Digital Musicking

Home of Apple's digital audio workstation: Logic Pro X. (also known as GarageBand's older sibling). The site has numerous videos, reviews, links, and demos of the software. The digital audio workstation has become a mainstay for music production because of both the software's accessible, yet ultra-powerful interface, which can be used by both novices, all the way to studio professionals.

This software is a big production, and is something that i use a lot personally. This software will give you the ability to do anything you may need to do. The purpose of this resource would be to show more advanced student more features on how to create, record, mix, and master. This is a more in depth software for more professional users. This would be a software that i would use to implement with more advanced students, who have used other software's.

Home to the percussion divisions of WGI (Winter Guard International). The site contains visual and audio media links and downloads, schedules, ticket information, and live webcast information for WGI "The Sport of the Arts." WGI is one of the fastest growing musical activities in the United States, comprised both student (scholastic) divisions and professional (independent) divisions. WGI has mission of providing the highest level of music education possible, constantly pushing and setting new musical standards.

This site is the home to Huei-Yuan Pan - one the most influential marching percussion education specialists in the United States. The site offers media, lessons, sheet music, and links to Huei's educational social media pages

Everything a beginning marching percussion needs to know - from technique, to sheet music, to practice mp3s, this site contains it all. The website also links to all current Vic Firth endorsed drum corps and indoor percussion ensemble.

The Grid Book is an American series of education books geared towards modern marching battery percussion, as well as front ensemble. The site offers videos, sheet music and 1 on 1 lessons with the site owners, who are 2 of the most in-demand marching percussion gurus in the country.

The Percussive Arts Society Resource Library is a site full of educational content from posters, to media, to essential listening lists.

Percussive Arts Society (PAS) is a great source for all things percussion. While some items (articles, videos) at the website require PAS membership, there are several items that are available to all. Some useful items for everyone include the rudiments, "The PAS Educators' Companion," and "Essential Listening for Drum Set."

This link will take you to a you-tube search for the Wii dance videos we use in class. Use these over the summer to keep your bodies active inside where it is cool. Internalize the beat of the music to match movements in time. Make sure to have parent permission before accessing you-tube. .

List of several sites for children to listen to and compose music on their own over the summer. I listed a few of these individually, this is a complete list. If you find one you love add it to our playlist.

Use this virtual drum-set to explore rhythmic variations. Try and keep the steady beat with one hand while exploring more complex rhythms with the other.

Free trial of this program. It will add a simple accompaniment to your melody line as you sing it into the microphone.

This site is aimed primarily for you parents. Browse different ways to download kid friendly music for your child. Jamendo Kids Music also lets you listen and preview an album before you buy it.

Download this program to arrange and create your own midi creations. You do not need a midi keyboard to use this. The computer keypad can be used to play the midi sounds.

This is a classical music website. Use this site to read the biographies of several amazing composers. Pay attention to the songs that they wrote and see if you recognize any.

This is a kids Jazz website. Learn a little bit about the history of jazz, where it comes from and the basic form that goes with it. Play games and watch videos to help internalize the jazz form.

A list of ideas how to adapt instructional methods to accommodate special needs learners in music class.

Research-based strategies for making the music classroom more inclusive for special needs learners.

This website is the Digital Concert Hall of the Berlin Philharmonic. it provides a subscription service to watch live concerts as well as a series of archived concerts by the Phil. The website also provides some free videos for streaming.

This is a link to the midwest clinic. This website provides programs from all of the past performances at the clinic. This provides great ideas on repertoire for ensembles at all levels.

This website provides educator resources for the movie Score. Resources include worksheets for the movie. Great for studying movie music in the classroom.

Ways to get a 'giving Bach' organization started with your own ensemble. Although it does not help with curricular topics, it still provides a valuable resource for any teacher.