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justin41683

WynnLiterature - Home - 0 views

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    Wynn Literature is a site I found a few years ago as I was looking for music for my high school Intermediate Band to play for the Georgia Music Educators Association's Large Group Performance Evaluation (concert festival). The band I had one year was unprepared to play most Grade 4 Literature and I needed help choosing Grade 2 or 3 pieces. Wynn created this list of compositions that are on the GMEA LGPE required list. It is important to double check the most current LGPE list as the list is updated yearly. The compositions are written by composers whose works have been deemed to be "Contemporary Concert Band Standards" as they have the best mix of challenging the students as well as entertaining. Some of the composers include James Swearingen, Quincy Hilliard Robert W. Smith, David R. Holsinger, and James Curnow just to name a few. The site has changed a lot since I originally found it. You were able to click on the individual compositions to get more information about the piece such as key signature, meter, performance ranges for most of the instruments, technical issues that may occur (difficult rhythms or harmonies), background on the composer and historical perspective of the composition. Since the site's links do not work anymore, WynnLiterature is a great starting point to search for literature to play at the middle school level as well as the lower/developmental bands in high school.
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    Wynn Literature is a site I found a few years ago as I was looking for music for my high school Intermediate Band to play for the Georgia Music Educators Association's Large Group Performance Evaluation (concert festival). The band I had one year was unprepared to play most Grade 4 Literature and I needed help choosing Grade 2 or 3 pieces. Wynn created this list of compositions that are on the GMEA LGPE required list. It is important to double check the most current LGPE list as the list is updated yearly. The compositions are written by composers whose works have been deemed to be "Contemporary Concert Band Standards" as they have the best mix of challenging the students as well as entertaining. Some of the composers include James Swearingen, Quincy Hilliard Robert W. Smith, David R. Holsinger, and James Curnow just to name a few. The site has changed a lot since I originally found it. You were able to click on the individual compositions to get more information about the piece such as key signature, meter, performance ranges for most of the instruments, technical issues that may occur (difficult rhythms or harmonies), background on the composer and historical perspective of the composition. Since the site's links do not work anymore, WynnLiterature is a great starting point to search for literature to play at the middle school level as well as the lower/developmental bands in high school.
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    Wynn Literature is a site I found a few years ago as I was looking for music for my high school Intermediate Band to play for the Georgia Music Educators Association's Large Group Performance Evaluation (concert festival). The band I had one year was unprepared to play most Grade 4 Literature and I needed help choosing Grade 2 or 3 pieces. Wynn created this list of compositions that are on the GMEA LGPE required list. It is important to double check the most current LGPE list as the list is updated yearly. The compositions are written by composers whose works have been deemed to be "Contemporary Concert Band Standards" as they have the best mix of challenging the students as well as entertaining. Some of the composers include James Swearingen, Quincy Hilliard Robert W. Smith, David R. Holsinger, and James Curnow just to name a few. The site has changed a lot since I originally found it. You were able to click on the individual compositions to get more information about the piece such as key signature, meter, performance ranges for most of the instruments, technical issues that may occur (difficult rhythms or harmonies), background on the composer and historical perspective of the composition. Since the site's links do not work anymore, WynnLiterature is a great starting point to search for literature to play at the middle school level as well as the lower/developmental bands in high school.
anonymous

The Ultimate List of Online Music Education Activities - Cornerstone Confessions - 0 views

  • Creating Music Block Game–create a 3-note pattern and then listen to a variety of patterns to choose the one you created Creating Music Comparing Game–listen to two melodies and determine if they are the same or different Creating Music Block Game with Rhythm–list the block game above only with an 8-note melodic and rhythmic pattern Creating Music About Pitch–listen to classical music excerpts demonstrating rising and lowering pitch
  • 12 Steps–Select the sound heard to help Alice (in Wonderland) up the stairs Orchestra Game–listen and identify the instrument played
  • BBC Seaside Activity—match sounds with descriptions BBC Mood Music—listen to music selections and match with a mood BBC Instrument Matchup—match sounds with instrument BBC Quiz—review of aural rhythm, style, and instrument recognition Carnegie Hall Listening Adventures:  Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” –Interactive Listening Map
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  • PBS Toopy and Binoo Bubbles—musical memory game DJ Games Music Matching–imitate melodies played on a solfege ladder Sousa Palooza–an interactive music map of a famous Sousa march turned into an asteroid-like game Note Pair–aural concentration game
  • Theta Music Trainer–many aural training games for everything from scales, intervals, chord progressions, rhythms, and more Music Memory–aural solfege training Music Teacher Games–many games for staff, piano key, rhythm, and aural recognition
  • Melody Mayhem 1–recognize a melody Storm Chasers–recognize melodic direction Catch the Coconut–aural interval recognition Good Ear–ear training exercises for intervals, chords, scales, cadences and more Echo Time with Annie–aural concentration game
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    Games for children in music
Stephen Hull

