Digital Musicking

This site is the Mecca for music educators, and this is our Bible. These are our national standards for music education and are vitally important to the education of our students. Mathis is the foundation from which we teach.

This site has the 9 national music standards. The purpose of this resource is to have it bookmarked so I can look back quickly and make sure I am getting the most out of all of my lessons.

Great article about Wynton Marsalis' view on jazz and music education. He has entered a partnership to bring jazz music into music education. As an indigenous form of American music, we need to preserve and teach it to our students.

Great article about Wynton Marsalis' view on jazz and music education. He has entered a partnership to bring jazz music into music education. As an indigenous form of American music, we need to preserve and teach it to our students.

Good article about how to use music in your classroom management plan. Use music to make routines in the classroom fun and time limited. Once the music starts, the students know what to do and how much time they have to get it done.

Good article about how to use music in your classroom management plan. Use music to make routines in the classroom fun and time limited. Once the music starts, the students know what to do and how much time they have to get it done.

Here are simple but powerful ways to use Audacity. In the effects menu, you can change the tempo of a song without changing pitch. You can also change the pitch of the songs to make it easier to sing.

Here are simple but powerful ways to use Audacity. In the effects menu, you can change the tempo of a song without changing pitch. You can also change the pitch of the songs to make it easier to sing.

Article about musical and non-musical apps that are useful with elementary students. About half of the apps are music and others that create learning opportunities for students.

Article about musical and non-musical apps that are useful with elementary students. About half of the apps are music and others that create learning opportunities for students.

An blog article that identifies 10 web based programs that can be used in Middle School music classrooms. They include cpdl.org, Safeshare.tv, themusicinteractive, musicteacher.com, spotify, noteflight, soundcloud, soundation, musictheory.net, teoria.com

An blog article that identifies 10 web based programs that can be used in Middle School music classrooms. They include cpdl.org, Safeshare.tv, themusicinteractive, musicteacher.com, spotify, noteflight, soundcloud, soundation, musictheory.net, teoria.com

Article about the use of Ipads and choral music. The author has a number of apps for the Ipad that aids in the distribution and rehearsal of music. Most of this is a PP presentation but the information is good.

Article about the use of Ipads and choral music. The author has a number of apps for the Ipad that aids in the distribution and rehearsal of music. Most of this is a PP presentation but the information is good.

This program allows the user to record the screen and use a microphone to the recording.  In music classes, students could present composer or instrument projects using this recorder.  Teachers could use this to explain the minor scales while recording the music from a scale sheet.  

This British website supports music education and allows the reader to to search articles on British Music Education. The purpose is to give readers access to thousands or articles from around the world, delivering journal content on the internet. This site includes news on music education, articles about young musician scholarships, blogs for different music societies, and interaction among theory and technology for music educators.

This site contains an audio example along with a viewable example of the lead sheet (in most cases). This is a fantastic resource for jazz students.

The purpose of this website is to provide a list of free jazz sheet music in the keys of Bb, Eb, and bass clef from the "Real Book". The content lists songs from A to Z which provide an audio recording link for each without any ads. Students can use this site to play along with the sheet music and accompaniment provided. It would make a great practice tool in addition to method book material for students of all ages. The author of the site also promotes a "my music apps" page for beginner and experienced musicians.

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Technology Apps for classroom music instruction.

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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This app allows you to update presentations, calendars, photos, schedules and to collaborate with others on projects on the go.  This would be a useful app when on a trip with students to keep parents informed on the schedule, activities and photos.

GarageBand for Mac has everything you need to learn, play, record, mix, and share great-sounding music, even if you've never played a note. Garageband is a program for apple products. It allows users to compose their own music using loops and recorded segments.

GarageBand for Mac has everything you need to learn, play, record, mix, and share great-sounding music, even if you've never played a note. Garageband is a program for apple products. It allows users to compose their own music using loops and recorded segments.

GarageBand is freeware that can be used to create original compositions using pre-recorded loops, and using a microphhone to create your own sounds.

YouTube is one of the many free resources on the internet to aid in technology-driven instruction. The students have access to videos and recordings.

The Texas Band Directors' go-to spot for discussion of current events in Texas music education

The Texas Band Directors' go-to spot for discussion of current events in Texas music education

This is the sectional of the Texas Administrative Code that pertains to the Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts Grade k-12.

This is the sectional of the Texas Administrative Code that pertains to the Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts Grade k-12.

The Texas Music Educators' Association website keeps Texas music educators in the know of what is going on with legislature, events, job boards, mentoring services, etc.

This website is a tool to advocate music education and technology to a widespread group of people, and allow readers to write feedback on the website. As well as the feedback, this site is for the general musician audience to search for resources that will help with teaching in schools and responding to young musicians. This website includes articles about music technology and its benefits and uses, posts about music education, the advocacy of music and its importance to all students, and general posts about things such as copyright laws, orchestra and its instruments, apps for music, and planning education tools for teachers.

The purpose of this blog is to provide examples of teaching ideas and lesson plans for k-5 general music classes with worksheets and/or sheet music. The content focuses on rhythmic and melodic structure as well as accompanying lyrics. Historical content associated with the music is included as well as some video and audio recordings.

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