Music Education Technology

Blog of a general music and band teacher of 15 years

Blog- ideas for themed lessons and tips from a fellow music educator

music teacher's blog

A Kodaly teacher's blog

A Kodaly inspired blog for music educators. Blogs, listservs, ect.

Official Orff website, houses information, links to conferences and training seminars, and links to helpful tools

Free sheet music downloads for all instruments. Could be used for supplemental material.

Free music for beginning students ranging from instrumental, to voice. Solos, duets, and some ensembles.

Free sheet music for many instruments at various difficulty levels.

Resource to help teachers implements content standards.

Lessons, Exercises, Tools, and Products.

Resource for music theory.

Resource to help teachers implement content standards.

Copy right laws and fair use.

U.S. Copyright Office is an office of public record for copyright registration and deposit of copyright material.

6 tips for teaching a diverse classroom

Free clip with a music theme.

A blog filled with video lesson ideas.

Educational music videos.

The combination of music and videos can be a powerful tool to introduce, reinforce, and review key concepts in education. Here is a list of the top 12 educational music videos.

Has a variety of free music theory work sheets.

Free printable music theory worksheets.

Music theory works for an elementary classroom.

PDF access to articles in the Music Educators Journal

Published quarterly, Music Educators Journal offers peer-reviewed scholarly and practical articles on music teaching approaches and philosophies, instructional techniques, current trends and issues in music education in schools and communities and the latest in products and services.

Four point rubric to grade students on a performance assessment

Explanation of the classroom use exemption

Adaptive technology for learners with special needs, specific to musical instruments

Pioneering work in assistive technology is transforming the lives of people who are unable to play conventional musical instruments. Pete Thomas Although many people feel nostalgic for the days of tape, the rise of digital technology has made it easy for us to record faster, more cheaply and more in tune.

Pioneering work in assistive technology is transforming the lives of people who are unable to play conventional musical instruments.

12 key elements for teaching diverse learners

Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Our 175,000 members in 119 countries are professional educators from all levels and subject areas--superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.

Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Our 175,000 members in 119 countries are professional educators from all levels and subject areas--superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.

Purchase the books, but also get access to the lists of music the publishers find worthwhile

Tips for music educators, has links to every instrument with helpful videos and links to articles on things like effective classroom management