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Why re-invent the wheel when someone has already created the resource you need? TeachersPayTeachers is that resource for everything from classroom decor to lesson manipulatives and presentations.

This is a great resource for any educators. Teachers pay teachers is an online website where teacher share and sell their creative ideas for other teachers to use in their classrooms. You can purchase materials, lessons plans, assessments, and pretty much anything for a lesson plan you are using, or in need of. You are also able to upload and sell your creative ideas to collaborate with your colleagues. This is a useful tool if you find yourself in a jam for a lesson or in need of supplemental materials.

Teachers Pay Teachers is a resource for a wide variety of teacher-created lesson plans. Teacher-authors can share their lesson plans and resources via digital download, and receive payment in return. The search function allows teachers to find materials related to a particular subject and view the ratings from other users. Music teachers need to use careful keywords and search tactics to weed out lessons aimed at incorporating songs in the general classroom, but there are many great music education plans about music elements, instruments, guided listening, etc., as well as rubrics and visual aids.

Teachers pay teachers is a website that allows educators to purchase curriculum and resources from other educators. There is a wide variety of resources available on the website for every age group and subject area. I find this website to be incredibly helpful when I am looking to use technology in my teaching. Many teachers upload their lessons including links and videos, which allows students to see and hear many great examples of music.

Teachers pay teachers is basically the amazon for any educator to find lesson plans, games, manipulatives, and much more. I love to check out teachers pay teachers when I need new ideas on teaching music and generally I look for music games. I actually have a store on TPT, but hardly upload anything because I stay busy. I believe my most popular buy is my music jenga game, if any UFME students want it I would be more than happy to send it your way, for free!

Teachers Pay Teachers is a platform where educators can support each other and share resources. There are all kinds of resources available from composer studies, music theory, games, and centers.

Teachers Pay Teachers contains music lessons, interactive media, and administrative aids developed by music educators around the world. While many of the resources are for purchase the cost is minimal and there are many available for free. The musical content ranges from specific learning objectives (like steady beat for elementary classrooms) to entire curricular supplements using specific teaching methods (such as Kodaly). While there are resources for performing ensembles, most tend to be for elementary or beginning performing ensemble classes.

Great resource for all subject matters. It also keeps a library of all your purchases in case you lose them. All lessons I have bought through here have been of very good quality and easy to use.

Site where teachers can find music lesson ideas from other teachers. Print outs, IWB, lessons, etc...

Teachers Pay Teachers a website where you can look up different resources for your classroom from sub plans, posters, to fun activities to play with your students. When teaching a specific concept in music class such a dynamics, this resource will have vocabulary with pictures, power-points, and activities to play with students in order to reinforce the concept. It is a great website that eliminates the time component of creating these documents on your own time, while also supporting others teachers with inexpensive prices for their products.

This site is great for finding just about anything you could need in the classroom, developed by other teachers! They have general lesson plans, substitute lesson plans, worksheets, and more!

Great source for training rhythmic sight-reading! Various patterns will test students' capabilities to hear complex rhythmic structures.

A fun game for students to practice rhythms independently . Different combinations of rhtyhms can be played at different tempos.

Website where students can practice reading rhythms. In one mode a rhythm is played and then the student must use the available notes to write that rhythm. In the second mode a rhythm is written and students need to select which of four audio examples sounds like what is written. This is a great resource for quick check-ins of student understanding of rhythmic notation.

This game allows the player to work on reading rhythms and rhythmic notation. There are two ways to play the game: listen to a rhythm and spell it out with provided rhythmic blocks or view a whole rhythm and choose the correct recording.

A nice pdf of standard band repertoire. Sometimes it's hard to find what to play but with this handy organized list the director will have several ideas in no time! 

This website has a list of concert band pieces suitable for beginning concert bands.  This list is organized alphabetically by the composer's last name.  It provides the title of the piece, a brief description of the piece, the arranger, publisher, and difficulty level.  

This link goes directly to a twenty-eight page PDF of standard repertoire for bands. Not only does this list provide the title and composer, it also includes the publisher, arranger, technical difficulty, and musical level. Under each listing is a brief description of the piece and including key musical aspects that band directors should know about the work.

This is a database of a repertoire list for young bands.  Rating are also included. #UFMUE

This site highlights the newer releases for younger players.  It is very helpful in determining what pieces would be good to play for concerts and contests.  The descriptions are very detailed.  

Repertoire list for younger or developing band programs. There is a lot of grade 3-4 literature on this list which would be out of range for many middle schools, but should someone have a Jr. High situation or an advanced middle school band, this would be a tremendous resource.

