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lemason

Playing Both Sides of the Horn: Approaching the Saxophone As a Classical and Jazz Instr... - 0 views

  • The saxophone is usually viewed by the wider public as a “jazz instrument,” thanks to nearly one hundred years of iconography associated with that art form
  • most in the music community now recognize that the instrument is capable of performing in any musical style, from contemporary classical to jazz to rock to pop to salsa, and so much more.
  • Instead of solely nurturing one style of saxophone playing, students should be encouraged to make use of all of the wonderful potentialities of the instrument, so that they can enjoy any possible form of music making throughout their lives.
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  • A different mouthpiece and reed combination. The classical and commercial genres require different sounds, approaches to articulation, etc. While the performer mostly accomplishes this, a purpose-built, high-quality mouthpiece will make their lives easier
  • Many charlatans are lurking in the world, touting their instruments as “perfect for jazz” or “great for classical playing!” In truth, a quality saxophone is a quality saxophone, and all reputable brands are manufactured to allow for absolutely any type of playing. The student should simply be on the highest-quality instrument possible
  • two “pants pockets.” In one, a saxophonist keeps their classical skills, and in the other they keep their jazz skills. The two different styles shouldn’t mix, but they should both be handy for any given musical situation.
  • classical alto performance include the Selmer S-80 C*, the Selmer S-90 190, the Selmer Concept, or the Vandoren Optimum AL3. For jazz alto, the Meyer 5M, Vandoren V16 5M, Jody Jazz HR 5M, and the D’Addario Select 5M are all great choices.
  • As far as reeds go, it’s really up to the preference of the student. Some players use “classical” reeds and “jazz” reeds, while others use the same make on both setups. However, since classical and jazz mouthpieces are designed differently, the student will normally need to play reeds that are slightly lower in strength on their jazz mouthpiece.
  • teachers advocate different embouchures for jazz and classical playing, I am of the opinion that one can serve both purposes
  • One of the biggest differences between the performance of commercial and classical styles is articulation
  • Classical and jazz saxophone sounds are vastly different
  • how are students supposed to know what a great classical or jazz sound is? How are they supposed to learn about style? As always, the musician’s greatest tool is a busy set of ears.
  • Young saxophonists, from the first day, should have quality recordings available to them. With online video-sharing and streaming services, it is incredibly easy to give a student a list of names and let them start exploring for themselves
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    This articles discusses myths of the saxophone being a jazz instrument rather than a classical instrument. It offers suggestions on instrument selection, mouthpieces, embouchure development and reed selection.
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    This articles discusses myths of the saxophone being a jazz instrument rather than a classical instrument. It offers suggestions on instrument selection, mouthpieces, embouchure development and reed selection.
cthom1989

Evan S Tobias - 0 views

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    Evan Tobias is an assistant professor at ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts School of Music. His blog focuses on contemporary issues, technology and showcasing different perspectives. This is an excellent resource to stay current and informed with new information about music. Tobias is very philosophical, less practical for classroom application, but important for professional development purposes.
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    Evan Tobias writes stories about music and music education based around its uses in modern culture. He covers political, social and educational issues.
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    Evan Tobias writes stories about music and music education based around its uses in modern culture. He covers political, social and educational issues.
Alex Luke

International Society for Music Education (ISME.org) - 0 views

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    The ISME website is to give readers a better understanding of music communities, build rapport among musicians, and enhance the learning curve for teachers and students. This site has a mission to integrate musical learning into all school systems and cultures to build a stronger body of music educators in the world. This website includes news and articles that pertain to the advocacy of education arts, the development of small groups of educators, and music therapy and technology. It also includes world music educators news and conferences around the globe.
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    The ISME webpage is useful for educators who teach outside the country or move around a lot. It is a great source for conferences and professional development opportunities. Check out the news area too, lots of great information on advocacy and advancement!
Vincent Vicchiariello

Rudiments-Percussive Arts Society - 0 views

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    40 Drum Rudiments all percussionists should know. Many argue about which rudiments to know. These are them! Also included are audio files.
juliaw1