Decisions Made in the Practice Room: A Qualitative Study of Middle School S...: EBSCOhost - 0 views

  • The quality and quantity with which one approaches practicing are key factors in the development of expert instrumental performance skill (Ericsson, Krampe, & Tesch-Romer, 1993). Miksza (2007), Frost and Hamann (2000), and McPherson (2000) have all found that instrumental performance is related to the quality as well as the quantity of practice.
  • McPherson and Zimmerman (2002) described self-regulation as a form of self-teaching in which students set goals, self-monitor, and self-reflect.
  • Self-efficacy, defined as the confidence one has in his or her ability to plan and execute a given task, is considered to be a key factor predicting self-regulation success
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  • Other researchers have found that novice adolescent musicians tend to exhibit inconsistent practice habits. Rohwer and Polk (2006) categorized the practice tendencies of students as holistic/noncorrective, holistic/corrective, analytic/reactive, or analytic/proactive. They described analytic practicers as those who were prone to remediate sections of their music both proactively and reactively, and they found that these students made significantly more gains than did the holistic practicers. Barry (1990, 1992) focused on the use of structured practice time and supervision in middle school instrumental students and found that the students were significantly more able to prepare a musical etude when practice was carefully structured and supervised. Like McPherson and Renwick (2001), Barry found that students who engaged in unstructured practice tended to play their music faster, use a metronome less, use fewer mental practice strategies, and self-assessed less than those who engaged in structured and supervised practice.
  • Barry and Hallam (2002) argue that this is because novices who have not yet developed strong aural schemata are often unaware of their own errors, whereas more capable musicians are more aware of their strengths and weaknesses.
  • The ability to self-regulate, or self-teach, is a learned skill requiring individuals to make a number of decisions related to goal setting, self-efficacy, attention, strategy use, and assessment.
  • In order for teachers to improve the way in which they teach their students to practice, it seems apparent that they must first understand the ways in which their students think during practice.
  • retrospective think aloud protocol. Ericsson and Simon (1993) describe this method of data collection as a process in which subjects are asked to describe their thoughts immediately after performing a given task.
  • Though they stated that they knew which pieces needed work, they did not have a specific idea of what aspects of the music needed work.
  • When students encountered difficulty, they reacted in one of three ways. First, although each student exhibited different levels of tolerance for frustration, at some point they each demonstrated the tendency to move on to a new activity when something began to cause frustration.
  • Second, students would retreat to easier passages when things became too difficult.
  • Finally, student ability to maintain focus over the span of the practice period also affected motivation.
  • Although the ability to maintain attention and self-efficacy may be beyond a teacher's realm of direct influence because of the unique personalities of the children, it appears that teachers can improve student motivation by providing students goals for improvement rather than simply recording practice time.
  • The ability to clearly define goals that are specific, proximal (short term), and moderately challenging is a major component of effective practice (
  • The factors influencing the use of practice strategies can be broken down into three categories: strategy repertoire, appropriate use, and motivation. Using the metaphor of having a "practice toolbox," students need to have a number of tools from which to draw on, but they also need the knowledge and skill to use them appropriately and the motivation and self-discipline to make the effort to take the tools out of the box.
  • Educational leaders commonly emphasize the importance of teaching students how to critically think and learn on their own. Musical practice is an important way in which music teachers can provide their students with these opportunities.
  • It seems to follow that helping instrumental music students develop self-regulation would result in improved ensembles and more efficient rehearsals. Methods for teaching practice skills to middle school and high school students must be developed through continued research and best practice in order to develop independent musicians.
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    Teaching middle school students HOW to practice
cthom1989

Music School Central - The Web's #1 Resource On Music Colleges and Careers - 0 views

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    As a high school teacher this site can help find music schools for students about to graduate.
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    As a high school teacher this site can help find music schools for students about to graduate.
zomig12

