This is a timer for getting work done. You can schedule how often you get breaks. The implications for school include pacing rehearsals and practice sessions.
This video will be a reference for my WebQuest. Hilary Hahn is playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and her type of vibrato will be analyzed by students.
This video provides modeling for developing vibrato for violin players. The instructor is slow, methodical, and clear. This video will be used for my WebQuest.
This website is a comprehensive resource for string teachers which includes etudes, scale sheets, bowing resources, and more. Many resources are available for printing and sharing directly with students.
This game allows the player to work on reading rhythms and rhythmic notation. There are two ways to play the game: listen to a rhythm and spell it out with provided rhythmic blocks or view a whole rhythm and choose the correct recording.
This composition website allows the composer to experiment with form, texture, harmony, and other elements of music without having to read standard notation. Instead of music notes, the music is represented by a cartoon boy in different outfits.
This website is useful for middle and high school students. Students can take tutorials on music theory fundamentals and can work on ear training such as intervals, chords, notes, scales, and rhythmic dictation with drilled exercises.
Reference videos, podcasts, and interviews by professional string educators. These pedagogues specialize in Suzuki Method string teaching. They offer modern pedagogical techniques utilizing technology. They also offer recorded accompaniments for young students.
This podcast is a series of interviews with creative performers, string pedagogues, and more. This resource discusses the why of music, the how, and teaching it. While the podcast is entertaining, the resources it gives are also even more useful, such as other websites and names to know.
This interactive website includes cute and detailed graphics of land and seascapes. It has a comprehensive catalog of clips from many orchestral works as well as information about the music and its composer. This website would be great to use with a classroom set of iPads or Chromebooks.