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Music Learning Activity Types offer suggestions for learning activities along with technologies that support them. Created by W. I. Bauer et al.

This site is the home to Huei-Yuan Pan - one the most influential marching percussion education specialists in the United States. The site offers media, lessons, sheet music, and links to Huei's educational social media pages

The Grid Book is an American series of education books geared towards modern marching battery percussion, as well as front ensemble. The site offers videos, sheet music and 1 on 1 lessons with the site owners, who are 2 of the most in-demand marching percussion gurus in the country.

Home to the percussion divisions of WGI (Winter Guard International). The site contains visual and audio media links and downloads, schedules, ticket information, and live webcast information for WGI "The Sport of the Arts." WGI is one of the fastest growing musical activities in the United States, comprised both student (scholastic) divisions and professional (independent) divisions. WGI has mission of providing the highest level of music education possible, constantly pushing and setting new musical standards.

Everything a beginning marching percussion needs to know - from technique, to sheet music, to practice mp3s, this site contains it all. The website also links to all current Vic Firth endorsed drum corps and indoor percussion ensemble.

A clinic handout from the Midwest Clinic on marches.

Create a link for a specific portion of a YouTube video.

Webquest on American regional music.

This site is a webquest on the making of musical instruments; specifically, the violin. While based on a string instrument, this is a great site for inspiration for creating a similar project for wind or percussion instruments.

This webquest engages students in a potential disscussion with a composer from a different era. This activity could also be adapted for exploration of current composers as well.

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.

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.

All kinds of resources: standards, politics, news, etc. related to music education.