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Step into the vibrant world of visual arts with me! As an MYP Visual Arts Teacher at SSIS, I share my passion for creativity with a diverse range of students and colleagues. With a degree in Arts from the University of Santo Tomas and a Graduate Certificate in IB Teaching and Learning from Bethel University, I've been honing my skills for over 20 years.

Before coming to Suzhou, I ventured to Saudi Arabia, where I spent 16 years as a visual arts teacher in international schools. But for me, teaching visual arts isn't just about the technical aspects; it's about building relationships that transcend the classroom walls. It's about making a difference in a student's life, giving them the tools to succeed, and fostering social and emotional skills that will last a lifetime.

Travelling to different parts of the world has always been a passion of mine, and teaching abroad has allowed me to explore new cultures while sharing my love for the arts. Join me in my art studio, and let's discover the world of creativity together!

As a visual arts teacher, I enjoy teaching my students how to express themselves creatively through various art forms. Seeing the students grow and develop their skills and the opportunity to share their passion for art and the creative process students is a highlight and rewarding experience.

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https://resources.ibo.org/home

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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FRaDVFQ4liL605xjwvbbjzdcJBteXheEK_QdQY7aV3A/edit#slide=id.p

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19b7gjIYK_uiapk7vDW9ZyQU63OG7_THkSsDss31_YFk/edit?usp=sharing

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Hi, I'm Ms Lea (Lei-Ya).  This is my 17th year of teaching visual arts. I am so excited to be here and meet all of you.
I believe that each and everyone can become a great artist.
Art opens door to limitless wonderings; it helps you express your thoughts, ideas, dreams, your fears, and opinions. My classroom is a safe haven to learn, express and be nurtured creatively.

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ALL ARTWORKS SUBMITTED MUST BE ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS CREATED BY THE STUDENT; PLAGIARIZED ARTWORKS FROM COPYRIGHTED SOURCES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED:

Each art submission is measured using five separate components: personal engagement, composition, skill/technique, student voice and craftsmanship.

Composition: The plan, placement and arrangement of the elements of art, and the application of the design principles in a piece; measures student’s ability to effectively design the picture plane.

Skill and technique: Rendering and use of materials, tools and mediums; measures student’s knowledge, aptitude and ability to render with authenticity, and make appropriate choices regarding materials, tools and mediums used for intended outcome/product.

Student’s Voice: The act of conveying mood, sentiment, feeling, spirit and character in artistic execution; measures the student’s ability to create expressive powerful works that clearly reflect the student’s original point of view and communicate.

Craftsmanship: Level of attention to the finished product and presentation of the artwork; measures the student’s effort and ability to create artworks that demonstrate pride of workmanship.

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whiteboard.fi--interactive whiteboard. Can see one for each student during zoom meetings

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About

About Us

Whiteboard.fi is created by Sebastian Laxell and Jaakko Virtanen, and is run by Digital Teaching Tools Finland Ltd - a Kahoot! company. We have experience in teaching and IT-management - so we know the struggle in finding good digital tools.

Certificates

FERPA Certified

COPPA Safe Harbor

California Student Privacy Certified

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Whiteboard.fi - Free online whiteboard for teachers and classrooms

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Whiteboard.fi is an instant formative assessment tool for your classroom, providing you with live feedback and immediate overview over your students.

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Adjusts your tempo

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If you're a musician who likes to learn new songs and techniques by listening to the same piece of music over and over but wish that the music could be played a little slower, then you'll enjoy Amazing Slow Downer.

You can repeat any section of the music at full speed, slow it down or even speed it up by changing the speed between 25% (1/4 of original speed) and 200% (double speed) without changing the pitch!

Change the tuning or musical key? No problem, Amazing Slow Downer handles that as well.

Setup seamless loops by touching the "Set" buttons during playback.

Amazing Slow Downer is the ideal tool for any musician, transcriber or dancer wanting to improve their skills.

New - Support for streaming "Apple Music" audio!

Note: Some functions such as "Pitch change" and "Equalizer" are not available when playing "Apple Music" songs.

Please note: According to Spotify, third party apps will not any longer have access to streaming Spotify content in a way that works for slowing down / pitch change audio starting September 1, 2022. This will affect Amazing Slow Downer.

This means that you should NOT buy Amazing Slow Downer if playing Spotify content is your only use of the app.
This change does NOT affect any other type of audio content that Amazing Slow Downer can play back.

Version 6..8.3

Partial support for Deezer streaming audio - 30 second long preview excerpts only.

NYC Violin teacher here, uses frequently

I am violin teacher and I use and recommend this app a great deal. However, there is one thing I would really love if the developers would consider (which would make this a 5-star review) and that is a way to adjust speed percentages by + or - 1 with the tap of a +-1 button just like you can with moving forward or backward in seconds. I would also love love love if you could either modify the small movements back & fwd or have more options available to do so (e.g. 5, 10, 15 seconds.) It would also be out of this world if you could develop place markers or tabs for points of difficulty that you could just jump to go practice. E.g. One at 1:36, one at 2:30, one at 14:53, etc. (Also would be great for jumping to the next movement in classical music).
That being said I will continue to use this app and hammer on the << or >> 1 second button until this feature (hopefully) comes out. I haven't tried other similar apps (if they exist) but this one has been great to me, so am true blue all the way. Highly recommended. Get it.

More than worth the price!

