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I have found this website useful countless times!  You can search generally or specifically for pre made presentations for SmartNotebook that you can then download and edit as you wish to fit your own classroom needs.  It could be used in any type of music classroom.

For anyone that has a Smart Board available in their classroom this website it great for finding ways to enhance your music teaching. This website gives available programs and ways that you can use your Smart Board to teach lessons.

A Collection of Music SMART programs that have been created and uploaded for all SMART users to share.

This includes interactive websites related to Music that work great on the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard.  This will be great for my music appreciation class.  I will also share the information with the elementary music teacher.  

This includes interactive websites related to Music that work great on the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard.  This will be great for my music appreciation class.  I will also share the information with the elementary music teacher.

This is a great resource for Smart board activities and lessons for the music classroom.  It contains lessons and handouts.

This website contains thousands of links to Smart Board games and activities for the music classroom. Some of the resources listed are free others can be used on a free trial based subscription or subscriptions are very low cost. 

SmartMusic: music education software for educators and students. Make practicing and tracking student progress easy and fun. Smart Music is similar in features to Band in a Box. It allows teachers to create recordings for their student to practice with!

A great piece of software geared toward engaging private rehearsal times. This is a must have for band & orchestra teachers. 

Smart music is a great for students and teachers. This also helps the helps students with their practice. It also helps teachers understand the problems that students have during practice. The assessment is also great for students and teachers.

Not only does the Smart Music Blog offer tips for using Smart Music and its related repertoire, but it also includes practical teaching advice from music educators. These tips include information for new teachers, advice about communicating with parents, instrument technique, curriculum guidance, and more. Information is available for teachers of all grade levels.

The Music Educator Blog is sponsored by Smartmusic and is a place where music teachers can share real-world teaching tips and tricks and receive training. There is also a section spotlighting educators and repertoire. The articles, information and training available on this blog would greatly benefit music teachers as well as their students.

Blog with ideas and resources for you instrumental music classes. Of course has ideas on how to utilize SmartMusic, but also has many ideas on how to switch up rehearsals and keep students engaged.

This site is an example of a music program's webpage.  It includes basic handbook information as well as many links to important music things such as practice sheet, SMART Music, theory assignments, etc.

This site is an example of a music program's webpage.  It includes basic handbook information as well as many links to important music things such as practice sheet, SMART Music, theory assignments, etc.

To any teachers still getting used to using your smartboard in the music class, don't worry. This site helps to find great ways to make the smartboard your musical haven!

SMART Exchange is a website that allows users to create a free account. After creating a free account, users may upload and share any presentation that the user has made. Also, a great resource to search for presentations that have been made. You can search by subject area, grade, or any topic that you wish to search.

Locate smart board resources to use in the music classroom through this website.

This is a website that offers many resources for teaching a variety of music activities.  Click on the links and it takes you to other resources to discover!  

Podcasts for every music educators. 

Zoom products are some of the best recording devices on the market. These could help from recording a student to a full ensemble. The recorders also balance the recording and are very user friendly. I have used these on many occasion professionally and will in the future. There is also free app for most smart phones that will do just as good of job as purchasing a recorder.

TPT store, teacher created materials. Kodaly specialist that produces materials that may be used on a Smart Board. Primarily General Music from K-5.

TPT- Kodaly Inspired Classroom Materials. TPT store, teacher created materials. Kodaly specialist that produces materials that may be used on a Smart Board. Primarily General Music from K-5.

This is Jen Bailey's TPT store, and it is loaded with amazing material for Music Learning Theory teachers, as well as teachers who follow other methodologies. She has many resources for use with a projector or smart board, and other things that are printable. There are resources for assessment, audiation enhancement, movement, literature, holidays, rhythm games, notation resources, songs, recorder, ukulele, and so much more!

Natasha Sigmund is a fabulous Music Learning Theory teacher, and she has created a lot of great resources on her TPT store. These are great to use as printables or with a projector/smart board. Her material is accessible and engaging for students of all ages.

Yousician is a great resource for learning the guitar, bass, ukelele, or piano. Students can watch video tutorials and move up when they pass levels while playing songs with fun background music. The program/app provides instant feedback on pitch and rhythm. Teachers can use Yousician with a class on a Smart Board. In a group setting, Yousician cannot provide feedback, but it does provide lesson plans and even has a SongCreator. It is free to use with time limits on feedback, or can be upgraded to premium for $9.99/person with unlimited feedback. Students can sign up for their own account and teachers can track their progress through a Teacher account. It is fun, engaging, and provides a well rounded education in these instruments. There are knowledge tracks for each instrument which cover music theory and ear training.

Great source of band-relate comics strips. A great way to ease the tension of performance preparation. Comics have tags so searching for specific topics and/or instruments are easy.

This is mostly just a fun website. I would use this to get some fun band related pictures and sayings to put on the Smart Board as the students are walking in the class and getting ready for rehearsal. This could be a good website to add some extra fun to the music class.

Good article about how to use music in your classroom management plan. Use music to make routines in the classroom fun and time limited. Once the music starts, the students know what to do and how much time they have to get it done.

Good article about how to use music in your classroom management plan. Use music to make routines in the classroom fun and time limited. Once the music starts, the students know what to do and how much time they have to get it done.