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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 site includes several music resources for teachers. It is mainly for general music teachers and can provide example lesson plans, resources for lessons, and ideas for activities. Teachers can use this source to find resources to use in class.

Amy Abbott TPT store, teacher created materials. Kodaly specialist that produces materials that may be used on a Smart Board. Primarily General Music from K-5.

Music a la Abbott is a blog containing free Kodaly based lesson plans for K-5 general music as well as elementary drum, bell and vocal ensembles. She also has a link to her store on www.teacherspayteachers.com. Her website has a page dedicated to the design of her classroom, as well as her upcoming workshops around the United States. She also has an easy to use label feature so you can find blog posts relating to a specific topic such a 1st grade or assessments.

Music a la Abbott is a blog created by Ms. Amy Abbott. She provides teaching strategies based on the Kodály music curriculum, workshops, and students activities that can be accessed through www.teacherspayteachers.com

This website has profiles for several baroque, classical, romantic and 20th century composers. Each page seems easy to ready, and has video links as well as links to sources.

This website works as a database for many famous composers. Students can use this website to complete music history projects as well as composer projects. Composers are organized by country or by period.

The purpose of this website is to portray the artwork of the creator. With the posted artwork are description of the composers available the site. This website would be a useful resource for history facts about composers form multiple musical periods. The website also offers information about prominent and lesser known composers from several countries. YouTube inks are often provided for a listening example of each composer's work.

A fun and interactive source or beat mixing and music making. No account needed. Free options. Allows students to create, record, and download their compositions.

Incredibox is an online and free music technology resource that has the user drag and drop icons to create different arrangements using various loops. The website also creates a game where the user must find the right combination of loops to make creative decisions that the program has pre-determined. This resource is a great tool to introduce students to the world of music technology while also teaching about form, the recording process, sharing of music, and how/why musicians makes creative decisions.

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.

An online marketplace for teachers to buy and sell classroom resources. I have found many free and low cost worksheets, visuals and even lesson plans online. Resources include worksheets for pitch, rhythm, composers, specific songs, like the Star Spangled Banner and so much more. A valuable resource for a teacher who does not want to "recreate the wheel" OR who is creative and likes to "recreate the wheel" and earn a little cash doing it!

Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT), is a great resource for lesson plans, bulletin boards, and so much more! While most resources are free, some you do have to pay for.

This would be a great source for teachers who need the documentation for certain topics. This website provides every grade level, along with every subject being provided. There are lots of information on this source for free, and there are also many sources that are not free. But it depends on what you want or need. The purpose of this sources is to give teachers a wide range of things, that they may need in their classrooms.

Teoria is a website that assists students with learning music theory. The website offers tutorials about note reading, chords, form, harmonic functions, and scales. Additionally, there are exercises to practice ear training, as well as written theory. Finally, the website has a reference section that has a glossary of music terms and accompanying definitions.

This website is much like musictheory.net, as it offers tutorials, references, and articles to supplement teaching. It also offers exercises, where students can practice what they learn and can be assessed using these tools.

Teoria is another extensive online resource that can be used by teachers of all levels and fields of music education. It provides detailed lessons that touch on basic music theory concepts and even extend into more advanced topics like fundamentals of composition. Educators can also make use of different ear training exercises that are available as well as various music related articles.

This website provides a multitude of tools for music teachers, among other subjects. The website contains lesson plans and teaching strategies for grades K-12. There are lessons on world music, on instruments (such as building instruments), as well as the history of musical genres. The free version is limited, but the premium version is fairly inexpensive.

Resource for UF Masters of Music Education. This site is helpful in planning lessons for application of new ideas. I love that it has something to offer every teacher from grades K-12.

I use this website sometimes to help out with some of my lesson plans if I'm in need of worksheets to help back up the topic that is chosen for that particular week. This is good for any teacher because it provides a variety of different worksheets for many topics.

Landr offers digital audio mastering and distribution services. Their affordable subscription model allows both large and small music producers and artists to have their finished products professionally mastered using their artificial intelligence technology. They also provide formatting and submission services for popular distribution centers including Spotify, iTunes, etc. They also have useful resources including digital audio sample recommendations and a blog which covers many digital audio production topics.

