Ever wonder how to make a Virtual Classroom? Want your students to make their own virtual classroom? Check out this resource for step-by-step instructions! Olivia Yachnick offers instructions to build a customized classroom using bitmoji, google slides, and google images. Virtual Classrooms can play a vital role even with in-person instruction. Build your virtual classroom today!
Virtual Classroom Music Room Instructions
Marci Major2020-05-28T14:52:01+00:00Ever wonder how to make a Virtual Classroom? Want your students to make their own virtual classroom? Check out this resource for step-by-step instructions! Olivia Yachnick offers instructions to build a customized classroom using bitmoji, google slides, and google images. Virtual Classrooms can play a vital role even with in-person instruction. Build your virtual classroom today!
Price: Free Always
Virtual Classroom Music Room Instructions
Marci Major2020-05-28T14:51:15+00:00Ever wonder how to make a Virtual Classroom? Want your students to make their own virtual classroom? Check out this resource for step-by-step instructions! Olivia Yachnick offers instructions to build a customized classroom using bitmoji, google slides, and google images. Virtual Classrooms can play a vital role even with in-person instruction. Build your virtual classroom today!
Price: Free Always
Virtual Classroom Music Room Instructions
Marci Major2020-05-28T14:50:58+00:00Ever wonder how to make a Virtual Classroom? Want your students to make their own virtual classroom? Check out this resource for step-by-step instructions! Olivia Yachnick offers instructions to build a customized classroom using bitmoji, google slides, and google images. Virtual Classrooms can play a vital role even with in-person instruction. Build your virtual classroom today!
Price: Free Always
Virtual Classroom Music Room Instructions
Marci Major2020-05-28T14:50:42+00:00Ever wonder how to make a Virtual Classroom? Want your students to make their own virtual classroom? Check out this resource for step-by-step instructions! Olivia Yachnick offers instructions to build a customized classroom using bitmoji, google slides, and google images. Virtual Classrooms can play a vital role even with in-person instruction. Build your virtual classroom today!
Price: Free Always
Virtual Classroom Music Room Instructions
Marci Major2020-05-28T14:50:26+00:00Ever wonder how to make a Virtual Classroom? Want your students to make their own virtual classroom? Check out this resource for step-by-step instructions! Olivia Yachnick offers instructions to build a customized classroom using bitmoji, google slides, and google images. Virtual Classrooms can play a vital role even with in-person instruction. Build your virtual classroom today!
Price: Free Always
Cup Song Do-Re-Mi Activity
Marci Major2020-05-28T14:00:46+00:00This lesson unit provides teachers with examples of how to help students make pitched instruments and perform at home. Created by Elizabeth Stavniychuk, students need little technology to participate in this unit.
Price: Free During Covid-19
K-5 Online Lessons & Activities for Preparing, Presenting & Practicing the Element ti
Marci Major2020-05-19T17:43:37+00:00Teacher Theresa Sharp created this PDF resource. The pages provide teachers with public domain songs, activities, and assessments for teaching the element ti. For each grade level there are links to videos, editable worksheets, and differentiated lesson ideas for teaching synchronously and asynchronously. Download the PDF for free right here!