The online metronome is great when your handheld metronome dies. This metronome can be used in a classroom, during private instructions and at home. The metronome has a range of 40 bpm to 208 bpm with present intervals. Tempo descriptors (Largo through Prestissimo) are provided for the piece that do not provide the exact beats per minute. A4 at 440Hz is also provided.

A simple website for a simple deal but everyone should have access to a metronome! Simply plug in a speaker system and the whole band is hearing the metronome, no excuses now! 

The online metronome is useful for both student and teachers. Many students use the excuse of not having a metronome as their reason for not practicing with one. Online Metronome allows you to access a few metronome anywhere that internet is accessible. Teachers may use this in their classroom and students may use this to practice at home.

The online metronome is useful for both student and teachers. Many students use the excuse of not having a metronome as their reason for not practicing with one. Online Metronome allows you to access a few metronome anywhere that internet is accessible. Teachers may use this in their classroom and students may use this to practice at home.

Free metronome to guide students to so they always have access to one when they practice.

Metronome Online is a fantastic free resource found on the web. It is ideal for quick and easy music practice. It is easily accessible if the user has an internet connection, and can be a perfect work around to not having an actual metronome. The online metronome is easy to use, is reliable, and is a valuable tool for all practicing needs!

This free online metronome proves handy for in-class rehearsals and other applications, in classrooms with students of all ages. User can easily set the tempo using the dial and the steady beat will continue until stopped. It also features tempo markings on the dial for ease of use. I use this at least once a week in my classroom.

A free metronome online for any student or professional to use. A great free tool for practicing and improving rhythmic accuracy.

The purpose of this site is to allow music students to practice with a metronome. This site could also be played over a loud system in the classroom, so that an ensemble could play along to the beat and keep a steady tempo. I like how the tempos are labeled with bpm as well as their tempo names.

Metronome Online does not only provide students or individuals with a steady beat to practice with. It also has accompanying articles that explain how to use the metronome, the difference between the tempo markings and how to practice with it.

This is a great free online resource for all music students. It's a great alternative to having to purchase a metronome or a phone app.

One can use this site when in need of a metronome. The one provided has tempo markings that increase by 4 BPM for each level. Along with the numerical designations, Italian tempo markings as well as their spectrum are provided.

This website is an easy-to-use online metronome. It is a great resource for students to use during practice time at home. There is also a tuner that students can use for practice as well.

This website is an easy-to-use online metronome. It is a great resource for students to use during practice time at home. There is also a tuner that students can use for practice as well.

An online metronome for all of your practicing needs! This free alternative to purchasing a metronome can be used by students anywhere they have internet access. Additionally, students can learn tempo terminology and the matching range.

This online metronome has many additional features, including articles on a variety of music-related topics and the option to create a personal account. Through a personal account, the user can track their practice time, create tasks for completion, and set goals.

This website provides free online metronomes for students to use in their individual practice. Students can set the online metronome to different speeds, time signatures, etc. - just like they would a real metronome.

This is an online metronome that my students can access for at home practice. It works just like a real metronome.

San Francisco Kids is a website that is attractive and fun for children. There are lessons and interactive composing activities that are helpful and informative for kids who are new to music.

The San Francisco Symphony has a great website for kids that has some great activities. Students can explore music and composers throughout history. They learn interesting facts about composers and their music. They also get to listen to music. There are also fun games and activities for them to do.

I love using this website to teach about the orchestra. There are so many interactive activities that involve the orchestra, music theory, composition, conducting, and many other activities.

Site produced by the San Francisco Symphony. Includes music listening presentations, music games, and composition activities. Great for elementary general music and very child friendly.

A wonderful resource for young children from the San Francisco Orchestra. This website allows children to discover, listen, play, perform, conduct, and compose in a child-friendly format.

This is a website that covers musical composers and music instruments. I love using this site to help teach the instruments of the orchestra to my younger kids because it includes images and sound clips. There are also games that students can play and compose with instruments.

This is a great resource for listening, playing, and learning more about the instruments. It is suitable for young students (Pre-K to 3rd grade students). It does not require a subscription, but Adobe Flash Player should be installed.

A web-based sight-reading tool that general exercises that can be customized to meet the needs of your band program. You can create opportunities for individual sight-reading as well full ensemble. The assessment tool can track the progress and report the practice sessions. Teacher subscription is $34.99 per year and students can receive access for as low as $2 per year.

