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San Francisco Symphony Kids: Fun & Games With Music! - 0 views

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    The San Francisco Symphony kids website is filled with Fun & Games with music. Children will be able to listen, play, perform, conduct, and compose. This is a friendly and interactive way to engage youth.
tonyamashburn

musictheory​.net - 3 views

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    Great website to use in a music theory class I enjoy the lessons, exercises, and tools, plus the information on their mobile apps.
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    This website is really great for students who need to get practice mastering their notes names and familiarizing themselves with the music staff. There is a variety of different levels and concepts to help differentiate learning.
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    Various exercises in aural and written theory. Help train students to perfect harmonic and melodic theory and ear training.
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    Great free additional resource when working on note value, rhythm and meter, scales, key signatures, intervals, chords, ear training, and more.
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    This website is an incredible resource for all things music theory. With a wide range of lessons, exercises, and tools, this website is a must for any music teacher. The resources available on this website are perfect for music lessons in and outside of the classroom.
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    Musictheory.net is a free online music theory resource. There are lessons on: The basics, rhythm and meter, scales and key signatures, intervals, chords and chord progressions. These same lessons, as well as fretboard and ear training exercises, can be translated into exercises and also assignments that can be turned in and verified by a code checker. Beyond that there is also a set of tools that includes note, interval, scale and chord analysis calculators as well as a staff paper template and tempo tapper. More extensive options can be purchased.
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    MusicTheory.net is one of the best site for music theory lessons and exercises. This is very helpful for not only students of all ages, but also for the teacher to brush up on their theory.
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    This resource is a useful tool for teaching music theory. Interactive lessons on Music Basics, Rhythm and Meter, Scales and Key Signatures, Intervals, Chords, and More. Interactive Exercises to help with Staff Identification, Staff Construction, Keyboard Identification, Fretboard Identification, Ear Training. Website is free, apps cost money.
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    MusicTheory.net offers students opportunities to practice and hone music theory skills from anywhere. Includes basic and advanced concepts.
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    This website provides theory lessons ranging from beginner to advance. The lessons cover a wide range of material including: note names, note/rest values, accidentals, intervals, scale patterns and other music terminology. There are also exercises that can be completed by students. The exercises consist of various note name and ear training problems. Every exercise can be customized by the user to be at the beginner level or more advanced level. The website also keeps record of the user's score within as each exercise is completed.
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    Musictheory.net is a great resource, not just specifically for music theory students, but for all students of music. The "lessons" section is great for introducing new concepts of theory, and the "exercises" section is a fun way to quiz and practice these concepts. The site contains lessons and exercises regarding notes, intervals, triads and 7th chords, scales, key signatures, guitar tablature, and other subjects. I have found it to be very useful for extra practice for my AP Music Theory students.
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    This website can be a great resource for teaching and studying music theory. There are lessons on rhythm, meter, chords, and notes, among others. There are also exercises and tools to apply what you have learned through the lessons. The lessons, exercises, and tools from the website are free, and there are also a couple of premium apps, which can be used offline.
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    Like many similar resources, this site offers both free and paid-for options. It functions in the could, so there is no need to download anything to a computer, though these is an mobile app available too. The site offers both lessons and exercises. The lessons take students through basic music theory concepts while the exercises practice these concepts. The exercises are completely customizable as can be sent to students as customized.
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    This website is a fantastic tool for teaching basic or advanced music theory - it offers interactive and visually-engaging lessons that are simple for students of many levels to understand. There are also a number of exercises and tools that can be used to develop students understanding as well as assess students in a simple way. It can be used to help teach concepts and provide examples that solidify the concepts taught.
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    This free resource has a variety of self-paced music theory lessons with coordinating graphics, exercises that are customizable, and tools including a keyboard and matrix calculator. The site also has paid apps that can be used on any iOS device.
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    This website is full of helpful music theory exercises to help students identify chords, scales, intervals, and more. There is also an aural section. This is a great tool to use with theory students or student working on ear training.
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    I plan on using this resource with my middle school concert band students.
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    A fantastic website that offers basic and advanced music theory lessons. This site is a great resource for both secondary and college students.
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    Musictheory.net is a great resource to use if you have a student who is taking private instrumental lessons with you. I use it with my students who are beginning piano to practice reading notes on the staff. I can set the range of the staff on their iPad or computer in advance and ask them to practice reading notes on the treble or bass clef. This resource is great for creating independent musicians.
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    The purpose of this website is to deliver direct instruction regarding music theory and ear training concepts.  Music theory concepts range from basic (staff, note values) to advanced (undergraduate level analysis).  
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    This site contains a bunch of music theory lessons, tools, and exercises all for free!
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    Musictheory.net is an excellent free resource available for music teachers to use in their classes. Students can practice simple to advanced theory on the site. There are lessons that teach the basics of music theory with exercises students can complete for practice. It features many tools that teachers and students can use for extra help as well.
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    This website provides music theory training for students and teachers. The website has lessons, Exercises, and tools to build music theory skills
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    The site has several basic music theory lessons available and exercises for extra practice. There are several tools available that can be used in class. There are two apps that associate with the website available for download on a mobile device.
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    MusicThoery.net is an amazing tool to use for various Music Theory related concepts. Students can practice everything from scales, key signatures, and more. Educators can also create custom quizzes for their students to practice. It is an excellent free activity and study tool for your students!
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    This is a famous popular website and also app, that i use to teach my private students. This is a great way to practice reading music, ear training and knowing knowledge of different type of topics in music theory. This website and app has definitely made me a stronger musician through my undergraduate years. The purpose of this website is to provide practice of musical content, to help strength the mindset in many areas.
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    This is a website that offers free lessons, exercises and tools for the development of music theory knowledge and skill. 
jme2742

Smithsonian Folkways - 0 views

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    This site includes lessons and music from numerous countries.  This is a great resource for teaching multi-cultural music.
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    This website is a great resource for musical recordings. They have playlists of music that can be sorted by type, artist, culture etc as well as lesson plans, podcasts and articles.
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    The Smithsonian provides a wealth of articles about music and culture from across the globe. Additionally, they have a database of detailed lesson plans to teach students at varying age levels about music from around the world. Everywhere from African Drumming to Indian classical music. Great resource!
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    Great resource for music listening activities in class. Contains information about different cultures and traditions, audio files, videos, podcasts, lesson plans etc.
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    This site offers links to many music files. There are many folk and ethnic songs as well as traditional ensemble music. Everything on this site is free.
jessicarisinger

From the Top at Carnegie Hall . For Teachers | PBS - 0 views

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    This site offers streaming of programs about young musicians and their lives. The focus is on the music and the impact it can have in a young person's life. The pieces themselves are also discussed and lesson plans are available to go with them.
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    From the Top at Carnegie Hall is a production where your musicians share their talents at one of the most prestigious theaters in the United States. Teachers can download the videos and programs to share with students in class. Each episode includes a lesson plan with the objectives, activities and music standards.
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    This site provides lesson plans to accompany full video clips from the PBS series "From the Top." The videos are essentially master classes that introduce or focus on a specific musical element.
eg_shupe

Music Games | PBS KIDS - 1 views

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      The "Tap Your Feet to the Rock Beat" option was so fun.  How "on" are your beat/rhythm skills?
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    This website from PBS gives students (K-5) an opportunity to play games associated with different types of music.  Art and music are combined in some instances to appeal to this age group.  Non-traditional composition is also covered in these games in particular genres of music.
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    This website from PBS gives students (K-5) an opportunity to play games associated with different types of music.  Art and music are combined in some instances to appeal to this age group.  Non-traditional composition is also covered in these games in particular genres of music.
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    Find fun music games for elementary students to try on a computer or an e-pad.
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    PBS has great resources, especially their stuff on Jazz musicians. This page is fun, too. Kids can explore sound as it relates to up and down visually.
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    For anyone looking for musical games targeted towards the younger elementary grades, this is a great source to look to. It has all of your favorite PBS characters engaged in interesting musical activities such as painting, recording, and genre guessing. I'd recommend this site to all general music elementary teachers!
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    This website provides many musical games for children ages 3-6. There are games which include opportunities for children to create music, identify instrument sounds, and explore rhythms.
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    Some of these music games don't seem very educational to me, but I think that they offer a variety of musical style games which could be interested for my 5th graders. I think that the zen musical composition games aren't too "babyish" (as my students would say) for the 5th grade students. However, it's something I would need to explore more. 
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    This is a great resource of early childhood music students. There are numerous games that will introduce children to different sounds, different genres and even how to create music and be expressive with music.
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    This is a great resource of early childhood music students. There are numerous games that will introduce children to different sounds, different genres and even how to create music and be expressive with music.
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    This site's purpose is to allow younger children opportunity to interact with music through games and listening. I explored Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, which I think would be perfect for my three year old. She can click using the arrows or mouse to create different sounds, and even explore different moods of music (happy, sad etc). The site also features other genres of music which is great to expose students to from an early age.
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    Simple music game website geared towards younger children. This would help allow young children to learn more about different instruments, especially ones they've seen on the TV show Daniel Tiger.
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    This is a fun and interactive way for pre-school or lower elementary aged kids to learn about music. They can explore many timbres of sound with familiar characters. I use this with my own children and it's a hit!
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    This website has a wide selection of music games for the young musician. Games are flash-based and are in a variety of musical genres. Many games require the user to compose in a specific style. Would work well on Chromebooks or computer lab.
rebeccasteinke

