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This page offers different curriculum maps for elementary school. Katie's curriculum can help a teacher plan their year out better of give ideas on how to format their year. The curriculum maps can also serve as models when creating your own curriculum map. The website also offers grant writing tips, PD opportunities, classroom design, and music center/game resources.

This document is the Prince William County (Virginia) Schools music curriculum K-12. This curriculum is based upon the Virginia Music Standards of Learning. Each music teacher in PWCS adheres to this curriculum for instruction.

A band director friend of mine told me about this site last summer.  There is a password, which is:  Grainger The Band Director Posthaven began with the Band Director Facebook page and the originator of the page, Brian Wis, wanted a place to share files with other band directors. This is a great resource in which band directors share files and other resources to assist the daily needs of a band director.  These files include posters, music (warm-ups, chorales, technique builders, curriculum guides, recruit tools and ideas, rubrics, music appreciation activities, band room rule/policies, how to deal with administrators, and more).  With the resources being submitted by band directors, this is a great source for new band directors and band directors at new schools.   I have used this site to find pitch tendency charts, scale sheets, and three excellent warm-ups.  You can spend hours upon hours searching this site.  Most of the files are PDFs which allows to open and print form any computer with a PDF reader.  There are some Microsoft Office documents which can be a problem.  Be mindful that some of the music repertoire may needs some adjustments for your ensembles needs or you have to add instruments to the instrumentation (missing Baritone TC, Oboe, Bassoon, or Baritone Sax parts)

A band director friend of mine told me about this site last summer.  There is a password, which is:  Grainger The Band Director Posthaven began with the Band Director Facebook page and the originator of the page, Brian Wis, wanted a place to share files with other band directors. This is a great resource in which band directors share files and other resources to assist the daily needs of a band director.  These files include posters, music (warm-ups, chorales, technique builders, curriculum guides, recruit tools and ideas, rubrics, music appreciation activities, band room rule/policies, how to deal with administrators, and more).  With the resources being submitted by band directors, this is a great source for new band directors and band directors at new schools.   I have used this site to find pitch tendency charts, scale sheets, and three excellent warm-ups.  You can spend hours upon hours searching this site.  Most of the files are PDFs which allows to open and print form any computer with a PDF reader.  There are some Microsoft Office documents which can be a problem.  Be mindful that some of the music repertoire may needs some adjustments for your ensembles needs or you have to add instruments to the instrumentation (missing Baritone TC, Oboe, Bassoon, or Baritone Sax parts)

A band director friend of mine told me about this site last summer.  There is a password, which is:  Grainger The Band Director Posthaven began with the Band Director Facebook page and the originator of the page, Brian Wis, wanted a place to share files with other band directors. This is a great resource in which band directors share files and other resources to assist the daily needs of a band director.  These files include posters, music (warm-ups, chorales, technique builders, curriculum guides, recruit tools and ideas, rubrics, music appreciation activities, band room rule/policies, how to deal with administrators, and more).  With the resources being submitted by band directors, this is a great source for new band directors and band directors at new schools.   I have used this site to find pitch tendency charts, scale sheets, and three excellent warm-ups.  You can spend hours upon hours searching this site.  Most of the files are PDFs which allows to open and print form any computer with a PDF reader.  There are some Microsoft Office documents which can be a problem.  Be mindful that some of the music repertoire may needs some adjustments for your ensembles needs or you have to add instruments to the instrumentation (missing Baritone TC, Oboe, Bassoon, or Baritone Sax parts)

This is a flash-based musical game site that has several different activities that are appropriate for elementary students. The site is very engaging for that age student and easy to navigate.

This is a cloud-based music education software with lesson plans, project ideas, audio, video, games, and other special activities to assist teaching new content from note values, line and space identification, world music, and other content.

Curriculum for music classes through grade 8.

There are interactive lessons that would be great for centers work or to engage students in learning more about a specific music theory concept. It could be useful if students are working in with a music notation software, for instance, and forget a concept.

An easy-to-use and simple online music theory instructional website. The site would be best suited for supplemental material for students to review after having been taught the information through a teacher.

Music curriculum and interactive lessons in music theory. Appropriate for ages 6-12. Website is also equipped with music theory games and worksheets.

Website for my school adopted curriculum. Provides additional resources online and information for music teachers to access.

Teachers pay teachers is user content for other users to use. For a small fee (or free in many cases!), an educator could find lessons, activities, resources, or curriculum that would work well for their specific teaching situation. For a teacher with ideas and resources looking to make a little bit of extra money, they could put up their own content for others to buy.

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,

This is an online music curriculum that can be supplemental or can span the entire year using only Quaver. $$$

This site was created to provide inner-city student in New York an opportunity to create music while working with resident composers. The curriculum is a result of that work, and is now accessible to anyone who wants to take part. Noteflight is the principle tool for composition.

This is another site describing the content of a student portfolio.  It is easy to read and understand.  Music educators could easily integrate portfolios into the curriculum. 

Garageband Ideas for the Music Classroom!

Ways to connect Garageband with classroom instruction that aligns with the National Music Standards.

This is a great site which offers ideas for incorporating GarageBand into the school music curriculum. The author provides a list of activities for students to complete.

Standards of Learning for the state that I teach in.  My county's curriculum content is based on the SOLs.  

Tied to the popular guitar workshops, this site provides practical tips for starting and maintaining a guitar curriculum. The forum is not very active, but does store some good conversations.

The purpose of this resource is to provide examples of music curriculum that is based on creativity through technology integration in the classroom. The website lists and provides several examples of music courses designed to engage the non-traditional music student through technology.

Music education resource for grade k-5. Free lessons, assessments, worksheets. Site includes interactive audio, video and sheet music. One can search by skills and concepts, genres, instruments, and national standards.

Eric Litwin is an author, musician and producer who specializes in children's music. He is one of my favorite artists for kids. He has many educational resources and a curriculum for preschool children. His books featuring Pete the Cat are awesome and appear regularly in my music room! Eric Litwin also does performances in schools and communities and has visited my school for his "Earth Shaking, CD Making" project where my students learned songs and recorded them to make their own CD.

These teaching strategies and lesson plans provide an easy-to-use and developmentally appropriate practices that can be used in young children's music education. Learn how to incorporate technology in your classroom with teaching strategies that support the National Standards for Music Education. There are great lesson plans that will have your students singing, moving to the music, and learning about language. You'll find helpful resources to incorporate music across your curriculum

This is an interesting read that was linked on Dr. Bauer's resources discussing the connections of arts and common core standards.

This informative Edutopia article by blogger and professor Karin Nolan encourages educators about the simplicity about integrating their current teaching approach and curriculum structure with a standards-based curriculum. You do not have be a musician to satisfy the standards either.

This is a great article for the classroom teacher who is looking arts integrated lessons.

Iowa Music Educators Association is a great website for a number of articles on advocacy and core curriculum. This site also contains information on the annual conference held during the Iowa All-State Music Festival.