Digital Musicking

I work with a number of adult beginners and this will be great for them

Part 2 of 2. Exercises that help create good vocal tone.

Rhett Price is using social media to advertise and support his record.  He only used a laptop to start his videos.  What a great story and great way to use technology! 

I use Charms for keeping my financial records.  Does anyone else use it for practice records or the recordings?  I just found the recordings section.  This has been a great program for me this year and made the record keeping so much easier!

CHARMS is a great management and communication program that places all styles of databases into one central location. Is a great way to manage funds, communicate with members and parents as well as store recordings and inventory. Charms has been used by band programs and other fine arts programs as an office assistant and is proven to be effective in the testimonials section of their website.

This website facilitates organization in a music program by providing inventory and student lists, groups, and budgeting programs on one website.

Appropriate for this week's assignments

Cloud based program that can be used to set up, monitor and assess home practice

It's easy to teach and celebrate the classic composers: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, etc., but this article discusses ways to incorporate the composers that are still alive today that are still creating new media in our art form.

My 6th grade clarinet students often get frustrated when looking up fingerings they don't know (we try hard to not tell them the answer, but rather have them look it up themselves). The charts in the back of the methods books are great, but to a young student it can be confusing which pinky or side key is actually supposed to be used. This interactive fingering chart, while obviously not in their book, could alleviate these same frustrations in their practice sessions at home.

Fun website with several ear training and music theory based games. Good for a variety of grade levels.

More and more free music software for personal and educational use.

Post audio files. 

Resource for UF Masters in Music Education. Soundcloud is an incredible resource that can but used in the classroom frequently. The site offers a whole collection of music uploaded under a creative commons license, meaning they are available for use as long as you follow any guidelines that are set by the artist.

Sheet Music Order

Available sheet music for Jazz Choirs

Available Jazz Choir Sheet Music and Jazz Choir resources

Jazz Choir Sheet Music

Acapella Resource

Goodby snow days, hello distance learning opportunities! A private school in New Jersey is making up school day with online education. I would love to see this happen in PA and around the U.S.

A quick helpful list of music terminology when wanting to speak properly about vocal music.

A quick guide to writing a good singing critique. Good for students who have to review other singers