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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.

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.

Great site for any music teacher! For those who have ever struggled with catchy bulletin board music themes, this site has a ton of kits to download and use all throughout the year. The themes range from seasons, to advocacy, to careers in music. Of course, they do not come for free. If you are willing to shed some cash, they are all around $6.00. Otherwise, if you can recreate them on your own, then that will save your pockets some stress! In any event, this will definitely be a bookmark for the ages!

Metropolitan Opera site provides information on current season as well as information for Opera.

Free worksheets for elementary music. Has different ways to search for worksheets. Some are themed specifically for a seasons.

Music teacher created and relative blog for elementary and secondary levels. Structured around the Orff Schulwerk philosophy, this resource provides musical material categorized and downloadable to suit individual instructional needs. Find resources for action sogs, assessments, holidays, body percussion, seasons, composition, centers, world music, lesson planning, movement and much more!

These are short and humorous videos by the folks at Music K-8 that help reinforce a few music concepts. When my younger students have earned a little reward, or when it's flue season and my voice needs a bit of a break, we sometimes take a moment to watch a couple of these concept videos

Class recorder method by Texas music educator, Jo Lynn Cookus. The method is based on common American folk songs that are commonly taught in elementary settings, and therefore integrates well with common curricular models including Kodaly and Orff. It is a lesser-known alternative to common recorder methods including Recorder Express, Recorder Karate, etc. The author is a seasoned music educator with 30+ years of music education experience teaching elementary education, choir, and band.

This wiki page categorizes sacred music into holidays and holy days. It not only shows the piano and choral sheet music in a pdf format but also gives a description to each piece and why it is appropriate for a specific holy day.

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra:2015-2016 Concert SeasonTickets and Season Passes are on sale now!  UFMUE

This site provides teachers and students with a rich history of jazz music. Teachers and students can find videos of jazz musicians, repertoire and resources for Jazz Appreciation Month and tips and tricks for teaching jazz concepts such as swing and improvisation.

Smithzonian Jazz has a vast resource of archives, recordings, timelines, lesson plans, and interactive resources support Jazz Education and Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM).

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.

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.

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!

This is the blog of an orchestra teacher. She gives advice for beginning and middle school orchestra programs. I have used this blog many times when looking for different resources. She has really great ideas!

This is a great blog for orchestra teachers to obtain useful ideas and information that they can utilize in their classroom. It comes with plenty of ideas, games, assessments, tuning techniques, and other strategies that could be helpful for a new and seasoned teacher.

A great website by a seasoned general music teacher. This website has many lesson plans, songs, and activities for Pre-k through 5th grade general music. The blog includes archives that date back 8 years and posts are searchable by title, content, and activity.

Music K8 is a publication company that provides resources (physical and digital) for elementary/general music teachers. Most of the musical content is organized and packaged around various themes, such as seasons or holidays. There is also a magazine (for teachers) that is published quarterly containing a variety of repertoire and high quality mp3 accompaniment tracks. Individual songs can also be previewed and purchased digitally.

This website is used to help me find new repertoire to work on with my students. Teaching concepts through pieces of music is important even at the younger level. This resource helps me find music for all ages in my school.

The ChoralWiki (CPDL) is a great resource for choral teachers and choir directors. There is access to free music, texts and translations, seasonal indices, and discussion forums for questions and answers about music, rehearsal techniques, and performance. 

Choral director on a budget? This website features over 20,000 scores by over 2500 composers! An amazing resource of free music available mostly in PDF format for use and downloading.

The Choral Public Domain Library is a free and legal source for free sheet music! This site offers printable scores of public domain music, often complete with text and translations when necessary. You can search this catalog by composer, title, arrangements, voicing, accompaniments, language, and genre. Complete with over 31,000 scores by over 3,200 different composers, there's a high possibility that any choral director might find something of use here!

From the Top is an NPR program that features kids who have achieved an extremely high level of performance. There are many videos of student performances. It could be great for students to see kids their age performing advanced music.

From the Top is the video series that highlights young performers. This website houses the more recent streaming videos, sharing the performers' stories and their performances on the stage. These videos are great resources for the classroom as they highlight young performers on all instruments and a variety of genres. See specifically PBS's section on From the Top for earlier seasons and lesson plans.

This website is sponsored by the PBR. You have access to videos and podcasts about classical music and many other music topics. This would be a great resource for middle school and high student performers.

This is the homepage for Drum Corp International. This can be used for all marching instructors during marching season. It can can also be used to promote what DCI. Students can utilize the website as well for audition information or performance attendance.

I use this for my marching band students so they can access local shows and for audition information.

This site serves as the primary hub of information for anything dealing with drum and bugle corps (competition schedules, show announcements, new developments within the organization, etc.). DCI serves as a model for many competitive marching programs around the world, especially those who participate in the Bands of America circuit. Educators can access short video clips to show students are access posts that can inform the development of their own programs.

This website is a great resource for K-5 music.  There are jokes, games, and information regarding famous composers, including recordings of famous pieces of music.  This can be used by a classroom of kids in a computer lab, or by a teacher for lesson planning.

Classics for Kids is a resources for teachers, parents, and children. It provides lesson plans, music games and interactive links, a podcast, tips for parents, and information about composers, instruments, and music history. The lesson plans (written by my former music education professor, Dr. Kay Edwards) are standards-based and incorporate elements of Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze.

This website is for elementary/general music education. It is a resources for lesson plans on composers, music theory, and music listening.