Music Education

There are some very good sites on the Web for Music Education. Many of these have sound files, so you may want to make sure your computer has an audio player or Real Audio. The list of links is short because the Music Education Launch Site is so complete.

One of the very best places to start is the MUSIC EDUCATION LAUNCH SITE. Not only does this site have an awesome set of links, but there are lesson plans and teacher sections. Try out Mr. Note, a nifty little guy whose goal is to teach children music.

K-12 RESOURCES FOR MUSIC EDUCATORS has resources for teachers of band, choir, choral, and other music classes.

ARTS ALIVE: MUSIC – Site devoted to learning all about orchestral music.

JAZZ IN THE SCHOOLS -- Explores Jazz as an American art form.

KID’S SONGS – Music and lyrics to a variety of popular songs for children. Sing along!

MUSIPEDIA -- A searchable, editable, and expandable collection of tunes, melodies and musical themes.

MUSIC THEORY NET shows students the basics of music theory in an entertaining way.

JAZZ IN AMERICA offers a public schools-based jazz education. Lesson plans available.

PLAY MUSIC gets your students excited about music through games, animation and audio.

CHILDREN'S MUSIC WEB has outstanding resources for music education.

The MIT MUSIC LIBRARY is the place to go if you're looking for anything ABOUT music.

MUSIC EDUCATORS NATIONAL CONFERENCE. Professional organization.

CHORAL NET - With active e-mail lists, categorized links, and practical information, ChoralNet is a useful starting point for choir directors and singers.

ALL MUSIC GUIDE - Search for songs by artist, album, song, style or label with such features as music maps, music styles and a music glossary. Easy to use.

SONGS FOR TEACHING -- Resources for incorporating music into classroom instruction.

NATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION - Celebrating American music, this initiative wants to provide an easily-accessed collection of lessons about American music that have been developed by teachers, have been reviewed by a distinguished panel of judges, and can be adapted by teachers for their own use.