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This website allows music educators to post and collaborate with other educators on their ideas and methods. The content focuses on teaching strategies, music technology programs, reading material for the integration of technology into the music classroom, and articles on continuing education.

This website was developed by music education and technology experts Dr. Joseph M. Pisano and Amy M. Burns. It includes blog posts from both educators, and discusses ideas for incorporating technology into elementary and secondary classrooms. Available music technology, software, and freeware resources are listed. Also included are examples of how this technology is used by children in their classrooms.

This website is a blog focus on the integration of technology in the music classroom. It appears to be a great resource to compliment the topics we have discussed in this course.

Great resources on the NAfME website on the "My Classroom" tab. Great ideas for every special month, advocacy, professional development, lesson planes, grants, and magazines.

The NAfME My Classroom website is an excellent resource for music educators. It provides links to journals, advocacy resources, professional development, and standards-based lesson plans. The lessons plan page offers both plans submitted by other educators and strategies for meeting the arts standards. By using the search tool, teachers can find lessons pertaining to a wide range of music content and age groups.

This interactive guide by composer Abbie Betinis goes through a step-by-step question guide that allows conductors to answer questions about how they want to perform and/or reproduce music. The guide then explains the appropriate licenses needed to ensure the copyright holder is fairly treated. It also tells you how to obtain these licenses.

A great website by a seasoned general music teacher. This website has many lesson plans, songs, and activities for Pre-k through 5th grade general music. The blog includes archives that date back 8 years and posts are searchable by title, content, and activity.

This is a website dedicated to the famous wind band piece, "Four Scottish Dances," by Malcolm Arnold.

This website is a collection of blog posts by Bret Pimentel about woodwind playing and teaching. The site is easily searchable by instrument or keyword. There are also links to resources that can be used for woodwind teaching.

I have compiled a listening library for students to utilize. The repertoire on this page is sorted by instrument and presents students with access to the standard repertoire for their instrument, performed by a musician of distinction on that instrument.

North Carolina Music Educators Association. MISSION:  To advance music education by promoting the understanding and making of music by all. VISION:  Leading North Carolina in music education, empowering generations to create, perform and respond to music. VALUES: INCLUSION and EQUITY - Building strength and promoting diversity in a profession representing a wide and changing spectrum of people and culture, abilities, economic backgrounds and gender identities while continuing to carry out the association's letter of intent. COMMUNITY - Collaborating with our members and partners to carry out our mission STEWARDSHIP - Empowering volunteerism and strategically developing leadership, fostering a spirit of accountability and a culture of giving of our time, talents, and resources COMPREHENSIVENESS - Uplifting the human spirit and providing opportunities for all students to create, perform, respond, and connect to all styles of music INNOVATION - Enhancing music teaching through combining effective and dynamic new practices with proven strategies in the context of a changing global community.

This site provides a software that allows one to listen to any song they would like by various artists for free.

This is a great website for finding music and creating a playlist. This website has a large cache of music. Sharing feature is great to share with students.

There are millions of songs on Spotify. Play your favorites, discover new tracks, and build the perfect collection. You'll find readymade playlists to match your mood, put together by music fans and experts.

The Violin Site is a website with many titles of free sheet music. The music is organized by composer's last name. There is music from composers such as Vivaldi, Bach, Beethoven, Accolay, and Haydn. For some pieces, students are provided with the violin and piano part and for other pieces, students are only provided with the violin part.

The Violin Site is a website with many titles of free sheet music. The music is organized by composer's last name. There is music from composers such as Vivaldi, Bach, Beethoven, Accolay, and Haydn. For some pieces, students are provided with the violin and piano part and for other pieces, students are only provided with the violin part.

The Violin Site is a website with many titles of free sheet music. The music is organized by composer's last name. There is music from composers such as Vivaldi, Bach, Beethoven, Accolay, and Haydn. For some pieces, students are provided with the violin and piano part and for other pieces, students are only provided with the violin part.

The Army Band Program's website offers free recordings of traditional music that is performed by the many army bands throughout the world. This can be utilized for listening exercises in music classrooms.

The Army Band Program's website offers free recordings of traditional music that is performed by the many army bands throughout the world. This can be utilized for listening exercises in music classrooms.

Concise list of free apps for music educators, broken down into categories (Tuners, Metronomes, Theory, etc.).

This blog provides information specifically related to the use of iPad's and other apple products to enhance the music education experience. The blog author reviews apps in great detail, and often showcase screenshots and step by step instructions/demonstrations for how to use the app and its relation to educational outcomes.

This blog provides information specifically related to the use of iPad's and other apple products to enhance the music education experience. The blog author reviews apps in great detail, and often showcase screenshots and step by step instructions/demonstrations for how to use the app and its relation to educational outcomes.

For any of educators brave enough to tackle homeade instruments in class, this site is great for step-by-step instructions on how to do so. Here, you can find 8 homeade instruments to create with your music students. The istructions are fairy simple to follow. I attempted this once while making homeade maracas with foil paper and rice. The instruments were fun, but the project was very messy. Perhaps, I can give it a shot again using these simpler techniques!

This blog is by music educator Brenda Muench who shares many of her success and failures at implementing technology in the elementary music classroom. She has several great lesson plan ideas and shares her experience with her own students.

This is a wonderful resource for warm ups geared at making great tonal control and projection on a tuba. Some of the exercises are developed from famous tuba parts in the orchestral repertoire, and some have been developed by the great Arnold Jacobs.

This is a wonderful resource for warm ups geared at making great tonal control and projection on a tuba. Some of the exercises are developed from famous tuba parts in the orchestral repertoire, and some have been developed by the great Arnold Jacobs.

This article is written by Marcela De Vivo, mother of a child with a severe disability.  She writes on immigration law, health and special education law and inclusion.

This article is written by Marcela De Vivo, mother of a child with a severe disability.  She writes on immigration law, health and special education law and inclusion.

Hookpad is a free web app that simplifies songwriting by helping you choose chords that sound good together and guiding you to write a good melody. It's a musical sketchpad with music theory "built-in" to make it easier and more intuitive to find the sound you're looking for.

Hookpad is a free web app that simplifies songwriting by helping you choose chords that sound good together and guiding you to write a good melody. It's a musical sketchpad with music theory "built-in" to make it easier and more intuitive to find the sound you're looking for.

This blog is written by Tom Rudolph, an adjunct professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston. The blog consists of his thoughts and opinion of Music Notation Software.

This blog is written by Tom Rudolph, an adjunct professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston. The blog consists of his thoughts and opinion of Music Notation Software.

This is the website for "The President's Own" United States Marine Band. There are many resources available from this website. One of the features is access to some of the music recorded by the group. Some music can be downloaded directly from the website with some sheet music available, some music must be ordered, but it is provided for free. Also available are tour dates, news, and photos or the group.

This is the website for "The President's Own" United States Marine Band. There are many resources available from this website. One of the features is access to some of the music recorded by the group. Some music can be downloaded directly from the website with some sheet music available, some music must be ordered, but it is provided for free. Also available are tour dates, news, and photos or the group.