Price: Free During Covid-19
BrainPOP
Jennie Jones2020-04-21T18:25:57+00:00This is perfect for elementary general music teachers. Topics include basic note reading, scales, and harmony as well as famous musicians and instrument families. Each topic comes with several interactive activities/games and a video lesson. Most of the activities and lessons are free, but the teacher account has access to lesson plans with standards.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: BrainPOP
KHS America & IMES Virtual Clinics
Hayden Kramer2020-04-19T19:35:27+00:00KHS America & IMES are posting new clinics each Thursday at 2PM ET until April 30. Topics addressed include everything from practice tips to philosophy. These are ideal for students at the secondary level and up. The website provides links to new livestreams as well as archived clinics from weeks past.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: KHS America & IMES Clinics
KHS America & IMES Virtual Clinics
Hayden Kramer2020-04-19T19:35:14+00:00KHS America & IMES are posting new clinics each Thursday at 2PM ET until April 30. Topics addressed include everything from practice tips to philosophy. These are ideal for students at the secondary level and up. The website provides links to new livestreams as well as archived clinics from weeks past.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: KHS America & IMES Clinics
KHS America & IMES Virtual Clinics
Hayden Kramer2020-04-19T19:34:57+00:00KHS America & IMES are posting new clinics each Thursday at 2PM ET until April 30. Topics addressed include everything from practice tips to philosophy. These are ideal for students at the secondary level and up. The website provides links to new livestreams as well as archived clinics from weeks past.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: KHS America & IMES Clinics
KHS America & IMES Virtual Clinics
Hayden Kramer2020-04-19T19:34:45+00:00KHS America & IMES are posting new clinics each Thursday at 2PM ET until April 30. Topics addressed include everything from practice tips to philosophy. These are ideal for students at the secondary level and up. The website provides links to new livestreams as well as archived clinics from weeks past.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: KHS America & IMES Clinics
KHS America & IMES Virtual Clinics
Hayden Kramer2020-04-19T19:34:27+00:00KHS America & IMES are posting new clinics each Thursday at 2PM ET until April 30. Topics addressed include everything from practice tips to philosophy. These are ideal for students at the secondary level and up. The website provides links to new livestreams as well as archived clinics from weeks past.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: KHS America & IMES Clinics
KHS America & IMES Virtual Clinics
Hayden Kramer2020-04-19T19:34:06+00:00KHS America & IMES are posting new clinics each Thursday at 2PM ET until April 30. Topics addressed include everything from practice tips to philosophy. These are ideal for students at the secondary level and up. The website provides links to new livestreams as well as archived clinics from weeks past.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: KHS America & IMES Clinics
In Tune Monthly
Jennie Jones2020-04-19T18:14:28+00:00This magazine for teenage students incorporates popular music and classical music and also includes a podcast. Each edition contains a listening list, guitar chords for a song, articles about a modern artist and more. There is also a teacher edition that explores these topics in more detail.
Price: Free During COVID-19
Link: In Tune Monthly
In Tune Monthly
Jennie Jones2020-04-19T18:14:06+00:00This magazine for teenage students incorporates popular music and classical music and also includes a podcast. Each edition contains a listening list, guitar chords for a song, articles about a modern artist and more. There is also a teacher edition that explores these topics in more detail.
Price: Free During COVID-19
Link: In Tune Monthly
In Tune Monthly
Jennie Jones2020-04-19T18:13:39+00:00This magazine for teenage students incorporates popular music and classical music and also includes a podcast. Each edition contains a listening list, guitar chords for a song, articles about a modern artist and more. There is also a teacher edition that explores these topics in more detail.
Price: Free During COVID-19
Link: In Tune Monthly
Choral Connections: Podcast Project
Marci Major2020-04-16T17:00:42+00:00This resource helps teachers with distance learning options that do not involve as much writing, but still engage students in learning. Providing three different possibilities for podcast models, this unit take students step-by-step through the process of creating, writing, recording, editing, and publishing a podcast. The PDF download includes editable student worksheets for multiple levels of learners.
Cost: Free During Covid-19
Link: Choral Connections: Podcast Project
Choral Connections: Podcast Project
Marci Major2020-04-16T17:01:05+00:00This resource helps teachers with distance learning options that do not involve as much writing, but still engage students in learning. Providing three different possibilities for podcast models, this unit take students step-by-step through the process of creating, writing, recording, editing, and publishing a podcast. The PDF download includes editable student worksheets for multiple levels of learners.
Cost: Free During Covid-19
Link: Choral Connections: Podcast Project
Fender Play
Kaitlyn Wincup2020-04-16T03:25:44+00:00Students looking to learn acoustic or electric guitar, bass, and/or ukulele should know about this website! This website has over 2.5k online video lessons (and counting!) taught by professional musicians in addition to many different songs they can learn. These lessons are customizable so students can play for as long as they’d like. Students can also track their progress as well as the skills they learn. This site is more appropriate for secondary-age students but could have applications for upper elementary as well.
