Week 7!- Throw Down Your Heart

Bela Fleck, banjo player, traveled to Africa to learn about where the banjo was created. He listened to many musical groups in different countries in Africa and played along with them. "Throw Down Your Heart," is the movie (available on Netflix) which was taped while he was on the trip. You and your music students of ALL ages will be captivated by the musicality and genuine respect the musicians have for one another.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jl4IOSLX-o

Week 7!!- TED video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU3V6zNER4g&feature=player_embedded#at=1053

this was from the information on assistive technology this week. Evelyn Glennie talks about really LISTENING to music with your whole self, your whole body. SO insightful and moving! Something we should all watch.

Week 7!! Groovy Music

http://www.sibelius.com/products/groovy/index.html

Sibelius came out with a program called Groovy Music, and its target audience is K-8. Here is a page where you can watch a little video describing its capabilities. I am going to a Sibelius class tomorrow, and I will ask if anyone has used this program.

Week 6-Free Tools in the Classroom Site

http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/freetools.aspx

This is free for teachers, and also has some videos about SongSmith and other ways to improve your teaching. I got a microsoft id in order to download the teacher ed. of SongSmith and then I found this site.

Week 6-Northfield Music Website

http://sites.google.com/site/northsmithfieldmusic/Home/music-resources

This is a high school's "cool sites" page that provides many software programs to browse through-notation programs, composition, drill, theory, etc. A really great resource!

week 5-songsmith

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/songsmith/teachers.html

This seems like a really cool program for students. They sing into a microphone and the program makes up an accompaniment to go along with it. Kids can choose tempo, instruments, and style of accompaniment. Sounds fun and it's free for teachers for 6 hrs of use. Then it costs $29.95.

Week 5-Bulletin Boards

If you are like me and haven't changed your boards all year, this might be helpful! I love getting new ideas from other music teachers and this site also has printables so you can reproduce what you see!
http://www.musicbulletinboards.net/