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Casey Thompson

IWasDoingAllRight - Jazz Blog, Ear Training, Jazz Trumpet, Atlanta Jazz - 1 views

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    This website has a cool ear training applet. Other links discuss improvisation and trumpet techniques.
nwotton

Microsoft Word - Participants' Ideas.docx - 0 views

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    This resource serves as a simple list that can be used for choral teachers of different ability levels to get a basic handle on teaching middle school chorus. It offers many teaching ideas that can help teachers become more connected with their student's singing through their teaching. There's many categories for the teaching techniques including: teaching middle-level girls, boys, and mixed voices.
veanda

Inspiring Students through Creativity - NAfME - 0 views

  • learning repertoire and a musical vocabulary using our intuition and reason to create and improvise reflecting on our learning, and learning from exemplars.
  • develop improvisation and composition in a variety of musical styles include improvisation and composition as an integral part of teaching and learning, and assess student learning.
  • Classes and rehearsals can be planned to develop executive skills for singing and playing instruments while also scaffolding the rhythm, tonal, and harmonic understanding necessary for thoughtful improvisation and composition. Through interactive music making, participants confirmed that students need opportunities to think musical thoughts that provide pathways for developing higher-order thinking skills when making music.
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    This article discusses strategies that can be used to continue to encourage students' creativity in music through pedagogical techniques.
cherrero

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    The American String Teachers Association is filled with helpful resources for string teachers specifically. The "teaching resources" page includes tips for working on string specific content such as bowing technique and left and right hand position.
rknappmusic

(7) Chili Dog Strings - YouTube - 0 views

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    Reference videos, podcasts, and interviews by professional string educators. These pedagogues specialize in Suzuki Method string teaching. They offer modern pedagogical techniques utilizing technology. They also offer recorded accompaniments for young students.
rknappmusic

StringSkills.com | Created by Gabriel A. Villasurda - 0 views

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    This site includes scale sheets, rhythm charts and bowing examples for orchestra students and teachers.  I have used this site with my school students and private students.
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    Useful and mostly free teaching materials and other resources for: school orchestra directors, private studio teachers, future string teachers and college methods classes, string players of all ages for self-study.
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    The finger patterns have really helped my students play in tune in a variety of keys.
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    Gabriel Villasurda offers a number of free resources for string education. His finger patterns are invaluable for improving intonation in a variety of keys.
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    StringSkills.com is a place for teachers to be able to look up different finger patterns for all four instruments. There are sheets for shifting to help the student to become fluent and relaxed while shifting and playing in different positions. There are also rhythm, one to two octave scales and sight reading. Each of these have a free download of work sheets that teacher and students can access online to work on in class or practice at home.
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    StringSkills.com is a place for teachers to be able to look up different finger patterns for all four instruments. There are sheets for shifting to help the student to become fluent and relaxed while shifting and playing in different positions. There are also rhythm, one to two octave scales and sight reading. Each of these have a free download of work sheets that teacher and students can access online to work on in class or practice at home.
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    This site provides several pieces that focus on certain musical performance skills. The resources are in the form of downloadable sheetmusic. This is a great site for honing in on one specific skill being taght at a time. Most teachers use method books in lesson, which are of course very beneficial but may not put enough emphasis on a specific musical concept. This site has music in several categoires including finger patterns, shifting, and rhythm to name a few. Some of the categories have downloadable curricula as well, making it a great guide for novice teacher or even experienced teachers looking for new materials to work with.
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    StringSkills.com is an excellent free resource for string teaching materials. Compiled by Gabriel Villasurda, this site contains fingering charts/suggestions, rhythmic practices (and crazy tunes to help reinforce the learning) as well as bowing techniques, scales and shifting. There are even challenge pieces to be played on one string. Definitely worthwhile for string teachers.
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    This website has free, downloadable exercises that address many string techniques. There are exercises for bowings, finger patterns, scales of varying difficulties, shifting, rhythm, and key signatures. This could be a great resource to push students from a beginner/intermediate level to being able to play advanced repertoire that involve complex rhythms, articulations and key areas. I would like to use this for upper middle school students to prepare them for high school instrumental programs. 
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    This site contains a variety of teaching materials for violin, viola, cello, and bass. Topics include finger patterns, scales, shifting, bowings, and rhythm.
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    This website is a resource full of exercises and sheet music for string instruments. There are scales, shifting exercise, and simple songs for students to download and play. There are also piano accompaniments for students to play along with for many of the pieces.
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    This website is a resource full of exercises and sheet music for string instruments. There are scales, shifting exercise, and simple songs for students to download and play. There are also piano accompaniments for students to play along with for many of the pieces.
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    Great resource for string teachers! Includes free sheet music to teach specific skills.
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    This string specific website has lots of great resources for working on different skill-sets. I particularly like this for the finger pattern exercises and rhythmic reading tunes. This helps to work on rhythm, intonation, sight-reading, and scale work.
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    This website is a comprehensive resource for string teachers which includes etudes, scale sheets, bowing resources, and more. Many resources are available for printing and sharing directly with students.
bakerdaniel91

