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TED-Ed is a resource for videos and lesson plans. Videos on TED-Ed cover a variety of topics, including music education.

TED Talks about music. Great resources for the classroom

These are TED Talks specifically about music, music technology, and the changing world of music making.

TED is a great site for any subject. It is filled with videos and articles on a wide array of topics. Topics are basically limitless.

This is a clip with Bobby McFerrin, using the audience to sing. Bobby McFerrin improvises over the top as he creates the baseline for the audience to sing. He also mentions that the pentatonic scale is understood by all of his audiences no matter where he goes. This can be an interesting way to introduce a pentatonic scale to students, or improvising in a pentatonic scale. This is part of a larger TED talk entitled "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus"

This TED Talk informs students about the natural connection humans have with music. Bobby McFerrin describes the nature of the pentatonic scale. This is a resource I like to introduce when first learning about the pentatonic scale. This shows students that music and nature are connected. I also use this for my students when I talk about the Fibonacci sequence with my math and music unit.

TED talks is such a great resource for a variety of ways. You can find streams of different talks relating to specific subjects. You search what you are interested in will get several search results. This can be used for personal professional development or to show in the classroom.

This TED video is inspiring for any musician, but particularly for teachers working with students with special needs.

This is a playlist of TED talks specifically designated for general music education and various music ensembles. A great resource for all types of music directors interested in learning more about the transformative power of music.

An incredible TED talk by Benjamin Zander discussing how music has the power to impact all listeners. He takes the audience on a journey of how music is more than just sound and how everyone has the capacity to appreciate classical music.

This interactive TED lesson offers a fun video introduction to learning how to read music along with multiple choice questions, higher level questions, and discussion boards.

List of great TED talks for music educators.

a TED talk on how music benefits the brain. This is a well known video but a worthwhile one to have easy access to!

This list of podcasts has the TED talks that focus on education. While not all of them deal with music education, they have some great insights on general pedagogy, creativity, and teaching.

These TED Talks focused on Education are an excellent resource for any educator, including Music Educators. These podcasts are an efficient way to learn new information while commuting, doing chores around the house, and even dutifully listening while taking notes. These podcasts range in topics, and cover anything from specific concepts to worldwide educational trends.

Ted Talks are an extremely engaging way to provide students with additional information relating to music, performance, or any other topic you might decide to discuss with your students. Lectures on brain function, social issues, and music are all part of this fantastic collection.

The purpose of this sire is to provide access to leading and cutting edge conference speeches, educational talks and interviews that motivate, inspire and inform. These "talks" are all gathered in one place to access and explore and have a wide variety of interest for the music teacher. These talks often pose and answer questions about education, contemporary research and the like that will aid in growth and understanding in our profession and perhaps, in effect, better student achievement.

Here is a great introduction to vocal percussion, as it starts with the basics then shows where they can lead. Perfect for anyone developing a contemporary a cappella group.

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.

This is a good perspective on why it's important to teach music to children at a very young age. The speaker feels it is also necessary to have children trained by a professional teacher.

This is a Ted Talk which deals with the value of music education, specifically highlighting the important connection between creativity (imagination) and music. Richard Gill, a music educator, delivers the talk, and includes some keyboard demonstration.

This Ted Talk, given by Alan Harvey, explains the many ways that music affects the human body and brain. Harvey explained the history and use of music within our lives. In this lecture, Alan Harvey explained the ways in which music triggers signals in our brain. He demonstrated the impact of music on the brain through images of the brain, showing the alpha waves notated by an EEG, and by giving examples of a video with peaceful music and then again with a faster and darker melody. He spoke about how music impacts our viewpoint upon images.

A TED talk by Jody Espina, saxophonist and industry professional who founded JodyJazz Inc. Jody talks about creativity in all walks of life, and that the fear of taking risks and learning from our mistakes are important to growing as musicians and individuals.

The purpose of this TED talk is to explain creativity as it pertains to the human characteristics. McManus (2015) explained that we were created to create, our imagination should be explored, and we should celebrate this creativity. This video is inspiring for creative teaching and learner in music and other disciplines.

This website offers high-quality educational videos that can be filtered by content type, student education level, video duration, and subtitles. The music videos are good for developing students' ability to respond and connect with music. These are not tutorials, but discussions about various music-related topics.