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Articles and posts dealing with technology in music education.

This website provides educators with the latest advancements and innovations in music technology as well as blog posts and interest articles on music technology. 

This site has great articles and links to resources for music teachers using technology in their music classrooms. It is not only a resource for recommendations of good tools, but also for good strategies from experts in the music education.

A blog with multiple writers, which gives many different perspectives and a wide range of content. The website is very user friendly and content changes frequently. This is a great resource for music educators who are looking to advance their own knowledge and reading on new technology, and practices for their classroom.

This website is a collaboration of postings from five different authors on topics such as music technology, essentially appearing as an RSS feed. This will be very useful in finding new ideas of implementing technology into my classroom.

This website is a collaboration of postings from five different authors on topics such as music technology, essentially appearing as an RSS feed. This will be very useful in finding new ideas of implementing technology into my classroom.

Years ago, I asked the administration if I could hold a sing-along for the students in grades K-5. They agreed... At the beginning of the school year, I like to access a website like https://www.futureme.org, to write my future self a...

This is a website that has several different contributors. Each contributor posts articles about different projects they are doing using music technology. A lot of the articles give hands-on information from using the technology in a classroom. This would be very beneficial to teachers in all settings.

This blog is an amazing resource about technology in music education. The 5 co-authors present a plethora of resources, and write about their personal experiences using them.

Recent music education related articles, resources, free easy beginner level sheet music, and other music education related information. This website also has three to ten minute podcasts about music education, music technology and many about iPad uses.

This website has a collection of articles relating to music technology and music pedagogy in general. There are also short podcasts on a variety of topics. In addition, there are links to other sites, particularly free sheet music. It has a variety of items on it, which makes it easy to find something useful on it for everyone.

A source for podcasts and updates on what's new and free in the world of music technology. Sheet music, blogs, podcasts, and minimum monthly updates are a few of the things offered here, and it's all geared toward music ed tech.

The MusicEdMagic.com link serves as an outlet to other online music software websites, links for free sheet music, articles for music research/music making, and other electronic-focused music websites.  I was able to download free sheet music in a matter of seconds  from the musicnotes.com link provided on this link's homepage.  It has links to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, and Pinterest on the homepage, making sharing and communicating accessible upon first glance.  As an educator, I see this page as being best used in private practice.  Being able to provide students with some of the featured videos like "Recommended Trombone Solos and Recordings" or "Audio Software For The Classroom Or Home Recording Studio" seem like links that would be best used for people that are more interested in personal, one-on-one study and creation of music.  However, I could see these links being used in a general setting as well, like ensemble practice or music tech classes.  

(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.

A teacher create page for music teachers who want to use technology in their music instruction.

The Music Tech Teacher site includes quizzes, games, lessons, worksheets and other resources for teachers interested in using technology to enhance music education.

The Music Tech Teacher site includes quizzes, games, lessons, worksheets and other resources for teachers interested in using technology to enhance music education.

This site has resources for music tech teachers. It features student work samples, online quizzes, worksheets, games, and sample lesson plans.

Green Acres Middle School music tech curriculum. Equipped with technology lessons, quizzes, and online quizzes. Curriculm includes student work, veideos, phots and music compositions

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. 

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

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

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

Good source for tech information and music education awareness. Offering note-reading and theory-based quizzes.

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.

Online music educators resource for group or private lessons. Interactive games, quizzes and tests are created on various musical concepts and topics.

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.

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.

The teacher who runs this website keeps other teachers up to date on what's going on in technology, especially for the iPad.

Can the iPad get even better

This is a blog by Christopher J. Russell, an author and music educator. This blog includes a lot of resources for iPads and use in choral rehearsals. It also has an extensive list of other great music blogs the author recommends.

This is a blog by Christopher J. Russell, an author and music educator. This blog includes a lot of resources for iPads and use in choral rehearsals. It also has an extensive list of other great music blogs the author recommends.

Technology in Music Education is an excellent resource created by Dr. Christopher Russell. The blog shares information on integrating technology into the classroom & school music program. The blog also shares helpful reviews of apps for the iPad, music software, choral warm-ups using technology, downloadable pdf resources and more.

Technology in Music Education is an excellent resource created by Dr. Christopher Russell. The blog shares information on integrating technology into the classroom & school music program. The blog also shares helpful reviews of apps for the iPad, music software, choral warm-ups using technology, downloadable pdf resources and more.