**Charms Office Assistant - 0 views

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    I use Charms for keeping my financial records.  Does anyone else use it for practice records or the recordings?  I just found the recordings section.  This has been a great program for me this year and made the record keeping so much easier!
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    VERY useful
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    CHARMS is a great management and communication program that places all styles of databases into one central location. Is a great way to manage funds, communicate with members and parents as well as store recordings and inventory. Charms has been used by band programs and other fine arts programs as an office assistant and is proven to be effective in the testimonials section of their website.
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    This website facilitates organization in a music program by providing inventory and student lists, groups, and budgeting programs on one website.
s61white

Music Education and Youth | Olivia Menard | TEDxYouth@Edmonton - YouTube - 0 views

  • Olivia's TEDxYouth@Edmonton speech discusses the effects of music education in the lives of youth.
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      Olivia is very passionate about the power of music as a catalyst for social change for youth.
s61white

Jazz | A Note from Ken Burns | Ken Burns - 1 views

  • They're the three most beautiful things Americans have ever created.
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      Jazz is one of the greatest things Americans will be remembered for? That is a pretty weighty statement/
  • Jazz has offered a precise prism through which so much of American history can be seen — it is a curious and unusually objective witness to the 20th Century. It is the story of two world wars and a devastating Depression — the soundtrack that helped Americans get through the worst of times.
  • nd Jazz is also a story about race and race relations and prejudice, about minstrelsy and Jim Crow, lynchings and civil rights. Jazz explores the uniquely American paradox that our greatest art form was created by those who have had the peculiar experience of being unfree in our supposedly free land
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      I tend to agree with this statement. So much of the jazz idioms are also found in the gospel music of African churches.
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  • In a filmed interview for a documentary history of our national pastime we made several years ago, the writer and essayist Gerald Early told us that "when they study our civilization two thousand years from now, there will only be three things that Americans will be known for: the Constitution, baseball and jazz music
bakerdaniel91

Music Education | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction - 0 views

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    Especially for private instructors like myself, access to core music standards is not always readily available, or exactly the same as state standards. For fellow WI instructors, it is important to stay abreast of changes made to the Standards for Music. This site directly links to the government page on the topic.
johntc11

Music Teacher Resources for (Grades K-12) - TeacherVision - 0 views

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    This website provides a multitude of tools for music teachers, among other subjects. The website contains lesson plans and teaching strategies for grades K-12. There are lessons on world music, on instruments (such as building instruments), as well as the history of musical genres. The free version is limited, but the premium version is fairly inexpensive.
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    Resource for UF Masters of Music Education. This site is helpful in planning lessons for application of new ideas. I love that it has something to offer every teacher from grades K-12.
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    I use this website sometimes to help out with some of my lesson plans if I'm in need of worksheets to help back up the topic that is chosen for that particular week. This is good for any teacher because it provides a variety of different worksheets for many topics.
chammer

SmartMusic | Music Learning Software for Educators & Students - 1 views

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    SmartMusic has interactive, web-based editions of many popular instrumental, band, chorus, and orchestra method books, as well as a massive collection of sheet music. Students can listen, loop, record and submit pieces they are working on. A neat feature of SmartMusic is that students can click on a single note and hear how it is supposed to sound, and how to finger that note on their instrument. Students can adjust tempo, play with a metronome, use a tuner to check pitch, and more. A paid subscription allows teachers to create online classrooms for assigning and assessing work, and have access to the entire SmartMusic catalog.
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    This is a program that can assist in students practice. For a price you can pull up, record, and have your performance assessed on one platform. Teachers can track progress as well.
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    A great tool for using technology in the classroom.
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    SmartMusic is a fantastic subscription based software that can be purchased by schools to assist with lesson book and repertoire study. I have used it with my students and our sight reading skills have been tremendously better. We have also performed better at adjudications due to the amount of sight reading exercises available.
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    SmartMusic, one of the top music practice, accompaniment, and assessment programs available. SmartMusic has changed the face of the performing arts in schools for a very affordable cost.
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    SmartMusic
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    SmartMusic is music learning software for music teachers and students. It makes music learning easy and fun. Students can continue their learning outside school. Teachers can also assess students outside the school wall. Smart music is good for rehearsals because a student can rehearse at home when the teacher is listening in and correcting him/her from anywhere else. It is easy to access and a good resource for music classes.
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    The purpose of the resource is for student and teacher practice/classroom tools. The content included in this source is a subscription to a web-based service that allows students and educators access to sight-reading material, repertoire accompaniments, and method books. Could be useful for encouraging student practice
tscarabino

