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hubbardmusic

Music Tech Teacher - 8 views

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    A great resource for your last minute lesson plan needs!  There are plans, activities, and quizzes!
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    (a) The purpose of the resource is to provide students and educators with effective interactive music technology for instructional use.  Additionally, this teacher uses the resources in her own classroom. (b) The specific musical content addressed in this resource is note identification, reading music, composers, music history, and orchestra instrumentation.  (c) This site also includes quizzes and lesson plans.
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    A teacher create page for music teachers who want to use technology in their music instruction.
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    The Music Tech Teacher site includes quizzes, games, lessons, worksheets and other resources for teachers interested in using technology to enhance music education.
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    The Music Tech Teacher site includes quizzes, games, lessons, worksheets and other resources for teachers interested in using technology to enhance music education.
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    This site has resources for music tech teachers. It features student work samples, online quizzes, worksheets, games, and sample lesson plans.
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    Green Acres Middle School music tech curriculum. Equipped with technology lessons, quizzes, and online quizzes. Curriculm includes student work, veideos, phots and music compositions
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    A fun website with great review games that cover quality information and are fun to play. Simple lesson plans especially for the piano and technology. 
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    Website created and run by a music tech teacher in Alabama. The site contains a large selection of printable theory worksheets as well as interactive music games and quizzes. This is geared towards younger beginners
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    Website created and run by a music tech teacher in Alabama. The site contains a large selection of printable theory worksheets as well as interactive music games and quizzes. This is geared towards younger beginners
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    The Music Tech Teacher site is an online extension of Karen Garrett's band and music technology class. On the site, she provides lessons, quizzes, and artifacts of student work. One nice feature is the scrolling set of images with students modeling the activities that take place in the piano lab.
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    This is my favorite site for games that can be used as informal, formative assessments. There are many options under the "Quizzes/Pianos" tab. The games can be played as a class using the smartboard, or individually if you're lucky enough to get time in the computer lab.
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    This site is provided by the music technology teachers at Green Acres Middle School in Birmingham, Alabama. The site is a very useful resource for both music technology and general music teachers. The purpose of the site is to provide online lessons, quizzes, practice opportunities, and assistance with music theory. The site contains a variety of simple piano practice pieces such as "Jingle Bells," "All Through the Night," "Ode to Joy," and many others. 
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    This is a site created by a teacher about how she uses technology in her music classes. It includes lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes, and samples of student work from the website creator's classes.
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    This is a Music Technology classroom set up online. The teacher has been generous enough to post all of her lessons, quizzes, and other assignments on this website for anyone to use! If you are thinking about starting up a music technology class at your school this could be a great starting point.
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    Good source for tech information and music education awareness. Offering note-reading and theory-based quizzes.
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    This is an extension of a music technology classroom of a teacher in Birmingham, AL. It provides links, quizzes, resources, and information for teachers preparing to use technology in the classroom.
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    Online music educators resource for group or private lessons. Interactive games, quizzes and tests are created on various musical concepts and topics.
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    This site offers a plethora of resources for both beginning and advanced music tech teachers, as well as ways to blend technology into your everyday classroom. The site includes musical lesson plans, unit plans, quizzes, tests, and media demonstrating many uses of music tech in the classroom.
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    This website contains video games, quizzes, piano lessons, and worksheets suitable for upper-elementary to middle school students. Students learn different music concepts such as rhythm patterns, ear training, piano skills, music history, composers, music careers and so forth.
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    Resource for UF Masters in Music Education. I love this resource primarily for the fun and interactive nature that the games provide to my classroom. There are plenty of resources such as lessons, pre-made assessment, and videos. However, the games allow students to enjoy learning through assessment and interactive scenarios.
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    This website is a great resource for beginning to integrate technology into your classroom. There are ready-made lesson plans, as well as fun activities to do with your students. There are worksheets on theory, lessons on piano, and so much more.
chammer