Home - after sectionals - 0 views

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    This podcast is hosted by three middle school band directors in Texas. They conduct their podcast in between classes, and they discuss the ins and outs of band in their middle school classes. They provide several resources to use in sectional classes in middle school band and offer advice.
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    A podcast produced by three active middle school band directors from Texas. They offer insight and advice on everything from fundamentals, sight-reading, student retention, and more. Episodes vary from eight minutes (on small topics) to hour-long discussions depending on the topic. They do a great job offering practical relevant advice and is an easy way to get professional development in the car on your way to and from school.
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    After Sectionals is an entertaining and informative podcast about the struggles and benefits of being a music educator. This podcast contains a lot of varying information regarding the many aspects of being a director. It is a great resource for beginning teachers, as it provides a look into the profession from experienced educators!
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    The purpose of this podcast is to offers helpful and relevant information to beginning band teachers. The podcast is run by three band teachers based in Texas that share their strategies and experiences in their podcast. The website would be an excellent resource for a new or struggling band teacher who needs some tips to help improve any band program. Simply title podcasts make it easy to find the necessary information to address any concerns.
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    This website is for a podcast I have been listening to for a few years. The podcast is very interesting an informative. It give a different perspective on teaching band. Though I don't teach in a similar situation, things can be applied to my situation.
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    This podcast covers three band directors that all work in the same middle school. This discuss all different types of things but it is interesting to listen to how the three work together with their different classes. I have listen to this podcast in the past and their are even times she records her lessons with her students.
Wayne Anderson

Web-based Tools for Your Middle School Music Classroom | MusTech.Net: A Symphony of Mus... - 0 views

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    An blog article that identifies 10 web based programs that can be used in Middle School music classrooms. They include cpdl.org, Safeshare.tv, themusicinteractive, musicteacher.com, spotify, noteflight, soundcloud, soundation, musictheory.net, teoria.com
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    An blog article that identifies 10 web based programs that can be used in Middle School music classrooms. They include cpdl.org, Safeshare.tv, themusicinteractive, musicteacher.com, spotify, noteflight, soundcloud, soundation, musictheory.net, teoria.com
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.
justin41683

U.S. Army Music - 0 views

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    The Army's music is a source for several beneficial resources. You can find upcoming performances for all of the bands to find a performance closes to you. These bands include the active bands, Army Reserve Bands, National Guard bands, and the U.S. Army School of Music Band. Each band will also have smaller ensembles such as jazz bands and rock bands. The site also has recordings of the Army band performing some traditional ceremonial songs including marches, fanfares, and even bugle calls that are found on the music tab. This is very beneficial if you are are trying to perform a patriotic show or performing for the school's JROTC programs. There are pages for the National Anthem and The Army Song that provides the history of the songs as well as the lyrics and recordings. You can click on the songs titles to download mp3 files. The education tab is great because it has a list of U.S. Army Music Master Classes for every instrument and covers a wide range of topics. From basics and fundamentals to practicing to percussion. Master classes are added periodically. When you click on the title of the master class, a PDF will download. You can also request for a clinicians, clinic teams, master classes, or guest conductors to come out to your school. The only expense you might have to pay is for travel expenses if they are not in the area.
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    The Army's music is a source for several beneficial resources. You can find upcoming performances for all of the bands to find a performance closes to you. These bands include the active bands, Army Reserve Bands, National Guard bands, and the U.S. Army School of Music Band. Each band will also have smaller ensembles such as jazz bands and rock bands. The site also has recordings of the Army band performing some traditional ceremonial songs including marches, fanfares, and even bugle calls that are found on the music tab. This is very beneficial if you are are trying to perform a patriotic show or performing for the school's JROTC programs. There are pages for the National Anthem and The Army Song that provides the history of the songs as well as the lyrics and recordings. You can click on the songs titles to download mp3 files. The education tab is great because it has a list of U.S. Army Music Master Classes for every instrument and covers a wide range of topics. From basics and fundamentals to practicing to percussion. Master classes are added periodically. When you click on the title of the master class, a PDF will download. You can also request for a clinicians, clinic teams, master classes, or guest conductors to come out to your school. The only expense you might have to pay is for travel expenses if they are not in the area.
esikorski

http://www.musictime.com/StaticPages/Home.aspx - 0 views

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    I have used this company since high school for my music purchases both personally and for school. They can get almost anything available in print for a multitude of publishers. Most importantly - they take 20% off all items purchased. This really helps me stretch my school budget and order a couple extra pieces each year.
bnbrewst

Arts & Entertainment: Music, Films, Interviews & More from PBS - 0 views

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    PBS is always a great resource. Here there educational programs that are easily attainable for the classroom. There are subtopics that can be picked that are related to the arts. A little tidbit, by high school (East Lansing High School) of East Lansing Michigan was part of season 1 Forte.
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    PBS is always a great resource. Here there educational programs that are easily attainable for the classroom. There are subtopics that can be picked that are related to the arts. A little tidbit, by high school (East Lansing High School) of East Lansing Michigan was part of season 1 Forte.
bnlynn

