This site's purpose is to allow younger children opportunity to interact with music through games and listening. I explored Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, which I think would be perfect for my three year old. She can click using the arrows or mouse to create different sounds, and even explore different moods of music (happy, sad etc). The site also features other genres of music which is great to expose students to from an early age.

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra allows students to learn all about the different instruments in the orchestra, as well as listening examples of classical pieces of music. The games provide a brief lesson, and then students can participate through interactive games. I find this site very informative and the kids love the story line that goes along with the game sequence. Great resource in preparation for our annual Young People's Concert at the Bob Carr in Orlando.

The purpose of this site is to allow music students to practice with a metronome. This site could also be played over a loud system in the classroom, so that an ensemble could play along to the beat and keep a steady tempo. I like how the tempos are labeled with bpm as well as their tempo names.

This website is perfect for listening exercises. The interval practice was very appropriate and the difficulty can even be adjusted based on the level of the student. I would like to use this site with my after-school chorus.

The San Francisco Kids website offers students many musical activities from listening, performing, composing and even conducting. I think that my elementary music students would love this site, and that it would also work well on the SMARTboard in class. I think the visuals would keep students engaged, and excited about music learning.

The Choristers Guild foundation promotes the music and spiritual development of young singers. I am interested in learning more about the organization. Members have access to online tutorial teaching videos, skype lessons, and monthly jounral subscriptions. Benefits of membership also include discounted rates on ordering music. This looks like a wonderful organization that would be beneficial to a choral educator.

Audacity is a great program for recording and editing music. I have personally used the site to record my All-State auditions, as well as plan to use it to record my ensemble rehearsals. The program is easy to use, and a wonderful tool for any music educator.

The purpose of this site is to help students improve their knowledge of music theory and keyboard skills. I have used this site when I was teaching middle school choir and band. The site features both lessons to explain new content, as well as exercises to practice and deepen knowledge. I think this would be a great tool to implement in the classroom especially with the use of SMARTboard technology.

The AOSA supports and advocates for music educators in developing the practice of the Orff-Schulwerk method of teaching. Members have access to online joiurnals as well as monthly magazines. As a member, you can also log onto the site to watch video lessons. This site has been very helpful to me.

NAfME is an organization that supports and advocates for all aspects of music education. Members have access to monthly magazines, as well as online journals. As a member we also can attend county and statewide workshops for music learning and professional development. It is great being part of an organization that seeks to reach out to all music educators and our students.