The Music Tech Teacher Podcast hosted by Katie Wardrobe has become one of my favorite podcasts. I am teaching music technology for the first time this year and various episodes regarding productivity for music teachers and using technology such as iPads in the classroom are extremely helpful.
This is a podcast for music technology teachers, which is good for anyone who is looking to get into the study of technology when it comes to music. The podcast are discussions of many topics, to give tips on how how to be come better at the specific topic.
Audiotool is a wonderful resource that allows the modern musician to have an old-school audio studio at their fingertips. It even includes digital representations of classic synthesizers, as well as a number of tracks to use in mixing one's own creation. It can also be used with a MIDI keyboard. It might prove useful for contemporary, "other 80%"-style music courses.
This podcast is hosted by three middle school band directors in Texas. They conduct their podcast in between classes, and they discuss the ins and outs of band in their middle school classes. They provide several resources to use in sectional classes in middle school band and offer advice.
A podcast produced by three active middle school band directors from Texas. They offer insight and advice on everything from fundamentals, sight-reading, student retention, and more. Episodes vary from eight minutes (on small topics) to hour-long discussions depending on the topic. They do a great job offering practical relevant advice and is an easy way to get professional development in the car on your way to and from school.
After Sectionals is an entertaining and informative podcast about the struggles and benefits of being a music educator. This podcast contains a lot of varying information regarding the many aspects of being a director. It is a great resource for beginning teachers, as it provides a look into the profession from experienced educators!
The purpose of this podcast is to offers helpful and relevant information to beginning band teachers. The podcast is run by three band teachers based in Texas that share their strategies and experiences in their podcast. The website would be an excellent resource for a new or struggling band teacher who needs some tips to help improve any band program. Simply title podcasts make it easy to find the necessary information to address any concerns.
This website is for a podcast I have been listening to for a few years. The podcast is very interesting an informative. It give a different perspective on teaching band. Though I don't teach in a similar situation, things can be applied to my situation.
This podcast covers three band directors that all work in the same middle school. This discuss all different types of things but it is interesting to listen to how the three work together with their different classes. I have listen to this podcast in the past and their are even times she records her lessons with her students.
This site lists all bugle calls. The site provides the sheet music while also describing what each call is for. This is essential for all trumpet players.
This site introduces ear training and music theory to beginners. Educators can use this site in their music classes and beginner band classes to begin teaching students the basics of theory and ear training.
This podcast has multiple band directors that discuss all things marching band. They cover BOA, DCI, and your normal high school marching band. They usually bring on guest that discussion a specific item.
Carnegie Hall made an animated and interactive listening map for all four movements of Dvorak's "New World Symphony" and it's wonderful! I use this with my sixth graders during our music history unit!
This website has a lot of wonder free resources. Warm ups, exercises, and more! I have used this in my classroom along with some of my colleagues. Everything included is free and he even has options to buy other music.
All things trumpet! This site has article and journals regarding trumpet. It also have event which include the International Trumpet Guild competition.
It can be cumbersome to put together worksheets with divergent notation, text, and the like. This website has a number of basic worksheets that can be easily incorporated into theory-based curricula.
This YouTube documentary covers the history of swing. From Louis Armstrong to modern day artist like Michael Buble. It discusses how each era built on each other and the downfall of big bands was due to the cost to operate them.
This article discusses tips for jazz ensemble directors. It covers how the band could be set up and the importance of each section. It covers a key concept of having your students listen to jazz to understand it.
This article discusses many things but directly makes the point that the quality of music in schools has decreased. It disuses the fact that marching band is a key component of a musicians life. It also discusses the
'nuts and blots" of being a band director and the preparation that needs to take place.
For those to whom the trombone is not a principal instrument, the question of slide positions can be a challenge when teaching beginner students. This website provides a helpful listing of slide position charts for a wide range of the trombone family.
This is a great resource for music educators that shares thousands of free works of music. Educators can access thousands of compositions along with translations. Many of these compositions are no longer in print.
CPDL is an bottomless vat of choral music, most of it older than 100 years old and thus in the public domain. Not all music on here is in the public domain. The music that isn't is clearly noted as such.
CPDL is a website devoted to choral music in public domain. All the music on the website free to download and use. Composers can also upload new music that is still free to the public. Donations are appreciated and used to keep the website running.
This website offers many free choral pieces that can be used in the classroom. It assists in a budget-friendly way for performance classrooms to still have repertoire available.
The purpose of this resource is to categorize and house a large quantity of choral music. As a resource this site could be used to find a range of music for performances, warm up exercise, chorales and instrumental playing. The options for voicing and parts in very broad which makes the amount of music available vast. When searching composers, it is best to know specifics as some composers share similar surnames.
This purpose of the website it to assist music educators with thriving inside and outside for the classroom and grant writing. The website is a unique resource because its focus in on how to the music educator performance is affected by self-care. Attention is on the music educator to develop into a better teacher without burning out in the process.
For Bach aficionados like myself, this website literally has it all. You can find excerpts from all chorale motives utilized by Bach in his major works, cross-referenced and indexed. There's a list of the full church year and links to external recordings and files of his music. A must-visit site, which can be great for student music history projects!
