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This is the kids' section of the New York Philharmonic. It has very informative pages about instruments and composers. It also has games for composition, and musical puzzles. You do need to download shockwave to view the content, but it's worth it.

This website is great for elementary students to reinforce the instruments and instrument families found in the orchestra. Students can listen to the sound of each instrument and watch short videos. There are great games and assessments for students to use, I highly recommend the Orchestration Station.

This is a great article about how to keep students interest in music through music technology. The article also gives tips for lessons that connects music technology with the National Music Standards.

Article on the use of technology in music ed as related to NAfME standards

Article on the use of technology in music ed as related to NAfME standards

Marking this website to read in more detail later. It is a blog about Technology in Music Education. The author reviews apps and other technology as related to their use in music education. Could come in handy when trying to find new apps in the classroom that are already reviewed.

With the implementation of the new standards, it will include maintaining portfolios for each student.  This site describes the steps to creating an e-portfolio.    

This SFCV site is for the arts community to read articles, listen to podcast from other orchestras, and allow users to purchase tickets to concerts. Another purpose is to allow youth to explore new music that they might not know or understand yet. This website includes upcoming events in the San Francisco area, Critic Reviews, the ability to listen to music online, and other music resources such as biographies on composers and musicians of today, and from the past.

This podcast site is for educators to discover new ideas in music education and technology while listening to the voices of Joseph Pisano and Darren Morton talk about those ideas. This site is meant to give quality opinions on the latest trends in education. PodOmatic includes podcast on certain music education and technology topics, videos of marching bands performing, and the ability to create your own podcast dealing with music issues. There are websites included that direct one other podcasts from followers of the website and educators.

This website contains links to a large collection of articles, both new and old, written by professional music educators in the UK. Articles can be filtered by instrument, which is very handy.

(a) The purpose of the resource is to have provide a database of articles and interviews covering 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 instructional use in the classroom and outside of the classroom.

Check out this site! It's purpose is to educate teachers on the use of technology in their music classrooms. There are news stories, courses, conferences, links, and resources for technology in music education. You may want to join and become a member.

Perfect resources for staying up-to-date with current news and all things clarinet in the professional clarinet world, with many resources to link to: The Clarinet Journal, free music downloads, research, and ideas related to both clarinet teachers and performers. Check this often!

MagicMusicTutor.com has some really good materials available for free. I have had particular success with the free song arrangements for boomwhackers. There are also tutorial videos, music theory worksheets, virtual instruments, classroom ideas, guitar tutorials, a MIDI song library, and the site admin accepts requests for new materials.

A new music notion software review which is available for Mac and Windows. ScoreCloud could seemingly be of interest to anyone looking to enhance their line of music technology assisted learning or for your own music technology needs.

Goodby snow days, hello distance learning opportunities! A private school in New Jersey is making up school day with online education. I would love to see this happen in PA and around the U.S.

It's easy to teach and celebrate the classic composers: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, etc., but this article discusses ways to incorporate the composers that are still alive today that are still creating new media in our art form.

This blog has information about the video series "Everything is a Remix". This series discusses the creative process and how those who create develop the ideas of others to come up with their new ideas. Topics include music, film, technology, copyright, among others. Interestingly presented and remixed.

Band Ed Tool Shed is a blog ran by a band director named Roger Whaley who is aiming to work smarter in his music classroom. He also outlines issues he encounters in his system and how he overcomes them. Great resource for directors to use for ideas on how to adapt to changing conditions and create new resources for their classrooms.

Orff-Schulwerk blog written by Eric Young, one of the AOSA Division IV representatives. Great ideas on enhancing your Orff lessons in a whole new way.

This is a blog for music education and technology. It contains information about virtual ensembles and projects that can be used to help incorporate technology in the classroom. This is a good resources for music educators to find new projects and information about virtual ensembles. These will help to motivate the children and allow them with opportunities for collaboration.

There is a supposed "separation of church and state." However, Gospel music can be a key source for teaching elements of harmony and rhythm and can help fill in certain gaps in music history.

This resource promotes music education in the state of Georgia. The website provides resources for all music educators around the state of Georgia. You can also subscribe to their publication - Georgia Music News to stay informed of what is happening with music education around the state of Georgia.