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Websites dealing with topics in Music Education

• Music Education News www.musicednews.com A great website displaying aggregate RSS feeds from Music Education and other related musical websites from all over the world! Posted at 10:07pm on Thu, Mar 25 2010

• MusTech dot Net www.mustech.net The website of Dr. Joseph Pisano, band director at Grove City College, PA and music technology guru. One of the most high-traffic music education websites online today. Posted at 10:09pm on Thu, Mar 25 2010

• Music Ed Magic www.musicedmagic.com Great resource for all things pertaining to music education, including a directory of teachers who offer live online webcam music lessons Posted at 8:51am on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• Music Ed Major dot net www.musicedmajor.net A blog for college students of Music Education Posted at 11:47am on Fri, Aug 28 2009

• ViaAcademies viaacademies.com/ An old colleague of mine, Mark Burke, is the CEO and founder of this emerging online music education academy. This cutting-edge organization is helping to redefine what music education and general education will look like in the 21st century. Posted at 8:45am on Fri, Mar 26 2010

• iSchoolBand www.ischoolband.com/ Private social network and management tools for school band and orchestra programs. Read my review of their services at http://www.thomasjwestmusic.com/ischoolband.htm Posted at 10:15pm on Thu, Mar 25 2010

• Online Practice Record www.onlinepracticerecord.com/ A free service allowing students to enter data about their practice sessions and email it to their teachers! Awesome! Posted at 9:57am on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• Third-Stream Music Education thirdstream.musiced.net/ Posted at 8:43pm on Tue, Aug 04 2009

• 100 Best Online Archives for Music Majors www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/08/05/100-best-online-archives-for-music-majors/ A great resource for music majors or any music lover. Categories include Popular, Classical, World and Regional, Historical, Sheet Music, and Lyrics Archives. Posted at 9:40am on Thu, Aug 06 2009

• LA Guitar Academy Online Guitar Lessons www.onlineguitaracademy.com/ One-stop shop for guitar learning online. Posted at 7:19pm on Sat, Aug 15 2009

• Mrs. Friedman's Resouce Page resources.mrsfriedmanmusic.com/ A collection of SMARTBoard lessons, worksheets, lessons, and chorus accompaniment files Posted at 10:18pm on Mon, Aug 17 2009

• Joyful Music www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/ Blog of a retired band director, homeschooler, and private teacher Posted at 3:02pm on Sat, Aug 22 2009

• Learn the Theory of Music www.learn-theory-music.com/ A one-stop shop for lots of knowledge on music theory Posted at 8:41pm on Sun, Aug 23 2009

• Rizz's Blog rizzrazz.vox.com/ Tales from "the front lines" of music education Posted at 5:38pm on Tue, Aug 25 2009

• Music Teachers Blog dot com www.musicteachersblog.com/ Making music more fun and engaging for students Posted at 10:09am on Sat, Aug 29 2009

• Bushfire Press www.bushfirepress.com/ Printed publications for pre-K thru 12 music, dance, and theater education Posted at 10:15am on Sat, Aug 29 2009

• Music Education Consultants musiceducationconsultants.net Music Education Consultants, Inc. is a consortium of music education professionals who work with a variety of educational organizations, arts associations, and school districts to foster the growth and breadth of school-based music education programs for all children, grades PreK-12. Posted at 2:07pm on Fri, Sep 11 2009

• Simplemente Mariachi! musiceducationconsultants.net/simplemente/ Simplemente Mariachi! is the only standards-based, beginning method series for teaching the vibrant music of the mariachi tradition. Posted at 2:09pm on Fri, Sep 11 2009

• Gearpipe dot org gearpipe.org Gearpipe.org's mission is to mobilize musicians and music lovers to donate to music education charities, thereby supporting and giving back to a new generation of musicians. Posted at 6:16pm on Thu, Sep 24 2009

• The Evolving Educator petertambroni.com/edu/ Insights for all educators through the lens of a strings teacher. Posted at 9:53pm on Tue, Oct 13 2009