Price: Free during COVID19
Link: Fender Play
Fender Play
Kaitlyn Wincup2020-04-16T03:25:34+00:00Students looking to learn acoustic or electric guitar, bass, and/or ukulele should know about this website! This website has over 2.5k online video lessons (and counting!) taught by professional musicians in addition to many different songs they can learn. These lessons are customizable so students can play for as long as they’d like. Students can also track their progress as well as the skills they learn. This site is more appropriate for secondary-age students but could have applications for upper elementary as well.
Price: Free during COVID19
Link: Fender Play
Fender Play
Kaitlyn Wincup2020-04-16T03:25:08+00:00Students looking to learn acoustic or electric guitar, bass, and/or ukulele should know about this website! This website has over 2.5k online video lessons (and counting!) taught by professional musicians in addition to many different songs they can learn. These lessons are customizable so students can play for as long as they’d like. Students can also track their progress as well as the skills they learn. This site is more appropriate for secondary-age students but could have applications for upper elementary as well.
Price: Free during COVID19
Link: Fender Play
Fender Play
Kaitlyn Wincup2020-04-16T03:24:44+00:00Students looking to learn acoustic or electric guitar, bass, and/or ukulele should know about this website! This website has over 2.5k online video lessons (and counting!) taught by professional musicians in addition to many different songs they can learn. These lessons are customizable so students can play for as long as they’d like. Students can also track their progress as well as the skills they learn. This site is more appropriate for secondary-age students but could have applications for upper elementary as well.
Price: Free during COVID19
Link: Fender Play
Fender Play
Kaitlyn Wincup2020-04-16T03:24:27+00:00Students looking to learn acoustic or electric guitar, bass, and/or ukulele should know about this website! This website has over 2.5k online video lessons (and counting!) taught by professional musicians in addition to many different songs they can learn. These lessons are customizable so students can play for as long as they’d like. Students can also track their progress as well as the skills they learn. This site is more appropriate for secondary-age students but could have applications for upper elementary as well.
Price: Free during COVID19
Link: Fender Play
Fender Play
Kaitlyn Wincup2020-04-16T03:23:17+00:00Students looking to learn acoustic or electric guitar, bass, and/or ukulele should know about this website! This website has over 2.5k online video lessons (and counting!) taught by professional musicians in addition to many different songs they can learn. These lessons are customizable so students can play for as long as they’d like. Students can also track their progress as well as the skills they learn. This site is more appropriate for secondary-age students but could have applications for upper elementary as well.
Price: Free during COVID19
Link: Fender Play
The Shed
Hayden Kramer2020-04-15T21:23:42+00:00The Shed is a website with online music classes that contain free audio, video, and PDF resources. Classes are provided in music technology, guitar, band and music theory. The site also has PDF worksheets, lead sheets, quizzes, and videos covering subject including harmony, melody, rhythm, and jazz.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: The Shed
The Shed
Hayden Kramer2020-04-15T21:23:28+00:00The Shed is a website with online music classes that contain free audio, video, and PDF resources. Classes are provided in music technology, guitar, band and music theory. The site also has PDF worksheets, lead sheets, quizzes, and videos covering subject including harmony, melody, rhythm, and jazz.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: The Shed
The Shed
Hayden Kramer2020-04-15T21:23:04+00:00The Shed is a website with online music classes that contain free audio, video, and PDF resources. Classes are provided in music technology, guitar, band and music theory. The site also has PDF worksheets, lead sheets, quizzes, and videos covering subject including harmony, melody, rhythm, and jazz.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: The Shed
The Shed
Hayden Kramer2020-04-15T21:22:45+00:00The Shed is a website with online music classes that contain free audio, video, and PDF resources. Classes are provided in music technology, guitar, band and music theory. The site also has PDF worksheets, lead sheets, quizzes, and videos covering subject including harmony, melody, rhythm, and jazz.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: The Shed
Mr. S | Orff Music Educator @mistersorff
Lexi Holtzman2020-04-15T00:34:16+00:00Mr. S Orff Music Educator is an instagram page run by Matthew Stensrud, an elementary school music teacher and certified Orff Schulwerk clinician, with links to his website which provides additional links to other services such as YouTube videos and webinars. Free during the Covid-19 pandemic. There are also links to a patron page where you can pay for lesson plans at any time. On his website you have access to articles and a free subscription to a monthly newsletter with a new lesson plan attached.
