Vermont MIDI Project http://vtmidi.org/ For ten years, the Vermont MIDI Project has fostered a community of music educators, professional composer mentors, and pre-service educators who encourage and support music composition for students.
Addressing composition in the curriculum for classroom music, theory and composition courses, instrumental and vocal ensembles is being achieved through a variety of activities.
Prof Learning Network for Music Teachers http://musicpln.org/ Professional Learning Network for Music Teachers
This site is a freely available public site that is designed specifically for Music Teachers and pre-service Music Teachers interested in continual professional development in their field of music education. While this site is free to use, all users must register for an account -for all non-logged users, clicking any of the links will take you back to this page.
Lively discussion and serious debate is encouraged on this site; however, there is a zero-tolerance policy with regard to using this site in any disrespectful manner. Please be respectful of the other users at all times. As part of the registration process you will have to validate the e-mail address that you will be using on this site and both view and agree to our terms-of-usage and privacy policies.
Internet Resources for Music Teachers http://bit.ly/6hg0xk Internet Resources for Music Teachers
Hard To Teach - Secondary Music (video) http://www.teachers.tv/video/5464 Hard To Teach - Secondary Music
Karin Greenhead from the Royal Northern College of Music demonstrates how Dalcroze eurythmics can be used to help music students incorporate expression into their playing.
Greenhead, an internationally recognized expert in the Dalcroze approach, teaches at the Royal Northern College of Music.
She explains how Dalcroze methods - which associate gesture and movement with phrasing and intonation - can help students learn the principles of rhythm, notation and improvisation.
Musipedia : Open Music Encyclopedia http://www.musipedia.org/ Musipedia : Open Music Encyclopedia
Musipedia! Inspired by, but not affiliated with Wikipedia, we are building a searchable, editable, and expandable collection of tunes, melodies, and musical themes.
Every entry can be edited by anybody. An entry can contain a bit of sheet music, a MIDI file, textual information about the work and the composer, and last but not least the Parsons Code, a rough description of the melodic contour.
Teaching Music (Social Network) http://www.teachingmusic.org.uk/ Teaching Music ...
Teaching Music is an innovative new portal to help you reflect and improve your knowledge, understanding and skills in music education.
It is your space to access information, reflect on your practice, connect with others and contribute your own resources.
Teaching Music is available to all those involved in music education: teachers, community musicians, senior management and policy makers.
Teaching Music is funded by the TDA and managed by National Association of Music Educators (NAME) and Music Education Council (MEC).
Top 10 on the Web - Secondary Music http://www.teachers.tv/video/4943 Top 10 on the Web - Secondary Music
Top Ten on the Web is a quick-fire run down of the ten best websites for teaching your subject.
In this episode, students and teachers from Coopers Technology College in Kent select their top sites for teaching secondary music.
Ben Moor introduces the websites with comments from teachers and sneak previews of the contents.
Music at the StoryPlace Pre-school Library http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/other.asp Music at the StoryPlace Pre-school Library
The StoryPlace Pre-school Library is full of activities for you to explore.
Each one provides a theme, a story, an online activity, a paper-based activity, suggested readings, and a parent activity.
Mr. Leopold's Music Classroom on the Internet http://www.shnubis.com A resource for students and parents as well as a communication tool to enhance music classroom learning.
Music Lessons Online - Top 3 Review http://www.dcm-online-website.com/index.php We have found the best online music instruction and music production sites on the net!
Become a Master musician and produce music professionally with cutting edge, technology assisted information including step by step video and audio lessons and a gigantic amount of additional resources.
Songs for Teaching http://www.songsforteaching.com/ Songs for Teaching
The Definitive Source for Educational Music
Creative teachers can use music to teach content across the curriculum -- to students of all ages. A host of educational experts brings you tested ideas for using the magic of music in your lesson plans.
This site contains thousands of pages for you to peruse -- many with lyrics, sound clips, and teaching suggestions. The top educational pros offer practical suggestions based on the latest in brain-based learning. Innovative teachers share their classroom pointers and extension activities using children's music.