Arts and Music - BrainPOP - 0 views

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    BrainPOP is a great site for video lessons on music. The videos are very basic in design with the elementary level in mind, but could be of good use for any introductory music course.
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    Resource for UF Masters in Music Education. BrainPOP is a fun interactive site for young students to take control of their own learning. It allows for students to learn about concepts and composers that most interest them. There is lessons embedded into the program as well as videos to go along.
s61white

A List of Some of The Best Free Web Resources on Music Education | Educational Technolo... - 0 views

  • Music Theory is an awesome website that provides music lessons, excises, and tools. Just head over to its homepage and select the section you want.
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      This webpage simply list available educational technology resources for teachers.
  • This is a platform where music teachers and educators get to share resources and teaching ideas.
  • NEA Jazz in the Schools is a web-based curriculum and DVD toolkit that explores jazz as an indigenous American art from ad as a means to understand American history.
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    This website list 10 top rated sites that offer free music education resources, e.g., technology, music and instrument lessons, platforms for educations to share ideas, web based curriculum,
wildpan

Grote Smurfs Interactive Music site - 0 views

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    This is an interesting website that provides interactive media of famous pieces along with a finale download of the corresponding score.  A great tool to show students specific areas in a score!
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    This is an interesting website that provides interactive media of famous pieces along with a finale download of the corresponding score.  A great tool to show students specific areas in a score!
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    This website is a great resource to supplement the teaching of Thematic classical pieces. The website is in German but it contains English translations of all materials.
ehmiller

Arts and Technology Unit: Music - BrainPOP Jr. - 0 views

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    This website is one of my favorite ways to introduce new musical ideas to K5 and 1st grade students. Older students love using it as well. The lesson plans, games, and activities are all aligned and geared toward specific subjects. These also make great sub lessons.
erygg2002

From the Top - 1 views

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    From the Top is an NPR program that features kids who have achieved an extremely high level of performance. There are many videos of student performances. It could be great for students to see kids their age performing advanced music.
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    "From the Top" is a website that focuses on arts education and features performances of young, talented musicians. It also includes radio broadcasts and a list of upcoming live shows featuring these musicians that are recorded and posted on this website.
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    This radio program features dedicated child-musicians with outstanding classical music skills.
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    The From The Top is a website designed for young classical musicians and partners with the NPR Radio program. A great place for more serious young musicians to see other young musicians, and includes resources for parents and teachers.
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    From the Top is the video series that highlights young performers. This website houses the more recent streaming videos, sharing the performers' stories and their performances on the stage. These videos are great resources for the classroom as they highlight young performers on all instruments and a variety of genres. See specifically PBS's section on From the Top for earlier seasons and lesson plans.
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    This website is sponsored by the PBR. You have access to videos and podcasts about classical music and many other music topics. This would be a great resource for middle school and high student performers.
hammerjp07

Chrome Music Lab - 0 views

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    This website is the Chrome Music lab. There are activities to explore all the elements of music. Some of the activities are composition related. There are visual representations of sound as well. You need to use the Chrome browser for them to work. My students really enjoyed this site.
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    A wealth of interactive activities for music students. Offers graphically-charged representations of musical concepts that simplifies musical ideas into concepts students can grasp.
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    Easy to navigate and have young and old explore music sounds and composition
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    Chrome Music Lab is a great resource to explore the world of music technology with students of all grade levels. Students can create melodies, rhythms, and visually see their piece come to life with eye-catching colors. My younger students can learn through the program the difference between high/low and short/long. The Kandisky program is great for even the Kindergarten level to practice shapes, sounds, and reading music left to right.
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    This is a site that helps music teachers teach across the curriculum by connecting music to math, science, and art. These are online experiments that are interactive and have explanations behind the experiments.
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    Created by Google developers, this site contains various apps associated with different musical elements with the premise that users would simply explore. Songmaker and Kadinsky allow the creation of musical ideas while others explore rhythm chords, and how sound functions. Each app is extremely easy to use and is beneficial in any general music setting.
bbriele01