This blog focuses on technology in music education. I have found some great sites such as Staff Wars from this blog.

This blog provides helpful information, especially for using iPad as a teaching tool.

This site is a blog dedicated to music education technology, with a great deal of emphasis on the iPad.

This is the website of a music teacher in Alabama. She has free music theory lessons and TONS of theory games and quizzes. This teacher made them all herself and shares how she did it. The site is directed toward elementary age students, though you could get away with middle school students too. High school teachers might want to create their own games.

This page gives a great example of how a music technology program can work. It also includes lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes, and links to completed student projects.

This website has useful information on using technology to teach music. There lessons and quizzes to use.

This is one of my favorite websites and I use it frequently at school. There are over 140 elementary music quizzes, puzzles and games. There are lessons, a piano practice interface, and worksheets all about music notes, rhythms, instruments, composers, and more. This site also incorporates the use of NoteFlight and showcases student work. There are also links and resources for music technology available on the site.

This website contains various lessons, worksheets and interactive elements for students and instructors in a general music to high school theory classroom.  It contains a large library of music worksheets for lesson plan strategies!

This website contains various lessons, worksheets and interactive elements for students and instructors in a general music to high school theory classroom.  It contains a large library of music worksheets for lesson plan strategies!

Ms. Karen Garrett has provided a website that is comprehensive, interactive and impressive for a classroom teacher.  Her lessons, worksheets and quizzes/games are excellent resources to use for beginner piano, note reading, rhythms, basic music history and music theory.  

Music Tech Teacher offers cloud based music theory lessons and quizzes for learners of all ages.

This website is chock full of activities, quizzes, worksheets, and more. A good number of the quizzes are interactive, which would be great for technology centered music classrooms. Though a good number of documents revolve around piano, there is plenty of material on the site that would be great to use with your students.

This website is chock full of activities, quizzes, worksheets, and more. A good number of the quizzes are interactive, which would be great for technology centered music classrooms. Though a good number of documents revolve around piano, there is plenty of material on the site that would be great to use with your students.

The purpose of this resource is to provide free instructional content for music teachers. The site is also used to provide music technology links, quizzes, resources and information to all music teachers interested in using technology to enhance music instruction.

Music Tech Teacher offers music based quizzes and games along with information about lessons, and band.

The Music Tech Teacher website is interested and contains several menus including class lessons, quizzes, and examples of student work. The music tech lessons look great and seem pretty comprehensive on my quick review.

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.

Techinmusiced.com is a robust blog that features a very iPad centric set of content. Of note are the app list for iOS, choral warmups for the iPad, and recommendations about apps and accessories.

I have had another important use of my Apple Watch this week as we returned back to school. Notifications (text message and e-mail) have become more important now that I am teaching, and a quick glance to my wrist quickly lets me know if I need to respond to something.

This blog is a great resource if you are interested in learning about new smartphone/tablet apps that are related to music education.  The blogger also reviews software and other music related technology.

This is a great blog from an educator in the trenches who is integrating technology into music education. Some great ideas!

This website has a variety of resources including thoughts of the iOS 9 updates, a review of music apps and app lists as well as Choral warm ups and past presentations of music technology associated with iOS.

This blog has a great deal of interesting information about ways to use technology in music education.

Owen Bradley's Digital Music Educator blog is worth the read. He is a band director who has decided to blog his thoughts, stories and technological knowledge for other directors to use. Since this is from a teacher perspective, I find the articles meaningful and personal. Bradley shares many iPad resources, not just for band purposes but for all areas of music education. Mainly, this blog is personal advancement, for teachers to learn about new technology or tips.

On this PDF, there are many links that connect to music sites that students can use. All of the programs are "in the cloud". Students can access these from any computer, at home, school or on the road. All sites are included to facilitate musical creativity.

This is the companion website for the textbook. It is a storehouse of website links for various topics regarding Technology in Music Education.

This is the companion website for the textbook. It is a storehouse of website links for various topics regarding Technology in Music Education.

This is the companion website link for the textbook Music Learning Today; Digital Pedagogy for Creating, Performing, and Responding to Music written by William I. Bauer, a professor at the University of Florida. The text and website is a useful resource for Music Educators to learn how to integrate Technology into their music curriculum.