More than worth the price! Truly a game changer! I tried cheaper options and their interface looked more interesting, but those looks were deceiving. Those others were difficult to effectively manage and really buggy. ASD proved to be "amazingly" intuitive, easy to organize what you're learning, and completely bug free. You do have to "own" your iTunes music that is imported, and they have to be downloaded to your device-Apple won't let you work in other programs with their music otherwise. I do pay for Apple Music, so I have to individually purchase those pieces I decide to accompany on my banjo. But that is a very small added cost for the time ASD saves when learning the song. Besides having quick and easy control of pitch and speed, the setting of focused sections of songs is very easy-I was setting focused loops on the fly the first night of practice using ASD. Each loop only took seconds to create and are automatically organized under a disc looking icon linked to the song. Having the loops organized with each song like that is one of the many details that make using ASD intuitive and effective. I do not typically leave reviews-less than a half dozen made in my lifetime across all platforms-so this review is a sign of how impressive and helpful this app truly is. Thanks for this great product!

More frustrating than helpful...

This app consistently crashes. Even as we speak I'm trying to play a song on it because I have a show Saturday and have a bunch of songs with key changes to learn, but have to keep pulling up the app and let it tell me numerous times it failed to play the song. Or it just won't do anything when I select a song to play. One of the only times I can "practice" is when I run in the morning. It's been a huge headache. It will get through a song, not move onto the next, I'll have to stop and totally interrupt the flow of everything, open the phone, try to get the next song to play, half the time it still won't play and I'll actually have to restart the entire phone to get it working again, when other normal music apps will just keep playing through each song. I don't think it's worth the money I paid. I have never bought an app this expensive and don't like the fact that it crashes, freezes, and doesn't work right. If it was a free app, I wouldn't care as much because I didn't have to pay for it. But $15? I'd almost rather get my money back, but conversely I need a way to practice these songs with the key changes and this is the only app I know of that can accommodate. If there is an option to actually download the playlists with their changes to avoid all this that I'm not seeing, forgive me. But I've searched and don't see anything like that here.

Exactly what do you mean with "crashes"?
We are not aware of any crashes.
It seems you mean failure to playback a song.
If you refer to Spotify playback or Apple Music playback, then it's probably an internet connection error.
Please contact Roni Music directly to find a solution to the problem.

The developer, Roni Music, indicated that the app's privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Information

Compatibility

iPhone

Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

iPad

Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.

iPod touch

Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

Family Sharing

Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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‎If you're a musician who likes to learn new songs and techniques by listening to the same piece of music over and over but wish that the music could be played a little slower, then you'll enjoy Amazing Slow Downer. You can repeat any section of the music at full speed, slow it down or even speed it...

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The evidence is in the practice

ESSA Level 3 correlation evidence in math and ELA, earned by teachers running frequent formative assessments.

When teachers run 30+ formative questions a week, the research is clear: they get more data-driven, their students get more engaged. Wayground is built to make that practice enjoyable ot run, attainable to fit a class period, and habitual enough to last past September.

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Quizizz is now Wayground | Teacher AI and Resources

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Find standards-aligned resources that engage every student. Wayground (formerly Quizizz) helps teachers differentiate instruction with AI and track student progress.

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flipgrid & timelapse evidence ...focus more on self assessment and peer evaluation

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flipgrid & timelapse evidence ...focus more on self assessment and peer evaluation

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https://quizlet.com/

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An extension for Google Classroom that grades for you! :)

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Not have enough time for grading?

Want useful measurements on student performance?

Want to assess student understanding in real-time?

If so, then Flubaroo can help!

Grade assignments and assessments in under a minute!

Get reporting and analysis on student performance.

Quickly send scores to students.

Saves teachers an average of 3.7 hours per week!

Over 10 million installs and millions of assignments graded!

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Teachers, do you... Not have enough time for grading? Want useful measurements on student performance? Want to assess student understanding in real-time? Need a free solution to help? If so, then Flubaroo can help! Grade assignments and assessments in under a minute! Get reporting and analysis on

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SCREENCASTIFY

LOOM

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https://www.coachseye.com/

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Sign up with your school email for the best Flip experience.

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Music Chrome lab- its a great tool to create music 

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Music Chrome lab- its a great tool to create music 

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Will love to have a certificate of participation and completion to nebai@asddouala.com

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Hello will it be possible for the ISS to make a platform where participants can write on issues they have in their class and whats not working so that others can copy and why not share their views.? I think we will be limited if we end this way without a place where teachers and educators can run back for help. Just reading from a colleague will do you good to know it works for them and as such encourages you to try in turn.

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Can I please get a certificate of participation and completion of this session?.
My names Hycient Ndipnuh Gwanvala

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It was good to hear different views and learning of all the people in the group. It would have been good if we had a complete different discussion of different subject group separately. More knowledge and ideas would have captured if it would have only PE discussion with PE group.

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Created by Like it? #PHYSED SEARCH PLICKERS PHYSED APPS Instant Activities Videos, Images, Links Warmups Videos, Images, Links Parachute Videos, Images, Links Golf Videos, Images, Links Jump Rope Videos, Images, Links Tennis Videos, Images, Links Swimming Videos, Images, Links Throwing/Catching V...

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I would like to have a certificate of completion. My name is Norah Catania
Thank you!