This website list 10 top rated sites that offer free music education resources, e.g., technology, music and instrument lessons, platforms for educations to share ideas, web based curriculum,

The Recording Revolution blog and joint YouTube account, are great resources for teachers who are introducing the concept of mixing to students. The blogs cover a wide range of FAQ from beginners and feature videos that use Pro Tools as the DAW, but can be applied to any DAW that has comparable plugins and effects.

Blog for home studio recording by Graham Cochrane. Graham provides excellent posts as well as videos on music production, engineering, recording, and mixing that are geared to home studio enthusiasts but would be a great resource for high school music technology courses as well.

This site includes several music lessons followed by games and quizzes for practice. There are other resources available on the site for teachers, parents, and students. The site includes a blog and a contact page.

This blog is written by Lindsay Jervis, a Kodaly trained elementary music teacher. She shares her classroom ideas, successes and failures, and so much more. Each blog post is also linked to her TeachersPayTeachers website so that you can purchase the resources needed for a very affordable price.

Blog and resources focused around teaching through the Kodaly methodology. The author also has substantial resources available for purchase through teachers pay teachers.

A series of annotations on the home page of a Kodaly inspired blog. Features 2 articles.

Flat is a cloud-based online music notation software. This is another alternative to Finale Notepad, MuseScore, and Noteflight.

FLAT is essentially Google's attempt at notation software. Thus, it is extremely intuitive. Though more limited than other programs, it essentially does everything a student composer would need. Students can sign up for an account with a Gmail address and can easily share their scores with each other and their teacher.

Music notation softwares like Finale and Sibelius are quite costly for students to purchase and use. Flat.io is a free online music notation software that allows you to notate music online, and share it with your friends in the cloud. It is collaborative in a way that people get to comment on your music, and you also get to comment on other people's compositions. All you need is to sign up with either google, facebook, or with your email address. It is a good resource for teachers to set notation assignments, and while students do the assignments, they learn many concepts in music such as tempo, speed, dynamics, phrasing, structure, to mention but a few.

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 metronome is a great free website and application that students can use to help their practice with tempo in music.

I use this game with my students to help with note names.  This makes naming notes a game and competitive.  It also includes the alto clef and while many worksheets leave out the alto clef.

This website is an excellent tool for reinforcing note reading and fluency. Students can progress through three levels of identifying notes on a staff specific to their instrument. They can work to get faster times and eventually reach the top 50 list.

This site has 3 reinforcement games in it for band students. In order to start the games students select their instrument, it then takes them to the appropriate exercise for the students. The reinforcement games are note identification, fingering reinforcement and music terms.

This website allows music educators to post and collaborate with other educators on their ideas and methods. The content focuses on teaching strategies, music technology programs, reading material for the integration of technology into the music classroom, and articles on continuing education.

This website was developed by music education and technology experts Dr. Joseph M. Pisano and Amy M. Burns. It includes blog posts from both educators, and discusses ideas for incorporating technology into elementary and secondary classrooms. Available music technology, software, and freeware resources are listed. Also included are examples of how this technology is used by children in their classrooms.

This website is a blog focus on the integration of technology in the music classroom. It appears to be a great resource to compliment the topics we have discussed in this course.

The purpose of this website is to allow you to browse upcoming educational workshops and events scheduled to take place at the annual Midwest Clinic International Band, Orchestra, and Music Conference in December. The content focuses on the schedule of events which shows the most recent upcoming material on specific teaching strategies/pedagogies and how to implement these in the classroom. It allows you to sign up as an exhibitor, advertiser or attendee. It also allows you to sign up your performing ensembles to showcase their talent or to feature newly published music. Exhibits include workshops, musical equipment/instruments, and other material to help music educators and musicians.

This site is for the Midwest clinic. The Midwest clinic is an international clinic for music educators. I have been 4 times and every time it is so much ti take it and I have left with tangible and intangible thing that have increased my knowledge and made me a better teacher.

This website is the home page for the international band and orchestra conference. The page also offers professional development resources.