Price: Free during Covid-19
Link: Mr. S | Orff Music Educator @mistersorff
Soundation
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T15:59:19+00:00This is an ideal resource for music educators looking for a web-based digital audio workstation (DAW). Soundation is a DAW for those editing music who prefer a higher quality of output and recording. This resource features virtual instruments and over 700 loops and effects. With subscription, pricing ranges from $1.99 to $6.99 monthly per person.
Price: Free during COVID-19 (3 month trial) with paid upgrades available
Link: Soundation
Soundation
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T15:59:39+00:00This is an ideal resource for music educators looking for a web-based digital audio workstation (DAW). Soundation is a DAW for those editing music who prefer a higher quality of output and recording. This resource features virtual instruments and over 700 loops and effects. With subscription, pricing ranges from $1.99 to $6.99 monthly per person.
Price: Free during COVID-19 (3 month trial) with paid upgrades available
Link: Soundation
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz Academy
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T16:04:15+00:00Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz Academy YouTube posts jazz lessons and videos on developing a practice routine. These are led by members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. In addition, the JALC YouTube posts full concerts performed by the ensemble.
Price: Always Free
Link: JALC Jazz Academy on YouTube
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz Academy
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T16:04:36+00:00Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz Academy YouTube posts jazz lessons and videos on developing a practice routine. These are led by members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. In addition, the JALC YouTube posts full concerts performed by the ensemble.
Price: Always Free
Link: JALC Jazz Academy on YouTube
Choralosophy Podcast
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T16:04:58+00:00These podcasts are designed for classroom choir directors as well as composers. Chris Munce is a composer and private voice teacher with choral classroom experience and shares his thoughts about the world of choir, keeping quality of music education at the forefront of his discussions. A recent episode addresses COVID-19 and serves as encouragement for everyone quickly adapting to distance learning. Links to access PDF site licenses of arrangements and compositions are also included.
Price: Always Free
Link: Choralosophy Podcast
Choralosophy Podcast
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T16:05:23+00:00These podcasts are designed for classroom choir directors as well as composers. Chris Munce is a composer and private voice teacher with choral classroom experience and shares his thoughts about the world of choir, keeping quality of music education at the forefront of his discussions. A recent episode addresses COVID-19 and serves as encouragement for everyone quickly adapting to distance learning. Links to access PDF site licenses of arrangements and compositions are also included.
Price: Always Free
Link: Choralosophy Podcast
Choralosophy Podcast
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T16:05:46+00:00These podcasts are designed for classroom choir directors as well as composers. Chris Munce is a composer and private voice teacher with choral classroom experience and shares his thoughts about the world of choir, keeping quality of music education at the forefront of his discussions. A recent episode addresses COVID-19 and serves as encouragement for everyone quickly adapting to distance learning. Links to access PDF site licenses of arrangements and compositions are also included.
