Statue of Vaugh-Williams

Brief History of Early 20th Century Music

Perhaps the most obvious and sweeping change that has affected the first part of the 20th century has been the rapid advance of technology. Radio and television broadcasting, records and compact discs have changed musical life beyond imagination.  Music has now become a commodity, readily available anywhere.   Against this background of change and development, although traditional sounds of classical music still persist, experiments using these new methods occurred in the early part of the 20th century.

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The School Choral Program Student Leadership and Motivation DVD Review

In yet another timely DVD presentation Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser brings his wisdom and inspirational teachings on student leadership to a new group of students.  More well known perhaps for his work with high school bands, Dr. Tim turns hi...

 

Trends and Technologies Shaping Music Education

This article includes a PDF presentation given during the 2008 Iowa Music Educator's Association Conference on the topic of the latest trends and new technologies that are poised to change music education as we know it today. ...

 
An Orchestra Rehearsal

Top Ten String and Orchestra Recruiting Tips For Teachers

Recruitment strategies can often make or break a string orchestra program. This is why it is so important to have a plan of action that takes you from the first day of school to the last. Here is a list of top ten recruitment tips for str...

 

Brief History of Romantic Music

The Romantic Period is from c.1820 – 1900, with Early Romantic Period (1820-1850) and Late Romantic Period (1850-1900.) Up until the early part of the 1800s, music was ordered and refined. After the 1820s, emotional expression was con...

 
Christmas tree with ice

Sacred vs. Secular Music In Public School Concerts

It's that time of year again when thoughts turn to holiday concerts and that one, slight possibility that lingers in the back of a teacher's mind that someone, somewhere in the audience will make a stink because of the inclusion of one or...

 
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1. America The Beautiful- Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)
Set to a poem written by American scholar Katharine Lee Bates in 1893, America The Beautiful has a profound history. Joined together with the Francis Ward hymn tune, Materna, America The Beautiful

2. American Pie's Band Camp vs The Real Band Camp
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
The movie American Pie has produced a stereotypical version of band camp that while funny is far from realistic. This article attempts to set things straight. The popular movie series Amer

3. Patriotic Music: Surprising Secrets
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
...ether played by a marching band, an orchestra, or a rock group, there are patriotic tunes that everyone in America finds familiar, exciting and uplifting. But how much do you know about how these song...

4. Book Review: American Band
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
I was recently given the opportunity to read and review a new book by author Kristen Laine titled American Band:  Music, Dreams, and Coming of Age in the Heartland, published by Gotham Books.&n

5. The Japan Fullbright Exchange for Teachers
(Teacher Resources/Research)
JAPAN: A LIFE-ALTERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICAN EDUCATORS As teachers we would be doing ourselves a disservice if we did not actively try to better ourselves and impro

6. The Star Spangled Banner- Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)
...tar Spangled Banner? This document contains the sheet music to the National Anthem of the United States of America. You can view the sheet music online or download the individual parts arranged for al...

Duke Ellington is considered to be one of the greatest figures in the history of American music.  This article presents a brief but detailed chronology of events of the Duke Ellington and his car

8. The Importance of Fine Arts in the Classroom
(Teacher Resources/Advocacy)
...ng the benefits of art education. These three reports are Coming to Our Senses, by the Arts, Education and Americans Panal (1977), Can we Rescue the Arts for American Children, sponsored by the Americ...

9. The Story of Pomp and Circumstance
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
The music of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance is a staple of American graduation ceremonies. From its permiere the march received acclaim and admiration. It was only a matter of time before the musi

10. Oh, Susanna - Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)
... as the so-called theme song of the California gold rush, Oh, Susanna is one of the most recognized of all American folk songs. Written in 1847 by Stephen Foster, it later became a very popular song ...

