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This is a page on the Music Matters Blog reviewing the InTune App available on iTunes. This app operates on a game platform and has students distinguish which pitch is higher or lower. Pitches get progressively closer as the level increases.

"Web Audio API Oscillators" is a web page based on Middle Ear website. It has valuable information on how to generate sound using a web browser. It also contains links to interesting sound apps.

Smithsonian Folkways provides free lesson plans, activities and classroom resources on world music. The lessons can be downloaded in PDF format. The web page offers interactive features for students to learn about other music cultures and heritage.

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.

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.

This website is great for quick music theory handouts for students. It contains PDF worksheets to print and share with students. Excellent free resource!

This web page offers free printable of stories and props for kids. Even though it's not a music education site, elementary music teachers that use stories to teach music concepts such as beat, high/low, soft/loud, among other concepts, can find excellent patterns to print and use in their classes. There are many books based on songs.

This page has videos describing and showing basic snare drum technique. Even if you do not use the book with which this is associated, there is some great information available that can improve your student's playing. Everything from the very beginning steps of holding the sticks, through bounce strokes, and into rolls is covered.

This website is part of the School Band and Orchestra page. It contains links to concert band repertoire reviews. Reviews are posted by Frank Ticheli, however he does not necessarily write the reviews. This is a great resource when considering music for future concerts.

Vic Firth's education resources include videos on all things percussion related.  There are video and audio clips regarding beginning snare drum/mallets, drum set, rudiments, concert percussion, and marching/world percussion.  This is a great resource for teachers and students.

Purpose of this resource: This website contains many educational videos, articles, and resources for educators and students about percussion playing technique and history. Musical Content: The Vic Firth Educator page contains fundamental playing technique for snare drum, keyboard percussion and drum set as well as demonstration videos, articles, and sequential playing exercises. There are also videos about instrument set up and maintenance. Other information: The resources on this page are geared toward both educator and student. Many of the music reading articles and exercises are also applicable to non-percussionists and can be readily adapted for classroom use.

Aside from quality percussion equipment, Vic Firth provides a wealth of information on percussion education. The site includes videos, articles, and pdf's of exercises as well if needed.  

This 100 Years of Rock link contains a chronological display of how popular music has evolved.  It provides listening examples for dozens of American genres of music, from rock to country, blues, pop, and countless other sub-genres.  This link would make for interesting conversation with a History of Rock N' Roll class or classes about American music.  I especially enjoyed the listening examples because they give evidence to how much culture has influenced the different styles of American popular music.  I feel that students would very much enjoy this link because the listening examples cater to their interests, especially as the viewer scrolls toward the bottom of the page.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's YouTube page as a section dedicated to online documentaries, or "Webumentary Series," used for educational purposes on music history & the BSO performances of various works. Webumentaries range from videos on Beethoven's Fifth to West Side Story.

Dr. William I. Bauer's webiste containing many technological resources. You can download handouts from previous presentations as well as find other information related to the Professor.

These resources were complied by Dr. William Bauer of the University of Florida. This page serves as a collection of various resources and handouts from various presentations. Among these resources are an excellent handout regarding practice and practice goals, information for pre-service and in-service teachers about music technology, and research regarding music technology in the classroom. The site does not contain actual musical content, but rather information for use by music teachers. 

This is a list of SmartBoard programs applicable to music, organized by a teacher in Plattsburgh, NY. These activities are mostly aimed at K-5th students, but they are all very good resources. Note that clicking a resource takes you to that resources page, not the schools.

A website by Suzanne Tiemstra, this page is intended to provide information and resources about Latin American choral music.

This web page is an example of additive synthesis generator. It allows the user to manipulate different variables, hear the sound, and see a graphic representation of the wave.

Web page on eutopia.org web site about Project Based Learning (PBL) with access to information and resources.

Tempo is the bestselling and most accurate metronome on the App Store. Featured as "New and Noteworthy" and "Staff Favorite" by Apple on the main iTunes landing page. Same price as upgrading a free alternative. If you're going to demo free apps, why not give Tempo Lite a try?

A collection of rubrics for assessing portfolios, cooperative learning, research process/ report, PowerPoint, oral presentation, web page, blog, wiki, and other social media projects.

ClassDojo is a classroom management website that allows the teacher to create a profile for each student to give them positive and negative feedback on behavior. Parents can log in at any time to see how their students are doing in class!

Excellent tool to use, especially when classroom teachers are already using it. It is like a FaceBook page for your class. You can easily message parents, post videos and updates, and keep track of behavior (positive and negative).

This is a wonderful free book to support creative musicians. This page discusses active listening strategies. It outlines elements to listen for: sounds, harmony, melody, rhythm, and form.

This page was linked from Edutopia. This site includes inspiring links for integrating the arts into education, the STEM to STEAM concept.