Resources+for+PD

David B. Williams, Illinois State University Emeritus (__ david.williams@fastmail.us __)

Below is a selected list of web-based music teaching and creation resources, most of them free. More and more options appearing everyday.

[|Web-based Music Applications & Resources]

Elementary/General Music Sites: Orchestra Educational Websites Elementary/General Music Sites: Government Elementary/General Music Sites: Other Music Theory Music Loops, Generators, and Improvization Creation Tools Music Educator's Websites Other Music Tech Sites Music Tools Cloud-based application services:
 * 1) __ [|Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids] __
 * 2) __ Kennedy Center ARTSEDGE __
 * 3) __ Kennedy Center Live Webcasts and Millennium Stage __
 * 4) __ [|New York Philharmonic Kidzone] __ and __ SphinxKids __
 * 5) __ Carnegie Hall Online Resource Center: __ For K-12 Educators, Games & Listening Guides, Master Classes, For Teaching Artists, Performances, and Artist Interviews
 * 6) __ San Francisco Symphony Kids __
 * 1) __ PBS Kids Music Games __
 * 2) __ "From the Top": __ NPR Radio program featuring young classical musicians around the world
 * 3) __ Learn Listening Online: __ Scottish government project but very useful for all music teaching
 * 4) __ ArtsAlive.ca - Music __: Canadian Government Site
 * 5) __ Smithsonian Folkways __ music site
 * 6) __ America's Story  __from the Library of Congress (music materials throughout the stories)
 * 1) __ Classics for Kids __
 * 2) __ Classical Music Quizzes and Classical Music Trivia -- Fun Trivia __
 * 3) __ Online Music Theory Flash Cards -- Musicards.net __
 * 4) __ Flash Music Games __
 * 5) __ Amy Burns Site for Elementary Music Teachers __ (Amy is elementary music teacher in New Jersey and share a wealth on materials and experiences from her teaching and her students)
 * 6) __ SMART Board Collections __: Solfege, Band Instruments, Ethnic Instruments, Orchestra Instruments, Rhythm, and PB&J ingredients
 * 7) __ NoteFlight Learning Activity Templates __ developed by Vermont MIDI Project (materials for primary and secondary level music study)
 * 1) __ [|Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net] __ (one of the most comprehensive set of theory training online materials)
 * 2) __ Teoria: Music Theory Web __ (another long-standing, comprehensive set of online materials)
 * 3) __ Big Ears: Online Ear Trainer __
 * 4) __ Sojurn: The Canons and Fugues of J.S. Bach __ (advanced but most comprehensive Bach study materials online)
 * 5) __ G Major Music Theory: __ Worksheets, listening exercises, harmonic dictation and more
 * 6) __ eMusicTheory __: Comprehensive with teacher and student management of accounts; some free access with classroom monthly access fees (student download of drills $12; teacher class accounts start at $9/mo for up to 25 students)
 * 7) __ NoteFlight Learning Activity Templates __ developed by Vermont MIDI Project (materials for primary and secondary level music study)
 * 1) __ [|SheepBeats:] __ "Sheeps get their grooves on" simple but fun loop generator
 * 2) __ noisegames.com: __ crazy off-the-wall thematic loop generators
 * 3) __ [|Incredibox] __ : Voice samples and loops with enjoyable animations for creating vocal compositions
 * 4) __ JamStudio __: Enter chord progression then let JamStudio build an accompaniment for you with piano, guitar, bass, percussion and more with various style options.
 * 5) __ Drumbot  __and __ Monkey Machine __: Free online drum machines for non-drummers.
 * 6) __ MusicShake:  __Fun, click and select menu to build music in a variety of styles with extensive loop library of options
 * 7) Tone Matrix generative music options: __ dagobah __, __ otomata __
 * 1) __ [|Aviary Myna Audio DAW: Comprehensive online digital audio editor] __
 * 2) __ Soundation DAW: Comprehensive online digital audio editor __
 * 3) __ AudioTool.com __: virtual synth space with mixers, sound generators, splitter, effect generators, etc. that all can be wired in many combinations
 * 4) __ ClubCreate __: Looping sequencer with various projects with sample sets from BSO and Ives, Adidas, Volvo, and much more SoundCloud
 * 5) __ Noteflight - Score Editor __: Extensive online notation with support tools for classroom student work, templates for music study, and more.
 * 6) __ [|SoundCloud] __: Upload sound files or record directly online to share recordings in a social-network-based online file sharing community. Very popular. Free 120 minutes of recording; pay for more time.
 * 7) __ [|Vermont MIDI Project] __: internationally acclaimed site in support of young children's music creativity
 * 1) __ Music Tech Teacher __ (Karen Garrett is instrumental music teacher in Birmingham AL and TI:ME Teacher of the Year Award winner)
 * 2) __ Music Tech for Me __ (Keith Mason's site, Belmont University)
 * 3) __ MusicEd Tech __ (Barbara Freedman's site, music teacher at Greenwich H.S. in Connecticut)
 * 4) __ LeadingNotes.org __ (online music education magazine; a creative blog maintained by Nick Jaworski and Justine Dolorfino)
 * 5) __ MusicTech.net  __(a comprehensive website in support of music education and technology maintained by Joe Pisano)
 * 6) __ MusicEdMajor.net __ (Andy Ritenour and others share insights and materials on their blog from technology to the music classroom as music majors in music education)
 * 7) __ [|Music Professional Learning Network] __(Music teacher network with blogs, resources, and more)
 * 8) __ Tech4Music.net __ (Dave Williams' online music technology resources)
 * 9) __ [|MusicCreativity.org] __ (Dave Williams and Rick Dammers website for "The Other 80%." Reaching students through technology based creativity classes and activities)
 * 1) __ MusicTech Magazine __ (issues plus articles plus MusicTech Focus specials in depth on music software)
 * 2) __ METOS __ (Music, Education, and Technology Online Summit) and the __ SoundTree Institute __: SoundTree's (division of Korg) online conferences and technology training classes and resources.
 * 3) __ TI:ME __ (Technology Institute for Music Education) organization website with many, many resources. Join and get full access to the website and more.
 * 1) __ Online metronome __
 * 2) __ Naxos music dictionary __
 * 3) __ Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers __
 * 4) __ Fingering Charts for Band and Orchestra __
 * 5) __ Musical Instruments at the Library of Congress __
 * 6) __ Dallas Symphony Instruments of the Orchestra __
 * 1) Google Docs :__ [|http://docs.google.com] __ (online web-based applications for word processing, database, and more)
 * 2) Dropbox: __ https://www.dropbox.com __ (Cloud based file storage and sharing)
 * 3) Evernote: __ @http://evernote.com/ __ (Cloud based note and document sharing)