Low Cost MusicTechnology Options For The Music Education Classroom
Low Cost MusicTechnology Options For The Music Education Classroom

Finding ways to stretch your budget in a music classroom is always important and even more so when trying to purchase high tech electronics, software, and other materials.  This article provides an updated list of dozens of different low cost or free alternatives to expensive music education products.  It includes such categories as music notation software, drill design software, special needs hardware, and many more.

 

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The Star Spangled Banner- Free Sheet Music For Band Inst.
The Star Spangled Banner- Free Sheet Music For Band Inst.

This document contains sheet music for all common instruments to play The Star Spangled Banner, also known as the sheet music to the National Anthem of the United States of America. You can view the sheet music online or download the individual parts arranged for all common concert band instruments.  If you do not see your instrument listed please scroll to the bottom of the page and try one of the the other instruments.  Most musicians will be able to find at least one instrumental part that matches their range and preferred key signature.  If you are seeking a simple piano version of the song please select from the voice, trumpet, or alto saxophone versions.

 

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Using Plickers as an Assessment Tool in the Music Education Classroom
Using Plickers as an Assessment Tool in the Music Education Classroom

Music, band, choir, and orchestra classrooms can be huge and assessing the knowledge and retention of individual students in such a large class can be daunting.  Plickers are one of several solutions that can be adapted to work in large groups, making the act of assessing a student’s understanding a little easier and a whole lot faster.  

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Is Marching Band A Sport? Pros, Cons, and a Reality Check
Is Marching Band A Sport? Pros, Cons, and a Reality Check

In recent years the question of whether or not marching band is a sport has been brought up time and time again for various reasons and by various groups.  On one side you have the YES crowd who says that marching band is competitive, physically demanding, and every bit as much a team event as any traditional sporting event.  On the other side of the coin are those who say no, that marching band is NOT a sport and it is a musical pursuit that happens to involve coordinated movements.  Both sides are right, but to make a final decision we need to look deeper into the facts.  Read on to find out what they are!

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Portable Digital Audio Recorder Buying Guide With Reviews
Portable Digital Audio Recorder Buying Guide With Reviews

Scroll down to view the comparison chart of over a dozen different portable digital audio recorders.

Buying a portable digital audio recorder is a major decision.  The balance between price, features, and quality is a fine line that has many different options to choose from.  There are dozens of different models of portable digital audio recorders, some of which have drastically different sets of features yet sell for roughly the same price.  This easy to read head to head comparison chart and guide to many of the more popular portable digital audio recorders is intended to help potential buyers more easily see these differences and make an educated buying decision.

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Apps and More for the Choral Classroom
Apps and More for the Choral Classroom

The number of apps, software, and gadgets available for use in the music classroom continues to grow each year but finding things that can actually be beneficial to your classes grows more and more difficult as well.  We spoke with Dr. Christopher Russell, Director of Choirs at Oltman Middle School in St. Paul Park, Minnesota to get his must-have list of apps.

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How To Print Sheet Music On A Computer

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Printed Sheet MusicThere are several ways to print sheet music from a personal computer, but how a person goes about doing so is largely dependent on what sheet music the user is looking for.  There are two basic ways to print sheet music on a computer, either by creating the song from scratch using a music writing software program or by downloading and printing sheet music provided by other sites.  Both of these methods will be discussed in this article.

How To Print Sheet Music That You Have Written


Some people enjoy writing and arranging their own music. Others enjoy taking more popular songs and arranging them for their own private use to solve range problems or to simplify the parts. For those that want to create and print sheet music to use with their band or for personal practice there are several useful free music writing software programs that can be used. Free programs such as MuseScore and the online site called Noteflight both allow a user to write and print sheet music for free for personal use. The downside to using these programs is that because they are free their abilities are rather limited. For more advanced music notation jobs professional music writing programs such as Finale and Sibelius are also available. All of these programs do a stunning job of printing sheet music that is clean, legible, and easily adapted to almost any person's needs.

How To Print Sheet Music That You Have Heard On The Radio


For those that are seeking more popular adaptations of current hit songs it becomes more difficult, but not impossible to find reliable, legal sources of the sheet music. Remember that not all songs are available to download and print. Each individual publisher makes the final decision of whether their music will be available in digital or print format. Web sites such as Sheet Music Direct offer all of their material as printable sheet music. For even more sheet music one of the best places to start is the JW Pepper web site. This massive online sheet music store boasts the largest collection of sheet music available anywhere on the web, and a growing selection of the titles on the site are available as digital downloads that can be printed at home instead of shipped from the store.

The ability for a user to print sheet music at home rather than having to buy it in the store is becoming more and more common. Whether printing sheet music with a music notation software program or whether printing an off the shelf piece of pop music, these methods of obtaining sheet music will become more and more popular as more publishers see the light and offer their titles as digital downloads.






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