SmartMusic | Music Learning Software for Educators & Students - 1 views

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    SmartMusic has interactive, web-based editions of many popular instrumental, band, chorus, and orchestra method books, as well as a massive collection of sheet music. Students can listen, loop, record and submit pieces they are working on. A neat feature of SmartMusic is that students can click on a single note and hear how it is supposed to sound, and how to finger that note on their instrument. Students can adjust tempo, play with a metronome, use a tuner to check pitch, and more. A paid subscription allows teachers to create online classrooms for assigning and assessing work, and have access to the entire SmartMusic catalog.
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    This is a program that can assist in students practice. For a price you can pull up, record, and have your performance assessed on one platform. Teachers can track progress as well.
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    A great tool for using technology in the classroom.
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    SmartMusic is a fantastic subscription based software that can be purchased by schools to assist with lesson book and repertoire study. I have used it with my students and our sight reading skills have been tremendously better. We have also performed better at adjudications due to the amount of sight reading exercises available.
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    SmartMusic, one of the top music practice, accompaniment, and assessment programs available. SmartMusic has changed the face of the performing arts in schools for a very affordable cost.
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    SmartMusic
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    SmartMusic is music learning software for music teachers and students. It makes music learning easy and fun. Students can continue their learning outside school. Teachers can also assess students outside the school wall. Smart music is good for rehearsals because a student can rehearse at home when the teacher is listening in and correcting him/her from anywhere else. It is easy to access and a good resource for music classes.
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    The purpose of the resource is for student and teacher practice/classroom tools. The content included in this source is a subscription to a web-based service that allows students and educators access to sight-reading material, repertoire accompaniments, and method books. Could be useful for encouraging student practice
lzawodny

New Horizons International Music Association - Music is what life sounds like. - 0 views

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    New Horizons is a network of music education programs for adults. New Horizons advocates for participatory music opportunities for adults who either had little or no music education in their younger years or have had little connection to music making since their school years. New Horizons groups are independently run organizations in the United States and many foreign countries. The first New Horizons group was started by Dr. Roy Ernst at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester.
dthomas0705

http://www.aboda.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/standardrepertoire.pdf - 0 views

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    This page provides a list of repertoire that is suitable for young bands. Along with the titles, arrangers and publisher, it provides a brief description as well as length of piece. This is a great resource with young bands wanting to play higher level repertoire. 
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    A nice pdf of standard band repertoire. Sometimes it's hard to find what to play but with this handy organized list the director will have several ideas in no time! 
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    This website has a list of concert band pieces suitable for beginning concert bands.  This list is organized alphabetically by the composer's last name.  It provides the title of the piece, a brief description of the piece, the arranger, publisher, and difficulty level.  
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    This link goes directly to a twenty-eight page PDF of standard repertoire for bands. Not only does this list provide the title and composer, it also includes the publisher, arranger, technical difficulty, and musical level. Under each listing is a brief description of the piece and including key musical aspects that band directors should know about the work.
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    This is a database of a repertoire list for young bands.  Rating are also included. #UFMUE
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    This site highlights the newer releases for younger players.  It is very helpful in determining what pieces would be good to play for concerts and contests.  The descriptions are very detailed.  
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    Repertoire list for younger or developing band programs. There is a lot of grade 3-4 literature on this list which would be out of range for many middle schools, but should someone have a Jr. High situation or an advanced middle school band, this would be a tremendous resource.
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    This PDF list of standard repertoire for intermediate bands includes composer, title, difficulty level, and description about the primary thematic and musical concepts of each piece.
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    It is a good resource when choosing your middle school concert repertoire.
hammerjp07

Jazz Academy - 0 views

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    Created by the people of Jazz at Lincoln Center, this site is dedicated to spreading jazz education to every school in the country. Jazz Academy has a few different programs, some of which cost money. However, Essentially Ellington is free and member directors get access to a number of resources and free Duke Ellington charts, some of which are accessible at the middle school level.
cheyroseb

Kodaly Inspired Classroom: Getting Ready for the First Day of School {Music Rules} - 0 views

  • I am going into my fourth year teaching and my third year at my current school. I feel like each year I do a better job of starting the school year off the right way.
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      I started this year so underprepared I am hopeful that next year will be a million times better.
  • M- Make good choices U- Use kind words S- Show Respect (to classmates, teacher, and the music) I- Involve yourself C- Care for our room and instruments
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      LOVE THIS I am always telling my students to make good choices.
  • I think that will be interesting to talk with the kids about on the first day.
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      Not saying "this song is bad" but "I don't like this song because it's too slow/quiet, etc.)
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  • I came up with a song for each rule using the melody of a folk tune.
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      AWESOME
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    Establishing rules for a general music class in an elementary setting.
eperegrine

