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30 Writing Prompts with a Music Theme. This could be a great way to incorporate Common Core writing standards into the music classroom. An added plus would be to use it to help students respond to music.

Robert H. Woody, co-author of Psychology for Musicians, posts in this blog articles and personal writings regarding music, music education, and music psychology.

Great ideas for writing successful grants for any music program.

MuseScore3 is full-featured, open-source music notation software. This software is installed directly on a computer, and has compatible versions for PC, Mac, and Linux operating systems. There is no online or "cloud" version of this software. Although MuseScore is free, it is a professional music notation alternative to Finale and Sibelius and is capable of producing high-quality musical scores in a variety of formats. MuseScore also has full capability to produce audio playback, export to audio, and generate MIDI files.

MuseScore is a free music notation program that is easy to use and can produce easy to read, high quality sheet music for your ensembles. The interface is similar to other notation programs that you need to pay for. I have been using MuseScore to create etudes and warmups for my ensemble classes.

MuseScore is a music composition and notation software used to write/notate music. It requires the user to download and install the application on their system. This application is easily accessible and is free of charge. It is a software that is updated almost every month to make the features better. Muse Score has an easy to use interface and is a good tool to use in class for children to write down their simple compositions. Students are able to play back their compositions to their classmates, print them out, and/or even share them online. While using MuseScore, students learn many different musical concepts like dynamics, timbre, form, texture, structure, melody, repetition, phrasing, rhythm, tone, to mention but a few. MuseScore enhances the musicianship of students.

This is a blog by flute player and teacher Dr. Cate Hummel. She writes weekly posts that offer suggestions on how to improve students' flute playing, as well as equipment suggestions and troubleshooting guides. Her writing style is to the point and easy to understand.

A great article showing how to take a well known tune and teach students how to compose their own melody. The article goes through the process of how to teach it. First you help students to write a base line, have them improvise a rhythm, then they can discover the notes of each chord, and write their own melody using chord tones.

This article is written by Marcela De Vivo, mother of a child with a severe disability.  She writes on immigration law, health and special education law and inclusion.

This article is written by Marcela De Vivo, mother of a child with a severe disability.  She writes on immigration law, health and special education law and inclusion.

Hookpad is a free web app that simplifies songwriting by helping you choose chords that sound good together and guiding you to write a good melody. It's a musical sketchpad with music theory "built-in" to make it easier and more intuitive to find the sound you're looking for.

Hookpad is a free web app that simplifies songwriting by helping you choose chords that sound good together and guiding you to write a good melody. It's a musical sketchpad with music theory "built-in" to make it easier and more intuitive to find the sound you're looking for.

Evan Tobias is an assistant professor at ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts School of Music. His blog focuses on contemporary issues, technology and showcasing different perspectives. This is an excellent resource to stay current and informed with new information about music. Tobias is very philosophical, less practical for classroom application, but important for professional development purposes.

Evan Tobias writes stories about music and music education based around its uses in modern culture. He covers political, social and educational issues.

Evan Tobias writes stories about music and music education based around its uses in modern culture. He covers political, social and educational issues.

All the information you need to know about Modern Band. Excellent resources for those who teach guitar, piano, bass, drums, ukulele and voice.

A website with resources for teaching and learning in a modern band ensemble. There are resources for teachers including lessons, professional development, videos, and songs. There are also resources for students including songs, practice videos, and lessons. Popular music is the main focus as well as song writing.

Catie Dwinal is a teacher and musician who writes a blog that includes many interesting lesson plans that are easy to carry out and require few resources. She is also an expert in Quaver Music.

An interesting article about the pros and cons to using music technology to teach composition, including interesting angle the article covers that I hadn't considered is the importance of manuscript hand-writing.

This website is a tool to advocate music education and technology to a widespread group of people, and allow readers to write feedback on the website. As well as the feedback, this site is for the general musician audience to search for resources that will help with teaching in schools and responding to young musicians. This website includes articles about music technology and its benefits and uses, posts about music education, the advocacy of music and its importance to all students, and general posts about things such as copyright laws, orchestra and its instruments, apps for music, and planning education tools for teachers.

Another helpful site for when you have to write a musical critique. I especially like there "SHMRG" acrostic: Sound, Harmony, Melody, Rhythm and Growth (texture/formal structure) Good for students when evaluating a musical performance.

A quick guide to writing a good singing critique. Good for students who have to review other singers

Sonja, an app available in the app store, lets you read, write, record, and edit music hassle free. It' serves as a great educational tool for singers and musicians that lets you play or sing along with other app users. You also have the ability to import MIDI and audio files as well.

NotateMe is an app where you have ability to hand write notation, and see it transferred onto a music staff in real time. This app serves as a great educational tool for learning composition and basic notation print.

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.

Purpose of this resource: This blog contains writings on various topics of concern to music educators, particularly those who teach elementary and middle school. Musical Content: The musical content of these blog posts varies from choral warm ups to teaching techniques to advice on how to interact with administrators. Other information: Cadenza One also has a large sheet music service which allows for full score preview, and digital print purchasing.

This website is part of the School Band and Orchestra page. It contains links to concert band repertoire reviews. Reviews are posted by Frank Ticheli, however he does not necessarily write the reviews. This is a great resource when considering music for future concerts.