Ear Training - 0 views

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    This website provides useful resources for both students and teachers in the realm of audiation. For students, it provides helpful practice of intervals, chords, scales, and the like to train one's inner-ear. For teachers, it provides a number of pedagogical techniques and classroom exercises to try.
kjcute

onandoffthepodium | Materials - 0 views

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    Wendy Higdon's website provides useful resources for the band classroom, including recruitment tactics, practice guides, and a blog with further guidance. This site is geared towards the elementary and secondary ensemble setting.
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    This website offers several different resources that any band director could find useful. The blogs section has a variety of posts detailing the experiences of other educators as well as the different techniques they employ in their classes. It also has a section for materials and different .pdf files that can be used as helpful resources for lesson plans.
webstermegan

XtremeBrass & Percussion - 0 views

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    This site has a lot of great material for brass and percussion. I have used them in the past for a few items (range builders, breathing exercises, drum heads). Affordable items and a very good resource for music teachers.
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    Xtreme Brass and Percussion is a online retailer focusing on brass and percussion instruments. They sell a wide variety of goods including instruments and instrument accessories, sheet music, marching band music, and playing technique books and much more.
scarlock

String Bass Online - Bass Music, Double Bass Lessons and Bass Instruction for all Ages - 0 views

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    String Bass Online is a website designed specifically for bass players. There is a section with information about bass technique: how to hold the bass, bow holds, how to care for the bass, etc. There is also a section with free sheet music for students to download and play along with. There is another section with scales and etudes for the bass as well as a section of Christmas music for bass players to download and play.
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    String Bass Online is a website designed specifically for bass players. There is a section with information about bass technique: how to hold the bass, bow holds, how to care for the bass, etc. There is also a section with free sheet music for students to download and play along with. There is another section with scales and etudes for the bass as well as a section of Christmas music for bass players to download and play.
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    String Bass Online is a website devoted to the string bass. It includes information about string bass basics, such as how to set up the bass and start playing the bass, bass fingering charts, bass care, bass practice tips, how to read music, and much more. It also has free sheet music for the bass and exercises specifically for the bass. Finally, it offers a string class that discusses string music throughout history. These websites are great because they keep everything instrument specific rather than covering all the instruments together.
scarlock

Cello Online - Cello Music, Cello Lessons and Cello Instruction for all Ages - 0 views

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    Cello Online is a website with specific help for cello students. The website contains sheet music for students to download and play. The sheet music also has accompaniment for students to play along with. The website also contains fingering charts for cellists, technique information, information on how to care for the cello, information on the history of the cello and a page for Christmas music.
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    Cello Online is a website with specific help for cello students. The website contains sheet music for students to download and play. The sheet music also has accompaniment for students to play along with. The website also contains fingering charts for cellists, technique information, information on how to care for the cello, information on the history of the cello and a page for Christmas music.
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    Cello Online is a website devoted to the cello. It includes information about cello basics, such as how to set up the cello and start playing the cello, cello fingering charts, cello care, cello practice tips, how to read music, and much more. It also has free sheet music for the cello and exercises specifically for the cello. Finally, it offers a string class that discusses string music throughout history. It is a similar structure to Viola Online, with slight variations in what is offered for the instrument. There is also a link to a store for all these websites for purchases for the instruments.
navarrosnotes

Ives: Father's Experiments - 0 views

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    This is an online interactive and informative site. This page focuses on the Holidays Symphony and describes compositional techniques used by Charles Ives. It allows the user to "experiment" with sound.
jmpete