Audio dictionary of musical concepts, styles and instruments http://tinyurl.com/eodeu This is an audio dictionary of musical concepts, styles and instruments. You can listen to the sound files while reading the explanations.
Did you know that a vamp is usually played on piano or guitar, or that a plagal cadence is formed by two chords at the end of a phrase?
Choose a letter to enter the dictionary.
Key Stage 2 Music CPD Programme http://www.ks2music.org.uk/site/ Key Stage 2 Music CPD Programme
he Open University & Trinity College London have jointly been awarded a contract to design & deliver a CPD programme for those involved in primary school music. In 2007/8 the DfES will be making funding available to primary schools to develop the music curriculum, with the longer term aim that all pupils who wish to, have the opportunity to experience instrumental or vocal tuition in KS2. The purpose of this CPD programme is to help all those involved in music in primary schools to benefit from structured and individualised professional development.
he CPD programme is designed to give professional support to those involved in working with pupils in primary schools and particularly those involved in the support and delivery of specialist instrumental and vocal music provision in the context of the wider music curriculum at Key Stage 2.
Music 4 Education http://www.music4education.com/ Music 4 Education
Music 4 Education provides free classroom resources and links.
The site is designed for Music teachers, student teachers, and anyone else who is interested in developing their subject knowledge.
Themes and Variations http://www.christmasconcert.com Themes and Variations
Resources for sale for elementary music educators, including extensive links for teachers and students
Christmas Concerts | Choral & Musicals | Dance Materials | Flashcards, Charts Word Wall Kit | Jazz for Kids | Kindergarten - Music & Literacy | Listening - Kits, Bingo & DVDs | Musicplay K-6 | Elementary Music Curriculum and Sample Lesson plans | Elementary Music Rug | National Anthems & French Songs | Orff & Boomwackers | Recorders | So-Me Storybooks |
Music Websites : Chords and Scales http://www.webapplist.com/category.php?id=21 Music Websites
WolframTones | Chord Namer | Scale Calculator | Chord Calculator | Tab Mapper | Chord Search |
Gigajam http://www.gigajam.com/ Gigajam
Learn to Play Guitar, Bass, Keyboard and Drums. It? easy with our Lessons and Software!
podsafe Music Network http://music.podshow.com/ podsafe Music Network
Works submitted to the Podsafe Music Network are the property of the artist, and all rights to these works, including lyrics and music, are the property of the artist.
AND
All works contain no recordings, lyrics, copyrights, or other elements that are the copyright of any other artist, except under the limited provisions of the Creative Commons License Agreement
k-12 Resources for Music Educators http://www.k-12music.org k-12 Resources for Music Educators
Resources for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels. Regularly updated.
For over fourteen year old students.
Music Tips for parents http://www.thesoundstation.org.uk/jsp/0-8/forgrownups_musicforparents.jsp Music Tips for parents
Music-making is an enjoyable way for parents to interact, communicate and connect with young children.
This section offers advice on how to bring music to life for 0-8 year olds, as they discover new ways to make, learn from, and appreciate music.
The London Centre of Contemporary Music http://www.lccm.org.uk/audiovideo.php The London Centre of Contemporary Music
In this archive you can watch some of the performances and interviews that have taken place at LCCM. These include rare interviews with luminaries from modern music, seminars, performances and masterclasses.
There are also tracks to listen to by our students and tutors. Please note that this content is optimised for broadband users so if you are using a modem, be patient.
Jonathan and Will's Music Teaching Website http://www.jsavage.org.uk Jonathan and Will's Music Teaching and Research Website
Loads of free music teaching resources covering a wide area of the 11 - 18 curriculum.
Drawn from the PGCE course at the Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Film-Media-Resources http://www.film-media-resources.co.uk/ Film-Media-Resources
Film-Media-Resources produces curriculum resource packs for teachers of English, Media, and Film Studies.
The Music Industry pack is available now and is suitable for use with students of Media Studies at GCSE, A Level and GNVQ (Intermediate and Advanced).
