Digital Musicking

This resource is a web-based program which can generate polyrhythms. The graphics help visualize the rhythms in a pleasing and logical way. Specific polyrhythms can be generated in many layers, or random ones may also be generated within specific parameters. This might be used as an enrichment tool for aural skills courses.

This resource is a web-based tool to practice hearing and labelling musical intervals. This would be an excellent tool to supplement aural skills training in middle or high school students.

This website offers many applications to help teach virtually anyone to play piano. These apps use the latest gaming software to help make learning the piano fun.

JoyTunes makes absolutely phenomenal piano learning apps, especially PianoMaestro, which I use with my second graders. They download the app on their iPads, and it guides them through the basics of piano playing, all the way through playing simple songs and melodies. It's definitely worth checking out!

This app allows people to create and record their own acapella arrangements. There is also a collaboration feature that allows you to create arrangements with friends. 

This is a great activity that provides age appropriate explanations of Dvorak's Symphony No. 9. There are also games and a glossary.

This website allows children to create their own opera. It guides children through the process and they can even go backstage. 

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.

Wendy Higdon's website provides useful resources for the band classroom, including recruitment tactics, practice guides, and a blog with further guidance. This site is geared towards the elementary and secondary ensemble setting.

This website offers several different resources that any band director could find useful. The blogs section has a variety of posts detailing the experiences of other educators as well as the different techniques they employ in their classes. It also has a section for materials and different .pdf files that can be used as helpful resources for lesson plans.

Music history and elements of theory, as approached from rock music. Useful for the older students, who would appreciate seeing a connection between classical music and what they (or their peers) listen to.

This website is a fantastic resource for teaching backgrounds about Rock n Roll. I've used this as a web quest assignment for students, but could easily be adapted to full-class instruction. Offers engaging videos with great examples and connections.

Articles about training, and new approaches within the Suzuki methodology. While the website is intended to offer help to teachers and families; it is also useful as a pedagogy aid to engage in discussion with peers from across the USA.

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.

Picture-dense description of how to make a violin. Suitable for younger students (age 5+), to show them the work and craftsmanship that went into making their violin.

Visual and audio representation of musical instruments, separated by family. Especially useful for classes age 7+, when first discussing wind and brass; and for classes 11+ when discussing composition and instrument timbre.

Great resource for introducing young students to the instrument families. Provides a picture and sound file for many of the instruments in each family. along with a short description of the family.

Short audio web programs about composers and music history. Useful for asking students to listen at home, and then answer questions for homework. Suitable for younger students (age 10 and younger)

A wide selection of card (or otherwise physical) theory games to teach pitch, rhythm, intervals, etc. Easily adaptable for private or group classes.

Rhythm and pitch theory games online. Useful for recommending as summer reading activity.

The Vic Firth website is an essential resource for any percussionist or music educator. The site includes a wealth of educational videos, games, and play along tracks that are beneficial to development of percussionists and music educators.

Fantastic videos to share with your students to teach them the 40 rudiments. Students can play along with audio files in addition to the short video clips tailored to the young drummer. Posters and charts of the rudiments also available here.

This is a website featuring fantastic percussionists in videos, audio, and articles focused on percussion education in various genres: concert percussion, marching, and drum set. This also includes foundation session to learn tambourine, crash cymbals, rudiments, and so much more.

This resource is very beneficial for the improvement of sight-reading skills. Users can choose different levels, keys, time signatures, and specific rhythms to help develop sight-reading proficiency. This is a valuable resource for both classroom and private music educators

The Sight Reading Factory generates excerpts of music based on parameters entered by the user. It is especially useful for practicing specific areas of music-reading skills (e.g. bass clef, odd-meters, difficult rhythms), or reinforcing general concepts of reading traditionally-notated music. While the site is good for the practice of mechanics, one might argue that robotically-created music is less useful for the development of musicality (or that computer-composed music isn't "music" at all). Excerpts can be generated for individuals singing or playing instruments, or for ensembles. There is also a section for solfege pattern practice. This resource creates sheet music excerpts for reading practice, without much regard to form or structure--it does not generate full works of literature for performance.

This website offers specific melodies created to assist students in learning Sight Reading skills. Paying for a membership would be beneficial in order to fully use the website, but not necessary to access activities for classroom use.

This website has just about everything a band director would ever need. From resources about administration and fundraising, to sight-reading, theory, and ensemble skills, this is a tremendously beneficial resource for all band directors.

This blog contains many posts that would be helpful for novice and experienced band directors alike. Of particular interest are the posts about improving the sound of particular instruments or exercises to help develop a stronger swing feeling in a jazz band.

Band Directors Talk Shop is a website devoted to helping band directors become better teachers. Posts on the site are from current and former band directors, as well as private lesson instructors. The website allows band directors to share suggestions and ideas on how to improve instruction so that students will have a better learning experience.

The Army Band Website provides a vast library of educational videos that are a huge resource for music educators. Instructional videos for each instrument, educational tips, instrument repair suggestions, and recordings of the band itself are just a few wonderful resources that this website provides

US Army Field Band educational page. Lots of video resources, including the "Pro Tips" and different lessons with members.