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cheyroseb

Kodaly Inspired Classroom - 0 views

  • but this actually took about 25 minutes with both of my classes.
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      Someone else's trial is my preparation
  • I said that we would be doing something kind of new in music the next few times we have class so I wanted to share with them about it today so that we could spend all of our time in centers the next two times. 
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      Builds anticipation :)
  • nstead of having all of the centers spread out around the perimeter of the room, which is where I put them when we were actually doing centers, I lined up all my centers at the front of the room under the board. 
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      Provides easy access
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  • I emailed the list to their teacher and asked their teacher to line them up in that order (so the four students in group 1 are first, followed by group 2 and so on....) the next time they came to music.
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      Very smart idea.
  • played" each center one or two turns
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      Good for preparation
  • On my computer, I had the zip file that contained all of the PDFs for each file pulled up so that as I was going through them with the whole group, if I wanted them to be able to see something better, I could show them the PDF version instead of the  tiny cards I was holding for some of the centers.
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      Helps reinforce expectations for each center
  • I had directions for each center posted at each center in case they forgot or were absent when we went over the centers, but there seemed to be no issues with students knowing what to do at each center.
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      An ounce of preparation is worth a pound of cure.
  • they were all in the right order.
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      If the classroom teacher is aware of expectations, they can help support and enforce them
  • Do you have other ideas that I haven't thought of? Share below!
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      It would be good to have centers for each grade, or kits within center stations for each grade-- color coded
  • This is a really fun practice game for upper elementary and middle school! I also love this game for older beginners because it is an easy way to take those easy ta and titi rhythms and really make a more challenging game.
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      We used to do a game like this for theatre. I would love to use this as a beginning of the year activity for assessment, or a way to practice certain parts for a concert.
  • This could be done as an ostinato pattern that is repeated, or you could rotate through a set of cards for the students to play.
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      I like the idea of using cue cards with simple rhythmic ostinatos to accompany a cd track. You could introduce the ostinatos before the activity and practice by switching between cards. Once the kids feel comfortable, play the song and use the cue cards.
  • Use rhythm flashcards to create a song that the students know well. Have the students clap and read the rhythms and see if they can figure out the mystery song.
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      Would be awesome to use with 4/5th grade and disney songs.
  • Then students work to find the flashcards they need to match the rhythms of that song.
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      Could have students work in teams for a prize.
  • I Have, Who Has game cards
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      I LOVE i have/who has. It's a great way to reinforce aural skills and ensure that your students are paying attention
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    This blog is written by Lindsay Jervis, a Kodaly trained elementary music teacher. She shares her classroom ideas, successes and failures, and so much more. Each blog post is also linked to her TeachersPayTeachers website so that you can purchase the resources needed for a very affordable price.
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    A website including lesson plan ideas, bulletin board suggestions, singing games, and songs to teach musical elements in a Kodaly-inspired sequence. The website also includes links to her Teachers Pay Teachers store that includes ready-made lesson plans, worksheets, assessments, and teacher tools.
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    Blog and resources focused around teaching through the Kodaly methodology. The author also has substantial resources available for purchase through teachers pay teachers.
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    A series of annotations on the home page of a Kodaly inspired blog. Features 2 articles.
hollybf514

ChoralWiki - 0 views

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    A great resource for finding choral music. You can search or click on seasons, styles, composers, etc. This is a very useful site for anyone who teaches choir.
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    Choral Public Domain Library. This site is a resource for public domain. There are free downloads of many choral scores
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    Choral Public Domain Library. This site is a resource for public domain. There are free downloads of many choral scores
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    This is a site for free Choral Public Domain music. It is a libray of many pieces that are in the public domain including great works that most scholarly choirs want in their repertoire or on their library shelves. A great site for student and teacher research. There are also forums on music, singing, and conducting. Accounts are free and easy to manage.
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    This wiki has thousands of choral works available for use, free of charge. Music can be accessed by season or composer, making locating songs easier.
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    ChoralWiki is like the wikipedia of choral music. This website has a lot of choral songs that either music teachers composed or even music from the past that was not included with copyright laws. The best part about this website is that all of the music is free!
yvetteml

