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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. ...

 
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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...

 
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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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Richard Mould has written an article detailing how changing single notes in a chord affect its quality from major to minor to diminished, etc.  The article is written primarily for guitarists,

2. History and Role of the piano in the Modern World
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
The modern piano developed its form from two keyboard instruments, the clavichord and the harpsichord, which originated from early in music history. These keyboard instruments operate on the principle

3. The Keyboard Instruments
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
... centuries especially during the 17th and 18thcenturies, and various types of electronic keyboard, harpsichord and organs. Grand, upright and electric pianos feature a single set of black and white ke...

4. New Age Music - How It's Made
(Teacher Resources/Music in General)
...different "sounds." We can all pretty much agree on that point. For example, Jazz uses seventh chords almost exclusively. This, and the kind of chord progressions used in Jazz gives it its u...

5. Can You Really Learn To Play Online?
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
...ngers Guitar Course One Weekend Guitar Make Money Teaching Guitar Learn Chords Fast Instant Chord Finding Software Download 84 Piano Chords ...

6. The Master Key of Music For Piano
(Teacher Resources/Curriculum)
...piraling up through the octaves of audible sound. This musical DNA sequence allows us to graph notes and chords along a long spiral staircase of notes with each octave notated in a fashion similar to ...

7. The Master Key of Music For Piano
(Books/Music Appreciation)
...piraling up through the octaves of audible sound. This musical DNA sequence allows us to graph notes and chords along a long spiral staircase of notes with each octave notated in a fashion similar to ...

8. EarMaster Pro Ear Training Software Review
(Computer Software/Music Education and Theory Software)
...itch and notate it) Interval Singing (singing or playing intervals) Chord Identification (and transcription) Chord Inversions (identification a...

9. So You Want to be President? Learn to Play a Musical Instrument!
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
... Shinn is the author of over 500 music books and products such as DVD's, CD's, musical games for kids, chord charts, musical software, and piano lesson instructional courses for adults. He holds ad...

10. Baroque Orchestra Beginnings
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
...oque music was the basso continuo (figured bass) and music was written primarily for strings and a harpsichord. The harpsichord shared the bass line with the cello, and chords were added to thicken th...

11. How To Develop Your Ear
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
...ot born with perfect pitch, this means that you will have to train your brain to recognize the notes and chords you are hearing.  From the day you start your music lessons you will be developing ...

12. Brief History of the Renaissance Period
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
...ecifically for instruments, rather than just for the voice. Some of these instruments included the harpsichord, recorder family, the oboe, and the clavichord which is an early piano.   ...

13. Trumpet Voluntary- Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)
...h the trumpet "stop" turned on.  More likely is that it was originally written for harpsichord and later adapted to the many different forms it is found in today.  The free ...

...jazz and gain a maturity of sound and expression. As long as basic theory isn’t neglected (notably chord-scale relationships and chord progressions), your students’ creative abilities will...

...ss. Electric instruments rock! You can play Guitar Hero licks on the electric violin, or rock power chords on the electric cello. Even though you might not use electric instruments weekly, they c...

16. String Instruments Family
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
...ing shape which is open.   The ukelele, from Hawaiian ukulele or abbreviated uke, is a chordophone plucked lute, a subset of the guitar family with four strings.   ...

17. Gran Partita K 361
(Teacher Resources/Curriculum)
...ng and notations, gives one pause to think of the incredible talent that went in to the creation of each chord and melodic line.  This edition is an excellent gift idea for the amateur or profess...

18. Gran Partita K 361
(Books/Conducting and Score Study)
...ng and notations, gives one pause to think of the incredible talent that went in to the creation of each chord and melodic line.  This edition is an excellent gift idea for the amateur or profess...

19. My Guitar- The Fun Way To Learn
(Computer Software/Learn To Play an Instrument)
There are many different online web sites that promise to teach you how to learn to play the guitar.  Few deliver on their promise, especially for younger students.  eMedia's My Guitar software howeve

... portion of a copyrighted work.  You see, the lyrics are every bit as unique and copyrighted as the chords and melodies you hear when the song is performed, but due to the overwhelming desire of ...

21. Jesus Loves Me- Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)
...   Favorite Hymns Songbook for voice, piano and guitar chords. 176 pages. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.490436) See more info... ...

22. Google Earth to Piano - Find the Music
(Teacher Resources/Curriculum)
...and position.  This simple, down-to-earth habit of keeping eyes on the music makes learning scales, chords, memorizing music, music theory, and note reading much easier.  A keyboard in the i...

23. 3 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Your Music Lessons
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
...ve time to read/watch and apply then do the application of your last lesson or drills such as scales and chords. Reading/watching and not having the opportunity to apply immediately will usually mean ...

24. 5 Reasons to Learn Music Theory
(Teacher Resources/Music in General)
....Knowing music theory will help you recreate the sounds you enjoy in your favorite songs. Those fabulous chord progressions. The parts that give a song that certain sound. Gospel, Contemporary etc. ...

25. How to Choose and Buy an Acoustic Guitar
(Teacher Resources/Music in General)
...D: The fret board is glued to the front of the neck. This is the part you press the strings onto to make chords or play individual notes. Because it’s glued on separately, a fret board can be ma...

26. Stave Invaders- Misc music education resources in a fun format
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Teaching / Lesson Plans and Web Quests)
... There are a few nicely done powerpoints to help show students how to read the staff as well as pages on chord relationships and scales.  Several software packages are linked as well for teaching...

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