Alex Ross, the music critic for The New Yorker, maintains a blog featuring information about performance, books, videos and other music related topics.
Henkjan Honing is a professor of Music Cognition at the University of Amsterdam. This blog presents articles on the human understanding of music. Some of the articles are in English while others are in German.
This is an amazing resource for saxophonists and directors looking for help with their instrument. This site contains over 10,000 users who help and assist with finding "the lick," alternate altissimo fingerings, forward coning, and more.
This is an amazing resource for saxophonists and directors looking for help with their instrument. This site contains over 10,000 users who help and assist with finding "the lick," alternate altissimo fingerings, forward coning, and more.
Creating Music Block Game–create a 3-note pattern and then listen to a variety of patterns to choose the one you created
Creating Music Comparing Game–listen to two melodies and determine if they are the same or different
Creating Music Block Game with Rhythm–list the block game above only with an 8-note melodic and rhythmic pattern
Creating Music About Pitch–listen to classical music excerpts demonstrating rising and lowering pitch
12 Steps–Select the sound heard to help Alice (in Wonderland) up the stairs
Orchestra Game–listen and identify the instrument played
BBC Seaside Activity—match sounds with descriptions
BBC Mood Music—listen to music selections and match with a mood
BBC Instrument Matchup—match sounds with instrument
BBC Quiz—review of aural rhythm, style, and instrument recognition
Carnegie Hall Listening Adventures: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” –Interactive Listening Map
PBS Toopy and Binoo Bubbles—musical memory game
DJ Games Music Matching–imitate melodies played on a solfege ladder
Sousa Palooza–an interactive music map of a famous Sousa march turned into an asteroid-like game
Note Pair–aural concentration game
Theta Music Trainer–many aural training games for everything from scales, intervals, chord progressions, rhythms, and more
Music Memory–aural solfege training
Music Teacher Games–many games for staff, piano key, rhythm, and aural recognition
Melody Mayhem 1–recognize a melody
Storm Chasers–recognize melodic direction
Catch the Coconut–aural interval recognition
Good Ear–ear training exercises for intervals, chords, scales, cadences and more
Echo Time with Annie–aural concentration game
Has anyone used this app? This looks like something even I would use - and I don't use our iPad much... The feature that I think would appeal to my underclass vocal majors is the ability to play along - so they can learn their music from listening rather than from reading (which some of them don't do well at all!).
This is a resource to gather public domain sheet music and lyrics. It is good for developing your own lessons and avoiding copyright, and also for programs which may not have a lot of money for new music. There are also composer pages, although I don't think these are exactly helpful. It lacks information other than birthdays and a general sentence explaining who the composer is.
Choral teachers have access to countless public domain music, ranging from ancient classics to modern compositions released to the public domain by the composers.
This is a free sheet music website specializing in choral sheet music. Most of the music in the database is public domain. Great resource for choir teachers.
This is a free sheet music website specializing in choral sheet music. Most of the music in the database is public domain. Great resource for choir teachers.
This website is styled in a "kid friendly" manner. It provided fun, age appropriate theory games, and a simple, yet informative, time line of composers.
This website is styled in a "kid friendly" manner. It provided fun, age appropriate theory games, and a simple, yet informative, time line of composers.
This is a website to use with elementary students for teaching about the components of an opera. Hansel and Gretel is sung in English and students are able to interact and make decisions about the production.
This website is a great introduction to opera for elementary general music class. Students can choose sets, costuming, lighting, and choreography in this simple re-telling of Hansel and Gretel.
This is an online interactive game for EVERYONE! Students are presented the chance to design their own opera, embark with interactive chamber music, access music resources, and even engage the entire family with a family listening activity.
Admittedly, I'm a total geek for the "old classics", but I find this website absolutely amazing! In about 3 minutes time I was able to locate about a half dozen pieces that I've been looking for at some point or another since I started teaching. I think there are resources that every band director could use here.
Music From The Golden Age Of The American Town Band
The BandMusic PDF Library contains musical gems from the time of Gilmore, Sousa, Pryor, Liberati, Goldman, Reeves and other professional bands that were wildly popular in their day. In addition to touri
BandMusic PDF Library preserves and shares band music from the Golden Age of the American Town Band. If you are looking for public domain music to play with your school band, community band or other group, you'll find it here-marches, waltzes, rags, theater music, cornet solos, trombone features, and much more.
Purpose of this resource: The purpose of this resource is to provide access to wind ensemble and concert band repertoire in the public domain.
Musical Content: This webpage contains thousands of works for concert band and wind ensemble. Works are categorized by graded difficulty, and contain full scores and parts.
Other information: This is great resource for school music programs with limited budgets for purchasing music. It is also a good source for finding music that is not published any longer.
This is another invaluable resource of Public Domain compositions for the Band World. So many of the old marches and waltzes are out of print and difficult to come by, but this website has an extensive list of great works that are all public domain. A great resource not only for finding pieces to play, but also for doing some traditional score study.
The Infinite Jukebox may come as somewhat of a revelation. For an introduction, readers may go to the site and click on a few of the popular tunes listed on the homepage. For instance, selecting Superstition by Stevie Wonder kicks off the 1972 hit in the way you've always heard it. But then The Infinite Jukebox takes over, matching beats and rhythmic patterns to create intelligent patterns for where the song can go next. No simple loop here. Instead the song plays for as long as the listener would like, but with seemingly infinite variety. Once users understand the basic principle, they can upload their own MP3s for free and let The Infinite Jukebox reorganize them into epic soundtracks for their working day.
