Pertinent information about ear health as it pertains to listening to audio with headphones and preventing ear loss. Could be a good resource for music teachers who engage in individual listening assignments, helping students to understand the importance of turning the volume down when things get too loud, etc.
These TED Talks focused on Education are an excellent resource for any educator, including Music Educators. These podcasts are an efficient way to learn new information while commuting, doing chores around the house, and even dutifully listening while taking notes. These podcasts range in topics, and cover anything from specific concepts to worldwide educational trends.
I love this page! Any time I need a last minute plan or have a friend who needs a class activity, I come here! It is nice to help other teachers out too!
The Choir Ninja podcast is an excellent resource for choir directors of all types! Ryan Guth provides insight and advice on how to handle common issues that arise when directing choirs. Several prominent members of the Choral Director community have also made guest appearances on this program, and provide their own insight.
This website provides browsers with strategies, thoughts, ideas, etc. on incorporating the Dalcroze Eurythmics method into their instructions. Suggested additional resources (books) and professional development opportunities are also listed.
Offers free resources and information on the history of Rock & Roll. It looks like there are online lesson plans and more resources available if one signs up for an account with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. There's also information on field trips and educational opportunities for those who are able to take students to the museum in Ohio.
Blog post article from nafme.org on productive music practice. post filled with video clips and specific examples on things musicians can do to have more productive, goal-oriented practice sessions.
I found this great site while looking for composer biographies for my second graders. This site has a wide range of free printable such as listening maps, word searches, games, and biographies. The information is appropriate for elementary school students.
Texas Music Educators Association website has great information about music education advocacy. Members can access clinics and handouts that support music education.
This website provides a wealth of information and resources for the elementary music teacher. These resources include: games, stories, songs (lyrics and chords provided), games to be played in music class, etc.
This website provides a detailed teaching and playing sequence for increasing fluency for all members of the recorder family. These resources include note sequences, fingering charts, technical advice/tips, etc.
Lots of technical information on recorder method. Areas of the website that I explored have a lot of information that can seem overwhelming, but is also incredibly helpful. Would be a great resource for someone who wants to learn how to play/teach the recorder by studying/reading.
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.
This blog is written by a Kodaly elementary school teacher who shares everything from resources she's used, to resources she's created herself and sharing through Teachers Pay Teachers. She also blogs about her experiences with taking interests of her students and turning them into an activity to do with learning music literacy. And if your teaching style represents the Kodaly teaching style, she has many tips and tricks for this to make our students successful and life-long music lovers.
A Kodaly-inspired blog that includes usable resources for teachers including lesson planning ideas, advice for classroom management, assessment ideas, and links to purchase lesson plans, unit plans, assessments, and other tools.
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
On this site, students can gain further understanding in a variety of musical topics, some that they may be learning in school. Most of the activities are game-oriented, so this is a fun outlet for kids to explore outside of the music classroom. Students can learn about the instruments of the orchestra, famous musicians and soloists, and popular composers. One thing to note is that the descriptions are rather text-heavy. Therefore, this site would be appropriate for an older elementary student or middle schooler as far as reading readiness is concerned.
A collection of fun musical games for young students. Players can try games such as "MusicQuest" or "Percussion Showdown", and take music knowledge quizzes. Games are flash-based and would work well on Chromebooks or in a computer lab.
This is an interactive website sponsored by the New York Philharmonic specifically designed for children to explore musical instruments, composers and some famous conductors. Musical games are available to play. Instruments are identified by sight and sound in the instrument storage room and is an excellent resource for learning about timbre and tone color.
This website is a very interactive source for children designed by the New York Philharmonic to educate them and pique their interests about classical music. Features include games, facts about composers/instruments, tests/quizzes, etc. Children visiting this website are also able to watch archived concert performances.
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 is a fun resource for elementary music teachers to introduce instruments of the orchestra in an interactive way. Students are exposed to the four families of the orchestra and their instruments with a fun adventure-themed story to guide the way.
This is an awesome site to explore the different instruments within the orchestra. I use it with my younger students to help introduce them to the instruments. Occasionally, I use this as sub plans, to offer meaningful work when I am absent.
This is a fun and helpful website for young students to learn about instrumentation and get acclimated to the world of orchestra. Students can find recordings, games, and information on instruments and instrument families
Interactive game based on Benjamin Britten's "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra." Students get to interact with the different instruments of the orchestra while learning different facts about the instrument families and working towards a goal of completing the orchestra at the end of the game.
Database of information about many composers. Includes biographical information as well as a detailed list of composers according to the styles of music he or she composed as well as a list of where composers are geographically. Could be used as a great online scavenger hunt website, or a database for students to select composers for a research project.
Podcast hosted by four music educators who are early in their teaching careers. Various topics of use to a new music teacher as each host has a different background and teaching assignment (choral, band, strings).
This website provides the materials and step-by-step instructions required to create several simple homemade musical instruments using household materials.
This website provides browsers with instructional strategies, methods, and resources required to successfully learn about and teach music while incorporating it with other STEM disciplines.
