Inspire Your Student Musicians

Usman Riaz is a 21 year old guitarist who taught himself how to play by watching his idols on YouTube. Preston Reed invented a percussive technique for the guitar and performs with Usman in this enjoyable video.

51 Web Sites For Music Teachers

MUSIC SITES
AfriClassical- African Heritage in Classical Music
Aria Database- close to 1,300 arias
Atlas of Plucked Instruments
Blank Sheet Music- free printable staff paper; many choices available
Choral Public Domain Library -5,000 free public domain scores

Classics for Kids- this site has a musical dictionary, games, information on instruments of the orchestra.

Conductor.com -sheet music links etc.

Great Composers

A Guide to Western Composers and Their Music

History of Country Music

Incredibox-create rhythms

International Music Score Project- currently 85,000 scores

Let's Sing It- lyrics to songs (extensive)

The Middle School Choral Forum

The Mozart Project

MuseScore- free music notation software; Mac and PC download

Music Activities and Games

Music Education Links Page- long list for choir and individual instruments

Music 4 Teachers Resources

Music Instrument Makers' Forum-building guitars, violins, dulcimers, banjos, drums etc.; repair also discussed here.

Music Journals, Magazines, Newspapers and Periodicals- long list

Music Staff.com- -music teacher directory

Musical Instruments of the Orchestra

Music Theory and History Online- extensive listing of resources

Mutopia- currently 1,680 pieces of music to download for free

The New York Philharmonic Kids Zone

The Orchestra: A User's Manual
QuaverMusic Resources For Teaching Music

Songs For Teaching- lyrics and products (CDs etc.) some $$$

Sphinx Kids! Classical Music Interactive- activities and games

The Teacher's Guide to Children's Songs- from A-Z

Virtual Instrument Museum- from Wesleyan University

Virtual Keyboard

LESSON PLANS
Boston Symphony Orchestra Lesson Plans
Classics For Kids- lesson plans cover grades K-5
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Teacher ResourcesKeeping Score- Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony's site promotes the joy of classical music
How to Teach Music to Children- videos from eHow

Lesson Plans for Music Teachers

Music Activities and Lesson Plans- from Teacher's Corner

Music & Music History Lesson Plans

Music Arts Toolkit- lessons for K-12

Music Education Lesson Plans- from TeAchnology

Music Lesson Plan Links- for Middle School

Music Lesson Plans and Resources- long list

Music Lessons By Grade Level- from Hot Chalk's Lesson Plans Page

Music Teacher Lessons- from Educational CyberPlayground

My Music Class- lesson library and online idea center; a ll ages covered

Ricci Adams' Music Theory Lessons

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame- lesson plans for all ages

The Science of Music- music lessons and activities

VH1 Music Studio- lessons about current music stars

Listen to Radio Stations Online

Now that summer vacation has arrived, I'm sure you're trying to relax with a good book or catching up on some chores you left behind. I'm taking a few grad courses for professional development and always enjoy having music playing in the background while I work. Pandora has been a favorite, but they seem to play the same songs every time I'm on one of my channels. I came across TuneIn today and found it a great choice. With access to over 50,000 radio stations around the world, TuneIn offers many different types of music, from rock, blues, children's, adult contemporary to talk radio. There is something for everyone, including the TuneIn mobile app, which can be used on the iPad, iPhone, iPod, Android, Blackberry, Palm and more. Free is definitely good.

Free Art Curriculum from the J. Paul Getty Museum

With lesson plans, images and multimedia, this new K-12  Performing Arts in Arts curriculum has been introduced at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Covering visual arts, dance, music, history and language arts, the site is designed for all student levels and meets state and national standards.