Mrs. Miracle's Music Room - 0 views

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    This is a fantastic blog with great resources for general music classroom. It also contains printable assessments and whiteboard activities for K-6 elementary music. 
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    Great detailed lesson ideas for Elementary Education. Includes links to other blogs that the writer enjoys for more ideas and creative lessons for elementary education.
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    This is one amazing blog by a Kodaly-certified teacher who blogs about everything in music education from assessment to children's literature, from management to choir, critical thinking, composition, classroom decor, group work, improvisation, learning centers, listening lessons, movement, and so much more. She also provides free resources downloadable from her blog, as well as other low cost resources she's created available for purchase through Teachers Pay Teachers. Her website also features ways to contact her through email, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and includes a podcast to listen to.
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    Aileen Miracle's Blog is a fantastic resource for music teachers. Her blog provides resources, technology ideas, podcasts and freebies for music teachers. Within her blog is a link to her TPT store, where she has many valuable resources for teaching general music.
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    A blog written by a general music teacher, with tons of strategies, advice and discussion points for any music teacher. Places an emphasis on technology used in the classroom. Includes resources and offers a podcast.
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    This website is an awesome resource for elementary music teachers. Aileen gives lesson planning advice, tours of her classroom, ideas for assessment, and program ideas. Her site also includes freebies (lesson plans, assessment tools, and printable worksheets). She also includes links to her podcast and her Teachers Pay Teachers store, which is full of quality resources.
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    Mrs. Miracle's website is a very well-laid out website which could serve as a template for a teacher looking to do a similar website. She has a podcast, a way to be contacted for teacher interactions, a link to a store where teachers share materials, and informative posts with teaching ideas. Most ideas are geared toward the third-grade level.
marshallb85