Staffordshire Music Links http://www.sln.org.uk/music/p7.htm Staffordshire Music Links
Music Resources | Music ICT Resources | Music Curriculum and Assessment Key Stages 1 - 4/post 16 | Instrumental and Vocal Examinations and Assessment | Music and Arts Organisations | Music Media | Staffordshire Schools | Musical Humour |
National Music Museum (USA) http://www.usd.edu/smm/ National Music Museum : Virtual Tour
The National Music Museum was founded on the campus of The University of South Dakota on July 1, 1973. It is one of the great institutions in the world, rivaled only by museums in such cultural centers as Berlin, Brussels, Paris, and Vienna.
Sheet Music Consortium http://digital.library.ucla.edu/sheetmusic/ Sheet Music Consortium
The Sheet Music Consortium is a group of libraries working toward the goal of building an open collection of digitized sheet music using the Open Archives Initiative:Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI:PMH).
For a definition of sheet music and a review of other sheet music digitization projects, consult the sheet music on the web section.
Sheet music at Indiana University http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/web/s/sheetmusic/ Sheet music is held in several repositories at Indiana University. This web site allows you to search some of the holdings from the Lilly Library's approximately 150,000 pieces of sheet music, including those for which there are digitized images available.
Songs for Teaching : Using Music to Promote Learning http://www.songsforteaching.com Songs for Teaching
Creative teachers can use music to teach content across the curriculum - to students of all ages.
A host of educational experts brings you tested ideas for using the magic of music in your lesson plans.
Educational songs from popular artists are presented by subject.
General Classical Music links http://www.classiccat.net/links.htm General Classical Music links
Many composers, orchestras and other performers have their own website nowadays. Luckily there are many link collections to help you find your way in this crowd. This page is just a little help to get you started.
Links in languages other than English are in the Foreign Section of this page.
Dr. Prestamos Music Links http://www.okc.cc.ok.us/mprestamo/mp31.html Dr. Prestamo's Music Links
Administration | Artists | Composers | Computers | Ensembles | Instruments - Societies | Jokes | Musicals | Music Festivals | Opera | Orchestras | Orchestras - Youth | Publishers | Research Sites | Schools of Music |
Berklee Shares : free music lessons http://www.berkleeshares.com/ Welcome to the Berklee Shares Web site. Here you will find free music lessons that you can download, share and trade with your friends and fellow musicians.
Individual self-contained music lessons developed by Berklee faculty and alumni. |
Free and open to the music community around the world. | A library of MP3 audio, QuickTime movie, and PDF files. |
Production & Technology | Songwriting & Arranging | Music Business & Careers | Music Education | Music Improvisation | Bass | Brass | DJ & Turntable | Drums & Percussion | Guitar | Keyboards | Voice | Winds |
Songs for Teaching http://songsforteaching.homestead.com/ Songs for Teaching : Using Music to Promote Learning
Creative teachers can use music to teach content across the curriculum -- to students of all
ages. A host of educational experts brings you tested ideas for using the magic of music in your lesson plans. Educational songs from popular artists are presented by subject.
Musictheory http://www.musictheory.net Welcome to Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net. To begin your journey into the realm of music theory, please select either 'Lessons', 'Trainers', or 'Utilities' above. If you are in a hurry, you may use the pop-up menus below.
Interactive Music Lessons Online http://www.musictheory.net/lessons.html Interactive Music Lessons Online
e.g.
The Staff, Clefs, and Ledger Lines | Note Duration | Measures and Time Signature | Rest Duration | Dots and Ties | Simple and Compound Meter | Odd Meter | Steps and Accidentals | The Major Scale | The Minor Scales | Key Signatures | Intervals | Introduction to Chords | Triad Inversion | Introduction to Analysis | Phrases and Cadences |
Hong Kong Symphony: Heaven, Earth, Mankind http://www.ovationtv.com/artszone/teachers/hongkong.html Hong Kong Symphony: Heaven, Earth, Mankind touches on an unusually broad spectrum of issues both creative and political. Thus the film can be a springboard for wider discussion of several topics: the techniques of filmmaking; music -- classical and otherwise -- that is connected to politics; the history of the British takeover of Hong Kong in the last century, and reunification in 1997; colonialism in general; and the difference between the capitalistic and Communist systems.
