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Music Education Works is a website that promotes music as a necessity for all students. The website lists the benefits of music education and provides appropriate learning and scholarly writing that backs music education as a tool for all ages. The website provides information about music in and outside of school. The main goal of the website is to promote and share the benefits of music education.

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.

Music is the universal language that connects us; and this website offers a connection to peers within the field of music education around the world. Contains articles and notes about the publication. Also, definitely worthwhile to consider membership.

The International Society for Music Education connects musicians and music educators around the world. The website allows visitors to become members, attend events and gain news information about music. The organization attends NAMM every year and looks to promote the importance of music and music education for all.

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 website promotes the necessary awareness on musicians' Focal Dystonia through forums, blogs, success stories, celebrities' stories, links to practitioners websites. Attentive readers, particularly students or music instructors, realize how an erroneous pedagogical approach may lead the way to Focal Dystonia and its frustrating consequences.

Canto Alegre is a cultural corporation in Colombia that promotes children music. Canto Alegre brings together children and young instrumentalist to sing and play music together. Since music is for everyone, you can download the songs for free. The songs are mostly in spanish. Teachers that work in a multicultural environment can learn and adapt the songs.

Music for All is one of the more influential national music education organizations that advocates the importance of music education. They have created programs such as Bands of America and Orchestra America. This website is a great tool for educators to find information for promoting music education if ever needs to present to administration or teachers. It provides resources as well as tips on how we can try to achieve music education for all.

This resource promotes music education in the state of Georgia. The website provides resources for all music educators around the state of Georgia. You can also subscribe to their publication - Georgia Music News to stay informed of what is happening with music education around the state of Georgia.

This website is the home of the Florida Music Educators Association. It updates regular with information on professional development as well as the Florida Music Director monthly magazine. This is a great tool for educators to find information about upcoming conferences and auditions.

This website is the home of the Florida Music Educators Association. It updates regular with information on professional development as well as the Florida Music Director monthly magazine. This is a great tool for educators to find information about upcoming conferences and auditions.

The Florida Music Educators Association provides a variety of opportunities for students and educators to grow. The annual professional development conference provides many relevant seminars. Also, FMEA hosts honor ensembles to promote excellent in student achievement. The FMEA website provides information about these annual events as well as resources related to teaching, advocacy, and legislative matters.

American School Band Directors Association is a national organization for band directors whose mission is to promote, enhance and preserve quality school band programs through leadership and fellowship of exemplary band directors. The ASBDA provides national conferences and workshops for band director to network, gain rehearsal techniques as well as discuss how to provide a higher quality education to their students

This is a site to promote iPad app for music learning. The cost of each app is only $.99, therefore making them easily accessible to musicians.

The Choristers Guild foundation promotes the music and spiritual development of young singers. I am interested in learning more about the organization. Members have access to online tutorial teaching videos, skype lessons, and monthly jounral subscriptions. Benefits of membership also include discounted rates on ordering music. This looks like a wonderful organization that would be beneficial to a choral educator.

MusicFirst suggests this LMS comprehensive aural theory software designed for grades K-12 and beyond. Since it was created in 1990, it has been monitor and enhanced to provide a tool for educators and students. It is cloud-based, supported by educators with decades of knowledge and skill in integrating technology into the music classroom. Auralia promotes student ownership of learning through the appropriately paced lessons and exams which provide immediate formative feedback.

The Cleveland Orchestra's Education & Community website includes learning/teaching opportunities for families, educators, and adults, and has performance opportunities for youth. This is a well-developed webpage that engages youth to adults.

This collection of podcasts features presentations and examples of communities and school districts that have made changes to increase their music offerings to children. Many of the podcasts promote music advocacy and the benefits of making music available to all children.

This article from NAMM looks at how children benefit from music education in schools. Included in this article are reasons to encourage and promote music education from the educational, cognitive, and social standpoint.

For a Northern perspective on music education, the Canadian Music Educators Association is the authority here in Canada. They release journals, blogs, newsletters and share many other materials that promote the ideals of music education to be used all music teachers in this country.

Orcehstralbassoon.com is a website that answers a plethora of questions about the bassoon. The bassoon is an instrument that several band directors lack in their own ensembles. When they do have them, many of them do no know how to answer pertinent questions about how to properly play it. This website offers recordings, orchestral excerpts, fingering charts, pedagogical methods, history, and tips on reed making. This is an extremely valuable site for the school band director or orchestral director that wishes to promote good double reed players in their ensemble.

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 National Association for Music Education website is an incredible resources for all music educators.  On this site, users can access articles published by fellow educators and professors on an array of topics.  Users can also gain insight on lesson planning, upcoming events, career opportunities, and access to a community of music educators.  Research studies published through NAfME provide valuable information for students to read and analyze.  Students can access valuable resources, discover music events, and gain information regarding auditions.

Promotes music study as part of school curricula. Provides great opportunities and information to teachers, students, and parents. Users are informed about the latest news concerning music education, events, career resources, as well as and music lessons.

This site is great for music educators to access national standards, articles about teaching, jobs and music advocacy.