This webquest engages students in a potential disscussion with a composer from a different era. This activity could also be adapted for exploration of current composers as well.
This music theory website has some great tutorials and exercises to help develop ear training skills. Also available are articles and other reference materials to help with music study. This is a user friendly site and is very helpful.
This software is shareware and a great alternative to using the pricer competition. It can allow the student to create music at home on their personal computers. It also has great value as a teaching tool and teaching student how to compose or arrange.
This software is shareware and a great alternative to using the pricer competition. It can allow the student to create music at home on their personal computers. It also has great value as a teaching tool and teaching student how to compose or arrange.
This is a free, web-based, cloud-based notation software program. Users can create, view, print, hear and share scores. This program is similar to Sibelius and Finale, but has the advantage of being web-based. It is MIDI and iOS compatible. Users can participate in a community of sharing scores. Noteflight is free, but Premium features require a monthly subscription. Educators can purchase a "Learn" subscription which allows students to have their own accounts that are managed by one (or several) teachers.
Great resource to have notation software accessible for free. Limited in the amount of scores you can create, but you are able to print and hear a MIDI playback.
This program is a good tool for notating music. Students can create original works or copy something for an assignment. Has many of the features as the expensive programs.
This website is a web-based music notation program which creates and stores professional-looking scores which can be accessed on the computer or mobile devices. The basic program is free, but the upgrades are very affordable. This is an invaluable and easy-to-use resource for musicians.
The purpose of this website is to create compositions using standard musical notation. Noteflight saves scores and allows instant playback. Composers can share their work with others easily.
The studio page of Steven Mauk at Ithaca College. Offers articles written by him on various saxophone pieces as well as general articles on musical study.
This website is Dr. Bauer's collection of professional articles that was shared with the students in the UFL graduate program. There are articles and resources on a variety of music and music teaching topics.
Kevin Olusola is a cellist who also beatboxes while playing. He is also in the a capella group Pentatonix. His videos are entertaining and musically stimulating. He not only performs his own compositions, but he also creates mash-ups of pop tunes...often performed in a classical style. He bridges the gap between classical and pop music, demonstrating incredible instrumental technique and culturally relevant material...all while beatboxing!
A significant resource for choral directors and music educators. Provides free sheet music for thousands of songs. The database is organized in categories that are easy to navigate.
This wiki is the home of the Choral Public Domain Library and as is a great resource in providing FREE choral/vocal scores, texts, translations and other useful information regarding choral and vocals music. Just under 26,000 choral/vocal works are currently available by over 2800 composers. New works are being added daily. Any musician seeking free, public domain choral or vocal music would benefit from the music, resources and information provided. A community portal, bulletin board and forums are available connect together those with similar interests.