• Summer Glen Music www.summerglen-music.com/ Private lessons, drum circles, and professional performances in the Raleigh, NC area. Posted at 4:17pm on Sat, Jan 16 2010

• Studio Helper www.studiohelper.com/ Web-based management for your private studio or music academy. Posted at 10:43pm on Sun, Jan 31 2010

• Music Teacher's Helper www.musicteachershelper.com/ A web-based computer program designed by music teachers, for music teachers, to take the frustration out of managing your studio. Posted at 9:35am on Wed, Feb 10 2010

• Andrew Lesser Music dot Com www.andrewlessermusic.com Andrew is a former colleague of mine at Lindenwold High School in South Jersey. Mater clarinetist and martial artist, published composer, and skilled teacher. Posted at 10:27am on Mon, Feb 15 2010

• Staff Notes dot Net www.staffnotes.net Customizable music manuscript paper for piano, guitar, or any music notation. Posted at 8:31am on Tue, Feb 16 2010

• Music Motivation www.musicmotivation.com Music Motivation is exactly what it implies Posted at 9:57pm on Wed, Feb 17 2010

• Music Literacy Online musicliteracyonline.com/ Master guidance in healthy singing, music theory, and sight-singing. Lessons via webcam, live over the Internet. Build confidence, self-esteem, and promote academic success with our complete course in musical learning! Posted at 8:22pm on Sat, Feb 27 2010

• Cybrary Man's Educational Websites cybraryman.com/music.html Over 20,000 links to educational websites. This link takes you to the music listings. Posted at 12:40pm on Tue, Mar 09 2010

• Teaching Music Through Performance www.teachingmusic.org/index.cfm By far the most important series of resource books ever written for the school performing ensemble. A must-have for any school performing ensemble teacher. Posted at 5:45pm on Tue, Jun 29 2010

• Grand Rapids Lessons www.grand-rapids-lessons.com Database of private music instructors in the Grand Rapids Area (Michigan) Posted at 5:55pm on Fri, Jul 23 2010

• Tempo! Music Therapy Services www.tempotherapy.com/ Tempo! Music Therapy Services is an organization dedicated to promoting the emotional and social well-being of individuals, improving their quality of life through the arts. Posted at 8:25pm on Tue, Jul 27 2010

Websites specifically about the art of practicing music

• How To Practice www.howtopractise.com Great resource for practice tips for any instrument. Posted at 8:34am on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• Practice Spot www.practicespot.com/ The one-stop place to find tons of info for any practicing student or private music studio Posted at 1:30pm on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• How To Practice at the Piano musicianhome.com/piano/how-to-practice-at-the-piano Posted at 8:35am on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• How to Practice Sight-Reading Piano Music www.wikihow.com/Practice-Sight-Reading-Piano-Music Posted at 8:50am on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• How Jazz Piano Players Practice www.tedrosenthal.com/practice.htm Posted at 1:10pm on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• How The Pros Practice - Guitar Noise dot com www.guitarnoise.com/lesson/how-the-pros-practice/ Posted at 1:20pm on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• Violin Practice Tips www.violinonline.com/practicetips.htm Posted at 1:23pm on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• How to Get To Carnegie Hall www.singingwood.com/NewFiles/CarnegiePractice.html Posted at 1:33pm on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• Rock House Method - Great Practice Habits for Guitar rockhousemethod.blogspot.com/2008/05/developing-great-practice-habits.html Posted at 1:35pm on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• Music Noodle blog.musicnoodle.com/ Music Practice for Kids Posted at 8:44am on Thu, Jul 30 2009

• Music Matters musicmattersblog.com Posted at 8:51am on Thu, Jul 30 2009

• Th e Lowe Piano Studio lowepianostudio.blogspot.com/ Posted at 8:27am on Wed, Aug 05 2009

• The Musician's Way www.musiciansway.com/ Companion website for the book of the same title. Helping musicians practice creatively, perform fearlessly, and prevent injury. Posted at 12:46pm on Tue, Dec 29 2009

