This area of the Midwest Clinic website features the clinics and accompanying handouts (if available) that were presented at every Midwest Clinic dating back to 2000. The purpose of this section of the website is to share the sessions and their materials for teachers to access. This is a great resource for teachers to experience the sessions, especially if they were unable to attend. The sessions cover concepts from all areas of music education focused on both band and orchestra. There are many unique concepts and approaches to teaching music available on this website.

The Smartmusic Blog, also called the Music Educators Blog is a blog based extension of www.smartmusic.com. The purpose of the blog is to give tips on many aspects of music education that teachers can use in the classroom, not just for information on the Smartmusic program. The blogs are written by music educators as well as Makemusic staff members. Teachers can use this website as their own personal professional development or as a ways to show students what is available in Smartmusic.

The Musictheory.net website is a comprehensive platform focused on teaching music theory. The purpose of the website is to teach or reinforce music theory concepts at all levels of experience. There are numerous free lessons available that cover many aspects of music theory. There are also numerous customizable exercises to help reinforce the concepts learned in the lessons. Teachers can utilize this website at all levels of performing arts. I have found success with using the note name identification exercise as I can choose exactly what notes the students are practicing.

Music Racer is a website that uses games to help reinforce music reading concepts. The purpose of the website is to reinforce musical terms, note names, and fingerings through the use of speed based games. There are multiple levels of difficulty and students can choose their instrument to personalize their game. The games are not customizable and students with at least a half year of experience would benefit most from this website. There is a top 50 leader board for each level of the different games that is based on the speed in which the game is completed. Teachers can use this website as a fun way to continue to reinforce fundamental music reading concepts.

The Beginning Band Boot Camp is a website that focuses on teaching beginning musicians how to put together, clean, and play the various band instruments. The purpose of the website is to have a resource available for beginning students to access to help reinforce, through the use of video, the proper technique for these various concepts. Teachers can make these videos available to their students for reference.

The Music Parents Guide is a blog centered website that focuses on educating the parents of performing arts students. The purpose of this website is to help parents with ideas of how to support their performing arts child when the parents may have very little personal music experience. This website advocates for the importance of arts in the schools and connects parents to various resources pertaining to music education.

The Talent Code is a blog centered website by the published author of a book of the same name, Daniel Coyle. The Talent Code is a book that talks about the importance of proper practice and its link to success. The purpose of this website is to share ideas of effective strategies for successful practice that correlate with the book. The ideas that are shared have a direct connection for practice for students both at home and in the performing arts classroom.

The Highly Effective Band Room is a blog centered website focusing on numerous pedagogical concepts ranging from 21st century skills, technology, rehearsal strategies, and ways to incorporate numerous school improvement concepts into the performing arts classroom. The purpose of the website is to share ideas and concepts that the author has used in his classroom. There is also a list of various resources that are available from other websites that pertain to the various blogs available.

On and off the Podium is a blog centered website focusing on both administrative resources and classroom pedagogical concepts. The purpose of the website is to share ideas and concepts that the author has used in her classroom. There is a wealth of information available specifically on recruitment for middle school performing arts teachers (band, orchestra, and choir). Visitors have access to materials that the author has shared that coincide with the blogs on the website. There is also a list of recommended websites that the author recommends for visitors to check out associated with music education.

Chris Grifa Music is a blog centered website focusing on band pedagogy with an emphasis on individual and ensemble fundamentals. The purpose of the website is to share ideas and concepts that the author has used in his classroom. Multimedia is available to reinforce concepts talked about in the various blog posts. Resources and other websites are also shared for visitors to explore pertaining to music education.