Texas School Music Project: BAND intonation - 0 views

  • The teacher who asks, "Is that in tune?" "Are you sharp or flat?" or "Which instrument sounds out of tune there?" will achieve more long-term results of students listening than the teacher who simply corrects the problems as they occur.
  • The teacher who asks, "Is that in tune?" "Are you sharp or flat?" or "Which instrument sounds out of tune there?" will achieve more long-term results of students listening than the teacher who simply corrects the problems as they occur.
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    This very short article talks about how to approach tuning in the high school band.
hoctar

Steve Weiss Music - Back of the Band Room Buying Guide | Educational Department - 0 views

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    Steve Weiss is my go-to when buying percussion equipment. This page in particular is a guide to help music directors purchase high-quality percussion instruments if you don't know much or anything about percussion. The list also is split between elementary, middle school, and high school to ensure that you get appropriate instruments for the playing level and budget.
knettesheim

Stay In Music: Middle School - 0 views

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    This site offers teachers tools for recruiting music students as well as offers students information on the benefits of staying in music. Teachers and students are able to access video interviews of music students, facts and statistics about the academic benefits of music education and flyers to post in schools and communities
bbriele01

musictheory.net - 4 views

shared by bbriele01 on 03 Apr 14 - Cached
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    Offers a good variety of lessons, for both beginners and advanced students, from notes' duration to Neapolitan chords. Also tools such as chord calculator, metronome, pop up piano window etc., are available for free.
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    This is a free website that has music theory lessons as well as exercises. It covers the basics of music and more. Teachers are able to customize exercises and have students print out a progress report
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    This is a free website that has music theory lessons as well as exercises. It covers the basics of music and more. Teachers are able to customize exercises and have students print out a progress report
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    This site provides lessons and exercises in music theory for students. The lessons are not interactive, but the exercises are with quizes.
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    This site provides lessons and exercises in music theory for students. The lessons are not interactive, but the exercises are with quizes.
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    This is a great website to further music theory knowledge. This site helps students with ear training and music reading. There are many games, lessons, and activities to improve one's musical knowledge.
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    Musicthory.net is a free resource for music theory students. You can select from lessons, notation and aural exercises, and much more.
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    The purpose of this site is to provide a program that teaches music theory. This program has lessons and exercises to facilitate the learning of music theory and ear training.
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    The purpose of this site is to provide a program that teaches music theory. This program has lessons and exercises to facilitate the learning of music theory and ear training.
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    Musictheory.net contains free online music content. Students and teachers can explore the fundamentals of music through animated lessons. You can also create custom exercises to improve your musical recognition and use interactive tools to calculate notes, intervals, and chords for specific keys.
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    This website has numerous music theory resources and lessons.
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    A great site to direct any music student to!  I used it a lot when I was struggling in Aural Skills in college, so great for any age.
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    This is a fantastic resource that I have been using for many years. There are many options for lessons among the music elements, which are customizable for different levels of difficulty. My favorite to use this site for is identifying pitches. I can customize the lesson to only include specific pitches and ranges, and even with sharps and flats.
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    This is one of the most useful music education resources I have ever found. I use it with all of my students, from beginners all the way to AP Music Theory. The webpage is completely downloadable and can be accessed offline.
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    Learn Music theory online or on your mobile device. 
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    This website assists all musicians of levels from middle school and beyond with understanding basic to advanced music theory. There are lessons, tutorials, and exercises for ear training, intervals, and chords.
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    This website assists all musicians of levels from middle school and beyond with understanding basic to advanced music theory. There are lessons, tutorials, and exercises for ear training, intervals, and chords.
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    A free website with music theory lessons and exercises. From the very basic (note identification) to more advanced topics (chord structure, modes, 7th chords), this would work well for students in grades 5 and up.
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    This is a music theory site that emphasizes beginning music fundamentals. This site is available for download in a free offline edition.
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    This music theory website contains both exercises and lessons that are very useful to teachers and students. The website includes a wide variety of categories including but not limited to key signatures, scales, note identification, and rhythms. This would be very useful if ever teaching a high school theory course or even for an instructor to brush up on their own music theory skills.
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    Teachers can assign ready made lessons in music theory.  Easy to use and comprehensive covering note identification to ear training. 
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    This interactive site offers lessons in different musical concepts and exercises to build knowledge. All exercises are customizable to fit different skill levels and work with interactive white boards. A list of tools features handy applications like an interval finder and a metronome. Users who enjoy the site can purchase the app, Tenuto, for their smart phones and tables.
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    Purpose of this resource: MusicTheory.net is a website that contains many lessons on music theory as well as drills for practicing each concept. Musical Content: This website covers basic music notation elements (staff, bar lines, ledger lines etc.), key signatures, major/minor scales, intervals, note identification and interval identification (with note names, moveable do solfege, fixed do solfege, or piano keyboard), Chord building, and chord progressions. Other information: This website is great as a supplement to basic music theory lessons. It also has great possibility for reinforcing and practicing concepts. Each exercise is graded and can be submitted to instructors electronically. Teachers can also make custom exercises. There is a paid app available for iOS devices
