1. Student Musical Instrument Buyers Guide
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...5th and 6th graders all across the USA are begging and pleading with their parents to let them play a musical instrument in their school band.  A band director wants their students to be successf...

2. Used Musical Instruments For Sale: Getting The Best Deal
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)

There are a lot of things to consider when buying a used band instrument like a flute, clarinet , trumpet, trombone , or saxophone from someone other than a retail music store.  While private

3. Buying A Musical Instrument On Ebay
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)

...heir child the chance to play in the school band or orchestra yet does not want to pay premium prices for the instrument.  Flutes, Clarinets, Trumpets, Trombones, Drums, and many more instruments...

4. Book Review: Growing Your Musician: A Practical Guide for Band and Orchestra Parents
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)

...to help parents make the right decisions when allowing their son or daughter to take up a band or orchestra instrument.  The book, published by Rowman & Littlefield in conjunction with MEN...

5. Deck The Halls- Free Sheet Music and Lyrics
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

This document contains the instrumental, vocal, and guitar parts to the traditional Christmas Carol , Deck The Halls. Over the centuries Deck The Halls has had many minor changes made to its lyrics,

6. Up On The Housetop- Free Sheet Music and Lyrics
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

...raditional Christmas carol are available in both Sibelius and PDF formats.  All traditional concert band instrument parts are included:  flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, tuba, ...

7. Guitar Hero To Use Real Instruments?
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

... Garage Band.  Many times I have lamented that if only Activision would do something to incorporate REAL instruments into the franchise that music educators would stand up and beat a path to thei...

8. Trumpet Voluntary- Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

The Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke is one of the most often used instrumental pieces of music in weddings around the world.  It's melody is very familiar and surprisingly easy to play on

9. Jingle Bells- Free Sheet Music and Lyrics
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

...ed for beginning band students and should be playable by anyone with at least a modest understanding of their instrument.  Jingle Bells was written by James Lord Pierpont in or around 1857...

10. Away In A Manger- Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

... to the traditional Christmas carol , Away In A Manger.  Parts are available for all common concert band instruments including flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, bel...

11. Joy To The World- Christmas Free Sheet Music and Lyrics
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

This document contains links to free sheet music and lyrics for the vocal and instrumental melody parts to the traditional Christmas song , Joy To The World.  Parts are available for all common

12. Mendellsohn Wedding March- Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

...links to the famous Wedding March written by Felix Mendellsohn.  Parts are provided for all concert band instruments including flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and tuba.  ...

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

...ost significant improvements in the area of audio playback.  The company lived up to its promise of full VST instrument support for playback of the notation files it creates.  In layman's terms this ...

14. The First Noel- Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

... and was first officially published in the early 1800's.  Parts are provided for all common concert band instruments including voice.     The full score below is prov...

15. Silent Night- Free Sheet Music and Lyrics
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

...itten in 1818 using words penned by Father Joseph Mohr.  Parts are available for all common concert band instruments as well as voice.     The full score below is pro...

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

...nificant improvements in the area of audio playback.  The company lived up to its promise of full VST instrument support for playback of the notation files it creates.  In layman's terms...

17. O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)- Free Sheet Music and Lyrics
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

...This File: O Christmas Tree for Voice [PDF] [Sibelius] O Christmas Tree For Flute and C Instruments [PDF] [Sibelius] O Christmas Tree for Clarinet, Bass Clari...

18. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen- Free Christmas Sheet Music and Lyrics
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

...us SIB formats.  Parts for this and many other Christmas Songs are available for all common concert band instruments including flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, bel...

19. Band Lesson Plans- Beginning Band Basics
(Teacher Resources/Band Lesson Plans)

...nd rehearsals in conjunction with standard one on one and large group instruction on how to play their chosen instrument. Individual Lessons In This Unit:   Setting...

20. Jesus Loves Me- Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

...ge. This article contains links to the melody part of Jesus Loves Me arranged for common concert band instrument and written to be playable by beginning musicians.  Other versions of Jesu...

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

... negatives, surrounding this latest iteration of MakeMusic's flagship product.  Human Playback With Realistic Instrument Sounds: The most noticeable improvement to the Finale 2008 software is the addi...

22. Free Christmas Sheet Music And Lyrics For Any Band Instrument
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

...system .  All of these seasonal Christmas songs are available for all common concert band instruments, including the flute, B-flat clarinet, E-flat alto sax, B-flat tenor sax, B-fl...

23. Finale 2008 Review: Music Notation Software Package
(Teacher Resources/Computers)

...nding this latest iteration of MakeMusic's flagship product.   Human Playback With Realistic Instrument Sounds: The most noticeable improvement to the Finale 2008 software is the a...

24. The Habits of Musicianship- Initial Reactions
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...Robert Duke of the University of Texas at Austin and James Byo of Louisiana State University regarding a new instrumental band method book that they have been working on over the last several years....

25. Auld Lang Syne- Free Sheet Music and Lyrics
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

...s full score. Auld Lang Syne for Voice [PDF] [Sibelius] Auld Lang Syne For Flute and C Instruments [PDF] [Sibelius] Auld Lang Syne for Clarinet, Bass Clarine...

26. Student Incentives To Improve Practice
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

Music teachers and band directors all have the same problem, how to get their students to practice their instruments on a regular basis outside of class.  Most educators require some degree of ho

27. Video: Assistive Technology for Band Students
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

... in his high school band program.   For a boy named Lukas in Spokane, Washington, playing an instrument in the band was very important, but aside from the challenges that come along w...

28. Travels With Music Software Review
(Computer Software/Music Education and Theory Software)

...based instructional software program that teaches students about the cultures, traditions, music, and musical instruments of fifteen different cultures. Travels with music (volume 1) includes nearly...

29. Via Wired.com- Could Guitar Hero Put Music Teachers Out Of Business?
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

... very good.  Could this be where we are going as music educators?  I don't see a day where acoustic instruments disappear from our lives, but I do see a day where MIDI based instruments take...

30. Dixie - Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

... Included In This File: Dixie for Voice [PDF] [Sibelius] Dixie For Flute, Guitar, and C Instruments [PDF] [Sibelius] Dixie for Clarinet, Bass Clarinet (B-flat...