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. The Importance of Fine Arts in the Classroom
(Teacher Resources/Advocacy)
...r. Writer Victoria Jacobs explains, “Arts in elementary schools have often been separated from the core curriculum and instead, offered as enrichment activities that are considered beneficial bu...

At first glance the title of this text may lead a person to believe that this book is devoted solely to using scales as a means to assess student performance in a music class. This could not be fa

3. Free Rock and Roll Music History Curriculum
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
Coming soon to a high school or middle school near you, a new curriculum for teaching about music that will supposedly be free, published by Scholastic , endorsed by MENC , and written in part by th

4. Music Technology Pioneer Seeks Participants
(Teacher Resources/Computers)
..., and both left and right-brained thought processes. Midisoft is currently looking to donate music technology curriculum suites to schools and organizations that are committed to these endeavors. ...

...king, as will Stephen Van Zandt (of Bruce Springsteen E Street Band fame) talknig about a new music education curriculum project that I have detailed here before.  As a technology nerd I can't w...

...f instructional time they are given during the school day for as long as music has been incorporated into the curriculum.  How severe this misallocation of time is varies between school districts...

7. So You Want To Teach As A Private Music Tutor?
(Teacher Resources/Curriculum)
...hard to control. 3. You can vary the genres and methods you use as you see fit, not as a strict school curriculum requires. 4. You can focus all your attention on one student who WANTS t...

8. Free Christmas Sheet Music Available For Download
(Archived/Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)
I have found myself arranging a bunch of Christmas Carols for my beginning band students to use this year.  Since it is so easy to break them out to other parts using Sibelius I went ahead and

9. Wii Music and Using Video Games In Music Class
(Teacher Resources/Computers)
New Music Games Set To Find A Niche In The Music Classroom Anyone that does not think that technology will not be pervasive in every aspect of the music education classroom of tomorrow should t

10. The Child's Singing Voice - Best Musical Instrument
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
...f Karaoke.Children should have the opportunity to sing at school, either with classmates as part of the music curriculum, or by joining a choir. Parents should try to make the most of every opport...

11. Teaching In The Shadow Of A Legendary Teacher
(Teacher Resources/Class Management)
It is very difficult to be a successful music educator if you subconsciously attempt to live up to the reputation of the experienced and respected director that you replaced.  Ho

12. Where To Download Free Karaoke Songs
(Teacher Resources/Computers)
Looking for a place to download free karaoke songs?  This article discusses ways to find the music you want on the Internet and also provides a way to make karaoke songs using music you already o

13. How to Download Music to CD
(Teacher Resources/Audio Video)
Downloading music to a CD for use in a car or personal CD player requires only a few easy steps and is well within the abilities of almost any computer user.  Most users already own the compo

14. Do Free Unlimited Music Download Sites Really Exist?
(Teacher Resources/Audio Video)
Everyone likes getting something for free, and the allure of finding free, legal music downloads is very powerful.  Unfortunately the vast majority of sites that promise unlimited music dow

15. Groovy Music City
(Computer Software/Music Education and Theory Software)
...tion with the other Groovy Music titles the series is a very positive and fun addition to any music education curriculum. ...

16. Sibelius 5 Review: Music Notation Software
(Computer Software/Music Notation)
Sibelius Software recently released version 5 of their popular flagship music notation package.  Sibelius has come a long way in the past few years, and the improvements that the company has made in

Have you ever wanted to do a music search for a song when all you have is a small piece of the song's lyrics to go by?  Luckily this age old problem can be solved by one of the most powerful se

Sibelius Software recently released version 5 of their popular flagship music notation package.  Sibelius has come a long way in the past few years, and the improvements that the compan

19. Band Lesson Plans- Beginning Band Basics
(Teacher Resources/Band Lesson Plans)
...ganized, how to help set up prior to rehearsal, and how to help tear down after rehearsal   Curriculum Unit References: Proper Practice Habits, Performance Etiquette   ...

Would you like students in your jazz ensemble to listen to great jazz recordings and even transcribe solos? Would you like your saxophone section to swing like Count Basie’s? Would you like yo

21. Top 20 Reasons Why Children Should Study Music
(Teacher Resources/Advocacy)
...rly as the 19th century, the visionary Dr. Maria Montessori included music and arts into her worldwide school curriculums to greatly enhance and accelerate learning. ‘Lorna Heyge, Ph.D., ...

22. The Curse of the Easy A
(Teacher Resources/Curriculum)
Many current music educators grew up in a time when being in an ensemble was solely about playing the music for the next concert.   I did not realize until many years later that this method

23. Does Reading Make Music?
(Teacher Resources/Curriculum)
When you read music you are deciphering the printed page and transferring the information to the keyboard. You might say that you are decoding what the composer or arranger put on the page . The symbo

24. Why So Many Teachers Quit?
(Teacher Resources/Curriculum)
While most people have decided to become part of the problem, teachers have chosen to be part of the solution; While most people question "Why?” teachers have dared to ask "

25. Persuasion Techniques
(Teacher Resources/Class Management)
Some of the best persuasion techniques have been developed from NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) methods. For example, if you hear a person saying, "I see," a few times, they are probably

26. Free Christmas Sheet Music
(Archived/Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)
I have added several new zip files containing the parts, score, and Sibelius source documents to the web site.  The list of free, public domain arrangements now includes: We Wish You A

27. Land of Music
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Teaching / Lesson Plans and Web Quests)
A comprehensive k-8 music curriculum that reaches the gifted as well as special child. 

28. National Guitar Workshop | Music Education Program
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Instruments)
National Guitar Workshop brings comprehensive music education programs to guitarists, bassists, keyboardists, drummers and vocalists across the country. 

29. Owen Bradley- Digital Music Educator
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Music And Education Blogs)
... Florida State University, he has been teaching for 18 years in Florida. He holds a Master’s Degree in Curriculum with and emphasis in Integrating Technology in the Classroom and is a Sarasota...

30. VH1 Music Studio
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Teaching / Lesson Plans and Web Quests)
...ram, teachers can keep the shows and use them at the point and time that most appropriately fits into their curriculum. The music programming featured for VH1 Music Studio is based on a multitude ...

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