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Courses for fabulous feedback and commenting 

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Courses for fabulous feedback and commenting 

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https://community.seesaw.me/courses/fabulous-feedback

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Culturally Responsive Feedback Protocols

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I used this with my students who made videos. As the admin you are also able to see everyones work in progress and have access to their work so reduces upload issues.

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Headspace | Mini Meditation | Let Go of Stress

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100 Art Therapy Exercises to Make Your Mind, Body and Spirit Sing.

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100 Art Therapy Exercises to Make Your Mind, Body and Spirit Sing.

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https://www.fellowshiphall.com/2018/11/100-art-therapy-exercises-to-make-your-mind-body-and-spirit-sing/

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1. https://shannonmareeteaching.com/social-emotional-learning-activities-for-online-teaching/

2. https://pbskids.org/games/music

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Yoga is a great way to relax and melt the stress away.

Yoga for Beginners is the perfect app to help you get started.

FEATURES
* Handcrafted workouts to get you started on your yoga journey.
* Soothing voice guidance and music that will help clear your mind.
* Beginner friendly yoga workouts that are easy to learn and perform.
* Workout anytime, anywhere. A yoga studio right in your pocket.
* Build and customize your own personal yoga workouts.
* Apple Health integration to track workouts, calories and weight.

Take control of your health and practice yoga with us everyday!

Free, quick and effective. What are you waiting for?

Let 7M help you get healthier today!

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

Get a 7M Supporter subscription and enjoy full access to all features and content. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. If you subscribe before your free trial ends, the rest of your free trial period will be forfeited as soon as your purchase is confirmed.

Note: This app is developed for informational purposes only. You should always consult your physician or doctor before starting any new fitness program.

Terms of use: https://www.workoutinc.net/terms-of-use
Privacy policy: https://www.workoutinc.net/privacy-policy

Bug fixes and optimizations.

Make sure to leave us a review so we can keep making Yoga for Beginners the best yoga app on the App Store!

Namaste~

Great for beginners

I started using this app about a month ago as someone that knew very little about yoga and was also not very physically active or flexible. My goal was to intentionally incorporate physical movement into my daily routine and to become more flexible. So far, I love the app. It's very easy to use, and perfect for beginners since you can choose your workout based on whatever level you're already on, you can preview the workouts, and there is a video on how to execute all the poses correctly so you don't have to wonder if you're in good form. The app also tracks your progress, and you can choose to add your weight and things like that if you'd like to track weight loss. I like that there are a variety of workouts to choose from, and that it talks to you so you know when to change poses without having to look at the screen, and I like that you can add the workouts you like most to your favorites folder, which makes them even more easily accessible. Before using this app I tried getting into yoga several times but couldn't stick to it, and now, because of the ease of use and the guidance during sessions, I look forward to doing yoga every day. My flexibility has improved, I feel more energized, and I'm excited about moving on to more difficult workouts. Definitely will continue to use, definitely recommend.

Amazing app, very user friendly

I usually never write reviews for apps but I had to support this yoga app. It is very user and beginner yogis friendly, which I couldn't be more grateful for. I started working out not too long ago and realized something was missing from my routine. Stretching!! With this app you can chose what you want to work on, which body group, balancing, strength, or even if you're injured or sore in a particular part of your body. The stretches are helpful and you can chose your duration. I use this app every Tuesday and Thursday (my yoga days) and it has made my muscle flexibility so much better. The best part about this app is that there are little to no ads and most of the features are free! Of course, there are some premium items but even the quick start option is free if you don't know where to start and want a new set of stretches every day. I love this app and I'm very thankful to the developers. Namaste yogi!

disrespectful & presumptuous

I used this app a handful of times a few months ago and honestly loved it at the time. as a beginner, I found it helpful and informative. however, I recently re-downloaded it and found that when you first enter the app, it asks for a few pieces of data that I don't remember it asking before. there is absolutely no reason for a yoga app to ask its users what their "goal weight" is, with no option to skip past the prompt. honestly, I don't think there's any reason for a yoga app to ask its user for their weight at all, but the assumption that the user has an interest in changing their weight is disrespectful. as someone whose weight has fluctuated quite a bit over the course of my life for a myriad of reasons, it's exhausting to constantly be expected to be working toward something different from what I have. beyond that, the app uses BMI as a data point, which is an outdated measuring tool that's been used for decades to label and shame fat people. I enjoy yoga because it's a relaxing, engaging, and challenging way to move my body, no matter what it looks like or weighs that day, month, or year. it's disappointing and frustrating to be in search of that feeling, only to be met with outdated measurement tools and assumptions about my weight and body. going forward, i'll be directing my energy toward creators who more clearly have their users' true health and happiness in mind when creating their content. peace and love.

The developer, Fast Builder Limited, indicated that the app's privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

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‎Yoga is a great way to relax and melt the stress away. Yoga for Beginners is the perfect app to help you get started. FEATURES * Handcrafted workouts to get you started on your yoga journey. * Soothing voice guidance and music that will help clear your mind.

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Social Emotional Learning: Not Just for Kids | Cult of Pedagogy

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Maybe we don’t need an SEL curriculum or skills block. Maybe all we need is to model the competencies we wish to see in our students every day.

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Music & PE brain breaks

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"kids yoga" "yoga for kids" "yoga for children yoga story for kids" "children's yoga" "yoga adventure for kids" "kindergarten yoga" "preschool yoga" "kids me...