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    This is a great resource to learn and practice ear training. You can easily practice various aspects of ear training and adjust the difficulty or the specific things you are working on. It is also fairly easy to track your progress and see what still needs work.
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    A fantastic free online interactive software that offers lessons, exercises and ear training. It is a great tool for assessment as it offers immediate feedback in every exercise with a built-in timer.
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    This website offers lessons and exercises on numerous topics such as keyboard notes, reading the music staff, and even ear training exercises intervals and chords. Each exercise is also customizable to make it as easy or difficult as you see fit.
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    This website offers lessons and exercises on numerous topics such as keyboard notes, reading the music staff, and even ear training exercises intervals and chords. Each exercise is also customizable to make it as easy or difficult as you see fit.
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    The best site for free Music Theory training exercises. Note reading and aural skills.
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    This is a website that offers free lessons, exercises, and tools for music theory. This could be used by any music student to reinforce theory concepts taught in the classroom or the private studio. 
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    Musictheory.net is an amazing resource for providing teachers and students with lessons, quizzes as well as assessments in all aspects of music theory. The program online allows teachers to set up practice sessions, tutorials, as well as assessment on basic and advanced theory concepts. Students are able to access the online program from home or through tablet/laptop at school. 
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    musictheory.net offers a wonderful music theory training exercises. It offers free lessons, exercises, and tools for learners of any age to partake of. The site also offers two mobile (paid) apps that allow users to take their learning with them. Great for anyone, especially those involved with music theory or aural skills training.
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    musictheory.net offers a wonderful music theory training exercises. It offers free lessons, exercises, and tools for learners of any age to partake of. The site also offers two mobile (paid) apps that allow users to take their learning with them. Great for anyone, especially those involved with music theory or aural skills training.
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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.
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    This is a free online interactive resource that is an alternative to traditional paper and pencil of learning music theory. I recommend for late elementary on up.
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    The apps that coincide with this website are fantastic. Give them a look!
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    This a wonderful resource for all types of music classes!
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    The Musictheory.net website is a comprehensive platform focused on teaching music theory. The purpose of the website is to teach or reinforce music theory concepts at all levels of experience. There are numerous free lessons available that cover many aspects of music theory. There are also numerous customizable exercises to help reinforce the concepts learned in the lessons. Teachers can utilize this website at all levels of performing arts. I have found success with using the note name identification exercise as I can choose exactly what notes the students are practicing.
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    An excellent app for any musician wanting to sharpen their theory skills. Users have a wide range of theoretical topics to study, with lessons and assessment built in.
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    Interactive music theory website with virtual lessons and activities. Lessons include: reading notes on various staffs, the musical alphabet, chords, and more. There is a free mobile app available, and lessons are well sequenced.
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    Offers Music Theory Lessons over a wide variety of Topics and Exercises for Students. Lessons may be completed individually by students or as a class at an IWB (Interactive WhiteBoard). Additional tools are provided, as well as the ability to complete exercises online or offline.
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    This website is a great resource for a high amount of theory information. A great feature is the separation of lessons (learning) then exercises to quiz you. The customization for exercises is perfect to test something specific or a wider range.
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    This is a free website that offers lessons, exercises, and tools for music theory. The site is geared towards an older student and can be self pace
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    This website has good music theory exercises and videos. Students uses the lessons and practice on the exercises. Has other products available for a price.
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    This website provides numerous resources for learning, studying, and practicing music theory. Users can explore the lessons section to learn about various topics in music theory. Users can also practice various elements of both written and aural theory. This website focuses specifically on music theory.
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    This is a wonderful, free music theory website for a general music, band, choral, or music theory class. This website gives sample lessons and has exercises that students can take. There are also available apps to make it easy on-the-go.
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    The purpose of this site is to provide free online content and resources for music theory lessons. Students can access theory lessons with assessment in every aspect of music theory for the beginner to advanced student.
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    This website is an interactive resource for students to use to learn basic note reading, theory, and ear training. This could be used in a music technology class or general music class with access to devices. In a performance ensemble setting, this could be used as a warm up for the whole class with the aid of an interactive whiteboard or projector. 
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    Free music theory lessons
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    This resource is focused on teaching elements of music theory through slideshow presentations and exercises. This could be used to supplement instruction, be used in stations in a music classroom, or as an enrichment tool for gifted music students.
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    Online music theory site that helps to learn and practice various theory topics from beginner to advanced levels. Downloadable app for mobile devices is also available for a small nominal fee.
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    This is a great website that provides theory lessons and exercises for all levels and abilities. It also allows students to print and submit progress reports to track progress.
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    A great free cite for notation practice exercises and lessons.
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    Music Theory Learning to read music
anonymous

