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The article discusses a new app that was created to improve or teach improvisation concepts using loops on any particular scale.

Practice Spot offers free downloads, tools, and also items for purchase. Some of the free downloads include manuscript paper and music note reading worksheets. There is also a rhythm generator within the website to help with sight-reading practice. The website also includes articles about practice and downloadable certificates for congratulating students who completed some of the programs available. This is an excellent resource for helping students in and out of class.

Music performance anxiety is something that troubles many musicians from students all the way up to adults.  There are many coping skills and techniques that can help with this anxiety.  One of the most common techniques is the Alexander Technique, which is talked about in this article.

This site is full of helpful resources for trumpet players.  It also features important dates for contests.  I use this site often for my trumpet players.  They like to read the links and articles. 

This article contains information on project based learning. It provides step by step guides into sections.

The article discusses different microphones that all music teachers should be familiar with.

Blog by Robert H. Woody, professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he teaches classes in music education and music psychology. This blog contains articles and posts (all research-based) regarding music psychology.

Mix magazine is a great resource for all of the latest news related to the audio technology world. There are articles discussing the latest technologies being released, as well deep dives into the recording studios of industry professionals who have worked on world renown albums.

The College Board's AP Music Theory homepage is an invaluable resource for AP Music Theory test preparation. It contains resources for both teachers and students, including descriptions of the course, articles about teaching AP Music Theory, score reports, and a listing of professional development opportunities and seminars. Most importantly, it contains an archive of past free-response test questions (including both harmonic and melodic dictations) and sight-singing examples, along with (scored and annotated) example responses.

This great site is for music teachers interested in using or enhancing their use of technology in music education. Resources on how to get started with using technology in music education are included as well as specific lesson plans. These lesson plans cover areas such as general, choral and instrumental music. Teaching about sound creation and recording with students are just a few of the topics covered in the blog and podcast.

An incredible resource for music technology. Offers lesson plans, resources, and suggestions for the music technology classroom.

This resource offers countless creative ideas to incorporate technology into music classes. There are blog posts, podcasts, PDF articles, and references to other technology offerings. Overall, a great resource to gain some insight on projects and effective ways to use technology in your classroom and with your students.

Article written to support the use of technology to compliment instruction and enhance student learning instead of technology for technology sake. Teachers should use social media cites, e.g., blogs, to facilitate discussion and feedback from students, create online PLNs. The cross curricular benefit is increasing writing facility and literacy. A couple of concerns are cyberbullying and parents who may question how much learning is taking place with social media. Educators can help others, including students, understand that music learning can take place outside of the classroom through social media and broaden the audience.

Band World Magazine online is a magazine that encompasses everything Band. It has articles that relate to every thing Band directors deal with and encounter every day. There are areas that you can only look at if you are a subscriber, but there are also free options as well.

This site in dedicated to articles written and based on music education. This is an international website that allows authors to submit papers and peer review others journal entries. It also allows music educators to read research journals based on all aspects of music education. There is a wide variety of research topics, all of which are very high quality! This is also a great advocacy website.

A great resource for music advocacy as well as how other teachers are promotting their programs for the overall development for their students. Music Matters is a foundation that provides funding to schools who are in danger of losing their programs or need assistance in raising funds for their programs.

This site offers resources about the current state of music education as well as useful articles about music advocacy. The purpose of this site is to inform people about the importance of music eduction and keep them updated about the important events happening today that may change the state of music education. My school district was actually recognized as one of the districts to receive "Best Community for Music Education" by NAMM. Not only is this site useful for music educators, but it also has articles about the role of community members and administrators in advocating for music education.

NAMM (National Association for Music Merchants) is a leader in music education. Their trade show every year draws the most important music companies from around the world. NAMM helps music education by providing a place for music educators to learn about the innovations and products available to them. Their website offers grant opportunities for teachers, and information for parents.

This website offers links to additional music teaching resources and offers articles to help music teachers navigate their professional lives.

This is a documented series of articles primarily surrounding jazz music and improvisation. Other topics on this website and the articles therein include world music and music education.

Cool resource for Jazz Band students.

An all around great site for piano teachers. Lesson and teaching ideas in plain English without all the teacher speak. This particular article applies to Group Piano / Class Piano, but there are other resources for private instructors. Very well done, and a great source for lesson plan ideas.

This section of the NAfME website gives members access to lesson plans attached to standards. You can search the database based on specific content (band, chorus, collegiate, etc.), based on specific standards, or based on grade level. This area of the website also brings up relevant articles to what you are searching to give you helpful tips and/or links to relevant websites.

This article discusses strategies that can be used to continue to encourage students' creativity in music through pedagogical techniques.

This article brings awareness of diversity in students and activities music educators participated in to receive a different perceptive pf how to engage with students.