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This "cheat sheet" is an excellent study resource for music theory. This sheet contains definitions and music theory rules, scale types, and reminders about intervals. It comes in handy for test preparation and could even be used as a checklist with each student to assess student knowledge.

David L. Jones is a renowned voice teacher in New York, NY., who has written many essays covering all areas of vocal technic, pedagogy and vocal rehabilitation. The content is mostly pedagogical and does not deal with fach or repertory. The articles contain many case studies with the different vocal issues discussed.

Incredibox is a website where students may be introduced to loop-based composing and combining of sounds. There are four versions. Students learn to choose elements, combine elements, order elements, and are able to record their finished works.

Joel Katz is a singer and educator in Toronto, Canada, who teaches at the Glenn Gould School. He is a master voice teacher who has written very informative articles on vocal technique and pedagogy.

I cannot think of a better introduction to songs and rhythm for children than by the music of Hap Palmer. His cds and dvds effortlessly teach students how to sing very melodic songs and how to perform essential rhythms, among many other musical concepts.

This is an excellent piece of software that introduces students to the field of DJing and producing. A virtual interface shows users exactly how to manipulate and seamlessly play track to track to track in a playlist.

This handy music converter introduces students to miniscule tunings and is a good lead-in to concepts like quarter notes. Plus, you can hear a difference in the sound of a song at 432 Hz!

Discmakers at first may not seem like a good resource for music education, but upon further review, it is an excellent one for students learning about the music business and how recordings are distributed, especially on a DIY level in genres such as indie rock.

Daria World Music for Children is a colorful and vibrant website that teaches students about all aspects of world music. It has many multimedia resources from listening to the sound of an instrument to actually learning how to make one. Definitely a great resource!

This link will take you to a you-tube search for the Wii dance videos we use in class. Use these over the summer to keep your bodies active inside where it is cool. Internalize the beat of the music to match movements in time. Make sure to have parent permission before accessing you-tube. .

This website is the Digital Concert Hall of the Berlin Philharmonic. it provides a subscription service to watch live concerts as well as a series of archived concerts by the Phil. The website also provides some free videos for streaming.

Great free online resource to practice ear training exercises. I really like how it is broken down into different categories and has a beginner level. It is great having a specific section devoted to note location and perfect pitch.

A tour company I have used before in student travel. Hope to use them again once my new program is ready to hit the road.

This podcast discusses a myriad of topics that band directors face at some point. James Divine approaches the topics with good humor, a great education, practicality, and experience.

Everyone wants their classroom to look organized and inviting. This website offers great bulletin board ideas for the music classroom.

This is a blog that focuses on elementary music education, specifically songs and games that teach simple musical elements. The blog is very well organized and easy to access.

A website that allows you to track practice time better and provide students with feedback. The program saves the information and can supply practice reports.

This site is something that most music educators today are familiar with; Finale. it provides a free download of Finale as well as blogs and training tutorials about how to use the program. The purpose of Finale is to all teachers (and students!) to create their own music. It can be anything from an original composition to an arrangement of a familiar song to a replica of something that has already been created. Not only does finale help build musical creativity, but it also teaches students about the basics of music notation. This site is a great source because it takes you step-by-step through downloading Finale, making it more user-friendly, especially for those that might not have as much experience with more recent music software.

This is the website for the Dallas Brass. The Dallas Brass have been around since 1983, and one of their primary functions is touring the country to visit schools. It also provides links to information on breathing exercises, efficiency exercises, intonation, and various other clinics. There is also information on how to book them to visit your school.