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YOGA | MINDFULNESS | RELAXATION FOR KIDS! Screentime that gives kids SUPERPOWERS! ⬇️ D O W N L O A D T H E C O S M I C K I D S A P P ⬇️ 🍏Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cosmic-kids/ 🛍️Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cosmickids 🖥️ Desktop (great for teachers!): https://app.cosmickids.com/ 📺 Roku: https://rb.gy/44r8d -------------------------------------------------------------------- Why watch on the App?

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Has wonderful guided meditations to help you calm and center yourself. Also has a section for kids. I have used this in my classroom.

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Calm is the #1 app for sleep and meditation. Join the millions experiencing better sleep, lower stress, and less anxiety.

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Challenge of the day/ for the week!

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Blog/Resource with Lessons, Songs, and More!

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Blog/Resource with Lessons, Songs, and More!

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https://www.bethsnotesplus.com/

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This is a collection of all my Seesaw activities from this past year. Contains lots of helpful videos as well. Just click the icons to see each activity. https://virginialee9.wixsite.com/isnsportfolio/ib-c3-9

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A complete K-5 curriculum

MusicFirst Elementary is the perfect music education tool for young students, providing a complete K-5 curriculum with more than 1000 interactive resources that are tailored to engage and entertain them while they learn. Whether your an experienced music teacher or are new to the profession, MusicFirst Elementary has everything you need to cultivate a lifelong love of music.

Get your free trial

User-friendly & customizable

MusicFirst Elementary has a meticulously crafted curriculum, which includes Key Documents for teachers. Your students will enjoy exporing the exciting world of music with MusicFirst Elementary's interactive tools and resources, which are aligned with the National Core Arts Standards. Additionally, our platform features ready-made and fun lessons, as well as lesson plans with sheet music for a wide variety of instruments.

Find out more

Contact

For more information, contact Paul Fletcher, paulfletcher@charanga.com, +44 (0)1273 823 900.

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MusicFirst Elementary is the perfect music education tool for young students, providing a complete K-5 curriculum with more than 1000 interactive resources that are tailored to engage and entertain them while they learn. Whether your an experienced music teacher or are new to the profession, MusicFirst Elementary has everything you need to cultivate a lifelong love of music.

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Let me start by saying that my sewing skills are limited to 18 years of Halloween costumes. So hopefully you are a band parent (or you know one) who can make these better. Consider these general guidelines :)

The research looks like it's saying that playing a wind instrument is about as bad as talking without a mask on. Better than we thought, but still NOT safe. And you can't get the kids far enough apart inside to make the 6' work.

So what if we mask the instrument instead?

1. An overlapping mask

2. Brass instruments: mask the bell and catch the spit

3. Woodwinds are harder because the air doesn't come out of the bell, it comes from the keys. So you have to contain the whole instrument. The "bag" below won't work for flute or bassoon, but should work for clarinets, saxophones, and oboe.

MASKS:
You'll need to use a stretchy fabric so that the sides can be pulled in to get the mouthpiece in.

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Overlapping Musician Mask & Aerosol Containing Instrument Bag - United Sound

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Let me start by saying that my sewing skills are limited to 18 years of Halloween costumes. So hopefully you are a band parent (or you know one) who can make these better. Consider these general guidelines :) The research looks like it's saying that playing a wind instrument is about as bad as talking without a mask on.

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Multiplayer Quiz on different topic for students they would need to sign up but feedback can go to parents email.

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San Francisco Symphony - Keeping Score Education

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San Francisco Symphony - Keeping Score Education

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https://www.keepingscore.org/

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The resources on this page were provided by diverse NAfME members, NAfME corporate members, and various third-party organizations to support music educators as they navigate unprecedented challenges related to the pandemic, from the need for teacher self-care to tips and considerations for teaching online.

Make sure to also see the following resources from NAfME:

About this site: Third-party resource links on this site are being provided for informational purposes only; they do not constitute or imply the endorsement or recommendation by The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) of the third-party or the contents of such third-party websites. Because NAfME does not have any control over such third-party websites, NAfME is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content made available on such third-party websites. Unless specifically noted, the views expressed in these media do not necessarily represent the policy or views of the Association, its officers, or its employees.

If you see a resource that needs updating, please let us know. Contact: memberservices@nafme.org.

Online Resources

The third-party resource links are being provided for informational purposes only; they do not constitute or imply the endorsement or recommendation by The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) of the third-party or the contents of such third-party websites. Because NAfME does not have any control over such third-party websites, NAfME is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content made available on such third-party websites. Unless specifically noted, the views expressed in these media do not necessarily represent the policy or views of the Association, its officers, or its employees.

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Virtual Learning Resources for Music Educators - NAfME

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This resource page has webinars and other virtual learning resources to help music educators during extended school closures.

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Young ES. My nieces and nephews loved dancing to this song!!

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Noodle Loaf: Dance Dance Noodlution (Movement Song)

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Your browser has JavaScript disabled. That's totally fine. This site has been designed to provide basic functionality without JS. Enabling JavaScript may give you additional functionality on this site.

What is Jamulus?

Jamulus is for playing, rehearsing, or just jamming with your friends, your band or just anyone you find online. Use your Windows, macOS or Linux machine to connect to Jamulus servers worldwide, for free over a normal broadband connection. Or host your own private server. Jamulus is designed for high quality, low-latency sound, making it easy to play together remotely and in time. Have a look at how people do it!