"Does Music Therapy Work?" - Introduction - 0 views

  • Music has existed in some form since the Prehistoric times, and the first likely use of music was a call used to communicate to other members of a family unit or group either for entertainment, spiritual purposes (for example, rain dance chants) or for survival in hunting or gathering situations.(6) Notably, the role of the shaman or healer has been well documented(7) and can be considered analogous to the role of the music therapist today.
  • Whilst bias and exaggeration is possible in music therapy trials (as with all research), overall music therapy costs less than a drug trial - which often need millions of pounds in support.(32) In addition, drug trials are more likely to be implicated in pharmacological corruption(33), with consequences for patients by virtue of skewing or altering results - as seen with the understatement of the negative effects of Agent Orange, a carcinogenic (cancer-causing) herbicide used in the Vietnam war, by Monsanto.(34)
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    This is an interesting article on the effectiveness of music therapy. It points also points out how cost effective music therapy is compared to drug trials.
tonyamashburn

musictheory​.net - 3 views

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    Great website to use in a music theory class I enjoy the lessons, exercises, and tools, plus the information on their mobile apps.
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    This website is really great for students who need to get practice mastering their notes names and familiarizing themselves with the music staff. There is a variety of different levels and concepts to help differentiate learning.
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    Various exercises in aural and written theory. Help train students to perfect harmonic and melodic theory and ear training.
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    Great free additional resource when working on note value, rhythm and meter, scales, key signatures, intervals, chords, ear training, and more.
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    This website is an incredible resource for all things music theory. With a wide range of lessons, exercises, and tools, this website is a must for any music teacher. The resources available on this website are perfect for music lessons in and outside of the classroom.
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    Musictheory.net is a free online music theory resource. There are lessons on: The basics, rhythm and meter, scales and key signatures, intervals, chords and chord progressions. These same lessons, as well as fretboard and ear training exercises, can be translated into exercises and also assignments that can be turned in and verified by a code checker. Beyond that there is also a set of tools that includes note, interval, scale and chord analysis calculators as well as a staff paper template and tempo tapper. More extensive options can be purchased.
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    MusicTheory.net is one of the best site for music theory lessons and exercises. This is very helpful for not only students of all ages, but also for the teacher to brush up on their theory.
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    This resource is a useful tool for teaching music theory. Interactive lessons on Music Basics, Rhythm and Meter, Scales and Key Signatures, Intervals, Chords, and More. Interactive Exercises to help with Staff Identification, Staff Construction, Keyboard Identification, Fretboard Identification, Ear Training. Website is free, apps cost money.
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    MusicTheory.net offers students opportunities to practice and hone music theory skills from anywhere. Includes basic and advanced concepts.
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    This website provides theory lessons ranging from beginner to advance. The lessons cover a wide range of material including: note names, note/rest values, accidentals, intervals, scale patterns and other music terminology. There are also exercises that can be completed by students. The exercises consist of various note name and ear training problems. Every exercise can be customized by the user to be at the beginner level or more advanced level. The website also keeps record of the user's score within as each exercise is completed.
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    Musictheory.net is a great resource, not just specifically for music theory students, but for all students of music. The "lessons" section is great for introducing new concepts of theory, and the "exercises" section is a fun way to quiz and practice these concepts. The site contains lessons and exercises regarding notes, intervals, triads and 7th chords, scales, key signatures, guitar tablature, and other subjects. I have found it to be very useful for extra practice for my AP Music Theory students.
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    This website can be a great resource for teaching and studying music theory. There are lessons on rhythm, meter, chords, and notes, among others. There are also exercises and tools to apply what you have learned through the lessons. The lessons, exercises, and tools from the website are free, and there are also a couple of premium apps, which can be used offline.
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    Like many similar resources, this site offers both free and paid-for options. It functions in the could, so there is no need to download anything to a computer, though these is an mobile app available too. The site offers both lessons and exercises. The lessons take students through basic music theory concepts while the exercises practice these concepts. The exercises are completely customizable as can be sent to students as customized.
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    This website is a fantastic tool for teaching basic or advanced music theory - it offers interactive and visually-engaging lessons that are simple for students of many levels to understand. There are also a number of exercises and tools that can be used to develop students understanding as well as assess students in a simple way. It can be used to help teach concepts and provide examples that solidify the concepts taught.
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    This free resource has a variety of self-paced music theory lessons with coordinating graphics, exercises that are customizable, and tools including a keyboard and matrix calculator. The site also has paid apps that can be used on any iOS device.
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    This website is full of helpful music theory exercises to help students identify chords, scales, intervals, and more. There is also an aural section. This is a great tool to use with theory students or student working on ear training.
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    I plan on using this resource with my middle school concert band students.
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    A fantastic website that offers basic and advanced music theory lessons. This site is a great resource for both secondary and college students.
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    Musictheory.net is a great resource to use if you have a student who is taking private instrumental lessons with you. I use it with my students who are beginning piano to practice reading notes on the staff. I can set the range of the staff on their iPad or computer in advance and ask them to practice reading notes on the treble or bass clef. This resource is great for creating independent musicians.
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    The purpose of this website is to deliver direct instruction regarding music theory and ear training concepts.  Music theory concepts range from basic (staff, note values) to advanced (undergraduate level analysis).  
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    This site contains a bunch of music theory lessons, tools, and exercises all for free!
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    Musictheory.net is an excellent free resource available for music teachers to use in their classes. Students can practice simple to advanced theory on the site. There are lessons that teach the basics of music theory with exercises students can complete for practice. It features many tools that teachers and students can use for extra help as well.
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    This website provides music theory training for students and teachers. The website has lessons, Exercises, and tools to build music theory skills
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    The site has several basic music theory lessons available and exercises for extra practice. There are several tools available that can be used in class. There are two apps that associate with the website available for download on a mobile device.
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    MusicThoery.net is an amazing tool to use for various Music Theory related concepts. Students can practice everything from scales, key signatures, and more. Educators can also create custom quizzes for their students to practice. It is an excellent free activity and study tool for your students!
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    This is a famous popular website and also app, that i use to teach my private students. This is a great way to practice reading music, ear training and knowing knowledge of different type of topics in music theory. This website and app has definitely made me a stronger musician through my undergraduate years. The purpose of this website is to provide practice of musical content, to help strength the mindset in many areas.
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    This is a website that offers free lessons, exercises and tools for the development of music theory knowledge and skill. 
eg_shupe

