Digital Musicking

This Jazz Transcriptions site not only houses many jazz transcriptions for all instrument, but it provides links to other transcription sites for additional material.  Students can access these transcriptions to practice jazz, sight reading, and for analyzing jazz theory.  I use jazz when practicing sight reading due to the added difficulty of syncopated rhythms and accidentals.

The North American Saxophone Alliance website provides information regarding NASA events, upcoming performances, conference information, and an online forum.  I have attended the NASA conference and it was an amazing experience for me.  I have referred saxophone students to this page to learn about upcoming events, artists, and to interact with other saxophonists.

The North American Saxophone Alliance website provides information regarding NASA events, upcoming performances, conference information, and an online forum.  I have attended the NASA conference and it was an amazing experience for me.  I have referred saxophone students to this page to learn about upcoming events, artists, and to interact with other saxophonists.

Tim Price provides free lessons on jazz improvisation, theory, and technique.  These lessons can translate to any instrument and provides a variety of topics for the beginning and advanced jazz player to digest.  The music can be opened in pdf form and printed for personal use.  I have used these exercises when teaching jazz theory and technique and is a great resource for jazz students

Pandora radio offers free customized radio stations that play songs relating to certain genres or artists. Listening is essential for musical development and understanding.  Students can access everything from jazz and classical, to Latin and opera.  

This website connects teachers with their choice of skilled adjudicators from around the US. The purpose of these connections is to get your ensembles critiqued BEFORE going to a festival/competition event so you have an idea of what to work on. Songs are submitted via recording to your chosen adjudicator (for a fee).

This website connects teachers with their choice of skilled adjudicators from around the US. The purpose of these connections is to get your ensembles critiqued BEFORE going to a festival/competition event so you have an idea of what to work on. Songs are submitted via recording to your chosen adjudicator (for a fee).

The Music Animation Machine offers videos that visualize pitch and rhythm in a way that is easy to understand. Voices are color coded (and arranged vertically by pitch) so that various melody and harmony lines are easy to follow. The website details the history of the project and offers several videos to watch.

The Music Animation Machine offers videos that visualize pitch and rhythm in a way that is easy to understand. Voices are color coded (and arranged vertically by pitch) so that various melody and harmony lines are easy to follow. The website details the history of the project and offers several videos to watch.

Hitsquad is a search hub for music software and apps. Any kind of music related software can be found here (some for free and some for a price) and it's a great place to start if you are looking for a specific type of music application.

Hitsquad is a search hub for music software and apps. Any kind of music related software can be found here (some for free and some for a price) and it's a great place to start if you are looking for a specific type of music application.

This indispensable chart (including youtube links) details familiar tunes that use specific intervals within their melody. An imbedded tool allows the user to view the interval on staff paper and hear what it sounds like before exploring the songs listed. This is a great aid for ear training

This indispensable chart (including youtube links) details familiar tunes that use specific intervals within their melody. An imbedded tool allows the user to view the interval on staff paper and hear what it sounds like before exploring the songs listed. This is a great aid for ear training

This is the website for the University of Florida Online Master of Music in Music Education program.

This is an educational website, but you don't have to be in a school or university to use it. It takes as its model Kutiman's brilliant thru-you.com site, where he made seven new songs by remixing bits of video shared on YouTube. Included here for free are video tutorials which will show you how to create a basic remix just with the software that comes free on a Mac, or is available free on the internet. Windows users may be able to get the same results with Acid by Sony.