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by Michelle Rose
( 82 pages + dozens of downloadable files) This is an eBook for digital download. When Michelle Rose first started teaching music online, she felt like she went straight back to her first year of teaching and there wasn’t much guidance available for K-12 music educators, especially in regards to performance ensembles. Teaching Music Online: A Comprehensive Guide for K-12 Music Educators is full of everything Michelle learned during her experience of teaching music at a full time virtual school. Her book is a balance of practical advice, innovative teaching strategies, and educational philosophy designed to help teachers transition into online music education. -
by Benjamin Taylor and Joseph Sowa
(23 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. Creativity and collaboration in the classroom is easier and more fun than you might think. The creative exercises and improvisational games collected in Teaching Music Creativity were designed to help students of all abilities feel comfortable in improvising and creating new music. They have been road tested by the Music Creators Academy and are now being used as a resource by band, choir, and orchestra directors with great success. -
by Marissa Guarriello, Sarah Gulish, and Matt Shaffer
(103 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. Want to engage your students in creative music-making but don't know where to start? This practical eBook takes you step-by-step through improvising, creating, arranging, and performing with your students. Written from the perspective of three string orchestra educators, these tried and true methods will transform your music classroom into a music laboratory. This interactive eBook includes links to videos, student project examples, editable google docs, and other supportive resources. The authors address topics such as "creativity in remote teaching" and "creativity as social justice," as well as rehearsal and lesson plan ideas that could be completed either in-person or remotely. -
by Alice Tsui
This is a digital resource for immediate download "The Moon Represents My Heart 月亮代表我的心” Teaching Guide and Sheet Music Arrangement by Alice Tsui is a bilingual Mandarin Chinese and English digital resource that shares the history of the song "The Moon Represents My Heart 月亮代表我的心,” the context of this popular song within Chinese culture, and its connections to cultural celebrations today. -
by S. Elias James
(102 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. The Music Tech Student is a compendium of information covering every major music technology topic. It’s a concise and unbiased look at the basics without leaving anything out. You’ll find it’s a fantastic trove of just the right answers to the most common questions from topics including careers, the nature of sound, acoustics, recording studios, DAWs, electronic music, audio processing, live sound, and marketing. -
by Thomas Velsor
(36 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. The purpose of this method is to provide a beginner double bass text that does not require shifting positions. By avoiding the need to shift, the student can spend their first lessons focusing on musicianship skills, and correct hand positions. This text would also be a good fit for any student performing in a concert band, as well as students who are not beginners but are new to the half position. -
This is a digital resource. This resource is intended for choral music classes and can be used either in person or through virtual instruction. Students select tonal patterns from their assigned repertoire, compose a new pattern in Noteflight, and transfer that pattern to Soundtrap for extension activities.
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This is a digital resource. Looking to improve your students’ theoretical understanding of important tonal concepts? Want to find a way to reinforce concepts at home or on days when you need substitute plans? In this supplementary resource, Meghan Cabral, author of A New Band Approach, provides materials for flipped classroom video instructions on tonal concepts. She covers topics related to enharmonic equivalents, whole steps vs. half steps, key signatures, and the circle of fifths. This resource comes with video links and student worksheets for all of the concepts she introduces.
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by David Getz (115 pages + Downloadable Presentations)
This is an eBook for digital download. Unlocking Student Creativity through Composition is the perfect book for any teacher or student who wants to begin their Music Composition journey. Written in practical terms with one too many pop culture references, Getz uses his student composition group, the Composers’ Guild, as an example of how student creativity can blossom through the development of this craft. Through the unity of intentional Education and exciting Experiences, you can find the Inspiration needed to unlock your creativity today! -
This song has been written and adapted to fit a variety of ensemble make-ups. From a unison elementary choir to a SATBB vocal ensemble with a full orchestra, this anthem of unity can be performed by all ages. Explore the pop version with Lead and Lyric sheets or fully notated arrangements for choral ensembles.
Available for flexible choral arrangements and with piano accompaniment or full orchestration.Pop Sample Track: