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A TED talk by Jody Espina, saxophonist and industry professional who founded JodyJazz Inc. Jody talks about creativity in all walks of life, and that the fear of taking risks and learning from our mistakes are important to growing as musicians and individuals.

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NPR ( National Public Radio) is a media organization that finds artists, hold interviews of various artists while airing it on their podcast or creating live videos. The musicians are from all over the world, some are up and coming artists and some are already famous. Tiny Desk concerts also offer a contest for bands or artists to enter this competition which will help expose them. You can find NPR all over the place. They are on public radio stations from around the US, there are videos online and can be found at YouTube, as well as their podcasts that are accessible from any computer or phone.

These videos are created by Music Express magazine and each one deals with a different topic of music education. The videos have four main characters and are well-made and entertaining for students. The topics explored are basic general music concepts like steady beat, rests, high/middle/low and more. Each episode has a catchy song that students enjoy singing along to.

Bob reynolds is a great saxophonist that posts daily vlogs which include insight into what it is like being a full-time performing musician. He will also brake down musical challenges and offer advice for aspiring musicians. My jazz students love this channel!

Bob reynolds is a great saxophonist that posts daily vlogs which include insight into what it is like being a full-time performing musician. He will also brake down musical challenges and offer advice for aspiring musicians. My jazz students love this channel!

Adam Neely explores unique and interesting ideas that pertain to music theory, composition, and instrument technique. He has an interesting take on particular musical concepts and offers various ways in which they can be explored creatively.

Adam Neely explores unique and interesting ideas that pertain to music theory, composition, and instrument technique. He has an interesting take on particular musical concepts and offers various ways in which they can be explored creatively.

This channel provides backing tracks for jazz standards and interviews on various topics pertaining to music, education, and jazz.

This channel provides backing tracks for jazz standards and interviews on various topics pertaining to music, education, and jazz.

This is a fun song to introduce genres to students! Two guys sing a song in 26 different styles and demonstrate how different genres have different musical elements and non-musical elements.

This link will take you to a you-tube search for the Wii dance videos we use in class. Use these over the summer to keep your bodies active inside where it is cool. Internalize the beat of the music to match movements in time. Make sure to have parent permission before accessing you-tube. .

The IOS App, Tonal Energy, is the #1 used app by musicians. They use it primarily as a tuner and metronome. However it can be used for much more that that. This video explains all of the uses of the app and how it can be especially beneficial for younger musicians.

JazzWax is a daily-updated blog by the WSJ writer/contributor Marc Myers. There is a wide array of jazz that gets presented here, along with other styles and sometimes some pop-culture posts. There are always youtube links to audio examples of the artists he profiles, a great resource.

A Youtube channel for teachers and students.

Kevin Olusola is a cellist who also beatboxes while playing. He is also in the a capella group Pentatonix. His videos are entertaining and musically stimulating. He not only performs his own compositions, but he also creates mash-ups of pop tunes...often performed in a classical style. He bridges the gap between classical and pop music, demonstrating incredible instrumental technique and culturally relevant material...all while beatboxing!

A great a cappella choir that performs both classical and contemporary works.

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What a great resource site for music recordings! Our student computers block YouTube, thus this site will be great for my students who wish to research and listen to new music. Currently, a second grade "reading" group will be writing biographies of composers, and I want them to be able to listen to their compositions.

This website offers free music streams and downloads. This is all royalty free music which makes the streams and downloads completely legal and free. The site allows you to search by composer, performer, period, form, and numerous other ways.

A great resource for obtaining recordings of your favorite classical composers. All music is royalty free and can be used in the classroom. Also, the recordings are organized by composer, performer, instrument, form and time period

I use Music K8 videos to help enhance learning of several music concepts. They are fun to watch too!

" Lesson 1: Free and metrically organised music (98kB)"

Learn Jazz Standards is an online jazz resource for musicians. We specialize in helping musicians learn jazz repertoire and become better jazz players. The Learn Jazz Standards website has two main components: the Blog and our Jazz Standards.

This is the hub for the Learn Jazz Standards podcasts and YouTube videos. This is a great resource for learning jazz theory, ear training and approaches to improvisation.

The Learn Jazz Standards website contains a comprehensive list of jazz standards, including lead sheets (in different transposing keys), essential and/or original recordings, and a recording of a rhythm section playing through the chord changes several times (a la Jamey Abersold). Often, these "jazz minus one" rhythm section recordings are offered in a few different keys. The site also includes a blog, podcast, and a list of articles on the topic of jazz. This resource is especially helpful for melodic instrument jazz players, giving them practice with chord changes, and I use this site frequently in my jazz classes.

The Recording Revolution blog and joint YouTube account, are great resources for teachers who are introducing the concept of mixing to students. The blogs cover a wide range of FAQ from beginners and feature videos that use Pro Tools as the DAW, but can be applied to any DAW that has comparable plugins and effects.

Blog for home studio recording by Graham Cochrane. Graham provides excellent posts as well as videos on music production, engineering, recording, and mixing that are geared to home studio enthusiasts but would be a great resource for high school music technology courses as well.