National Association for Music Education (NAfME) - 0 views

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    Advocacy available for all types of music (orchestra, band, choir, etc.). Educational articles and monthly magazine with ideas and thoughts on pedagogy.
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    The National Association for Music Education provides a huge number of resources for music educators. There are sample lesson plans, information about standards, and access to scholarly journals and other articles. There is also important information regarding advocacy.
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    The National Association for Music Education provides a huge number of resources for music educators. There are sample lesson plans, information about standards, and access to scholarly journals and other articles. There is also important information regarding advocacy.
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    NAfME is a professional organization that helps music educators. This website gives updates on legislation, standard updates and other pertinent news within music education.
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    NAfME is a professional organization that helps music educators. This website gives updates on legislation, standard updates and other pertinent news within music education.
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    This is a professional group for music educators.   This site provides upcoming events, insight on what is going on in the world of music education, and presents professional development opportunities.
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    The website for the National Association for Music Education. NAfME supports all aspects of music education and is a great resource for lesson plans, advocacy and student opportunities.
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    NAfME is where any music educator can get an abundance of infromation. There are lesson plans, forums for classroom management and other teaching situations. The page can also be related to what is happening within your state, from community, programs and to take action in being a music activist in your town.
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    NAfME is where any music educator can get an abundance of infromation. There are lesson plans, forums for classroom management and other teaching situations. The page can also be related to what is happening within your state, from community, programs and to take action in being a music activist in your town.
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    Maybe the best source of information for music educators who are in "real world" situations.
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    For Immediate Release Contact: Ronny Lau at NAfME ronnyl@nafme.org or 703-860-4000, ext. 225 The Music Education Policy Roundtable Gains Another Corporate Supporter, Grows to 35 Total Members RESTON, VA (September 25, 2015)-The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is pleased to announce that Conn-Selmer has joined with NAfME and 33 other like-minded organizations as a corporate supporter of the Music Education Policy Roundtable.
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    The National Association for Music Education is a leading organization that addresses all aspects of music education. NAfME advocates for music and music educators at many local, state, and national levels and provides support for educators, administrators, and students. They offer a wide variety of professional development that help aide the music community in ways to advocate for music as well as improve the practice of music teaching. The group provides members with a plethora of articles and activities relating to music and instruction. 
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    NAfME is an organization that supports and advocates for all aspects of music education. Members have access to monthly magazines, as well as online journals. As a member we also can attend county and statewide workshops for music learning and professional development. It is great being part of an organization that seeks to reach out to all music educators and our students.
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    The National Association for Music Education website contains a great deal of resources for music teachers. They routinely publish articles with wonderfully helpful information and insight for instrumental and vocal music teachers. Being a member also provides educators with state level information and resources.
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    This is the National Association for Music Education. The purpose for this website is to promote music education in all grades and all areas of music from band, chorus, and orchestra to elementary general music. This is a great resource for all music educators.
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    The National Association for Music Education's website is a great place for all types of resources for all music educators. There are sections of the website that are for members only; however, there are also many free and open access resources for the public. NAfME provides information on their honors organizations and programs, action items for the promotion of music education, and classroom resources. The items for the classroom include lessons, national standards, professional development, and scholarship opportunities. NAfME's website also provides access to journals and magazines archieves.
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    An important and resourceful website for nation-wide music educators. This website contains the latest information and most recent news in the world of music education. It shares tips and lessons for the classroom, as well as networking opportunities. It's main mission is to advance music education, and provides great advocacy resources. 
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    This site includes a variety of resources for music educators that include sample lesson plans, national standards, relevant videos, forums, a job center, advocacy information and so much more!
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    The website for the National Association for Music Education is a valuable resource for all music educators. There are discussion boards, professional develop webinars, journals and articles, and many other professional resources. NAfME provides many resources for music educators; pre-service, first-year and veteran teachers alike all benefit from the resources NAfME provides.
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    NAfME is a top resource for music educators all over the country. On their website, teachers can view national music standards, preview sample lesson plans, sign up to join in-service conferences, learn about professional development opportunities, and connect with NAfME members around the country.
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    NAFME addresses the topic of music education in the United States on local, state, and national terms. This association also acts as a resource for music advocacy. NAFME offers professional development for music educators as well.
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    This is the national professional organization for music educators. This site offers information about conferences, lesson plans, and suggested resources. This site is a home-base for music educators from all walks of life.
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    The purpose of the NAfME page is to compile advocacy links, resources and information in music education for teachers, parents, and administrators. It also hosts professional development opportunities for teachers as well as leading and cutting edge opportunities for students.
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    This is the website that all music educators should be familiar with. Aside from being able to purchase/ renew membership, it has a ton of educational resources such as monthly journals, national core standards, and professional networking opportunities.
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    The ultimate resource for music teachers nation-wide. Lesson plans, tools for music advocacy, professional development opportunities and many other resources.
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    This website offers resources for music educators including a lesson plan library, opportunities for professional development, national music standards, and ideas for music education advocacy.
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    The website for the National Association for Music Ed, this site provides a plethora of information relating to the many different facets of music education. It provides links to websites, resources and tools for teaching, and valuable ideas for technology integration.
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    The website for the National Association for Music Ed, this site provides a plethora of information relating to the many different facets of music education. It provides links to websites, resources and tools for teaching, and valuable ideas for technology integration.
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    NAfME, among the world's largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education.
erikastdenis

U.S. Army Music Master Classes - 0 views

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    For anyone interested in military music or master classes (or both), this is a good center for many resources. This website includes master classes on a variety of subjects, instrumental basics from a military perspective, various educational articles, information on planning your own clinic and the different army bands active around.
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    This website provides master classes for various topics related to band and band instruments. Each document provided on this website provides prudent information for developing individual musicianship. Furthermore, each documented has been created by a master in their given field.
jmkustec

Educational Activities - 0 views

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    The Army Band Website provides a vast library of educational videos that are a huge resource for music educators. Instructional videos for each instrument, educational tips, instrument repair suggestions, and recordings of the band itself are just a few wonderful resources that this website provides
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    US Army Field Band educational page. Lots of video resources, including the "Pro Tips" and different lessons with members.
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