Music Games | PBS KIDS - 1 views

    • Joe Renardo
       
      The "Tap Your Feet to the Rock Beat" option was so fun.  How "on" are your beat/rhythm skills?
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    This website from PBS gives students (K-5) an opportunity to play games associated with different types of music.  Art and music are combined in some instances to appeal to this age group.  Non-traditional composition is also covered in these games in particular genres of music.
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    This website from PBS gives students (K-5) an opportunity to play games associated with different types of music.  Art and music are combined in some instances to appeal to this age group.  Non-traditional composition is also covered in these games in particular genres of music.
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    Find fun music games for elementary students to try on a computer or an e-pad.
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    PBS has great resources, especially their stuff on Jazz musicians. This page is fun, too. Kids can explore sound as it relates to up and down visually.
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    For anyone looking for musical games targeted towards the younger elementary grades, this is a great source to look to. It has all of your favorite PBS characters engaged in interesting musical activities such as painting, recording, and genre guessing. I'd recommend this site to all general music elementary teachers!
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    This website provides many musical games for children ages 3-6. There are games which include opportunities for children to create music, identify instrument sounds, and explore rhythms.
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    Some of these music games don't seem very educational to me, but I think that they offer a variety of musical style games which could be interested for my 5th graders. I think that the zen musical composition games aren't too "babyish" (as my students would say) for the 5th grade students. However, it's something I would need to explore more. 
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    This is a great resource of early childhood music students. There are numerous games that will introduce children to different sounds, different genres and even how to create music and be expressive with music.
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    This is a great resource of early childhood music students. There are numerous games that will introduce children to different sounds, different genres and even how to create music and be expressive with music.
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    This site's purpose is to allow younger children opportunity to interact with music through games and listening. I explored Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, which I think would be perfect for my three year old. She can click using the arrows or mouse to create different sounds, and even explore different moods of music (happy, sad etc). The site also features other genres of music which is great to expose students to from an early age.
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    Simple music game website geared towards younger children. This would help allow young children to learn more about different instruments, especially ones they've seen on the TV show Daniel Tiger.
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    This is a fun and interactive way for pre-school or lower elementary aged kids to learn about music. They can explore many timbres of sound with familiar characters. I use this with my own children and it's a hit!
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    This website has a wide selection of music games for the young musician. Games are flash-based and are in a variety of musical genres. Many games require the user to compose in a specific style. Would work well on Chromebooks or computer lab.
bandguysmithgr

Noteflight - Online Music Notation Software - 0 views

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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
tiffanyahc

JeopardyLabs - Online Jeopardy Template - 0 views

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    The website allows you to create custom games of Jeopardy without needing Powerpoint or similar software. Great for instrument review, music history, or any topic, you create your own game.
Jay Hicks