Websites that deal with technical knowledge for specific musical instruments

• Trumpet Practice home.clara.net/hylton/practice.htm How a serious player practices... Posted at 8:40am on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• Fundamentals of Piano Playing contentspiano.blogspot.com/ Very in-depth and thorough study of piano playing. Posted at 8:42am on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• Gnosis Arts gnosisarts.com/nj-piano-music-teacher2.html Highly-recognized piano studio and multimedia company. Posted at 4:24pm on Fri, Aug 07 2009

• The Guitar and Bass Teacher's Website teachwombat.com/ Tons of handouts and printable material for guitar pedagogy. Posted at 7:14pm on Sat, Aug 15 2009

• Teach Guitar dot Com www.teachguitar.com/index.htm Lots of resources for practicing or aspiring guitar teachers. Posted at 7:34pm on Sat, Aug 15 2009

• Ultimate Guitar www.ultimateguitar.com If you are a guitar player who is considering making some money as a teacher, this site is for you. Posted at 9:18am on Thu, Aug 20 2009

• Never Too Late Guitar nevertoolateguitar.com/ Posted at 8:16am on Mon, Aug 24 2009

• Ninja Drummist www.ninjadrummist.com/ Great videos on drum set playing Posted at 12:33pm on Tue, Aug 25 2009

• Guitar Play dot com www.guitarplay.com/ Guitar news, tweets, photos, videos, practice tips. Posted at 6:53am on Fri, Aug 28 2009

• Latin Piano Man dot com www.latinpianoman.com/ Learn to play latin music on the piano from a professional musician with 30 years' experience in the art form. Posted at 7:11pm on Fri, Sep 04 2009

• The Buzzing Reed blog.davidhthomas.net/ The blog of David H. Thomas, principal clarinetist of the Columbus Symphony. Great clarinet-specific posts and general music info. Posted at 1:23am on Sat, Jan 02 2010

• Henriksen's Carinet Journal henriksenclarinetjournal.wordpress.com/ Great insights on clarinet practice. Posted at 3:32pm on Wed, Feb 24 2010

• Finding My Singing Voice www.findingmysingingvoice.com/ Articles on vocal technique, vocal health, practice tips, and more from a professional voice teacher. Posted at 2:36pm on Fri, Mar 05 2010

• Flutist Ann Leffard, Kodaly Music Educator musicmind.homestead.com/ Flute instruction based on the "sound before sight" approach to music education. Posted at 9:51pm on Thu, Mar 25 2010

• Clarinet Now www.clarinet-now.com/ Clarinet playing tips from a professional and teacher. I love playing clarinet! Clarinet-Now.com is an extra resource for my private students and students of clinics, but it is also a resource for students I cannot teach due to distance and/or time. Posted at 6:46am on Mon, May 24 2010

• All Things Trumpet www.allthingstrumpet.com/ AllThingsTrumpet.com is a blog created by David Cooper that contains articles on practice and performance tips, improvisation techniques, and general trumpet issues for the serious trumpet player. Posted at 1:11pm on Sun, Jun 06 2010

• String Pedagogy Notebook www.uvm.edu/~mhopkins/string/ Awesome collection of information on teaching bowed string instruments. Posted at 6:09pm on Tue, Jun 29 2010

Websites that deal with applying current technology to music education

• Mus Tech dot Net mustech.net/ The website of Dr. Joseph Pisano, band director at Grove City College, PA and music technology guru. Posted at 9:45am on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• Music Tech Teacher www.musictechteacher.com/index.htm Posted at 9:12am on Wed, Jul 29 2009

• SoundTree dot Com www.soundtree.com The #1 source for all things related to electronic music making. Don't shop anywhere else. Posted at 9:58pm on Thu, Mar 25 2010

• Music Technology in Education jamesfrankel.musiced.net/ The website of James Frankel, Managing Director of SoundTree and author of The Teachers Guide to Music, Media & Copyright Law - published by Hal Leonard and YouTube in Music Education, also by Hal Leonard. Posted at 10:01pm on Thu, Mar 25 2010

• Music Ed Tech: Teach Music, the Technology Will Follow musicedtech.wordpress.com/ Barbara Freedman is a music teacher with a passion for technology. She freely shares her thoughts on teaching, technology, music, politics, and everything in between. Posted at 9:26pm on Sat, Mar 27 2010