musictheory.net - 4 views

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    Offers a good variety of lessons, for both beginners and advanced students, from notes' duration to Neapolitan chords. Also tools such as chord calculator, metronome, pop up piano window etc., are available for free.
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    This is a free website that has music theory lessons as well as exercises. It covers the basics of music and more. Teachers are able to customize exercises and have students print out a progress report
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    This is a free website that has music theory lessons as well as exercises. It covers the basics of music and more. Teachers are able to customize exercises and have students print out a progress report
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    This site provides lessons and exercises in music theory for students. The lessons are not interactive, but the exercises are with quizes.
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    This site provides lessons and exercises in music theory for students. The lessons are not interactive, but the exercises are with quizes.
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    This is a great website to further music theory knowledge. This site helps students with ear training and music reading. There are many games, lessons, and activities to improve one's musical knowledge.
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    Musicthory.net is a free resource for music theory students. You can select from lessons, notation and aural exercises, and much more.
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    The purpose of this site is to provide a program that teaches music theory. This program has lessons and exercises to facilitate the learning of music theory and ear training.
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    The purpose of this site is to provide a program that teaches music theory. This program has lessons and exercises to facilitate the learning of music theory and ear training.
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    Musictheory.net contains free online music content. Students and teachers can explore the fundamentals of music through animated lessons. You can also create custom exercises to improve your musical recognition and use interactive tools to calculate notes, intervals, and chords for specific keys.
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    This website has numerous music theory resources and lessons.
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    A great site to direct any music student to!  I used it a lot when I was struggling in Aural Skills in college, so great for any age.
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    This is a fantastic resource that I have been using for many years. There are many options for lessons among the music elements, which are customizable for different levels of difficulty. My favorite to use this site for is identifying pitches. I can customize the lesson to only include specific pitches and ranges, and even with sharps and flats.
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    This is one of the most useful music education resources I have ever found. I use it with all of my students, from beginners all the way to AP Music Theory. The webpage is completely downloadable and can be accessed offline.
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    Learn Music theory online or on your mobile device. 
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    This website assists all musicians of levels from middle school and beyond with understanding basic to advanced music theory. There are lessons, tutorials, and exercises for ear training, intervals, and chords.
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    This website assists all musicians of levels from middle school and beyond with understanding basic to advanced music theory. There are lessons, tutorials, and exercises for ear training, intervals, and chords.
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    A free website with music theory lessons and exercises. From the very basic (note identification) to more advanced topics (chord structure, modes, 7th chords), this would work well for students in grades 5 and up.
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    This is a music theory site that emphasizes beginning music fundamentals. This site is available for download in a free offline edition.
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    This music theory website contains both exercises and lessons that are very useful to teachers and students. The website includes a wide variety of categories including but not limited to key signatures, scales, note identification, and rhythms. This would be very useful if ever teaching a high school theory course or even for an instructor to brush up on their own music theory skills.
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    Teachers can assign ready made lessons in music theory.  Easy to use and comprehensive covering note identification to ear training. 
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    This interactive site offers lessons in different musical concepts and exercises to build knowledge. All exercises are customizable to fit different skill levels and work with interactive white boards. A list of tools features handy applications like an interval finder and a metronome. Users who enjoy the site can purchase the app, Tenuto, for their smart phones and tables.
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    Purpose of this resource: MusicTheory.net is a website that contains many lessons on music theory as well as drills for practicing each concept. Musical Content: This website covers basic music notation elements (staff, bar lines, ledger lines etc.), key signatures, major/minor scales, intervals, note identification and interval identification (with note names, moveable do solfege, fixed do solfege, or piano keyboard), Chord building, and chord progressions. Other information: This website is great as a supplement to basic music theory lessons. It also has great possibility for reinforcing and practicing concepts. Each exercise is graded and can be submitted to instructors electronically. Teachers can also make custom exercises. There is a paid app available for iOS devices
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    This is a great resource to learn and practice ear training. You can easily practice various aspects of ear training and adjust the difficulty or the specific things you are working on. It is also fairly easy to track your progress and see what still needs work.
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    A fantastic free online interactive software that offers lessons, exercises and ear training. It is a great tool for assessment as it offers immediate feedback in every exercise with a built-in timer.
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    This website offers lessons and exercises on numerous topics such as keyboard notes, reading the music staff, and even ear training exercises intervals and chords. Each exercise is also customizable to make it as easy or difficult as you see fit.
