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I find the tips on creating virtual music lessons by

Crystal Pridmore to be very helpful, especially the bit about following a script. I know for me the tendency to ramble may come out due to the fact that I find recording myself to be very awkward (the perfectionist in my cringes every time). Lighting is also definitely a huge consideration that I'll have to assess. I will be keeping Wide Open Schools and the TeachRock resources handy so that I can refer to them and utilize them in the future! I'll also be sending the links to the other music teachers in my district as we are making teamwork a direct goal this year to facilitation the growing of our programs. The 5 Things You Can Do: Music Edition has solidified what I need to put into focus this year to aid in the building of the program.

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I often found myself following links to other resources that led to still more interesting links -- easy to get lost! The first, besides containing some useful hints (such as using a horizontal orientation if you record with a smartphone), provided a good sample. The wideopenschool.org link had a wide range of useful bits, from using stones or wrenches to make xylophones to PBS lessons. I followed a link to Lincoln Center for a singing lesson "choices with voices" on ornamenting a song. I plan to go back for Mariachi music and Andean flutes. Also worth another visit: resources for using GarageBand and drumming instructions from Kennedy-Center.org.
The 22 Ideas included the main vehicle my school used - Google Classroom. I found a better resource than the virtual Boomwhackers, however. Try the geyermusic xylohone at https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/388230026/ You can use the number keys on your computer keyboard to play the notes, and you can play more than one note at a time. I plan to explore use of Google Slides, as the author suggests. I liked the list of tech tools, LOVED the steps to improve sound in Zoom. I was glad to see Noteflight and Noteflight Learn in the list of Music Notation resources, because I have found them very useful, with great learning guides for teachers and students. She did not mention the SoundCheck feature, however, which can provide feedback to kids when they record themselves. the teacher can also hear the recording, all through Noteflight Learn and Google Classroom.
The list of music-learning resources included some that I had investigated but not two that I actually used. Musicplayonline.com was free end of 2020, and we used it then and purchased a subscription for this past year. This year, the school is getting Essential Elements Music Class instead, as it works with Noteflight Learn and has online lessons for recorder and ukulele, so we won't have to purchase books for students.
The 5 Things resource was from SavetheMusic.org and had lots of resources for advocating for a music program and for making sure a music program is sensitive to students' social and emotional needs and is meeting the needs of a culturally diverse world, I especially appreciated the resources for recording your own music and other resources from the Library of Congress (citizen-dj.labs.loc.gov). Finally, TeachRock Distance Learning Packs had some amazing lessons ready to download. I would recommend checking the lesson carefully to make sure it is a good fit for the age group, as the ones I looked at for elementary-age kids were pretty challenging for that group!

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Although I am not a traditional UA teacher, I felt like I can relate to this module.  My sister was a music teacher for many years.  I am a School Counselor but I use many Music, Art and PE (movement) in my job.  I teach the Social Emotional and Character Lessons. My lessons weekly lessons include at least one UA area.  Looking at the Music area, I felt that it definitely strengthen my beliefs of music helping with the Social Emotional well-being of students.  The Save the Music site gave me some of the research and evidence to back up the lessons I teach. Music definitely helps with setting a “tone” or “mood” for students to express feelings and emotion. TeachRock is a great resource of songs that can help students connect to music but ways to express it too. The prompts really help guide and walk students through understanding the artist and get to listen to real musicians. I love the 22 Creative Ideas site for the call and response activity – this really helps with a way to get to know the kids during a morning meeting. The students are able to share thoughts, likes, dislikes in a personal but fun way that does not seem so threatening.  I like the Wide Open School Resource Bank.  There were several ideas that I can connect with my guidance lessons.  Teaching about kindness, thank you cards, monthly calendars of activities, and lastly – We all teach Social Emotional Lessons – even though we don’t often realize it.  It naturally occurs during the day at any place time.  One thing that I really need to work on is creating videos.  The Crystal Pridmore video really helps with some great ideas on how to improve on lighting.  Does anyone have an idea about how to make glasses not reflect in a video?

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I greatly appreciate the compilation of resources. I did use some of the TeachRock lessons for 7th and 8th Grade courses. In general, I found it important to carefully review the material - although designed for remote learning, it was my experience that each individual lesson in the rock history overview took quite a bit longer to complete than the allotted time - not necessarily a bad thing, but in conjunction with a new schedule module where we saw the students once a week for two-hour (!!!) classes, it was a bit of challenge to gauge lesson plan timing using that tool. The list of 22 creative ideas did highlight a number of websites and strategies we had used this past year, but it was nice to have many of those things condensed in a single place- this one I feel was the most direct and had the highest percentage of valuable links. Looking at the wideopenschool.org content, I felt the principal value were the links to content specific videos that could serve as discussion prompts - as a way to shake up synchronous remote lessons, we would sometimes play a brief video and then conduct our discussion (especially if the video had a direct performance or better production values than working from a home office!).

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I wish I'd had these resources this past year! The video from Crystal Pridmore was a fantastic reminder of some of the things that might not be as focused on in terms of creating a great video. Keeping the videos short was something that was very important to me. With younger students and for anyone on an online space, it's so easy to be distracted and lose focus. We were able to chose activities that would still be meaningful and appropriate, but would also serve their educational purpose. TeachRock was a highlight for my older students with their lesson on synesthesia with Billie Eilish. My coteacher and I adapted their materials into our own powerpoint to edit them down into smaller lessons, but having the base there was key. Students liked it so much in the Spring 2020 online, that we used it again in Spring 2021 as the introduction to a new unit about how our brains process music. Even if students were not fans of Billie Eillish's music, they had that familiarity with it that they latched right on to and were more likely to focus.

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There were multiple helpful resources in the table, in fact, a few of them had me delving further into the sites and googling people to learn more about where they came from. (1) I enjoyed the Crystal Pridmore video about practical tips for making great videos. She had very usable ideas about lighting and sound that were helpful and could immediately be put into practice when making videos. I especially appreciated her comment about focusing on brightening the teachers eyes and having lights from multiple directions if possible. I love her speaking/teaching style. I googled her and am going to contact her about an idea she mentioned briefly that I want to know more about. (2) The second resource I reviewed was teachrock.org. There were many lessons that looked interesting - many geared towards upper elementary or older students, but there were a few that I think my primary aged students would enjoy. The lessons included detailed lesson plans, handouts, and various videos to include with the lesson. It’s difficult to find good resources for teaching rock music, so I appreciate this one.  (3) Wide Open Schools had a few great things - I liked their app recommendations, specifically, Bandimal and Easy Music. (4) 22 Creative Ideas was probably my favorite resource. Many, great, free downloads for immediate use.  I downloaded rhythm cards and two musical games that I can print, laminate, and use - they’d also be great in a sub tub! I’m very excited about those materials!

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I found the 5 tips on making music teaching videos to be very helpful.  I made a lot of videos for my learners during the pandemic and it was very difficult to do without the right tools.  My videos did not look professional and with these tips I think I can do better.  The wideopen school site was interesting but very little for music.  The 22 ideas for creative teaching were things we´ve already been doing to be honest.  The last one I loved!  TeachRock Distance Learning Packs, I will definitely be utilizing this resource for my middle school learners.  I did find that even some of the younger focused lessons would need more explanation, but I really liked the sampling lesson for middle school.  I personally love Quaver Music.  It is a curriculum I have used for the last 5 years and it was my saving grace for my virtual teaching this past year and a half.