About Us - Band Directors Talk Shop - 0 views

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    This website has a bunch of resources! They have free, downloadable files like beginning of the year checklists. They also post a lot of instrument specific articles, like proper techniques and how to teach them.
eperegrine

Music Racer - 2 views

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    I use this game with my students to help with note names.  This makes naming notes a game and competitive.  It also includes the alto clef and while many worksheets leave out the alto clef.
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    I use this game with my students to help with note names.  This makes naming notes a game and competitive.  It also includes the alto clef and while many worksheets leave out the alto clef.
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    Music Racer is a music game students can use make learning note names, fingerings, and music terms fun! Students can pick the instrument they play or choose another instrument if learning and secondary instrument.
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    Online game that helps students practice note identification, drill basic music terms and fingerings. One of the great features is that it can be set for a wide variety of instruments - each using appropriate clef.
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    This is a website aimed at younger students where they can test their knowledge of instrument fingerings and techniques through a game. It is especially helpful for entry level instruments, such as beginning band and recorder classes.
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    This is a website aimed at younger students where they can test their knowledge of instrument fingerings and techniques through a game. It is especially helpful for entry level instruments, such as beginning band and recorder classes.
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    Purpose of this resource: This website can be used for practicing note identification, fingering recognition and music terminology. Students are given a score for each of their practice sessions (races) and results are posted on a worldwide leader board. Musical Content: This website generates quizzes on note names and fingerings based on instrument. There is also a quiz dedicated to identifying the meaning of musical terminology. Other information: This resource has instrument selections for band and orchestra instruments, piano and recorder. Vocalists and other instrumentalists should select the instrument that is closest to theirs.
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    Music Racer is a website that uses games to help reinforce music reading concepts. The purpose of the website is to reinforce musical terms, note names, and fingerings through the use of speed based games. There are multiple levels of difficulty and students can choose their instrument to personalize their game. The games are not customizable and students with at least a half year of experience would benefit most from this website. There is a top 50 leader board for each level of the different games that is based on the speed in which the game is completed. Teachers can use this website as a fun way to continue to reinforce fundamental music reading concepts.
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    This website is an excellent tool for reinforcing note reading and fluency. Students can progress through three levels of identifying notes on a staff specific to their instrument. They can work to get faster times and eventually reach the top 50 list.
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    This site has 3 reinforcement games in it for band students. In order to start the games students select their instrument, it then takes them to the appropriate exercise for the students. The reinforcement games are note identification, fingering reinforcement and music terms.
anonymous

JoyTunes Recorder Master (Beta) - 1 views

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    This is a web-based game for recorders. Students play recorder, and the sound initiates different actions in the game. It teaches breath control, rhythm, melody, fingerings, technique, and more. Students have a great time progressing through the different levels.
asaxyguy

(6) SonicScoop - YouTube - 0 views

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    This YouTube channel features video tutorials on various aspects of the music industry, including proper recording and mixing techniques. In addition, there are video masterclasses from the MixCon annual convention from professional audio engineers and mixing engineers.
asaxyguy

(6) The Saxophone Standard [HD] - YouTube - 1 views

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    This YouTube playlists features high quality videos discussing the fundamentals of each instrument, including tone production, articulation and other advanced techniques with demonstrations by professional musicians.
joemarino

Piano Teacher Resources - Worksheets, Games, and Creative Ideas - 0 views

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    This website offers worksheets, games, and tutorial videos for teachers to use with their younger piano students (K-6 to) to enhance student engagement and understanding. Some basic theory is taught in the form of colorful dittos for students, and other theory or technique is taught by game-based worksheets. There are a number of resources to accommodate major holidays and calendar events as well. There are many link that branch off into different other sites to facilitate the sharing of ideas with other educators. Videos are also included to demonstrate how various games and lessons should be structured for maximum efficiency.
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.
knettesheim

Horn Matters | A French Horn and Brass Site and Resource | John Ericson and Bruce Hembd... - 0 views

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    This site is a rich resource for horn students. It offers information on best makes and models of instruments, fingering charts, orchestral excerpts and the history of the horn. All things horn are included on this site such as specific techniques such as transposing and stopped horn as well as embouchure formation.
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