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This site contains a number of great ideas for tech integration in the orchestra classroom. The tuning automation idea is good way to use technology to streamline the start of class.

OrchestraTeacher.net is a great resource for string teachers looking to integrate technology into their classroom. This site has multiple tech application suggestions, as well as general pedagogy resources for all string instruments- even guitar!.

This website is a great resource for orchestra directors. It has various resources and suggestions for teaching materials. In addition, it is set up in a blog format which is easy to view the various posts.

HUGE collection of free loops and samples (you may need to click "Skip Survey" to see the content on the page)

This resource has many ideas that link technology to teaching band.  Several technological links are: twitter, note trainers, and videos.

This resource has many ideas that link technology to teaching band.  Several technological links are: twitter, note trainers, and videos.

This blog is by music educator Brenda Muench who shares many of her success and failures at implementing technology in the elementary music classroom. She has several great lesson plan ideas and shares her experience with her own students.

This is a private forum where users can ask and answer questions related to work found in the control booth of an auditorium, gigs, and pro sound. It is great for asking questions related especially to getting good sound and lighting on stage with your crew and helpers for a concert.

This is a private forum where users can ask and answer questions related to work found in the control booth of an auditorium, gigs, and pro sound. It is great for asking questions related especially to getting good sound and lighting on stage with your crew and helpers for a concert.

This is a blog for music education and technology. It contains information about virtual ensembles and projects that can be used to help incorporate technology in the classroom. This is a good resources for music educators to find new projects and information about virtual ensembles. These will help to motivate the children and allow them with opportunities for collaboration.

Rubrics are great ways to have clean, concise ways to assess our students.  This resource shows educators how to use Google Forms to create and develop rubrics for your classes.

This website is a site that is useful to music educators by providing them ideas of creating differentiated instruction through the use of technology. This was developed by a group of music educators who felt the need to create such a resource.

iPad resource

This site presents the 30 best iPad apps for music educators and their students to integrate into their classrooms. The apps range in appropriateness of students at the elementary age all the way to the high school levels of music instruction.

This is a blog that contains many useful videos and projects for music educators. It is written by a high school music technology teacher. Though a few of the posts are irrelevant, this is a great source for music educators to learn about different types of audio and project examples. It also explains how to teach certain aspects of music technology to students. Many of the things that we learned in this class are discussed in various blog entries.

This is a blog that contains many useful videos and projects for music educators. Though a few of the posts are irrelevant, this is a great source for music educators to learn about different types of audio and project examples. It also explains how to teach certain aspects of music technology to students. Many of the things that we learned in this class are discussed in various blog entries.

20 Great Lesson Plans for your Beginning Music Technology Class! Here you will find projects that can be adapted to your own music technology class - very simple, progressing to a more advanced Final project. Great source with PD opportunities! Contact information is on the website.

Midnight Music is designed to simply technology for music teachers. The YouTube channel provides tips, tutorials and lessons and advice. With new videos posted each week there is an abundance of information available to any music teachers. This site could be useful with navigating which software to use for certain projects or discovering what technologies are available. The channel's owner is not based in Australia and may make some references to grade level that are not familiar to teachers in other countries.

A local (GA) resource for music technology teachers. Contains lesson plans, advocacy information, and equipment information. Very helpful!

This site keeps an up to date feed on all technology useful to music educators. This covers basic applications on mobile devices and even classroom technology such as tuners, metronomes and SmartBoards.

Music tech resource page. Author presented at FMEA 2017 - I attended his session. Mostly about hardward, not software. Ipad focus

This blog is heavily centered around technology. There is a navigation bar on the top and categories on the right to help locate topics of interest.

Visual and audio representation of musical instruments, separated by family. Especially useful for classes age 7+, when first discussing wind and brass; and for classes 11+ when discussing composition and instrument timbre.

Great resource for introducing young students to the instrument families. Provides a picture and sound file for many of the instruments in each family. along with a short description of the family.

Great source for a wide range of quizzes. There are a lot of options ranging from learning different instruments, note identification, rhythm practice, musician quizzes and more. There are lots of fun games that kids really enjoy.

This is a PDF "cheat sheet" for the functions in Groovy music. This document provides keyboard shortcuts, explains limitations and features for each theme in Groovy music.

This software is shareware and a great alternative to using the pricer competition. It can allow the student to create music at home on their personal computers. It also has great value as a teaching tool and teaching student how to compose or arrange.

This website is a web-based music notation program which creates and stores professional-looking scores which can be accessed on the computer or mobile devices. The basic program is free, but the upgrades are very affordable. This is an invaluable and easy-to-use resource for musicians.

The purpose of this website is to create compositions using standard musical notation. Noteflight saves scores and allows instant playback. Composers can share their work with others easily.