Price: Always Free
Link: Choralosophy Podcast
Nightly Met Opera Streams
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T18:20:32+00:00The Metropolitan Opera is streaming a different opera every day. Teachers can use this resource for guided listening, enrichment, voice/theater classes, and more. Streams begin at 7:30PM ET, and the video remains available until 6:30PM ET the following day. The streams are available through the website as well as a number of apps. This service would be good for any age of student that is able to understand the thematic elements of a show; the appropriateness of each show varies by plot line.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: Met Opera Streams
Nightly Met Opera Streams
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T18:21:12+00:00The Metropolitan Opera is streaming a different opera every day. Teachers can use this resource for guided listening, enrichment, voice/theater classes, and more. Streams begin at 7:30PM ET, and the video remains available until 6:30PM ET the following day. The streams are available through the website as well as a number of apps. This service would be good for any age of student that is able to understand the thematic elements of a show; the appropriateness of each show varies by plot line.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: Met Opera Streams
Nightly Met Opera Streams
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T18:21:38+00:00The Metropolitan Opera is streaming a different opera every day. Teachers can use this resource for guided listening, enrichment, voice/theater classes, and more. Streams begin at 7:30PM ET, and the video remains available until 6:30PM ET the following day. The streams are available through the website as well as a number of apps. This service would be good for any age of student that is able to understand the thematic elements of a show; the appropriateness of each show varies by plot line.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: Met Opera Streams
Nightly Met Opera Streams
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T18:22:01+00:00The Metropolitan Opera is streaming a different opera every day. Teachers can use this resource for guided listening, enrichment, voice/theater classes, and more. Streams begin at 7:30PM ET, and the video remains available until 6:30PM ET the following day. The streams are available through the website as well as a number of apps. This service would be good for any age of student that is able to understand the thematic elements of a show; the appropriateness of each show varies by plot line.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: Met Opera Streams
The Music Educator Blog
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T17:52:32+00:00This blog is perfect for music educators of all grades and areas. The content ranges from articles about supporting one’s students to podcasts with guest professionals about the classroom. Recently, helping the music educator teach from home has come to the forefront of discussion.
Price: Always Free
Link: The Music Educator Blog
The Music Educator Blog
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T17:52:57+00:00This blog is perfect for music educators of all grades and areas. The content ranges from articles about supporting one’s students to podcasts with guest professionals about the classroom. Recently, helping the music educator teach from home has come to the forefront of discussion.
Price: Always Free
Link: The Music Educator Blog
The Music Educator Blog
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T17:53:20+00:00This blog is perfect for music educators of all grades and areas. The content ranges from articles about supporting one’s students to podcasts with guest professionals about the classroom. Recently, helping the music educator teach from home has come to the forefront of discussion.
Price: Always Free
Link: The Music Educator Blog
The Music Educator Blog
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T17:53:43+00:00This blog is perfect for music educators of all grades and areas. The content ranges from articles about supporting one’s students to podcasts with guest professionals about the classroom. Recently, helping the music educator teach from home has come to the forefront of discussion.
Price: Always Free
Link: The Music Educator Blog
The Music Educator Blog
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T17:54:13+00:00This blog is perfect for music educators of all grades and areas. The content ranges from articles about supporting one’s students to podcasts with guest professionals about the classroom. Recently, helping the music educator teach from home has come to the forefront of discussion.
Price: Always Free
Link: The Music Educator Blog
The Music Educator Blog
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T17:54:44+00:00This blog is perfect for music educators of all grades and areas. The content ranges from articles about supporting one’s students to podcasts with guest professionals about the classroom. Recently, helping the music educator teach from home has come to the forefront of discussion.
Price: Always Free
Link: The Music Educator Blog
The Music Educator Blog
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T17:55:10+00:00This blog is perfect for music educators of all grades and areas. The content ranges from articles about supporting one’s students to podcasts with guest professionals about the classroom. Recently, helping the music educator teach from home has come to the forefront of discussion.
Price: Always Free
Link: The Music Educator Blog
The Music Educator Blog
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T17:55:35+00:00This blog is perfect for music educators of all grades and areas. The content ranges from articles about supporting one’s students to podcasts with guest professionals about the classroom. Recently, helping the music educator teach from home has come to the forefront of discussion.
Price: Always Free
Link: The Music Educator Blog
The Music Educator Blog
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T17:56:04+00:00This blog is perfect for music educators of all grades and areas. The content ranges from articles about supporting one’s students to podcasts with guest professionals about the classroom. Recently, helping the music educator teach from home has come to the forefront of discussion.
