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This article provides ideas for small budget ensembles to make a dream of commissioning a new piece of music a reality. Commissioning music is a great way to get singers invested in music-making, yet the monetary restrictions can be huge. This article encourages the reader to not be afraid to reach out and see what opportunities are possible just from a simple conversation.

This google play music channel is a great station to share examples of the modern language of small group jazz with students. Cannonball Adderly, Art Blakey, Blue Mitchell, John Coltrane, and many more can be heard. A great resource for hard-to-find or expensive examples of small group jazz.

Sometimes all people need is a word of encouragement to keep doing well. As teachers, it is difficult to find ways to keep our students engaged and motivated. We can become so absorbed with getting our students to do well that we may forget to actually tell them when they do well. It may seem small, but simply acknowledging when a student does what is asked of them can keep them motivated to keep doing it.

Sometimes all people need is a word of encouragement to keep doing well. As teachers, it is difficult to find ways to keep our students engaged and motivated. We can become so absorbed with getting our students to do well that we may forget to actually tell them when they do well. It may seem small, but simply acknowledging when a student does what is asked of them can keep them motivated to keep doing it.

Iowa High School Music Association bulletin. Has all of the regulations for music events in the spring including solo and small ensemble and large group festival.

This is a blog by Marisa Wren who is an elementary music teacher in a small town in Illinois. She shares interesting articles and resources she has found in her teaching. She also does a Tech Tuesday post that focuses specifically on technology and music.

This is a wonderful website for music teacher to purchase sheet music. There is sheet music available for all types of ensembles or solo, duets, and small groups. This site stays up to date with the latest popular music and modern arrangements.

Is it better to practice the same small section until perfected before moving on to the next? Or is it better to vary the order of items practiced?

Low cost music education resources with a "free stuff" section to try out the ideas before purchasing the books. Small company with quick turnaround!

Groovy Jungle is a Sibelius software specifically for teaching music to small children.  It is available through musicians friend.com website.

Great website for band programs with limited instrumentation or for small chamber groups with nontraditional instrumentation.  Each band piece can be played as a solo or the full work.  The sheet music provides every instrument with the melody and the part for the band version.  New titles are added frequently!

I found this to be a very interesting read/listen. She discusses how to foster creativity in the classrooms. In music, composing is an essential skill and the ultimate creative activity. However, I find myself sometimes nervous to let the kids compose. What if they are not successful? What if they talk too much or get too loud? But Goodwin really gives me the courage to start small and grow from there. It's not about having the kids write a symphony, but to show what they learned by creating something new.

This could be good for small ensembles and combos. Creates a melody, harmony, and bass part customized to instrumentation needs. Also provides lyrics.

Site offers educational rap music videos that cover a variety of subjects including math, science, history, and current events. Also provides interactive and online lesson plans, quizzes, and activities related to each video. Requires small subscription fee (~$1/month) but well worth it. Great way to use music for cross-curricular teaching.

This is an entertaining and educational video from Ted Talk. Famous singer and songwriter Bobby McFerrin uses the crowd to improvise a pentatonic scale. This is only a small clip from the event "Notes and Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus" from the World Science Festival.

Kahoot.com is a user-friendly free website for all educators to use in the classroom. It is fun way to interact and assess the student knowledge of content. Kahoot quizzes can be created by a user, and quizzes can be shared other users. The quizzes can be formatted differently to keep the game fun and exciting such as, which student gets the most right, or who is the first to answer. The website is free, but with an upgrade and small annual payment, there are a few more benefits to the site.

Teachers pay teachers is user content for other users to use. For a small fee (or free in many cases!), an educator could find lessons, activities, resources, or curriculum that would work well for their specific teaching situation. For a teacher with ideas and resources looking to make a little bit of extra money, they could put up their own content for others to buy.

Landr offers digital audio mastering and distribution services. Their affordable subscription model allows both large and small music producers and artists to have their finished products professionally mastered using their artificial intelligence technology. They also provide formatting and submission services for popular distribution centers including Spotify, iTunes, etc. They also have useful resources including digital audio sample recommendations and a blog which covers many digital audio production topics.

This Wiki discusses works for smaller bands. In addition to the specific information on pieces, there is also information on composers of young band works.

This website offers Bullentin Boards for download at a small cost. There are also free to use powerpoint files and classroom resources.

This site will cure all boredom in bulletin boards.  There is a board for every occasion.  There are other resources as well.  I need it for the board ideas.

Stuff to download and display in the classroom

This site provides instructional information and projects for anyone wishing to learn about sound mixing. There is a lot of good information and links to resources. This would be a good site for a recording technology class to visit.