Music Education Blogs - 3 views

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    A source for links to music education blogs. Blogs are categorized -- elementary, middle school, high school, kodaly-inspired, orff-inspired, technology, choir, orchestra etc.  
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    A source for links to music education blogs. Blogs are categorized -- elementary, middle school, high school, kodaly-inspired, orff-inspired, technology, choir, orchestra etc.  
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    Some of the top music education blogs to provide instructional resources to music educators.
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    The title says it all. This is a collection of music education blogs, covering all kinds of topics.
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    The Music Education Blogs link contains links to blogs for all sorts of music educators.  The links are catered to specific school settings, teaching methodologies, ensembles, and free online services.  I enjoyed exploring several of the blogs because blogging is something I've just become acquainted to within my graduate studies with the University of Florida's Online Master of Music.  For example, I clicked on the "Elementary Blogs" tab to see what some of my elementary music educator colleagues have to say/share.  A handful of links to other teachers' blogs and websites were made available at a click of the mouse.  I clicked on the first link, "Mrs. Miracle's Music Room," and was able to read posts from "Mrs. Miracle" about her teaching strategies for classroom management when utilizing technology.  Her blog contained other features like a personal bio and links.  My blog for this course doesn't contain those things, and perhaps exploring the blogger.com website more would allow me to make similar changes to my Blog. Being able to share ideas within any online community, in this case a blogging community, could be so useful for any sort of educator.  Considering we are currently enrolled in an online Master of Music program, we are capable of sharing ideas from across the country and even across the globe.  This blog link just makes that possibility more accessible with more educators.
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    This blog is an organized data base of music educatin blogs categorized by topic.
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    Some of the top music education blogs to provide instructional resources to music educators.
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    For persons that enjoy reading blogs, this is the place for you.  Separated into pages from elementary to high school, Kodaly and Orff-inspired, choir or orchestra, there is something for everyone.
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    This website is a great home base for many music educator blogs. It's great to see shared ideas, lesson plans, and teaching strategies.
wesleyknust

How to start an iPad band: Leamore Primary School - 0 views

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    This website provides tips for starting an iPad ensemble at a school. This resource deals with finding ways to musically educate "the other 80%" of school students.
kjcute

Music Tech Teacher - 0 views

  • extension of the music technology and band classroom at Green Acres Middle School in Birmingham, AL
  • elementary students are learning to read, write, compose, publish and perform their music. Student work, videos, photos and music compositions are posted on this site
  • technology links, quizzes, resources and information to all music teachers interested in using technology to enhance music instruction
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    This site contains lessons, worksheets, and quizzes for young music students. In addition, there are links to other music tech related resources and suggested reading materials and other supplies
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    This is the website of a music teacher in Alabama. She has free music theory lessons and TONS of theory games and quizzes. This teacher made them all herself and shares how she did it. The site is directed toward elementary age students, though you could get away with middle school students too. High school teachers might want to create their own games.
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    This page gives a great example of how a music technology program can work. It also includes lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes, and links to completed student projects.
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    This website has useful information on using technology to teach music. There lessons and quizzes to use.
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    This is one of my favorite websites and I use it frequently at school. There are over 140 elementary music quizzes, puzzles and games. There are lessons, a piano practice interface, and worksheets all about music notes, rhythms, instruments, composers, and more. This site also incorporates the use of NoteFlight and showcases student work. There are also links and resources for music technology available on the site.
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    This website contains various lessons, worksheets and interactive elements for students and instructors in a general music to high school theory classroom.  It contains a large library of music worksheets for lesson plan strategies!
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    This website contains various lessons, worksheets and interactive elements for students and instructors in a general music to high school theory classroom.  It contains a large library of music worksheets for lesson plan strategies!
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    Ms. Karen Garrett has provided a website that is comprehensive, interactive and impressive for a classroom teacher.  Her lessons, worksheets and quizzes/games are excellent resources to use for beginner piano, note reading, rhythms, basic music history and music theory.  
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    Music Tech Teacher offers cloud based music theory lessons and quizzes for learners of all ages.
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    This website is chock full of activities, quizzes, worksheets, and more. A good number of the quizzes are interactive, which would be great for technology centered music classrooms. Though a good number of documents revolve around piano, there is plenty of material on the site that would be great to use with your students.
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    This website is chock full of activities, quizzes, worksheets, and more. A good number of the quizzes are interactive, which would be great for technology centered music classrooms. Though a good number of documents revolve around piano, there is plenty of material on the site that would be great to use with your students.
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    The purpose of this resource is to provide free instructional content for music teachers. The site is also used to provide music technology links, quizzes, resources and information to all music teachers interested in using technology to enhance music instruction.
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    Music Tech Teacher offers music based quizzes and games along with information about lessons, and band.
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    The Music Tech Teacher website is interested and contains several menus including class lessons, quizzes, and examples of student work. The music tech lessons look great and seem pretty comprehensive on my quick review.
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    Amazing resource for lesson plans, worksheets, and games to teach students about a wide variety of music topics. This website would be great for creating lesson plans for subs and would also be a great resource if you can't find printed worksheets that address theory. The games are also fun and educational, asking students to identify instruments, tempos, etc. and can act as quizzes that can be scored and printed out. Great resource!
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    Music Tech Teacher is an open resource offered by Karen Garrett as an extension of her own music classes she had previously been teaching. Ms. Garrett offers free lessons, worksheets and assessments that can be downloaded as .pdfs and used by any teachers looking for materials that could be used within their own classrooms. Ms. Garrett's resources also have a strong focus on teachers looking to specifically make use of technology in their classes.
cheyroseb

