1. When The Metropolitan Opera Comes To Town
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...is year you need not live in New York City to be able to watch live performances of the world's greatest operas being performed by one of the world's greatest opera companies.  Live performances ...

2. Baroque Orchestra Beginnings
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

... strong band of strings, flutes, cornetts (or cornetto, an early brass instrument) and trombones for his opera Orfeo. The fusion of brass and strings as opposed to the earlier orchestration of strings...

3. Franz Schubert- Classical Era Composer
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

...bert (1797-1828), a composer of the Classical Era in music history.  Schubert's leider, symphonies, operas, and liturgical music have earned him recognition as a significant and well loved compos...

4. The Music Man: The Musical and the man behind it, Meredith Willson
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

...ater, the same theater that houses the current record holder for musical longevity, The Phantom of The Opera by Andrew Lloyd Weber. The part of Wilfred Paroo, originally played by the young Ro...

5. A Complete Guide To The Different Learning Theories
(Teacher Resources/Curriculum)

...irth to two years), during which the child learns primarily through sensation and movement. At the pre-operational stage (ages two to seven), children begin to master symbols such as language and s...

6. Free Sheet Music On The Net - Truth or Fiction?
(Teacher Resources/Music in General)

...Imagine” and other music that is in fact still under copyright. This website is clearly an illegal operation, and one that might find itself in the crosshairs of the Music Publishers' Associatio...

7. The Can-Can- Free Sheet Music
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

...ocument contains the sheet music for the Jaques Offenbach song "The Infernal Gallop" from his opera buffe production titled "Orpheus In The Underworld." This song is more commonl...

8. History and Role of the piano in the Modern World
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

...clavichord and the harpsichord, which originated from early in music history. These keyboard instruments operate on the principle of direct connection between the applied force or pressure of the play...

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

...m played with a foot pedal, a snare drum, two or three tom toms, a ride cymbal and a bi-hat (two cymbals operated by a floor pedal). Rock musicians have additional drums. Electronic kits date from the...

10. Welcome Back From MusicEdMagic!
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...ategories.  Tel has been brought on board here at MusicEdMagic for her expertise in music history, opera, and composers in general. It is my goal over the next few months to involve addi...

11. Heitor Villa-Lobos
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

...and piano solos, chamber music (including string quartets and cello sonatas), choral works, film scores, operas (Izaht,1912-14 and Yerma, 1955-6) and 12 symphonies. He published a book on Brazilian fo...

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

...a necessity for popular Karaoke bars that need a better way of making money and organizing their Karaoke operation. Businesses that make serious money off of the Karaoke trade need professional K...

13. 7 Year Old Composer To Perform On Jay Leno March 10th
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...lbum titled "The Way" by local singer/songwriter Karina Iglesias. Savor Records is owned and operated by Managing Partner Lily Saborit for the sole purpose of producing music for the l...

14. Free Music Lyrics
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...t is a cornucopia of free music lyrics, but the problem is that probably 99 percent of these sites are operating illegally without licensing the lyrics they are posting.  In short, music lyric...

15. I Can Play Guitar: Review
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...xpert testers were obsessed with the I Can Play Guitar from Fischer Price.  The shiny new battery operated toy was quickly removed from its packaging and immediately the music began to flow.&n...

16. Music Searches By Lyrics: Finding a song title when all you have are a few words
(Teacher Resources/Research)

...e Music Lyrics First of all, the vast majority of music lyric web sites that are out there are not operating within the bounds of copyright law in the United States.  Several music publishe...

17. Free Music Composing and Notation Software
(Teacher Resources/Computers)

...ound a screen.  At some point in the future you can expect a Lilypond GUI to come out for the major operating systems, but until then this option is only for the truly geeky among us. Your Ch...

18. I Used To Hate Music History
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...h as eras, type of music composed, and others still to be added.  Want to know what composers wrote operas AND were in the Romantic Period?  Click what you want to find and it will magically...

19. A Brief Biography of Mozart
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

...is where his mother took ill and passed away in July of 1778. In 1780 Mozart presented his first major Opera, Idomeneo , in Munich. Attempting to Fill His Father's Shoes: By 1779 much had ...

20. Review: A Practical Guide for Recruitment and Retention
(Teacher Resources/Curriculum)

... A Practical Guide For Recruitment and Retention is published by the Music Achievement Council in cooperation with the NAMM . It is available for $14.95 by contacting the NAMM at 800-767-NAMM ...

21. Making Halftime A Primetime Event
(Teacher Resources/Curriculum)

...east one set of items that are not disposable such as flashing sun visors, necklaces, or other battery operated items that can be reused from year to year. The batteries should always be removed ...

22. Content Management Systems For Non-Profit Organizations
(Teacher Resources/Band Web Sites)

... software to connect to to store your web site's information. Video tutorials on how to install and operate Joomla are available through various web sites. Calendar Script- Events ...

23. Online Web Design Resources and Software
(Teacher Resources/Band Web Sites)

...omething new. Please note that some of these scripts require additional software to be installed in the operating system of your web server. If the software is not already there, you will need to as...

24. Choosing A Microphone: Understanding the Different Types of Microphones
(Teacher Resources/Audio Video)

...they are typically used for. Dynamic Microphones Dynamic Microphones from a technical aspect operate on the electromagnetic principle, just like the electromechanical loudspeaker. Dynamic...

25. Rodgers and Hammerstein II, the Greatest Musical Partnership of all Time
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

...und was mostly in the old-style, "fun" musicals, while Hammerstein’s background was in opera and operetta—more "serious" types of music. When Rodgers worked with Har...

26. Music Technology Pioneer Seeks Participants
(Teacher Resources/Computers)

...he most innovative, rewarding, intelligent, and easy-to-use PC sound solutions for Windows and now Apple operating systems. For sound MIDI or digital audio, Midisoft guarantees 100 percent satisfactio...

27. Patriotic Music: Surprising Secrets
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

...ppola, 1979. The music in question is "Ride of the Valkyries," from Richard Wagner's opera, "Die Walkure (1854-56). The composition fit perfectly into director Coppola's night...

28. How Bagpipes are Constructed
(Teacher Resources/Music in General)

...conical bored chanters do not work with a single reed. However, both conical and parallel bored chanters operate with double reeds, and double reeds are by far the more common. The chanter is usually...

29. Top 20 Reasons Why Children Should Study Music
(Teacher Resources/Advocacy)

... from subject to subject in any syllabus 7. Group orchestra or ensemble activities help promote cooperation, social harmony and teach kids discipline while working together toward a common goal...

30. Re-Developing Your Vision
(Teacher Resources/Leadership)

...make it attainable. Assess your strengths. To achieve your vision, you and your staff will have to operate out of your strengths. If you are having a hard time moving toward your current vision,...