Digital Musicking

I use these standards to clarify curriculum with my administration and other faculty members to make sure my students are having the best experience.

The official webpage for Music Educators in the State of PA. It has all the information that students, teachers and parents can use for their festivals.

This is a great website that I use with my Music History class to discuss the history of different composers and their biographies.

This metronome is a great free website and application that students can use to help their practice with tempo in music.

Patatap is a webware that turns a computer keyboard into a sound making machine. No downloads necessary.

The Music Interactive (TMI) offers music-based games for students (and teachers) to challenge themselves and to reinforce musical elements.

Classical Classroom is a podcast that offers a welcoming and simple approach to all things classical. It covers topics such as instrumental music, choral/opera music, film scores, composer biographies and more. The podcast is available through multiple platforms like iTunes, GooglePlay, and the web.

The Yellow Brick Road website contains a blog full of free, well-designed, standard-based lesson plans as well as links to her store on www.teacherspayteachers.com. You can sign up for a newsletter on the website to get additional resources emailed to you. This site is geared towards K-6 general music.

Folk Song Collection that may be used to help find songs for teaching almost any musical concept. Primary and Secondary Sources with authentic notation and referenced material.

The American Folk Song Collection is a website that music educators can use to search for hundreds of folk songs. Each song includes a PDF of lyrics, melody, game/dance directions, song analysis, rhythms, and original source (some also include recordings). The website also includes basic information about the Kodaly approach.

The Kodaly Center website is a valuable resource for all music teachers and especially those teaching elementary general music. The website contains videos about the history and philosophy of Kodaly, as well as recent news and upcoming events being held at the center. The most impressive feature of this site is the pubic domain library of songs and the precise ways they are categorized. Songs can be searched and categorized by: Origin, region, state, subject, song type, grade level, tonal center, scale, tone set, melodic range, melodic element, melodic motive, rhythmic element, meter, form, formal analysis and game type. Once you find a song you can see all of this detailed information as well as (in most cases) listen to the song, often sung by a child or group of children.

Interesting blog about the process of music making and the path to musicality

Exploring the processes of music making and the path to musicality.

Blog by Robert H. Woody, professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he teaches classes in music education and music psychology. This blog contains articles and posts (all research-based) regarding music psychology.

ClassDojo is a classroom management website that allows the teacher to create a profile for each student to give them positive and negative feedback on behavior. Parents can log in at any time to see how their students are doing in class!

Excellent tool to use, especially when classroom teachers are already using it. It is like a FaceBook page for your class. You can easily message parents, post videos and updates, and keep track of behavior (positive and negative).

A Youtube channel for teachers and students.

Jazz ear training and warm up ideas

Practice tips! Intended for violinists, but applicable to any musician or music student.