The Sight Reading Factory link is one of the best sight-reading websites I have come across to date.  Within the free demo, I was able to access sight reading exercises for a number of band, instrumental, and vocal practice lessons.  In my personal exploration of the demo, I first looked into locating sight reading exercises for piano.  I was able to edit the time signature and key signature before seeing the practice exercises.  This feature is GREAT for people who are learning to play/count in different meters or using accidentals in their piano playing.  The same can be said for people learning to utilize solfedge in their singing, utilize new fingerings in their instrumental playing, or simply challenge themselves.  The website offers multiple difficulty levels, making the use of this website in a secondary music school setting ideal.  Sight reading exercises and study are some of the major contributors to my development as a musician and educator.  Since the exercises are generated on command, the site provides unlimited sight reading exercises to its users, making its longevity a strong selling-point.  

Sight Reading Factory is a cloud-based program allowing students daily practice with newly generated exercises each time. Check out the demo; free trials are available for up to 20 exercises generated.

Sight Reading Factory provides unlimited number of exercises for sight reading/singing to students. This program provides exercises based on instrumentation and other needs/skill levels to accommodate all levels. It also works as a great assessment tool by tracking what and how the student sight reads in real time.

SightReadingFactory.com makes practicing the important skill of sight reading quick, easy, effective and fun! This cloud-based service allows you to customize and generate unlimited sight reading examples instantly, on-demand for students of all ages and abilities.

Sight Reading Factory is a great resource for all musicians looking to better their sigh treading ability. It develops a random sight reading exercise for all instruments and is something that can be worked on at an individual level or through a school subscription. Quick set-up and easy to use!

This site offers customize-able sight-reading examples that are composed in real time in a variety of combinations. It may be used by the music teacher in whole group setting in the classroom, or student accounts may be purchased for use with at-home practice and assessment. The annual fee is reasonable.

This is the best sightreading website I have encountered. A student is able to customize the exercises to his/her level of ability and it will create random sightreading excerpts. It is certainly a tool I always suggest to my students to invest in.

This is the best sightreading website I have encountered. A student is able to customize the exercises to his/her level of ability and it will create random sightreading excerpts. It is certainly a tool I always suggest to my students to invest in.

Sight Reading Factory offers teachers and students opportunities to practice sight reading using complete customization of exercises: time signatures, key signatures, difficulty level and more.

Sight Reading Factory is a comprehensive online sight reading tool which provides on-demand computer-generated music examples which are customizable by instrument, playing level, length, key, and time signature. The service provides pre-programmed levels or can be fully customized by the user. Sight Reading Factory covers all major instruments (including voices and piano) and ensembles. Rhythm-only examples are also available. Once configured, the service provides unlimited, computer-generated sight reading examples based on the settings. Although randomly generated, the algorithm delivers rather authentic, musical selections. The user has two choices for participation: timed review period or free play. Settings can also be adjusted to toggle metronome click and cursor, as well as making measures disappear before or after playing.

Unlimited sight reading exercises for every instrument and ensemble. Music teachers can customize exercises for the skill level of their students and print each exercise if needed.

Sight Reading Factory is a great technology music-education tool. The site offers a short free trial, but the annual fee is very inexpensive. The technical support is great, and can problem solve quickly. Build sight-reading skills with the entire class, or create individual sight-reading assignments for students. Educators can generate custom sight-reading examples by easy selection of criteria. This site is worth the money and can be beneficial for student achievement in learning to read and sing musical notation.

Sight Reading Factory is an excellent application and website that generates customizable sight reading exercise for a variety of instruments or using solfege. You can customize the exact rhythms or pitches you would like and the program generates unlimited, yet musical, sight reading examples.

Flat is a full-featured online music notation tool. The product has commercial and educational versions. The educational version has teacher administrative controls and allows an educator to integrate Flat into common learning management services including Google Classroom and Canvas. Students and teachers can collaborate on the same notation projects, and have the ability to integrate and link to external content (e.g. YouTube). Flat also has a plugin for Google Documents which allows users to create and embed short selections of music notation into their work.

This is online notation software that can be used by teachers and students.

This website is a music writing software that can be used online as well as offline. The layout of the program is simple to navigate and grasp. Students can easily learn how to arrange or create compositions here. Collaboration on projects is simple. Projects can be shared with one another. There is also a feature in which a teacher can leave written notes within the scores themselves.

A great resource for lesson plans, games and songs for the elementary general music classroom. Songs are listed and categorized by musical elements. The blog includes updated lesson plan ideas.

A great resource for lesson plans, games and songs for the elementary general music classroom. Songs are listed and categorized by musical elements. The blog includes updated lesson plan ideas.