Jamulus worldwide

All over the world Jamulus allows huge choirs to sing, loud rock bands to play, and brings folk and classical musicians together. It's being used for remote music lessons, in schools and universities, in private and in public. Even just for the spoken word - all in real time on the Internet, as if you were there in person.

Help needed?

Have a look at the documentation. Especially consider the troubleshooting section! You can also ask on the forums.

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Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) Educator Resources

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Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) Educator Resources

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Lots of great curriculum for world music, instrument building, STEAM, virtual museum tours, etc.

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Educator Resources - Musical Instrument Museum

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Bring the world of music to the classroom! MIM's Educator Resources are meant to deepen and extend the learning that takes place on a field trip to the museum. K-12 educators can maximize their learning objectives with free supplemental materials for the classroom which include hands-on activities, lesson plans, video clips and photos, and gallery activity pages.

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Teaching Texture/Timbre/Pentatonic Scale

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BeepBox is an online tool for sketching and sharing instrumental melodies.

All song data is contained in the URL at the top of your browser. When you make changes to the song, the URL is updated to reflect your changes. When you are satisfied with your song, just copy and paste the URL to save and share your song!

BeepBox is a passion project, and will always be free to use. If you find it valuable and have the means, any gratuity via would be appreciated!

Instructions

You can add or remove notes by clicking on the gray rows at the top. BeepBox automatically plays the notes out loud for you. Try it!

Notes go into patterns, and you can edit one pattern at a time. Those numbered boxes at the bottom of the editor are the different patterns you can edit. Click the other boxes to move to a different part of the song, or click the arrows on the currently selected box to swap which pattern is played during that part of the song.

BeepBox can play several rows of patterns simultaneously, and each row has its own set of patterns. Most rows can play melodies or harmonies, but the bottom row is for drums.

The purple loop underneath the numbered boxes controls which part of the song is currently repeating. Move the loop to listen to a different part of the song, or drag the ends to expand the loop to include the whole song.

When BeepBox has focus (click on its interface above), you can use these keyboard shortcuts:

Spacebar: play or pause the song

Z: undo

Y or Shift Z: redo

C: copy pattern from selection

V: paste pattern into selection

1-8: assign a pattern number to selection

Arrows: move selection

[ ]: move playhead backward or forward

Shift & Drag: select part of a pattern (long press on touch screen)

Check BeepBox's edit menu for more!

In the note pattern editor, you can click and drag horizontally on a note to adjust its duration. You can also click above or below an existing note to add more notes to be played simultaneously, which is called a chord.

ADVANCED: Drag vertically from an existing note to bend its pitch, or drag vertically from above or below the note to adjust its volume. Drag on the numbered pattern boxes to select multiple patterns to copy and paste parts of your song.

BeepBox has many more features. Try playing with the buttons and menus on the right side to find out what it can do! You can also click on the label next to each option for a description of what it does.

Check out some of these songs that other people have posted on Twitter! If you find something you like, you should let the creator know! And if you see any beginners asking for advice, maybe you can help them!

About

BeepBox is developed by John Nesky, also known as @shaktool.

BeepBox does not claim ownership over songs created with it, so original songs belong to their authors.

Neither John Nesky nor BeepBox assume responsibility for any copyrighted material played on BeepBox. No songs are ever received, recorded, or distributed by BeepBox's servers. All song data is contained in the URL after the hash (#) mark, and your song data will not leave your device unless you copy and share the URL.

BeepBox does not collect, track, or share any user data.

You can download an offline version of BeepBox to use when you don't have access to the internet. The features are otherwise the same.

You can download and use the source code under the MIT license. In particular, you can use the synth code as demonstrated here to play BeepBox songs in your own JavaScript projects!

Those who yearn for simpler times can find the old version of BeepBox here.

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Do you drive your teachers crazy at school by drumming on the desk with your pencils? Have you ever wanted to be a drummer or a musician? If so, this activity is for you.

WHAT YOU NEED

An adult to help

Different lengths of PVC pipes

Two boards

String

A mallet or small hammer

WHAT YOU DO

1. Create a xylophone by cutting PVC pipe into various lengths.

2. Place them side by side on a frame from the longest to shortest.

3. Cut two boards the appropriate length to accommodate all the pipes. These boards will make a good supporting frame. The best sound will be achieved by allowing a little less than a third of each pipe to extend off the frame. When you have the pipes the way that you want, tie them on the frame with string.

4. You can tune your xylophone by cutting the pipes shorter for higher notes and leaving the pipes longer for the lower ones.

5. Play the xylophone by striking the pipes with a mallet of some kind.

Have you ever wanted to play the violin or some other string instrument? In this activity, you can make your very own string instrument using ordinary household items!

WHAT YOU NEED

Information about the instruments in the string family, found here.

Wire clothes hanger

Two pieces of string, each a few feet long

WHAT YOU DO

1. Read about string instruments, particularly how they are built and how they produce sound.

2. Make a string instrument using a wire clothes hanger and two lengths of nylon string. Tie two ends of one string across the bottom part of the hanger (like in the picture). Tighten it until the bottom wire bends up out of the way and tie it off so that it stays tight with your hand and then "play" it by plucking it.

3. Take a second length of string about three feet long and tie one of it to something solid. Pull the other end tight with your hand and then "play" it by plucking it.

4. Use your clothes hanger "bow" that you made and pull it across the string. Help students note that the tighter the string is, the higher the note will be.

