Digital Musicking

This program offers in the moment improvisation with a loop-based accompaniment. There are up to 4 users at a time improvising a melody together. The user can control the different sounds/ colors easily.

This is a list of overarching Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions for the New National Standards. I use this as a reminder of what meaning goals I truly want my students to be learning!

This is a fun song to introduce genres to students! Two guys sing a song in 26 different styles and demonstrate how different genres have different musical elements and non-musical elements.

I use this website for two different reasons! First of all, I teach my 4th and 5th graders ukulele. Some of these chord progressions are too difficult for them, but it is fun to flip through and find some they can play. Second of all, I use this in discussion of what chord progressions are in other classes. I can then play them on ukulele or piano for the class to hear.

I use the ukulele in class regularly. This website is easy to use and find songs both for my students and for myself to play. It also has easy to read and access chord charts for when I am accompanying my class on ukulele.

These are the new 2014 anchor standards. I reference these often to make sure my lessons are not just meeting district standards, but national standards as well. They also help give me ideas if I am struggling with lesson ideas.

A directory of choral music clips in various formats.

Another site containing FREE choral works in the public domain.

A free magazine for Choral directors.

A site that allows students to study, jam and practice with interactive modules.

A social networking site for Arts Teachers in NYC that supports and enhances best teaching practices.

Examples to tools used for formative assessment in music classrooms.

All the information you need to know about Modern Band. Excellent resources for those who teach guitar, piano, bass, drums, ukulele and voice.

A website with resources for teaching and learning in a modern band ensemble. There are resources for teachers including lessons, professional development, videos, and songs. There are also resources for students including songs, practice videos, and lessons. Popular music is the main focus as well as song writing.

A significant resource for choral directors and music educators. Provides free sheet music for thousands of songs. The database is organized in categories that are easy to navigate.

This wiki is the home of the Choral Public Domain Library and as is a great resource in providing FREE choral/vocal scores, texts, translations and other useful information regarding choral and vocals music. Just under 26,000 choral/vocal works are currently available by over 2800 composers. New works are being added daily. Any musician seeking free, public domain choral or vocal music would benefit from the music, resources and information provided. A community portal, bulletin board and forums are available connect together those with similar interests.

Free choral music!

This website contains resources related to surviving as a middle school band director, including conducting, grading, band warmup, and jazz education. There are lots of tips to be found here!

A Wiki which sorts band music by grade, composer, and other information. Many works have their own page with details about the composer, program notes, and errata.

This Wiki discusses works for smaller bands. In addition to the specific information on pieces, there is also information on composers of young band works.

Sight Reading Factory demo software allows educators to create personalized sight-reading exercises for themselves or their students. This would make a great practice tool!

This resource has many method books available with which students can practice along. The practice tools can find and sort music by type, series, instrument, and more.

I learned about this resource at the Midwest Clinic a few years ago. It contains graphic organizers and score analysis of a wide variety of band literature, sorted by difficulty level. This resource could supplement score study for music educators