How Children Benefit from Music Education in Schools | NAMM Foundation - 0 views

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    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.
jme2742

12 Awesome Team Building Games Your Team Won't Hate - 0 views

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    There are 12 activities that can be used as teambuilding. They are new, fun and innovative. Used with Middle school or high school aged students.
Josh Cockrell

Education | Dallas Brass - 0 views

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    This is the website for the Dallas Brass. The Dallas Brass have been around since 1983, and one of their primary functions is touring the country to visit schools. It also provides links to information on breathing exercises, efficiency exercises, intonation, and various other clinics. There is also information on how to book them to visit your school.
Dan Smith

NAfME - Music Education - Scholarship Resources for Music Students - 0 views

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    This is a compilation of scholarship resources for music students currently in high school.
Dan Smith

High School (Grades 9-12) Music Activities, Lesson Plans, Worksheets & Handouts - Share... - 0 views

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    This is a site where teachers can share lesson plans for 9-12 grade classes. Topics are organized by musical elements, instruments, grade level etc.
Michael Lione

Defending Music Programs With Economic Analysis | Coalition for Music Education in BC - 0 views

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    This article talks about defending music education in the wake of budget cuts in a school district.
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    This article talks about defending music education in the wake of budget cuts in a school district.
Michael Lione

NAfME – Music Education – Specialized Music Instruction (Position Statement) - 0 views

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    NAFME (National Association for Music Education) gives a background on the pull out band lesson program in many schools around the United States.
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    NAFME (National Association for Music Education) gives a background on the pull out band lesson program in many schools around the United States.
Stefanie Buscher

Quiz: SUNY Fredonia School of Music Music Theory Fundamentals Placement Exam (Practice) - 1 views

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    This is the music theory fundamentals placement practice exam for Fredonia school of music. It is a great resource for upperclassmen that are considering majoring in music in college.
cthom1989

Classical music | Classical music and opera | The Guardian - 0 views

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    This site keeps a record of current happenings in classical music. This includes current academic projects, recordings and other music related endeavors. This is useful to give students other information outside of the school setting.
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    This site keeps a record of current happenings in classical music. This includes current academic projects, recordings and other music related endeavors. This is useful to give students other information outside of the school setting.
marwoz1

CadenzaOne- Make Better Music - 0 views

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    Purpose of this resource: This blog contains writings on various topics of concern to music educators, particularly those who teach elementary and middle school. Musical Content: The musical content of these blog posts varies from choral warm ups to teaching techniques to advice on how to interact with administrators. Other information: Cadenza One also has a large sheet music service which allows for full score preview, and digital print purchasing.
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