Students will gain an understanding of how shaken percussion instruments sound by creating a simple set of maracas.

RESOURCES

Meet the Percussion Family of Instruments

2 small plastic water bottles or 2 empty soda cans (rinsed and dried)

Small dry objects such as seeds, uncooked rice, pasta, or dried beans

Masking or packing tape

TEACHING SEQUENCE

1. Provide each student with a copy of Meet the Percussion Family of Instruments.

2. have students read about percussion instruments, particularly the maracas.

3. Discuss with students how maracas produce sound.

4. Have students partially fill their cans of bottles with the small dry objects.

5. using the tape, students should close off the top of their cans or bottles, then (optional) decorate their "maracas."

CULMINATING ACTIVITY

Have students take turns shaking their instruments, and ask them to compare the sounds of the different materials used.

EVALUATION

Do students demonstrate an understanding of how shaken percussion instruments produce sound?

CO-CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS/TEKS

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Do you like to measure things? In this activity, you will use brass instruments to measure everyday items. Sounds strange doesn't it?

The first brass instrument that we know about is a trumpet found in a drawing in King Tutankhamen's tomb in Egypt dating to 1500 B.C. - over three thousand years ago. The Egyptian trumpet was a long, straight tube made of silver or bronze, and was four feet long. This instrument could produce only a few tones. As the trumpet evolved (evolved - developed gradually over time), it became longer and was coiled to make the instrument easier to hold. Later, valves and tubing were added to let the players play all of the notes in the scale.

WHAT YOU NEED

Pictures of the trumpet, trombone, French horn, and tuba

A yardstick or ruler

WHAT YOU DO

1. Look at pictures of the trumpet, trombone, French horn and tuba. How long do you think each instrument would be when unrolled or uncoiled?

2. Do you see any connection in the length of each instrument to the sound of each instrument? The longer the tubing of each brass instrument, the lower the sound of the instrument. Therefore, the trumpet plays higher pitches or sounds than the tuba.

3. Now using the copy of the" Brass instruments Uncoiled Chart" that you printed off, can you figure out how many trumpet lengths make up your kitchen table or a desk in your home. For example, my dinner table is two trumpets long. (My dinner table is 12 ft. long.) What about your bed? How many trombones does it take to walk from your room to the kitchen? What about your backyard or driveway? How many French horns would it take to go from your house to school? What other items or distances can you measure sing brass instruments?

SOMETHING ELSE

Have you ever tried to play a brass instrument before? Try "Buzzing Brass Mouthpiece" to find out how to make your own mouthpiece like the ones brass players use, and learn how to use it.

Students will gain an understanding of how drums produce sound by building and playing a simple drum.

RESOURCES

Large empty coffee can

Piece of heavy plastic trash bag

Ruler

Marker of chalk

Scissors

Large rubber band

Spoon or pencil

TEACHING SEQUENCE

1. Have students read the material.

2. Discuss with students how a drum is constructed and how it produces sound.

3. Have students measure the diameter of their can, then mark a circle two inches larger in diameter on their piece of plastic with the marker or chalk.

4. Students then should cut out the circle of plastic and stretch it tightly over the top of the can, securing it with the rubber band.

CULMINATING ACTIVITY

Ask students to play their drums using the spoon, pencil or their hands to strike the top of the drum.

EVALUATION

Do students demonstrate an understanding of how drums produce sound?

CO-CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS/TEKS

Fine Arts - Music
Mathematics
Science

Do you like to annoy those around you by making funny sounds? Have you ever thought of playing a brass instrument? If so, this activity is for you.

Brass players play their instruments by blowing air between their closed lips causing them to vibrate together into their mouthpiece. When the lips vibrate in this way, it is called "buzzing." This "buzzing" sound is the basic sound for all brass instruments. Practice buzzing your lips.

WHAT YOU NEED

Bottles of various sizes

An adult to help

WHAT YOU DO

1. Make a mouthpiece by cutting the top off a plastic coke bottle (Be sure to leave enough of the bottle so that it flares out, making a place for you to buzz into.)

2. Then create a "brass" instrument by inverting it into the top of a larger bottle or jug. Experiment with putting your mouthpiece into various jugs and containers to see what kind of sound is produced.

SOMETHING ELSE

Did you know that when you buzz your lips, you are making them vibrate? All sounds are produced by vibration.

How much do you know about the instruments in the brass family? To find out more about the brass instruments, click on the following links: trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba.

Have you ever blown across the top of a soda bottle and heard the sound it makes? Here is another type of woodwind instrument you can make.

WHAT YOU NEED

Plastic bottles and jugs of various sizes

A small comb

Paper squares approximately 2 inches by 2 inches

WHAT YOU DO

1. Make a "woodwind" instrument by blowing across the top of a bottle. Experiment with various sizes of bottles and you will discover that larger bottles make a lower sound than smaller bottles when you blow across them.

2. Make a reed instrument using a piece of paper and a comb. Hold a small pocket comb with the teeth pointed toward you. Place a small piece of paper on the comb on the side closest to you, holding it in place with your thumbs. By holding the comb and piece of paper together with your lips and blowing, you can make the paper vibrate which makes a sound.

Do you get in trouble for spending too much time talking to friends on the telephone? Here is a fun way to find out how sound travels and talk to friends at the same time.