• Be a Techie www.beatechie.com/ The website of Carol Broos, 4th-8th grade general music teacher and music technology enthusiast Posted at 10:05pm on Thu, Mar 25 2010

• Woodwind Tech woodwindtech.tumblr.com/ Written by a middle school band director who also writes reviews for iPhone apps Posted at 8:34am on Sat, Aug 22 2009

• Midnight Music www.midnightmusic.com.au/Midnight_Music/Home.html Demystifying music technology - providing quality music technology training for teachers & students, amateur & professional musicians in Australia. Posted at 6:46am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

Fantastic and (mostly) free music apps online.

• Jam Studio www.jamstudio.com/ Free online composing Posted at 9:47am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Noteflight www.noteflight.com/ Free online notation ala Finale/Sibelius Posted at 9:47am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Mix Craft from Acoustica www.acoustica.com/ Download the trial version - this is Garage Band for the PC. Posted at 9:49am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Classical Archives www.prs.net/ Two-week trial - thousands of Classica audio and MIDI files. Posted at 9:52am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Archive dot org www.archive.org/ Thousands of public domain videos to download Posted at 9:56am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• You Send It www.yousendit.com/ Great resource for sending large files to people Posted at 9:56am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Audacity audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity is arguably the most popular free music recording/sequencing software available for download. Posted at 9:57am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Hand Brake handbrake.fr/ Concert DVDs into Quicktime movies for free Posted at 9:58am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Omni Dazzle for Mac www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidazzle/ A free presentation utility for Mac Posted at 10:01am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Super Duper Music Looper www.sonycreativesoftware.com/products/sdml/sdml.asp Good entry-level music composing program for elementary students. Posted at 10:02am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Morton Subotnick's Creating Music www.creatingmusic.com/ Great website for elementary level music-making software. Posted at 10:03am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Sibelius www.sibelius.com/ One of the "two biggies" in professional-level music notation. Posted at 10:04am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Make Music www.makemusic.com/ Makers of the renowned Finale music notation program and the ever-growing Smart Music software Posted at 10:05am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Avid www.avid.com/ Pro Tools, Media Composer, and more... Posted at 10:06am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• M-Audio www.m-audio.com/ The leader in MIDI controller hardware Posted at 10:08am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Musician dot com www.musican.com/ Elementary-level music software Posted at 10:08am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Midisaurus Music Software www.town4kids.com/us_music_school.htm for elementary-level Posted at 10:09am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Music Ace software www.harmonicvision.com/ Posted at 10:10am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Auralia and Musition Software www.risingsoftware.com/ Two of the best music theory and sight-singing software packages available today. Posted at 10:10am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Time Warp Tech www.timewarptech.com/ Excellent Piano pedagogy software Posted at 10:12am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Sing and Play Along With Bobby McFerrin www.bobbymcferrin.com/sing_and_play_with_bobby.php So much fun! Use in your music class! Posted at 10:20am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Incredibox www.incredibox.fr/ Another fun music classroom page - create your own a cappella group! Posted at 10:20am on Fri, Apr 30 2010

• Speed Reading for the Keyboard www.vicfirth.com/education/keyboard/speednotereading.html A cool game site from Vic Firth with 10 levels of piano keyboard sight reading from letter names all the way up to full notation with key signatures! Posted at 1:29pm on Sun, Jun 06 2010

• Remix YouTube www.tuberemix.com/ 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. Posted at 8:23am on Mon, Jun 07 2010

• Glogster www.glogster.com/ Create and share multimedia posters. Great for class reflection projects. Posted at 8:39am on Mon, Jun 07 2010

• iSpring www.ispringsolutions.com/ Convert any Power Point slide show into a Flash movie and embed it on your website. Basic features are free! In constant use at my cyber school. Posted at 9:18am on Tue, Jun 08 2010

• Violin Tutor Pro www.violintutorpro.com/ Online Violin Lessons - Learn to play the violin with hundreds of violin video lessons! Posted at 5:51pm on Fri, Jul 23 2010

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