This quirky creation create an infinite musical loop from any song you select - and by infinite I mean never-ending. You can select a track from the site's vast library or upload a song of your own, which the site will analyze and use to create a pattern. This site could be beneficial for use with classical music to make easy background music.
Pretty innovative program that remixes your favorite tunes so that you can listen to them over a long period of time! No need to use the "repeat" button anymore when you like a tune. It is INFINITE!
This is all for the violinist. Here you can watch a masterclass presented by a world renowned violinist. Watch interviews and meet some of the professionals as well. There are forums that talk about anything related to the violin. You can also find what is happening in the news about upcoming violinist, performances, or happenings.
This is all for the violinist. Here you can watch a masterclass presented by a world renowned violinist. Watch interviews and meet some of the professionals as well. There are forums that talk about anything related to the violin. You can also find what is happening in the news about upcoming violinist, performances, or happenings.
This website offers free sheet music categorized by music styles, instruments, and artists. Orchestra scores are available (single parts also) as well as 46 music theory lessons including ear training. Subscription is $20 per year, a forum is accessible for open discussions and requests, and members may also post their original compositions.
This site has a lot of free sheet music and allows students to print it off and practice sight reading. This site also has a tuner, scales, and a metronome to allow students to practice properly. The purpose of this resource is to allow students to stay engaged and practice music of their choice when they get bored with the music for concerts. This helps them stay engaged and not get burned out.
8notes.com is full of music resources such as free sheet music and supplemental material for lessons. The sheet music includes categories such as classical, pop, jazz, film/TV, and traditional. Any music teacher knows how frequently students ask for specific tunes from television or movies. Even though they may not be played in class, students can greatly benefit from private practice on tunes they enjoy. 8notes.com also includes over forty theory lessons. These lessons begin with learning about lines and spaces on the staff and continue through many concepts all the way to the introduction of modes. In addition to the lessons, this website provides ear training exercises to accompany the theory lessons. 8notes.com is a great resource for all music teachers, not just instrumental or vocal. This site includes music and lessons for all instruments including banjo and ukulele, making it great for a general music classroom as well.
Wonderful website for students and teachers to use for free sheet music. Music is available for a plethora of instruments, including non-band instruments. Great for students to use for solo or small ensemble performances. Free and easy are always a plus!
This site provides free sheet music for all instruments. It is an excellent resource for new material for students as well as sight reading material for any instruments in most classrooms.
This website is a game designed to introduce instruments to students (K-5) in a fun and interactive way. Benjamin Britten's composition "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" is used as the basis for this adventure.
This website is a game designed to introduce instruments to students (K-5) in a fun and interactive way. Benjamin Britten's composition "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" is used as the basis for this adventure.
This site is a great way to introduce the instruments of the orchestra. It can be used individually to play the games or with the whole class to introduce instruments.
This is a great website to pair with the piece, "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" by Benjamin Britten. This interactive game describes all of the instruments in detail, offering relative outside information about each instrument. Students can play along either in a group setting or at home.
This website is fantastic for students as individuals or as a full class activity! Step by step it takes them on a safari to learn about each instrument of the orchestra using Benjamin Britten's "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra". It is kid-friendly and would be great for students in 2nd and 3rd grade. It tests their listening skills using games deciphering things like notes in a sequence, or high and low.
Incredible multimedia, interactive version of Benjamin Britten's famous work. Produced by The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall. Students log in or free play a safari adventure to save an orchestra. Instrument families are explored in detail with listening examples in a leveled gaming experience. Interdisciplinary connections to safari excursion, story telling, sound properties, animals and travel. Teachers can create an account to track student progress and/or assessment. Works well with an IWB.
I found this site while discovering music technology for Module 5. This is a great interactive game for elementary age children who are or have studied instruments, instrument families, and the orchestra. It teaches the player new information, assesses their understanding of that information, and has opportunities for further study.
This is an interactive way to explore and discover instruments of the orchestra. Students will locate and learn about instruments on a "safari type" adventure. This is great for younger students.
I use this composition to discuss instruments and instrument families with 3rd grade. Unfortunately, I haven't found something to really engage the students. I think this website might actually intrigue students into learning about the instrument.s
I use this composition to discuss instruments and instrument families with 3rd grade. Unfortunately, I haven't found something to really engage the students. I think this website might actually intrigue students into learning about the instrument.s
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra allows students to learn all about the different instruments in the orchestra, as well as listening examples of classical pieces of music. The games provide a brief lesson, and then students can participate through interactive games. I find this site very informative and the kids love the story line that goes along with the game sequence. Great resource in preparation for our annual Young People's Concert at the Bob Carr in Orlando.
This is a fun, interactive website that helps students get to know the instruments, the set up of a professional ensemble, different genres, and musical roles.
This website is a game developed by Carnegie Hall that helps younger students learn the instruments of the orchestra. The game uses Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. This interactive game helps students understand the layout of an orchestra, the ranges of the individual instruments, and how they sound individually and together in an ensemble. This is an excellent tool for elementary music!
Through support from the New York Philharmonic, this website introduces famous composers, has instrument games, rhythm games, and much more for young students. It also introduces students to some of the actual players in the New York Philharmonic.