Price: Always Free
Link: The Music Educator Blog
New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts Play!
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T22:41:43+00:00The New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts are perfect for elementary music students, but there is value for secondary students as well. This site offers free NY Phil concerts with activities for students. Each concert listed has videos allowing students to interact with the music; a simple, iconic notation; composition tool; and a curriculum guide for teachers. The lesson plans supplied vary from concert to concert; some are written with grades 3-5 in mind while others are for 3-12.
Price: Always Free
Link: NY Phil Young People’s Concerts Play!
New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts Play!
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T22:42:06+00:00The New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts are perfect for elementary music students, but there is value for secondary students as well. This site offers free NY Phil concerts with activities for students. Each concert listed has videos allowing students to interact with the music; a simple, iconic notation; composition tool; and a curriculum guide for teachers. The lesson plans supplied vary from concert to concert; some are written with grades 3-5 in mind while others are for 3-12.
Price: Always Free
Link: NY Phil Young People’s Concerts Play!
New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts Play!
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T22:42:34+00:00The New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts are perfect for elementary music students, but there is value for secondary students as well. This site offers free NY Phil concerts with activities for students. Each concert listed has videos allowing students to interact with the music; a simple, iconic notation; composition tool; and a curriculum guide for teachers. The lesson plans supplied vary from concert to concert; some are written with grades 3-5 in mind while others are for 3-12.
Price: Always Free
Link: NY Phil Young People’s Concerts Play!
New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts Play!
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T22:42:58+00:00The New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts are perfect for elementary music students, but there is value for secondary students as well. This site offers free NY Phil concerts with activities for students. Each concert listed has videos allowing students to interact with the music; a simple, iconic notation; composition tool; and a curriculum guide for teachers. The lesson plans supplied vary from concert to concert; some are written with grades 3-5 in mind while others are for 3-12.
Price: Always Free
Link: NY Phil Young People’s Concerts Play!
New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts Play!
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T22:43:27+00:00The New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts are perfect for elementary music students, but there is value for secondary students as well. This site offers free NY Phil concerts with activities for students. Each concert listed has videos allowing students to interact with the music; a simple, iconic notation; composition tool; and a curriculum guide for teachers. The lesson plans supplied vary from concert to concert; some are written with grades 3-5 in mind while others are for 3-12.
Price: Always Free
Link: NY Phil Young People’s Concerts Play!
New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts Play!
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T22:43:51+00:00The New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts are perfect for elementary music students, but there is value for secondary students as well. This site offers free NY Phil concerts with activities for students. Each concert listed has videos allowing students to interact with the music; a simple, iconic notation; composition tool; and a curriculum guide for teachers. The lesson plans supplied vary from concert to concert; some are written with grades 3-5 in mind while others are for 3-12.
Price: Always Free
Link: NY Phil Young People’s Concerts Play!
Online Spinner Music Wheel
Hayden Kramer2020-04-14T20:07:31+00:00This resource is ideal for elementary and secondary instrumental teachers but would require some modification for use in online/distance instruction. One can use this board game-like spinner to randomly select an option to play a passage a certain way (staccato, quietly, loudly, and more). There is lots of room to modify this for different musical selections and instructional situations.
Price: Always Free
Link: Wheel Decide | The Playing Challenge
Online Spinner Music Wheel
Hayden Kramer2020-04-15T00:57:14+00:00This resource is ideal for elementary and secondary instrumental teachers but would require some modification for use in online/distance instruction. One can use this board game-like spinner to randomly select an option to play a passage a certain way (staccato, quietly, loudly, and more). There is lots of room to modify this for different musical selections and instructional situations.
