There is also a tuner that students can use for practice as well.
An online metronome for all of your practicing needs! This free alternative to purchasing a metronome can be used by students anywhere they have internet access. Additionally, students can learn tempo terminology and the matching range.
This online metronome has many additional features, including articles on a variety of music-related topics and the option to create a personal account. Through a personal account, the user can track their practice time, create tasks for completion, and set goals.
This website provides free online metronomes for students to use in their individual practice. Students can set the online metronome to different speeds, time signatures, etc. - just like they would a real metronome.
This is a great, free metronome tool to use with students in the classroom or for them to use in their own practice at home. It allows students to work on rhythm, tempo, beat, and time signature.
extension of the music technology and band classroom at Green Acres Middle School in Birmingham, AL
elementary students are learning to read, write, compose, publish and perform their music. Student work, videos, photos and music compositions are posted on this site
technology links, quizzes, resources and information to all music teachers interested in using technology to enhance music instruction
This site contains lessons, worksheets, and quizzes for young music students. In addition, there are links to other music tech related resources and suggested reading materials and other supplies
This is the website of a music teacher in Alabama. She has free music theory lessons and TONS of theory games and quizzes. This teacher made them all herself and shares how she did it. The site is directed toward elementary age students, though you could get away with middle school students too. High school teachers might want to create their own games.
This page gives a great example of how a music technology program can work. It also includes lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes, and links to completed student projects.
This is one of my favorite websites and I use it frequently at school. There are over 140 elementary music quizzes, puzzles and games. There are lessons, a piano practice interface, and worksheets all about music notes, rhythms, instruments, composers, and more. This site also incorporates the use of NoteFlight and showcases student work. There are also links and resources for music technology available on the site.
This website contains various lessons, worksheets and interactive elements for students and instructors in a general music to high school theory classroom. It contains a large library of music worksheets for lesson plan strategies!
This website contains various lessons, worksheets and interactive elements for students and instructors in a general music to high school theory classroom. It contains a large library of music worksheets for lesson plan strategies!
Ms. Karen Garrett has provided a website that is comprehensive, interactive and impressive for a classroom teacher. Her lessons, worksheets and quizzes/games are excellent resources to use for beginner piano, note reading, rhythms, basic music history and music theory.
This website is chock full of activities, quizzes, worksheets, and more. A good number of the quizzes are interactive, which would be great for technology centered music classrooms. Though a good number of documents revolve around piano, there is plenty of material on the site that would be great to use with your students.
This website is chock full of activities, quizzes, worksheets, and more. A good number of the quizzes are interactive, which would be great for technology centered music classrooms. Though a good number of documents revolve around piano, there is plenty of material on the site that would be great to use with your students.
The purpose of this resource is to provide free instructional content for music teachers. The site is also used to provide music technology links, quizzes, resources and information to all music teachers interested in using technology to enhance music instruction.
The Music Tech Teacher website is interested and contains several menus including class lessons, quizzes, and examples of student work. The music tech lessons look great and seem pretty comprehensive on my quick review.
Amazing resource for lesson plans, worksheets, and games to teach students about a wide variety of music topics. This website would be great for creating lesson plans for subs and would also be a great resource if you can't find printed worksheets that address theory. The games are also fun and educational, asking students to identify instruments, tempos, etc. and can act as quizzes that can be scored and printed out. Great resource!
Music Tech Teacher is an open resource offered by Karen Garrett as an extension of her own music classes she had previously been teaching. Ms. Garrett offers free lessons, worksheets and assessments that can be downloaded as .pdfs and used by any teachers looking for materials that could be used within their own classrooms. Ms. Garrett's resources also have a strong focus on teachers looking to specifically make use of technology in their classes.
These include studies on listening, performing, creating, memorising, analysing, describing, learning, and teaching, as well as applied social, developmental, attitudinal and therapeutic studies.
The Psychology of Music journal can provide great insight on how technology can be used inside the classroom to aid in not only teaching about music, but also about reaching students in new and effective ways.
This website is the Chrome Music lab. There are activities to explore all the elements of music. Some of the activities are composition related. There are visual representations of sound as well. You need to use the Chrome browser for them to work. My students really enjoyed this site.
A wealth of interactive activities for music students. Offers graphically-charged representations of musical concepts that simplifies musical ideas into concepts students can grasp.
Chrome Music Lab is a great resource to explore the world of music technology with students of all grade levels. Students can create melodies, rhythms, and visually see their piece come to life with eye-catching colors. My younger students can learn through the program the difference between high/low and short/long. The Kandisky program is great for even the Kindergarten level to practice shapes, sounds, and reading music left to right.
This is a site that helps music teachers teach across the curriculum by connecting music to math, science, and art. These are online experiments that are interactive and have explanations behind the experiments.
Created by Google developers, this site contains various apps associated with different musical elements with the premise that users would simply explore. Songmaker and Kadinsky allow the creation of musical ideas while others explore rhythm chords, and how sound functions. Each app is extremely easy to use and is beneficial in any general music setting.
A collection of blogs to help band directors tackle the specific challenges of our job. Wonderful insights and printable materials such as sub plans and warm up ideas.
This website provides articles with creative ideas about how to teach band better. Its purpose is for band directors to share ideas that work for them with other band directors.
Band Directors Talk Shop is an excellent resource for new and experienced band directors and music educators. This website contains many articles on various topics within instrumental music. Excellent posts include topics such as teaching improvisation as well as facilitating leadership within your band program.
I have used this website as a resource for a long time. This site can be used for information. I have recently used the substitute music assignment in my class. Also, I have been redirected to blogs, podcasts, and many more thing just from this site.
The creators of this website are dedicated to sharing resources that help band directors improve their craft. Posts can be filtered by category (i.e. brass, intonation, theory, etc.) to save time and narrow focus. Additionally, educators can comment on posts, share ideas, and ask questions.
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.
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.
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.
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Always plan before, during, and after activities to solidify the learning impact.
Consider segmenting longer videos to allow students to engage with smaller chunks of information
This connects to the article I annotated about teaching solfege :)
This song is a perfect song to teach and reinforce those rhythms in the lower grades (K-2)
Acka Backa is made up of so, la, and mi so if you are looking for a song to teach those pitches this is it!
Whoever is out goes to the center of the circle and selects one of the four voices. Whatever voice he or she selects is how we will perform the song the next round.
I like that this version keeps them involved in the game even after they get "out"
Use Acka Backa to reinforce steady beat with your little ones. You can have them clap the beat, play rhythm sticks or pass around a ball or bean bag on the beat.
I like the variety of options presented here-- some classes will be able to handle certain options better than others will.
Because they have learned Acka Backa in Kindergarten it’s a great way to bring it back when you’re teaching meter and have them feel the beat. I teach Acka Backa in 2/4 meter but it can also be used to teach 4/4.
This would also be a fun circle game to play at the end of class if you find yourself with a little time left over.
Mamalama: I learned this in Level 3, and we take it a bit faster than in this video, but it is SO FUN! I even had a student get the last part after just a few listenings. CRAZY!