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There are 12 activities that can be used as teambuilding. They are new, fun and innovative. Used with Middle school or high school aged students.

This is a video sharing site. The user can access quality music examples and create playlists for easy access. The user can also create their own channel and upload videos that they created themselves. Music educators can locate examples, tutorials, or other information for use with music lessons.

This is the link to the Piano Guys YouTube page. This provides a great resource for students to watch new arrangements of some of their favorite songs.

Great resource for music history. With a new audio show being posted every week and past shows being available, there is a lot available and will continue to be available. Has short audio to keep children's attention and has an accompanying worksheet to help facilitate optimal listening and understanding.

From re-stringing a french horn rotary valve to simply teaching your brass students how to properly breath when they are playing this website has it all. This website will be a huge help when starting out new brass students as well as teaching more advanced techniques.

This is a list of overarching Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions for the New National Standards. I use this as a reminder of what meaning goals I truly want my students to be learning!

These are the new 2014 anchor standards. I reference these often to make sure my lessons are not just meeting district standards, but national standards as well. They also help give me ideas if I am struggling with lesson ideas.

IMSLP is on online library of music that is now held in the public domain. It is a resource that can be freely used to print copies of music for use in your classroom for free! This resource is especially useful for string orchestras, as entire catalogs of music from such great composers as Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven can be found in the archive.

Over 119,000 compositions in the public domain can be found here for free. This is a great resource for musicians and can be used for research, performing, and arranging. Some pieces include recordings.

An online resource for downloading pdf and mp3's of music scores and audio that is within the public domain for legal print and download.

EduTech wiki is a music technology wiki featuring resources like music notation software suggestions, computer-based learning software, online interactive music learning services, and piano lesson software. It is a fairly new wiki, so information while good is limited.

Slidearea.com is the website for the principal trombonist of the New York Philharmonic, Joe Alessi. Within this site are resources that may be used to supplement lessons for trombone students. The tips that are listed are very practical and assist with developing tone, range, and technique. Within the website are also links to information regarding the Julliard School, recordings, mentor professors, Griego Mouthpieces, Smartmusic, Edwards Instruments, Aleesi Publications, and the Alessi Seminar.

This notebook began in 1995 as a compilation of notes taken from lectures during "String Pedagogy," a class offered by Robert Culver, Professor of Music Education at the University of Michigan School of Music. In addition to Professor Culver's course, a t

This is a great website for information about strings pedagogy. I also enjoy he teaching strategies  and informations on books. This will be great to check back throughout the year!

This website has a wealth of information on string pedagogy. Here you can find videos and sample lesson ideas on how to teach concepts range from bow hold to vibrato on all of the string instrument

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.

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 is the official website of the new national music standards. It includes the standards for different types of music classes and grade levels and will be helpful for designing lesson plans.

Articles about training, and new approaches within the Suzuki methodology. While the website is intended to offer help to teachers and families; it is also useful as a pedagogy aid to engage in discussion with peers from across the USA.

North Carolina Music Educators Association. MISSION:  To advance music education by promoting the understanding and making of music by all. VISION:  Leading North Carolina in music education, empowering generations to create, perform and respond to music. VALUES: INCLUSION and EQUITY - Building strength and promoting diversity in a profession representing a wide and changing spectrum of people and culture, abilities, economic backgrounds and gender identities while continuing to carry out the association's letter of intent. COMMUNITY - Collaborating with our members and partners to carry out our mission STEWARDSHIP - Empowering volunteerism and strategically developing leadership, fostering a spirit of accountability and a culture of giving of our time, talents, and resources COMPREHENSIVENESS - Uplifting the human spirit and providing opportunities for all students to create, perform, respond, and connect to all styles of music INNOVATION - Enhancing music teaching through combining effective and dynamic new practices with proven strategies in the context of a changing global community.

This site provides a software that allows one to listen to any song they would like by various artists for free.

This is a great website for finding music and creating a playlist. This website has a large cache of music. Sharing feature is great to share with students.

There are millions of songs on Spotify. Play your favorites, discover new tracks, and build the perfect collection. You'll find readymade playlists to match your mood, put together by music fans and experts.

Home to the percussion divisions of WGI (Winter Guard International). The site contains visual and audio media links and downloads, schedules, ticket information, and live webcast information for WGI "The Sport of the Arts." WGI is one of the fastest growing musical activities in the United States, comprised both student (scholastic) divisions and professional (independent) divisions. WGI has mission of providing the highest level of music education possible, constantly pushing and setting new musical standards.

This website provides music educators with all upcoming events and conferences to help advance music education within New York State. It also provides job postings for anyone who is seeking employment. There are many links for parents and students to check out if they are performing in a festival, or have any questions regarding festivals.The NYSSMA website provides the National Core Art Standards as well as all necessary knowledge for NYS music teachers to be successful. In addition, this website provides various opportunities for their programs and students.

HUGE collection of free loops and samples (you may need to click "Skip Survey" to see the content on the page)

I am constantly challenging my students to look for patterns in music. I didn't realize that there was actual research behind it.