The National Core Arts Standards include all of the details of the new arts standards. These are broken into creating, performing/presenting/producing, responding, and connecting categories. The website has an attached PDF for each standard with in depth information, philosophies, and ideas that shed light on the way that these can change the way we think and teach music.

The National Core Arts Standards include all of the details of the new arts standards. These are broken into creating, performing/presenting/producing, responding, and connecting categories. The website has an attached PDF for each standard with in depth information, philosophies, and ideas that shed light on the way that these can change the way we think and teach music.

This website has an extensive collection of folk songs organized and searchable by various categorizations. You can search by origin, region, state, subject, song type, school grade level, tonal center, scale, tone set, melodic range, melodic element, melodic motive, rhythmic element, meter, form type, formal analysis, or game time. These indexes can save music teachers a great deal of time by helping them significantly narrow down their searches.

This website has an extensive collection of folk songs organized and searchable by various categorizations. You can search by origin, region, state, subject, song type, school grade level, tonal center, scale, tone set, melodic range, melodic element, melodic motive, rhythmic element, meter, form type, formal analysis, or game time. These indexes can save music teachers a great deal of time by helping them significantly narrow down their searches.

The National Association for Music Education provides a huge number of resources for music educators. There are sample lesson plans, information about standards, and access to scholarly journals and other articles. There is also important information regarding advocacy.

The National Association for Music Education provides a huge number of resources for music educators. There are sample lesson plans, information about standards, and access to scholarly journals and other articles. There is also important information regarding advocacy.

The San Francisco Symphony provides lesson plans and materials on a variety of different musical topics. In addition, many of the lessons have interdisciplinary connections connecting the music to periods in history, literature, and other content areas. The website also connects to Michael Tilton Thomas's Keeping Sore website, which has quality information on music both current and historic.

The San Francisco Symphony provides lesson plans and materials on a variety of different musical topics. In addition, many of the lessons have interdisciplinary connections connecting the music to periods in history, literature, and other content areas. The website also connects to Michael Tilton Thomas's Keeping Sore website, which has quality information on music both current and historic.

Classics for Kids is designed for children to be able to navigate and explore. It features a "Composer of the Month" with sound clips of the work of that composer along with biographies, and other interesting information. The website also includes musical games for children, a music dictionary, timelines, and information about musical instruments.The "For Grownups" section includes lesson plans along with other valuable resources.

Classics for Kids is designed for children to be able to navigate and explore. It features a "Composer of the Month" with sound clips of the work of that composer along with biographies, and other interesting information. The website also includes musical games for children, a music dictionary, timelines, and information about musical instruments.The "For Grownups" section includes lesson plans along with other valuable resources.

The Music Educators Toolbox on Carnegie Hall's website has lesson plans, activities, videos, and other valuable information. In addition to these resources, they also have sample assessment materials, including rubrics, for specific grade levels.

The Music Educators Toolbox on Carnegie Hall's website has lesson plans, activities, videos, and other valuable information. In addition to these resources, they also have sample assessment materials, including rubrics, for specific grade levels.

The Gordon Institute for Music Learning includes abundant information about Music Learning Theory, how it works, and the research behind it. There is information about aptitude, sequencing, and audiation.

The Gordon Institute for Music Learning includes abundant information about Music Learning Theory, how it works, and the research behind it. There is information about aptitude, sequencing, and audiation.

The Gordon Institute for Music Learning includes abundant information about Music Learning Theory, how it works, and the research behind it. There is information about aptitude, sequencing, and audiation.

This website has activities in many different languages. The music section includes recordings of folk songs in different languages. This can be a resource to help teachers with pronunciations in other languages.

This website has activities in many different languages. The music section includes recordings of folk songs in different languages. This can be a resource to help teachers with pronunciations in other languages.

Mainly Music is a compilation of resources for the elementary music teacher. In addition to folk song resources, there is a separate list with folk dancing resources.

Mainly Music is a compilation of resources for the elementary music teacher. In addition to folk song resources, there is a separate list with folk dancing resources.

This is another great resource with games for children, information about composers, the orchestra, and other aspects of music. It features information and activities for kids and their families. Like many of the other major city orchestra websites, it includes lesson plans.

This is another great resource with games for children, information about composers, the orchestra, and other aspects of music. It features information and activities for kids and their families. Like many of the other major city orchestra websites, it includes lesson plans.

This website provides information regarding how to run a barn dance as well as information about the dances and tunes.

This website provides information regarding how to run a barn dance as well as information about the dances and tunes.