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Webquest on American regional music.

Podcast episodes as well as other resources on the "classic" music for use with students.

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.

Interviews and historical perspectives on classical music

Classical music insights and perspectives

This site contains an audio example along with a viewable example of the lead sheet (in most cases). This is a fantastic resource for jazz students.

The purpose of this website is to provide a list of free jazz sheet music in the keys of Bb, Eb, and bass clef from the "Real Book". The content lists songs from A to Z which provide an audio recording link for each without any ads. Students can use this site to play along with the sheet music and accompaniment provided. It would make a great practice tool in addition to method book material for students of all ages. The author of the site also promotes a "my music apps" page for beginner and experienced musicians.

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This blog compared similarities between physical therapy and teaching music. It was interesting to read the list of fifteen items which are shared between the two very different topics. The list started with hydrating and described the importance of drinking plenty of water after a strenuous exercise as well as when practicing music. My favorite parts are the article included the idea of practicing slower as well as practicing for shorter periods of times more often. I think those are great teaching tips to help our students improve. So often we as musicians and teachers just want to do everything in the fastest way possible. We also spend so much of our time staying busy with life that we seem to squeeze all of our practicing into one time rather than little by little.

This website has resources to accompany their texts, but they are certainly useful even if you don't have their text. K-8 listening maps are great and easy to download. There are also detailed histories of different instruments.

This site allows the user to create interactive timelines to share on the web.  Many resources can be added to the timeline entries.  

Dipity is a free online timeline website. Students can create timelines for music history.

This is my Pinterest board about Music Education resources or ideas related to Music Education.  I use this board for classroom ideas all the time!

This is my friend Stephanie's Pinterest board about Music Education resources or ideas related to Music Education.  I use this board for classroom ideas all the time!

This is a blog and resources from Amy Burns, an elementary music teacher, author and clinician. She has a lot of great material on including software and technology in the classroom. She also has several videos of conferences where she presented that have good information.

This blog contains a number of technology related resources for elementary music teachers such as iPad/iPod apps, a list of helpful websites, interactive whiteboard resources, and much more.

DrumStation is a program that will allow students to create their own drum loops using 8 different drumming instruments. Be aware, I have not been able to find a tutorial for this program. However, it lets students be creative when composing through technology!

New software that concentrates on drum aspects of music creativity.

DrumStation is a program that will allow students to create their own drum loops using 8 different drumming instruments. Be aware, I have not been able to find a tutorial for this program. However, it lets students be creative when composing through technology!

A fun way to test your music theory knowledge. The website has great videos for teaching the basics of music theory notation. The app itself is simple to use and easy to understand. As a vocalist I especially like the ear-training section.

This is an amazing resource for saxophonists and directors looking for help with their instrument. This site contains over 10,000 users who help and assist with finding "the lick," alternate altissimo fingerings, forward coning, and more.

This is an amazing resource for saxophonists and directors looking for help with their instrument. This site contains over 10,000 users who help and assist with finding "the lick," alternate altissimo fingerings, forward coning, and more.

This is a GREAT sight reading tool! This allows you to choose your instrument, the level for sight-reading, the time signature, and the key in which you wish it to produce a sight-reading exercise. This is very easy to use and will produce 8 new measures of sight-reading based on the aforementioned attributes.

This app generates sight reading exercises within specified guidelines. It can be adjusted for instrument, difficulty level, time signature and key signature

A website that helps teachers use their iPad in their music classrooms. It contains resources and advice on apps and software that will benefit the modern music class.

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Great ideas in the implementation of iPads in the music classroom

Get your scores here! You can find just about any score here and they will ship it out the same day. Also available are downloadable digital copies of scores. It is easy to search the site and I really like that there are sound files to hear examples of pieces you are considering purchasing.

This is the best site to find scores and performance ideas. The site allows you to search by composer or title, and you may also purchase scores one at a time to try them out and see if you want to purchase large numbers later after trying them out.

J.W. Pepper is a site where you can order most published sheet music, books, and more. 

This is an excellent site for all things theory. There are many drills and other materials for students. It requires a subscription but, in my opinion, would be well worth. This would be a great resource for AP music theory students to work on their own outside of class.

This is a music theory practice website. You can also download software so that it can be used offline. There is a fee if you want to track student progress, however, you can use the practice drills for free. Teachers are able to customize their drills.

Audacity is a free online, cross platform program that can be used for editing and recording. Educators can use this program to work with students on composition and sound recording technology. Also, educators can make good use of this program for preparing materials for the classroom It is easy to use and fun!

Free, downloadable software that can be used to edit and remix recordings.

Podcast for learning about jazz artists, specific albums and genres of jazz. There are currently 269 podcasts that are free and describe many different artists such as: Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown, Louis Armstrong, BIll Evans, Duke Ellington, plus many, many more. THe podcasts are created by Dr. Gordon Vernick, Associate Professor of Music at Georgia State. This is fantastic resource for students as well as educators.