Best Practices for Children's Choir | Mrs. Miracle's Music Room | Music Education Blog - 0 views

  • Performance: Formal performance opportunities, such as evening concerts
  • Performance: Formal performance opportunities, such as evening concerts
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      Typically a winter and spring concert.
  • Social events: Such as a pancake breakfast or movie night for choir students
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  • Community: Community performance opportunities, such as performing at a community center, caroling, etc.
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      High School used to carol to other schools in the district and sing at the senior homes in the area.
  • Here are Matt's favorite octavos:
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      Save for future jobs
  • Dona Nobis Pacem
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      Dona Nobis Pacem is perfect for teaching musical independence and tone quality
  • As you are choosing music, here are arrangers and composers whose music Matt and I love:
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  • sfmrd on "ooo"
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      Add Holy Moly Acts like follow the leader, except there are sounds that accompany the hand motions and warm up the different registers.
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    Best Practices for Children's Choir is a podcast with Matthew Parker discussing his best practices when working with a children's choir. The discussion content ranges from choosing music to engaging in warm-ups. Matthew also shares his favorite octavos, composers/arrangers, warm-ups, and tips when choosing music. This is very useful information and a great resource to use when working with your elementary and/or middle school choir.
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    Podcast and synopsis of best practices for children's choir. I want to reference this if the world works my way and places me in an elementary school next year.
Amber Watkins

Home - Grayson County Public Schools - 0 views

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    The purpose of this site is to provide access to information about the school where I teach general music, band and choir. It includes the developing school website and helpful links for our students. Google classroom links and other connections are coming soon.
trombonedude07

Be Part of the Music - 1 views

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    This is a website that we use at my school. We have sent the videos to all of the fifth grade teachers to allow their students to watch before we come and visit them at their school. We also post these videos on our band website for extra viewing. This is a great recruiting tool for middle school directors.
hollyconnell

Resources - Musical Futures - 0 views

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    Several Resources and Ideas for use in schools especially for Alternative Music Programs. Informational for both traditional and non-traditional instruction classes including band, orchestra, alternative programs, and composition sites. In addition, there are publications provided from research to support the need for the variety of programs in school.
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    Several Resources and Ideas for use in schools especially for Alternative Music Programs. Informational for both traditional and non-traditional instruction classes including band, orchestra, alternative programs, and composition sites. In addition, there are publications provided from research to support the need for the variety of programs in school.
Ann Engels Nogueira

The Other 80% Music Home | Music Creativity Through Technology (www.musicCreativity.org) - 0 views

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    This site contains profiles of teachers and schools that incorporate technology into the music classroom.  There are lots of great ideas and links to teacher websites that include strategies and techniques to teaching technology in the music classroom.
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    This site contains profiles of teachers and schools that incorporate technology into the music classroom.  There are lots of great ideas and links to teacher websites that include strategies and techniques to teaching technology in the music classroom.
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    The purpose of this bookmark is to view the NTM School Profiles and see what I can do to incorporate what others are doing. This website deals with the other 80%.
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    The purpose of this bookmark is to view the NTM School Profiles and see what I can do to incorporate what others are doing. This website deals with the other 80%.
prmello

Column: The best extracurricular activity at many high schools is band, particularly ma... - 0 views

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    This article talks about how Marching Band is one of the best extra curricular activities to participate in High School.
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    This article talks about how Marching Band is one of the best extra curricular activities to participate in High School.
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    This article talks about how Marching Band is one of the best extra curricular activities to participate in High School.
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    Benefits of marching band
Jonathan Valentine

Developing the Middle School Lead Trumpet Player - 0 views

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    Clinician and Trumpet player Chris Clark discusses the challenges of creating a middle school lead trumpet player for Jazz Band. He includes strategies and exercises to help develop such a player
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