Price: Always Free
Link: Wheel Decide | The Playing Challenge
Online Spinner Music Wheel
Hayden Kramer2020-04-15T00:57:21+00:00This resource is ideal for elementary and secondary instrumental teachers but would require some modification for use in online/distance instruction. One can use this board game-like spinner to randomly select an option to play a passage a certain way (staccato, quietly, loudly, and more). There is lots of room to modify this for different musical selections and instructional situations.
Price: Always Free
Link: Wheel Decide | The Playing Challenge
Online Spinner Music Wheel
Hayden Kramer2020-04-15T00:57:30+00:00This resource is ideal for elementary and secondary instrumental teachers but would require some modification for use in online/distance instruction. One can use this board game-like spinner to randomly select an option to play a passage a certain way (staccato, quietly, loudly, and more). There is lots of room to modify this for different musical selections and instructional situations.
Price: Always Free
Link: Wheel Decide | The Playing Challenge
Middle School Chorus Distance Learning Lesson Ideas
Sarah Gulish2020-04-14T14:25:22+00:00Need helping planning remote activities for your middle school chorus? Created by Danielle Larrick, this Google Doc is a constantly updated resource for you to utilize as you plan and execute remote learning at the middle school chorus level. It contains ideas for both teachers and students as well as assessment and planning strategies. You can either download this as a PDF or click on the google doc to copy and edit for your needs.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: Choir-Virtual-Learning-Ideas
Click this link to access this google slideshow. Make sure you “make a copy” so you can edit.
Tonal Pattern Composition Lesson
Sarah Gulish2020-04-14T14:24:10+00:00This resource works well for vocally-oriented classes as well as the secondary music technology classroom. Students compose & record a vocal melody, add accompaniment tracks to match, and submit them for grading. The resource provides a grading rubric. This is a self-contained lesson with room to adjust difficulties for age. Subscription to Noteflight Learn and SoundtrapEdu allow one to take full advantage of the resource. Teachers can easily adapt this for instrumentalists as well through the Google Drive link to copy and edit. Author: Danielle Larrick
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: Tonal Pattern Composition Lesson
Tonal Pattern Composition Lesson
Sarah Gulish2020-04-14T14:23:14+00:00This resource works well for vocally-oriented classes as well as the secondary music technology classroom. Students compose & record a vocal melody, add accompaniment tracks to match, and submit them for grading. The resource provides a grading rubric. This is a self-contained lesson with room to adjust difficulties for age. Subscription to Noteflight Learn and SoundtrapEdu allow one to take full advantage of the resource. Teachers can easily adapt this for instrumentalists as well through the Google Drive link to copy and edit. Author: Danielle Larrick
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: Tonal Pattern Composition Lesson
Band Resource Mega Bundle
Sarah Gulish2020-04-15T19:09:19+00:00F-flat author, Meghan Cabral, has offered a ton of flipped classroom materials for band directors looking to engage their students in remote learning. This bundle of materials includes PDF assignments with links to pre-created YouTube videos and TED talks that engage students in active listening and active music making. This is great for elementary and secondary instrumental classrooms.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Click on any of the links below to access the accompanying PDF:
Whole-vs.-Half-Steps
Major-Scales-creation
Enharmonic-Lesson
Flipped-Learning-Resources
TED-talks-sub-plans-a-different-way-to-visualize
ted-talk-on-music-as-a-language
ted-talk-on-how-playing-instrument-benefits-brain
ted-talk-on-earworms
constructive-constraints-TED-ed-sub-plan
Band Resource Mega Bundle
Sarah Gulish2020-04-15T19:09:27+00:00F-flat author, Meghan Cabral, has offered a ton of flipped classroom materials for band directors looking to engage their students in remote learning. This bundle of materials includes PDF assignments with links to pre-created YouTube videos and TED talks that engage students in active listening and active music making. This is great for elementary and secondary instrumental classrooms.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Click on any of the links below to access the accompanying PDF:
Whole-vs.-Half-Steps
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SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:10:57+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:09:33+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:10:12+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:07:09+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:06:05+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:05:18+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:04:07+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:03:28+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Andrew Gallagher2020-04-11T21:06:20+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.