I recently added a new Educational Videos Section to the MusicEdMagic web site where students and teachers can find a variety of useful, fun, and educational YouTube videos on the topics of music education, instrument repair, performance techniques, great live performances, and music humor.  The problem for many viewers of the web site is that their school district blocks all access to YouTube hosted videos to reduce bandwidth consumption and to prevent inappropriate videos from being viewed at school.  This is a good thing in general, but for teachers who want to use YouTube videos in their classroom it is a real problem.  Luckily there are a few ways to get around this problem and this article will show you how to do it. 

The list of files shown below includes patriotic American sheet music as well as other traditional American folk songs.  All files are provided in both PDF and Sibelius formats.  Most include a Sibelius Scorch preview of the document that you can transpose into any key.  The free sheet music files provided on this web site are free for private individuals and educators to use in an educational setting.  They are not to be published on other web sites without the express written permission of the MusicEdMagic.com webmaster.  For more information or to contact the webmaster please use the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page. 

Learn about MIDI sequencers and whether they make sense for you based on your music objectives. Many popular brands including Yamaha, Korg and Kurzweil have built in sequencers today but vary in the degree of complexity. This article explores what sequencers are and how you can use them.