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This is all for the violinist. Here you can watch a masterclass presented by a world renowned violinist. Watch interviews and meet some of the professionals as well. There are forums that talk about anything related to the violin. You can also find what is happening in the news about upcoming violinist, performances, or happenings.

This is all for the violinist. Here you can watch a masterclass presented by a world renowned violinist. Watch interviews and meet some of the professionals as well. There are forums that talk about anything related to the violin. You can also find what is happening in the news about upcoming violinist, performances, or happenings.

A cappella music is quickly becoming a world-wide phenomenon. Schools everywhere have notions of starting an a cappella group. This site provides all the information you would need to start one, including breathing techniques, logistics, and links to other sites that will point you in the right direction.

A cappella music is quickly becoming a world-wide phenomenon. Schools everywhere have notions of starting an a cappella group. This site provides all the information you would need to start one, including breathing techniques, logistics, and links to other sites that will point you in the right direction.

Another great website for teaching music. There are many interactive games, some great videos about composers in the time machine, and tools to help kids compose and improvise together.

Quaver's Marvelous World of Music is an interactive music education curriculum and program that integrates, what students love: technology and fun! The host of the video episodes, "Quaver" makes music learning fun and memorable. There are free parts of the program as well as extensive paid sections. If you teach in SC, this is a service paid for by the state. Contact Buz at Quaver Music for your log-in information.

John Philip Sousa was born in 1854 in Washington, D.C. and died in 1932. He worked as a theater musician and conducted the U.S. Marine Band before starting his own civilian band in 1892. Sousa toured with his band for 40 years and was indisputably the most famous musical act in the world. He composed 136 marches, 15 operettas, 70 songs and many other pieces.

This website has access to many professional musicians showcasing their talents through the New World Symphony. They have videos with specific instrumental instruction. If I wanted to show a private bassoon student a website where they can listen to many players, they can access this site and simply search bassoon and listen to famous solos such as The Rite of Spring. This is a great resource to demonstrate what professional musicians sound like in order for them to practice and mimic these sounds.

Quaver's Marvelous World is a DVD and computer-based program of learning designed to provide teachers and parents with quality, expert tools to impart knowledge and a love of music to kids

Quaver's Marvelous World of Music is a great software curricular resource that facilitates general music instructions. The program consists of web-based music activites that go from music theory to responding to music. It also has IWB activities that students enjoy. It can be tailored to each teacher's needs. It requires a purchase.

Quaver is a great online educational curriculum and software program for general music classes. This software covers all aspects of music education standards and can be used in conjunction with a SMARTboard.

This is a great resource for teachers looking to incorporate folk songs from around the world.  The site provides audio files of the songs so that you can hear the proper pronunciation of the lyrics.  

This is a great elementary music resource for teachers looking to add folk music from around the world into their curriculum. Simple children's songs are sung in different languages

This website provides browsers with a database of songs for children from a wealth of different cultures and different languages. Recordings of songs are also provided.

The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings website is filled with standard-based content from around the globe. There are articles to read, podcasts to listen to, recordings to listen to, artists to research and lesson plans to use in the classroom. The lesson plans are standard-based and well researched. Each lesson is labeled on the world map for easy reference. Lessons have links to playlists, videos and additional resources. There are lesson plans designed for all ages K-12.

These recordings provide students the opportunity to hear music from all over the world and explore the social impact of music on our society. These resources are invaluable as a music teacher.

A library of children's songs from around the world. This site can be used to find appropriate songs for elementary kids. This would be a great resource to fulfill all the standards of the general music class and include a few more under the connect and discover portions of the standards.

Music is the universal language that connects us; and this website offers a connection to peers within the field of music education around the world. Contains articles and notes about the publication. Also, definitely worthwhile to consider membership.

The International Society for Music Education connects musicians and music educators around the world. The website allows visitors to become members, attend events and gain news information about music. The organization attends NAMM every year and looks to promote the importance of music and music education for all.

Descriptions of various fiddle styles from around the world: Irish, Scottish, Bluegrass - as well as lesser known ones, such as Irish, Balkan, Chinese. Useful to showing the violin being used in other countries, and other forms of music than only classical.

Advocacy available for all types of music (orchestra, band, choir, etc.). Educational articles and monthly magazine with ideas and thoughts on pedagogy.

The website for the National Association for Music Ed, this site provides a plethora of information relating to the many different facets of music education. It provides links to websites, resources and tools for teaching, and valuable ideas for technology integration.

NAfME, among the world's largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education.

This is a website owned by a married couple who teach and own their own music studio. There site contains blogs and everyday they share ideas from teachers around the world as well as give suggestions for current teachers. Their site includes printables which can be used for teaching. They also have an online store with the products they have written for teachers.

This website offers virtual World Drumming software for download and many other valuable resources.

Music Matters is a blog that allows users/readers to utilize websites, information, and activities for students in music. There are sources for educators that include training, games, and blogs that help students grow as musicians and music learners. This website includes information for Music History, Music Theory, pedagogy for instruments, music organizations, and music education conferences. Each source includes guides, activities, and blogs for the reader to navigate to a certain website or community, and reflect on what has been read or what is happening in the world of music.

The purpose of this website is to provide individual drum lessons to young aspiring percussionists. This also would be useful for music educators whose primary instrument might not be percussion. The content features material and video on drum rudiments, purchasing options, showmanship, performance technique, musicality and world connections.

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Teens and tweens are hearing classical music played on video and computer games like World of Warcraft, Legend of Zelda, and Civilization. Looking up these pieces and listening to them in class, discussing why they work in the context of the video game, would be a great way to engage with students!

The Piano Guys are a YouTube sensation which tie classical music to popular music. They have HD quality videos and have performed in unique venues such as skating rinks, retirement homes, and are even on a mission to record a video at each wonder of the world. So far, they have played at the Great Wall of China and the Iguazu Falls

Perfect resources for staying up-to-date with current news and all things clarinet in the professional clarinet world, with many resources to link to: The Clarinet Journal, free music downloads, research, and ideas related to both clarinet teachers and performers. Check this often!

"What is Jazz?" is a four-part lecture about jazz by Dr. Billy Taylor presented at the John F. Kennedy Center. Dr. Bill Taylor is a noted jazz pianist, historian, and educator. His four-part lecture dives into the history of jazz and the most important moments of jazz history. The first lecture centers around the origins of jazz in the African-American experience of slavery to the civil rights movement. This lecture explores the development of repertoire and techniques used in jazz performance. The second lecture discusses the techniques and traditions of jazz improvisation. The third lecture discusses the evolution of swing and rhythm/harmony with the inclusion of examples by a piano. The fourth lecture discusses the role of jazz in American culture and history, as well as the impact it has had on the world.