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Advocacy available for all types of music (orchestra, band, choir, etc.). Educational articles and monthly magazine with ideas and thoughts on pedagogy.

The website for the National Association for Music Ed, this site provides a plethora of information relating to the many different facets of music education. It provides links to websites, resources and tools for teaching, and valuable ideas for technology integration.

NAfME, among the world's largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education.

The ISME website is to give readers a better understanding of music communities, build rapport among musicians, and enhance the learning curve for teachers and students. This site has a mission to integrate musical learning into all school systems and cultures to build a stronger body of music educators in the world. This website includes news and articles that pertain to the advocacy of education arts, the development of small groups of educators, and music therapy and technology. It also includes world music educators news and conferences around the globe.

The ISME webpage is useful for educators who teach outside the country or move around a lot. It is a great source for conferences and professional development opportunities. Check out the news area too, lots of great information on advocacy and advancement!

Music education tech resources and ideas are listed and categorized by device or software (SMARTBoard, iPads, etc..)

Article written to support the use of technology to compliment instruction and enhance student learning instead of technology for technology sake. Teachers should use social media cites, e.g., blogs, to facilitate discussion and feedback from students, create online PLNs. The cross curricular benefit is increasing writing facility and literacy. A couple of concerns are cyberbullying and parents who may question how much learning is taking place with social media. Educators can help others, including students, understand that music learning can take place outside of the classroom through social media and broaden the audience.

This article discusses strategies that can be used to continue to encourage students' creativity in music through pedagogical techniques.

This is a blog post for music educators in search of quality PD podcasts. This article provides a list of many different podcasts that focus on specifically music education, technology integration, and general educational topics.

List of great podcasts for music educators

This site keeps an up to date feed on all technology useful to music educators. This covers basic applications on mobile devices and even classroom technology such as tuners, metronomes and SmartBoards.

Music tech resource page. Author presented at FMEA 2017 - I attended his session. Mostly about hardward, not software. Ipad focus

This blog is heavily centered around technology. There is a navigation bar on the top and categories on the right to help locate topics of interest.

Carnegie Hall provides music educators with resources to use with students in K-5. There are various activities, exercises, class games, and assessments that incorporate songs, instruments, and various styles of music. Some concepts taught include rhythm, meter, form, pitch, expressive qualities, and overall performance. Activities and resources are categorized by appropriate grade levels. This website also links to other educational resources, programs, and opportunities that music educators can utilize to benefit themselves and their music students.

Music Teacher Tools & Resources is a resource for teachers in grades K-5 and includes lesson plans, assessments, listening examples, activities, and videos. The resources also integrate the elements of music with engaging activities. A wonderful resource to use and/or complement any lesson.

The purpose of this website is to provide music educators with tools that address music fundamentals. The site also had digital music learning options that provide professional development for educators as well as connect students to diverse musical communities. The resource provides unique learning opportunities for elementary students.

This blog discusses the most effective ways to implement technology into the music classroom, while addressing the concerns and misconceptions surrounding a 21st century curriculum.

After using this website for a graduate level course in American Vernacular Music History, I was really impressed with it's use for educators. Organize music history in a timeline view to allow students to click and learn more on their own.

This is the companion website to textbook for the Technology Assisted Music Learning class. It includes information about current online resources, lesson plans and many other ways to use technology in the music classroom.

The purpose of this site is to provide a companion website for use with the book "Music Learning Today: Digital Pedagogy for Creating, Performing, and Responding to Music." This bookmark is useful as a quick access to reference material pertinent to our use of technology in the classroom as well as in the MUE6696 course.

This site, compiled of professional educators, aims to enhance creative music and movement by emphasizing the Orff approach to instruction, providing professional development to its members, and supporting the creative potential of learners. You must subscribe to the association in order to benefit from its classroom resources, scholarships, and publication. But it seems to be a great source of support for classroom music educators!

The AOSA website is a resource for music educators. It provides information about the Orff-Schulwerk approach, advocacy, professional development, and teaching resources (lesson plans covering a variety of music content, videos, literature integration, and technology). Some links are only accessible by AOSA members.

The American Orff-Schulwerk Association provides a variety of resources for teachers and students to enhance their musical education. Here, students work together to create musical experiences through dance, movement, playing instruments, singing, and acting. Workshops and clinics can be attended to enhance knowledge and understanding in this area of music education.