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    This website offers lessons and exercises on numerous topics such as keyboard notes, reading the music staff, and even ear training exercises intervals and chords. Each exercise is also customizable to make it as easy or difficult as you see fit.
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    The best site for free Music Theory training exercises. Note reading and aural skills.
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    This is a website that offers free lessons, exercises, and tools for music theory. This could be used by any music student to reinforce theory concepts taught in the classroom or the private studio. 
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    Musictheory.net is an amazing resource for providing teachers and students with lessons, quizzes as well as assessments in all aspects of music theory. The program online allows teachers to set up practice sessions, tutorials, as well as assessment on basic and advanced theory concepts. Students are able to access the online program from home or through tablet/laptop at school. 
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    musictheory.net offers a wonderful music theory training exercises. It offers free lessons, exercises, and tools for learners of any age to partake of. The site also offers two mobile (paid) apps that allow users to take their learning with them. Great for anyone, especially those involved with music theory or aural skills training.
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    musictheory.net offers a wonderful music theory training exercises. It offers free lessons, exercises, and tools for learners of any age to partake of. The site also offers two mobile (paid) apps that allow users to take their learning with them. Great for anyone, especially those involved with music theory or aural skills training.
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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.
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    This is a free online interactive resource that is an alternative to traditional paper and pencil of learning music theory. I recommend for late elementary on up.
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    The apps that coincide with this website are fantastic. Give them a look!
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    This a wonderful resource for all types of music classes!
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    The Musictheory.net website is a comprehensive platform focused on teaching music theory. The purpose of the website is to teach or reinforce music theory concepts at all levels of experience. There are numerous free lessons available that cover many aspects of music theory. There are also numerous customizable exercises to help reinforce the concepts learned in the lessons. Teachers can utilize this website at all levels of performing arts. I have found success with using the note name identification exercise as I can choose exactly what notes the students are practicing.
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    An excellent app for any musician wanting to sharpen their theory skills. Users have a wide range of theoretical topics to study, with lessons and assessment built in.
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    Interactive music theory website with virtual lessons and activities. Lessons include: reading notes on various staffs, the musical alphabet, chords, and more. There is a free mobile app available, and lessons are well sequenced.
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    Offers Music Theory Lessons over a wide variety of Topics and Exercises for Students. Lessons may be completed individually by students or as a class at an IWB (Interactive WhiteBoard). Additional tools are provided, as well as the ability to complete exercises online or offline.
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    This website is a great resource for a high amount of theory information. A great feature is the separation of lessons (learning) then exercises to quiz you. The customization for exercises is perfect to test something specific or a wider range.
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    This is a free website that offers lessons, exercises, and tools for music theory. The site is geared towards an older student and can be self pace
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    This website has good music theory exercises and videos. Students uses the lessons and practice on the exercises. Has other products available for a price.
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    This website provides numerous resources for learning, studying, and practicing music theory. Users can explore the lessons section to learn about various topics in music theory. Users can also practice various elements of both written and aural theory. This website focuses specifically on music theory.
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    This is a wonderful, free music theory website for a general music, band, choral, or music theory class. This website gives sample lessons and has exercises that students can take. There are also available apps to make it easy on-the-go.
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    The purpose of this site is to provide free online content and resources for music theory lessons. Students can access theory lessons with assessment in every aspect of music theory for the beginner to advanced student.
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    This website is an interactive resource for students to use to learn basic note reading, theory, and ear training. This could be used in a music technology class or general music class with access to devices. In a performance ensemble setting, this could be used as a warm up for the whole class with the aid of an interactive whiteboard or projector. 
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    Free music theory lessons
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    This resource is focused on teaching elements of music theory through slideshow presentations and exercises. This could be used to supplement instruction, be used in stations in a music classroom, or as an enrichment tool for gifted music students.
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    Online music theory site that helps to learn and practice various theory topics from beginner to advanced levels. Downloadable app for mobile devices is also available for a small nominal fee.
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    This is a great website that provides theory lessons and exercises for all levels and abilities. It also allows students to print and submit progress reports to track progress.
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    A great free cite for notation practice exercises and lessons.
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    Music Theory Learning to read music
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