WHAT YOU NEED

An adult to help

Two metal cans, clean and dry (Be sure that there are no sharp edges)

Ten to Twelve feet of a piece of small diameter string such as kite string or nylon string

WHAT YOU DO

1. Make a 'Tin Can Telephone' by punching a small hole in the bottom of each can. Each hole should be just large enough so that the string will go through.

2. From the outside, insert one end of the string into the hole in one can. Tie a couple of knots in the end of the string so that it will not slip back through when pulled tight. Do the same with the other end of the string using the other can.

3. With one person holding each can, stretch the string so that it is tight. Then have one person talk into one can while the other one listens on the other can. Then switch roles.

WHY IT WORKS

When someone speaks or makes a sound, the air ripples or vibrates. The word 'vibrate' means to move up and down, or back and forth rapidly. Our ears collect the sound vibration, or sound waves and send them to our brains. Then we hear the sound.

When you pull the string tight and talk into one of the cans of your tin can telephone, the sound vibrates across the taut string to the other can. The person at the other end of the telephone hears your message after his or her ears collect the sound vibrations and send them to the brain to be processed.

Students will gain understanding of how the size of an instrument affects the pitch of the sounds produced by the instrument.

RESOURCES

20 Clay flower pots, in a variety of sizes

5 wooden dowel rods approximately 18 inches in length

String or cord, scissors, tape measure, and wooden spoon

TEACHING SEQUENCE

1. Have students read about percussion instruments, particularly the chimes.

2. Discuss how the size of each chime affects its pitch (high or low sounds).

3. Divide students into 5 groups, giving each group 4 different size flower pots.

4. Have each group of student cut four lengths of string: 30 inches, 24 inches, 18 inches, and 12 inches.

5. Have students match pots and string from largest/longest to smallest/shortest.

6. They should then put one end of the string through the hole in the pot and knot the string inside the pot so the pot hangs upside down from the string.

7. Next, have them tie the free end of the string around the wooden dowel rod with the pots arranged from largest to smallest, left to right.

8. One student should hold the rod so the pots hang freely while another student strikes the pots gently with the wooden spoon to produce sound.

Note: Steps 4 and 5 are only for visual reinforcement of tone differences, and are optional. Strings may be of equal lengths.
CULMINATING ACTIVITY

Ask the students to describe how the difference in the size of the pots affects the pitch of the sound they produce.

EVALUATION

Do students demonstrate an understanding of how the size of an instrument affects the pitch of its sound?

CO-CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS/TEKS

Fine Arts - Music
Science

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By NAfME Member Elizabeth Caldwell This blog was first published on "Organized Chaos."
We are living in unusual times, to be sure.

My school district, along with many others around the world, is closed indefinitely in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19 (known widely as Coronavirus). As we go through this time of uncertainty, I know many of us are scrambling to find ways to continue to provide music learning opportunities for our students without actually being in school. Whether you're hoping to move to online/virtual teaching, provide students with online resources, or put together no-tech resources for families without internet or technology access, here are some resources to help.

1. Virtual Teaching

If you're looking at setting up an online classroom or teaching virtually, Michelle from The Musical Rose has been teaching music virtually for a few years now, and she has put together resources for music teachers looking to teach online. Click here to visit her website, where you'll find links to her social media accounts where she is posting her most updated content, and click here to view the slides from her Facebook live presentation on using Zoom and Nearpod, along with general tips for online teaching (including general music and ensemble rehearsals!).

If you have a private lesson studio as well, Ashley Danyew has some excellent ideas and resources to transition private lessons and studio group classes to online teaching. Click here to read her post, where she outlines different online platforms for live lessons, pre-recorded videos, and activities to send home, templates for letters to send to parents, and other advice for private lesson teachers.

2. Online Resources

If your students have reliable internet and device access, there are plenty of resources available for music teachers, and many are being offered for free temporarily to support school closures or already offer free options! Check out each of these below to explore these options-obviously this list is not exhaustive, so feel free to share others you love in the comments on my blog or on Amplify:

Of course, there are plenty of online resources that can be used as tools or exploration opportunities:

For more ideas incorporating technology in music teaching, my top recommendation is Midnight Music. Katie has been involved in music education technology for years, and she has excellent resources and information on her website-go explore her site right here. You can also find more ideas in Facebook groups specifically dedicated to sharing ideas for online music teaching during school closures, so if you are on Facebook you can search for those as well.

3. No Tech Resource Ideas

For my district, we are preparing paper and pencil packets for students. We are not one-to-one with devices, nor does every family in our district have reliable internet access, so we have chosen to provide resources that can be accessible to everyone. If you are looking for student learning resources that don't require technology or internet access, Charissa from Music with Mrs. Dunc has a free take-home packet you can download here for elementary general music. The packet includes rhythm and pitch practice, composition, and more without any need for technology!

Here are some more ideas you can use with a range of grade levels:

Interviews: Have students interview family members about their musical backgrounds and interests. What is their favorite song right now and why? What instruments do they play? What does music mean to them? Who are their favorite artists? Students can record the responses they get and also answer the questions themselves.

Instrument invention: Have students invent a new instrument. They could draw a picture of it and describe how it is played, how it's constructed, and what it sounds like, or they could make one out of recycled materials.

Hand-washing dance choreography: Have students choreograph a short dance routine incorporating the different ways we're recommended to wash our hands (scrubbing nails, between fingers, etc). Check out this one for inspiration.