Objectives :
- For students to practice musical skills and create a collaborative work similar to the one documented in the film
- For students to understand something of the history of the Opium Wars, the British takeover, and the push for reunification;
- To understand the basic film technique of montage, and how it can be used to tell a story;
- To understand the potential problems Hong Kong may have after reunification.
The History of Recorded Sound : Lesson Plan http://www.ovationtv.com/artszone/programs/bigbangs/lessonplan.html Welcome to ArtsZone. These lessons are based on the OVATION program "Howard Goodall's Big Bangs: The History of Recorded Sound."
Objectives:
- Students will discuss the role of classical music in their lives and in their music education.
- Students will compose a piece with a modern beat using a theme from a well-known opera.
- Students will discuss the role of opera in America at the turn of the century, and relate that discussion to the history of recording.
- Students will engage members of the school and music community in a ?cavenger hunt?to locate and display artifacts from the history of recording.
Music Maps : tracing the roots of music http://www.allmusic.com/mus_maps.html Music Maps : tracing the roots of music
rock & roll | jazz | blues | country | folk | reggae | world | rap | new age | easy | vocal | gospel |
The Music Key http://www.cendia.co.uk/ The Music Key - is a joint venture with Sound Technology plc in collaboration with Emagic GmbH and Apple Computer Inc. and represents a new concept in integrated music education.
The courseware itself runs alongside Emagic's Logic software offering the user a multimedia interface that allows them to browse tuition movies, text files, etc. whilst creating music. It is supported by schemes of work, lesson plans, hard and soft resources and provides the music educator with a total resource for delivering music education all aligned to national curriculum attainment targets and relevant syllabi. The Music Key provides teachers from Junior level through to A level and National Diploma with an integrated and progressive scheme for teaching music and music technology with all resource materials required.
Audio Interviews with Composers http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/professions/composers.shtml Audio Interviews with Composers
Arnold, Malcolm: b1921
Known for his melodic and accessible music, Malcolm Arnold's works include nine symphonies, 12 concertos, six sets of symphonic dances and three film...
Britten, Benjamin: 1913 - 1976
Internationally-acclaimed British composer, noted especially for his magnificent operas, Benjamin Britten was also an outstanding pianist and...
Copland, Aaron: 1900 - 1990
Copland "showed the world how to write classical music in an American way". Made up of simple harmonies, folk melodies and straightforward...
Coward, Noel: 1899 - 1973
Composer of "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" and many other well known songs, Noel Coward's comedies were also hugely successful during the 30s and ...
Glass, Philip: b1937
Philip Glass's music uses rhythmic, tonal, constantly-repetitive structures with subtle changes in rhythm and form. In 1999 he won the Golden Globe...
Lutyens, Elisabeth: 1904 - 1984
Daughter of the famous architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, Elisabeth Lutyens used her own method of serial (12-tone) composition to create individual,...
Maconchy, Elizabeth: 1907 - 1984
"Being a composer is a wonderful life sentence from which there is no escape." Elizabeth Maconchy is considered to be among the finest British...
Virtual School Music Department Online http://www.eun.org/eun.org2/eun/en/vs-music_/entry_page.cfm?id_area=62 Virtual School Music Department Online
In this department you will be able to exchange ideas with practising musicians and music teachers. You will be able to view examples of good practice and find out where to access the materials used.
MITs OpenCourseWare - Music and Theater Arts http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/index.htm Welcome to MIT's OpenCourseWare : a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world. OCW supports MIT's mission to advance knowledge and education, and serve the world in the 21st century. It is true to MIT's values of excellence, innovation, and leadership.
MIT OCW: Is a publication of MIT course materials | Does not require any registration | Is not a degree-granting or certificate-granting activity |
MIT's OpenCourseWare - Music and Theater Arts
Downloadable Desktop Theremin http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/playground/theremin1.shtml Downloadable Desktop Theremin
The theremin is an electronic instrument controlled by moving your hands nearer to or further from sensors.