11. Heitor Villa-Lobos
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
Brazilian Heitor Villa-lobos is possibly the best known classical composer in South America. This article is a brief biography of his life and works.   Heitor Villa-

12. Free Patriotic Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)
The list of files shown below includes patriotic American sheet music as well as other traditional American folk songs.  All files are provided in both PDF and Sibelius formats.  Most incl

13. Yankee Doodle- Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)
...Wikipedia. When Schackburg wrote Yankee Doodle he was no doubt attempting to poke fun at the American colonial forces. Instead of angering the Yankees, instead they adopted the tune ...

14. Music and its Roots in Voodoo
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
...ere to trace back to the original roots of the Blues, Gospel, R&B, Jazz and Rock’n’Roll in America, it would be around 1619 when the first twenty Negroes were sold into slavery from a ...

15. I Can Play Guitar: Review
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
... for around $90 while additional cartridges sell for around $13.  Popular titles such as those from American Idol and Spongebob are also sold separately.     ...

16. How Bagpipes are Constructed
(Teacher Resources/Music in General)
Almost everyone I know loves the sound of bagpipes. I love the sound myself even though I am of Native American and French origin. Let’s take a look at what creates the unique sound of bagpipes.

...order to have more practice time, and the many other life changing events that eventually brought him to America in the late 1990's to study with some of the great masters of American music, all th...

18. Talent That Can Make A Grown Man Cry
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
...the site.  The film is of a very brave thirteen year old boy striding out onto the British version of American Idol and in front of thousands of live audience members and millions at home, singin...

19. Free Rock and Roll Music History Curriculum
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
... we teach band, chorus, and orchestra on a regular basis but we simply do not teach enough about our own American musical history. The new Little Steven's Rock and Roll High School curriculum will ...

20. DCI World Championships To Be Broadcast on ESPN2
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
... influence. Through the annual Summer Music Games Tour and more than 35 World Championships in 16 North American cities, Drum Corps International provides entertainment to millions through live ...

Few American musicals have had as much staying power as The Music Man, a quaint story of reformation through love set in small town Iowa.  Meredith Willson's memorable Seventy-Six Trombones and

22. Kum Ba Ya- Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)
...in church, Sunday School, or around the campfire, Kum Ba Ya is another of the most well known hymnsongs in American culture. Sung around the world in various forms, Kum Ba Ya (also occasionally spell...

23. Protecting Yourself From The Ultimate Disgrace
(Teacher Resources/Class Management)
...ever allow yourself to be alone with a student for any reason or for any length of time. The Boy Scouts of America have had a policy for many years that they call two-deep leadership. The policy state...

24. Marching Band vs. Drum Corps
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
...bugle corps can often trace their ancestry to veterans groups and youth groups such as the Boy Scouts of America dating back to the early 1900's. In the mid 1900's the school based marching band em...

25. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band
(Teacher Resources/Jazz)
...ano's band played for the dance. "We honored Turk that night with a new horn, and the American Federation of Jazz Societies honored him as well. The President of the US sent a con...

26. The Effect Of Censorship On Music Videos
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
...ned by MTV because it displayed too much violence. And Madonna was banned again years later for the ‘American Life’ music video as it was considered to send an anti-American message. The a...

27. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas- Free Christmas Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)
... Written in the early 1900's, Jolly Old Saint Nicholas is widely believed to have been penned by the American song writer and singer Wilf Carter .  Although this belief apparently has not b...

28. Why Karaoke Music Is Popular
(Teacher Resources/Computers)
...is the fact that it can open up opportunities for those that participate. Reality television shows such as American Idol have opened up the door for those who sing Karaoke as a way to be rewarded for ...

29. Brass Musical Instruments
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
... Sousaphone - curls around the player with the bell resting on the left shoulder. It was designed by the American bandmaster John Philip Sousa.  Euphonium - looks like a large bariton...

30. Percussion Musical Instruments
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
...ion instruments used in Latin and jazz music include güiro, cuica and berimbao from South and Central America. The Percussionists The kit player is responsible for keeping a band in tim...

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