1. Teaching With Interactive WhiteBoards
(Teacher Resources/Computers)

...ready been made by other teachers and eventually creating your own once you become more familiar with the features of the particular unit your school has purchased.      ...

2. Five Great Online Tools For The New School Year
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...u are looking for.  All of these sites are free (although some also have paid versions for additional features).  Remember The Milk - Free Online Task Manager Everyone needs a To-D...

3. Free Karaoke Software
(Teacher Resources/Computers)

...or Karaoke enthusiasts. KaraFun will allow you to play nearly all Karaoke file forms. Additionally, KaraFun features a powerful but user-friendly editor that allows for easy creation and editing of au...

4. MusicReader Solo Pro and Basic
(Computer Software/Music Notation)

...e to catalog and work with digitized sheet music files for use in a classroom or in a performance setting. Features of the MusicReader Solo Basic and Solo Pro: The MusicReader Solo Basic and Musi...

5. New Ways To Use SmartMusic
(Teacher Resources/Computers)

...y function is as an accompanist for solos.  At one time this may have been valid, but over the years features have been added to the program such that you can now incorporate SmartMusic into e...

6. Positive Parent Conferences
(Teacher Resources/Research)

...hing.com Frank Holes, Jr. is the editor of the StarTeaching website and the bi-monthly newsletter, Features for Teachers. Check out our latest issue at: http://www.starteaching.com/Features_f...

7. Modeling Student Behavior
(Teacher Resources/Class Management)

...hing.com Frank Holes, Jr. is the editor of the StarTeaching website and the bi-monthly newsletter, Features for Teachers. Check out our latest issue at: http://www.starteaching.com/Features_f...

8. My SmartMusic Feature Wish List
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...p; I'd be very curious to see if anyone else would be interested in the same things.   Top Features That SmartMusic Should Have But Doesn't (Yet)! 1)  Teacher Mode I ...

9. Finale 2009 First Impressions
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...new version before all of the companion products are ready, I had hoped that one of my most anticipated new features of Finale 2009 would be bug free.  For me, the new easy export of full score...

10. The Best Commercial Karaoke Players
(Teacher Resources/Computers)

...tion on the device. If downloading Karaoke tracks off the internet isn't the best option, the KC-1000 also features a DVD system that can load and save Karaoke tracks in a breeze. For those Karaoke p...

11. Karaoke Player Buyers Guide
(Teacher Resources/Computers)

...mply going out and buying a CD player. Different models at different prices levels have widely different features and abilities. Use this basic guide to help make the best choice regarding the fu...

12. SmartMusic Master Educators Share Their Secrets
(Teacher Resources/Computers)

...ersion (10.1) that is available for download through SmartMusic is far superior and includes dozens of new features and stability enhancements that the student demo discs do not.  If you have ...

13. The Piano Wizard: Review
(Teacher Resources/Computers)

...egro Rainbow's Piano Wizard is one of these home based piano lesson packages and has several very positive features that make it stand out from the crowd. This review will examine the pros and cons...

14. Happy 2nd Birthday to MusicEdMagic
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...urned into a personal obsession that greets over 1000 unique visitors each day!  I have added some new features this week to the web site, so please feel free to let me know what you think of the...

15. DCI World Championships To Be Broadcast on ESPN2
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...rum Corps International championship trophy. The telecast also will include "behind-the-scenes" features providing captivating insights, profiles and perspectives of this highly compet...

16. Sibelius 5 Review: Music Notation Software For Everyone
(Teacher Resources/Computers)

...ould upgrade to Sibelius 5 is...  Maybe.   The Sibelius 5 package offers some great upgraded features, but unless the new instrument sounds and the ideas hub are important to you you wo...

17. Using Random Student Cards in Class
(Teacher Resources/Class Management)

...aching.com Frank Holes, Jr. is the editor of the StarTeaching website and the bi-monthly newsletter, Features for Teachers.  Check out our latest issue at: http://www.starteaching.com/F...

18. Choosing a Recording Microphone
(Teacher Resources/Audio Video)

...ere are hundreds of different commercial microphones available in the marketplace today, all with different features, and each with an advertisement flashier than the next. For general instrumental us...

19. MuseScore Free Music Notation Software
(Computer Software/Music Notation)

...nto the music notation software arena, MuseScore is an open source, free music editor that sports many nice features previously found only on commercial music notation products.MuseScore is a very fle...

20. A New Look For MusicEdMagic
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...r problems still to work out, and a lot of fine tuning to do, but she's up and running with some useful new features and a slick new look. Here are just a few of the overall improvements to the sit...

21. Finale Notepad 2009 To Get MusicXML and New Price Tag
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

The very popular Finale Notepad will soon be getting a major upgrade for its 2009 edition.  New features are being added, but this most basic of music notation software programs

22. Percussion Musical Instruments
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)

...l drums. Electronic kits date from the early 1970s, and recent developments include much more sophisticated features of music technology. Djembe - is a drum played with the bare hands. I...

23. The Best Personal Karaoke Players
(Teacher Resources/Computers)

... with some of the more elite personal Karaoke players, these budget players work very well and include many features that all Karaoke singers need. ...

24. EarMaster Pro Ear Training Software Review
(Computer Software/Music Education and Theory Software)

...ompany could make aural training exercises fun, EarMaster comes quite close and still manages to be rich in features and variety of instruction. Ear Training Lessons Of All Kinds The E...

25. Do I Need a Sequencer for my Keyboard?
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)

...is a low cost option and software sequencers quite often have the greatest variety of recording and editing features. If you want everything you need to record, play back and play along with yo...

26. Epson CX9400 Fax Multifunction Printer
(Computer Hardware/Printers)

...ll featured all-in-one multifunction printer, scanner, and fax machine from Epson.  The unit is packed with features yet takes up a relatively small amount of space on a desktop.  Vibrant DuraBrite Ul...

27. eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method Review
(Computer Software/Learn To Play an Instrument)

...ess exactly as one might expect from a live piano teacher. Intelligent Design and Instruction Features: The Piano and Keyboard Method software is built in chapters, each one buildi...

28. Notation Composer- Music Notation Software
(Computer Software/Music Notation)

...onomical alternative to the big name music notation products of Finale and Sibelius.  With most of the same features but at half the retail price, Notation Composer presents itself as a solid notation...

29. Finale 2008 Review: Music Notation Software
(Computer Software/Music Notation)

...rated into the score's playback so that you can see how the finished product may sound. Improved Editing Features of Finale 2008: One of Finale's annoyances was that if you wanted to copy/paste a...

30. Sibelius 5 Review: Music Notation Software
(Computer Software/Music Notation)

... whether you should upgrade to Sibelius 5 is...  Maybe.   The Sibelius 5 package offers some great upgraded features, but unless the new instrument sounds and the ideas hub are important to you you wo...