School Music vs. Real Music | Being musical. Being human. - 0 views

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    Article about the difference of school based music and music that students listen to out of the classroom. Music educators need to learn from this difference and use more contemporary music to interest more students.
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    Article about the difference of school based music and music that students listen to out of the classroom. Music educators need to learn from this difference and use more contemporary music to interest more students.
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    This is a great article about the disconnect between music we teach in school and the music our students listen to. This discusses ways to help make music meaningful for all students.
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    This article discusses the "real" issue that classically trained music teachers face in trying to engage students in music; holding classical and/or jazz up as the "legitimate" forms of musical, or recognizing the value of the music that students listen to and enjoy in their daily lives.
Kyle Naugle

About | Music Matters Blog - 0 views

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    Music Matters is a blog that allows users/readers to utilize websites, information, and activities for students in music. There are sources for educators that include training, games, and blogs that help students grow as musicians and music learners. This website includes information for Music History, Music Theory, pedagogy for instruments, music organizations, and music education conferences. Each source includes guides, activities, and blogs for the reader to navigate to a certain website or community, and reflect on what has been read or what is happening in the world of music.
Paul Rosen

METRONOME ONLINE - free! - 0 views

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    I use tis online metronome in my rehearsals almost every day. Since it is web-based, students can use this for individual or group practice without any additional apps or hardware.
joshbrunger

Online Practice Record - a music resource for practicing music more effectively. - 1 views

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    This website is a simple tool that allows students to track their practice online. This website also allows teachers to comment on a students practice log. You must sign up to use the service but there is no charge involved.
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    This website is a simple tool that allows students to track their practice online. This website also allows teachers to comment on a students practice log. You must sign up to use the service but there is no charge involved.
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    This website is a free resource for students to use as a practice record.  Students are able to document practice time, assignments practiced, and any questions or comments to the teacher.  Students can print or email the practice record to their teacher.
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    This website is a free resource for students to use as a practice record.  Students are able to document practice time, assignments practiced, and any questions or comments to the teacher.  Students can print or email the practice record to their teacher.
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    This is an online practice record website that allows the teacher to view and add comments to student practice sheets.
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    practice logs
watkinc2

Texas School Music Project - 0 views

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    This is a resource that I use often to solve pedagogy  problems in either my students playing ability or even in my teaching approach. There are different categories listed at the top as well as menus for within those categories that provide teachers with solutions to teaching situations or problems. 
Jeremy Murman

Free Music Writing, Music Notation Software - Finale Notepad - 0 views

  • Create orchestrations of up to 8 staves, and enter notes by clicking them into the staff or importing MIDI or MusicXML files
  • Enjoy Finale NotePad – for free – today!
  • NotePad’s Human Playback feature plays your music with the nuance and expression of human performers.
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    This free downloadable version of Finale NotePad is great for basic composition projects. The software boasts its "Human Playback" feature which is designed to demonstrate expressive musical nuances, giving it a more realistic sound rather than being merely computer generated. NotePad has excellent sound quality and includes over 128 built-in instrument voices. 
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    This free downloadable version of Finale NotePad is great for basic composition projects. The software boasts its "Human Playback" feature which is designed to demonstrate expressive musical nuances, giving it a more realistic sound rather than being merely computer generated. NotePad has excellent sound quality and includes over 128 built-in instrument voices. 
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    A free download for basic music notation. You have the ability to make simple scores and compose exercises or any music really for several different instruments. A great introduction into the full Finale product and an easy tool for students to use on simple composition projects.  
caseymbaker

FETC 2014 - Google Docs - 0 views

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    On this PDF, there are many links that connect to music sites that students can use. All of the programs are "in the cloud". Students can access these from any computer, at home, school or on the road. All sites are included to facilitate musical creativity.
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    On this PDF, there are many links that connect to music sites that students can use. All of the programs are "in the cloud". Students can access these from any computer, at home, school or on the road. All sites are included to facilitate musical creativity.
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    This is a document that is a resource for creativity and technology for music learning put together by Dr. William Bauer for the FETC in Orlando, Florida on January 31, 2014. Other headings include: technology to facilitate musical creativity and general cloud-based technologies useful for facilitating musical creativity. This page is an excellent resource to develop ideas for learning with technology in the classroom. Many of the programs are free, easy to use and applicable to many educational ideas.  
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    Musical Creativity in the Cloud is a Google Doc by Dr. William I. Bauer. It is a list of resources to integrate technology into the music classroom and encourage creative thinking. Each item on the list will facilitate organization, creativity, or music learning. Dr. Bauer comprised a list of fifty resources to integrate technology into the music classroom including notation software, cloud-based libraries, media players, and organizational tools.
bumthun

Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People - 1 views

  • Beaming Nobody knows beaming like Sparky knows beaming.
    • Joe Renardo
       
      Sparky the Music Theory Dog would be so fun for my elementary music students!
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      Sparky the Music Theory Dog posters would be great for my elementary classes!
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    This website presents a colorful presentation of music theory basics including notation, rhythm, key signatures, intervals, minor scales, part writing, seventh chords, and augmented chords. Each page can be printed.
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    Free resource for music theory posters/handouts. The posters/handouts are PDF files and can be downloaded individually or all at once. The files do not have a copyright, but can not be sold or altered.
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    This website provides PDF visuals of music theory concepts. The images would make great decor in a middle or high school theory/history classroom.
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    These theory pdfs would make fantastic posters as well as references for students.
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    This wonderful site, created by, offers free content-packed theory guides for both the experienced musician and the notation novice. The handy reference guides can be downloaded and saved for future use, as long as they are not being sold.
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    Toby W. Rush provides fifty PDFs for public use on his website "Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People." He not only invites people to print the PDFs but encourages teachers to make copies and use these resources in the classroom. There are worksheets on everything from simple meter to minor scales and counterpoint. He breaks the worksheets into topics: fundamentals, diatonic harmony, development and form, chromatic harmony, and counterpoint. This a great page to keep in mind for any age group or music classroom.
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    This website offers music theory worksheets that are friendly for musicians and "normal people". These would be a great addition to an interactive notebook at the upper elementary and middle school general music level.
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    Music Theory is a topic that can often be confusing when beginning to learn.  This website does a great job of breaking down the elements of music theory for anyone who is trying to gain deeper understanding of Music Theory.
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    This website is great for quick music theory handouts for students. It contains PDF worksheets to print and share with students. Excellent free resource!
marissakelly23

One Size Fits All Band Books - 0 views

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    Great website for band programs with limited instrumentation or for small chamber groups with nontraditional instrumentation.  Each band piece can be played as a solo or the full work.  The sheet music provides every instrument with the melody and the part for the band version.  New titles are added frequently!
cashcraft87

Bulletin Boards for the Music Classroom-DOWNLOADS - 0 views

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    This site has a lot of powerpoints to download for instruction. Many of them are for song lyrics that could be displayed on a smartboard or TV. There are also some games and other resources. This would be great to use in the classroom instead of printing out song sheets or handing out old textbooks.
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    This site has a lot of powerpoints to download for instruction. Many of them are for song lyrics that could be displayed on a smartboard or TV. There are also some games and other resources. This would be great to use in the classroom instead of printing out song sheets or handing out old textbooks. 
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    Free presentations to use in the classroom. Alphabetized by name. Great for elementary school. Simple songs that are sung in the classroom have powerpoints with visuals to engage students.
marwoz1

Theorytab - 0 views

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    Purpose of Resource: This website can be used to identify the chord progressions for many modern songs. The website can also be used to transpose chord progressions into various keys. Specific Musical Content: This webpage contains the chord progressions of over 5,000 songs. The original song can be played as well as just the chord progression on a piano. Each song can be transposed into different keys and modes while preserving sonic relationships. Theory Tab also can display the chords being played on a piano keyboard or a Guitar Fretboard. Other Information: This could be a great resource for any composition units, as well as for directors looking to incorporate popular music, or arrange popular tunes for their ensembles.
Jonathan Valentine

Music Education Software for Educators | Music Prodigy - 0 views

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    Music Prodigy is a way to engage students in guided practice and specific assignments. Similar to SmartMusic, you can have students record segments or pieces for you and send them in for assessment or check off purposes. It's design is to save time and to encourage home practice with the use of their devices.
jwhitt1982

teoria - Exercises - 0 views

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    This site serves as a practice tool for students of music theory, ear training, or general music. The site includes recordings for use in interval identification, rhythmic dictation, chord identification, and a variety of other ear training concepts. This would be an excellent resource for teachers who wish to provide their students with practical experience in ear training via technology. Students could practice at home or in a computer lab. 
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    This is an excellent resource. I studied my music theory classes with Rodriguez-Alvira, the author of this program. Wonderful resource and music theory professor.
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