Listening log: Have students write down music that they hear each day. Depending on the age, they can also record information about the songs, like the title/artist, genre, mood, time signature, tempo, instrumentation, etc., or they could draw a picture in response to the music.

Singing log: Have students write down songs that they sing each day. They can sing along with a recording, sing by themselves, or sing with their family.

Soundtrack of my life: Have students create an imaginary album that shows who they are. They can make a list of song titles, and for each song describe the music-this could be done either by asking students to come up with their own imaginary songs or by having students find existing songs that would describe aspects of their personality/life. Students could also design an album cover to go with it, write liner notes, etc.

Instrumental / choral practice: Of course, if students have sheet music for choir songs, instrumental method books, recorder music, etc., then they can practice their music! Include tips for independent practicing, fingering charts, etc., to help students maintain productive practice.

4. Professional Learning Opportunities

With more flexible schedules and some extra time on our hands, this is a great time to do some reflecting and learning ourselves! Elisa from Music Ed Mentor has compiled a list of online professional learning opportunities for music teachers in this post, and you can find more ideas including book and listening recommendations in these posts below:

With all of the information and debating swirling around, let's remember to be deliberate and compassionate. Let's all help each other as we forge new paths-please share ideas in the comments on my blog or on Amplify to help other teachers support their students!
About the author:
NAfME member Elizabeth Caldwell has been teaching elementary general music and choir for over a decade and cannot imagine ever doing anything else. She is also the author of the website, Organized Chaos Music, where she regularly shares organization strategies, lesson plans, and other ideas to encourage purposeful creativity in the music classroom. She holds her B.M.E from Wheaton College (IL) and her M.M.E. from Boston University, and was named Teacher of the Year in 2018. She has presented on lesson planning, restorative behavior management, effective recorder teaching, world music, National Core Arts general music standards, and other music education topics at conferences around the globe, and teaches an e-course on lesson planning through her website.

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We're in 2020, which means making music doesn't have to be an expensive proposition. There are so many fantastic ways to produce music on a shoestring with the only prerequisite being a capable computer. We'll examine some of the top free DAWs so you can be preoccupied with your craft and not your wallet.

Garageband

Right off the bat, if you own an Apple computer or mobile device, you also own Garageband. For $0, it's a surprisingly capable DAW (that is, if you already own an Apple computer!). A stripped-down version of the professional DAW Logic Pro X ($199), Garageband is the perfect place to tinker with tracking, MIDI, and mixing before taking the plunge with weightier software. Its intuitive design makes it easy for beginners to jump in and test the waters.

Audacity

One of the most popular open source programs for many years running has been Audacity. Currently on version 2.2.2 as of February 2018, Audacity is compatible with Windows, OS X, and Linux operating systems, ensuring access for all users. If multitrack recording and editing seems like it's for you, try it out with Audacity before dropping the dough on expensive software.

Pro Tools First

A lighter, and best yet, free version of Pro Tools, First is ideal for anyone who is new to Pro Tools or audio recording. Pro Tools First supports playback for up to 16 audio tracks and allows recording of up to 4 tracks simultaneously.

As far as free DAWs go, PT First also includes 20 plugins/effects and the powerful virtual instrument, Xpand!2. Most importantly, you'll have everything you need to track, edit, and mix using Avid's industry-leading technology.

Cubase LE

Steinberg's powerful Cubase Pro software is currently in version 9.5 with a price tag of over $500. That's certainly not chump change, but luckily, much like Pro Tools First, LE is a free "lite" version of Cubase Pro.

Cubase LE supports up to 24 MIDI tracks, 16 audio tracks, and 8 physical inputs with recording quality up to 24-bit/192 kHz. The free software also comes with the HALion Sonic SE 2 virtual instrument featuring 180 presets, so you can dive headfirst into producing music. Another 18 basic plugins, like EQ, compression, and delay, ensure you'll have everything you need out the gate.

Cakewalk by BandLab

In early April 2018, BandLab announced that it would be relaunching Cakewalk's famous SONAR Platinum DAW as a free download.

According to the company's press release,

The revived DAW includes all core premium features of SONAR Platinum such as the award-winning Skylight user interface, flexible ProChannel modules, and powerful end-to-end 64-bit mix engine.

The software is currently available for Windows users at no cost, making it one of the best free DAWs at around a $600 value. Despite it's restrictive operating system requirements, you simply won't find a premium DAW like this for free elsewhere.

PreSonus Studio One Prime

As of May 2018, Studio One made the leap from version 3 to 4. PreSonus's professional software has been a widely-used DAW for many years, and Studio One 4 comes with some major upgrades to improve workflow and efficiency. Of course, none of this is without a hefty fee.

Though it hasn't yet been released, PreSonus is developing a free version of Studio One 4 called Prime. You can expect it to behave similarly to Cubase LE or Pro Tools First as a toned down, but highly functional, silhouette of its big brother.

If you can't wait for the full free release, PreSonus also offers the Studio One Professional Demo for 30 days at no cost. Keep your eyes peeled for Prime's availability in the coming weeks.

Ableton Live 9 Lite

Ableton Live is one of the most popular DAWs for MIDI sequencing, sampling, and electronic music production, though it's fully capable of audio recording and editing as well. In Live 9 Lite, you can see what the Ableton workflow is all about at no charge.

As we've seen with previous "lite" softwares, this DAW contains select virtual instruments and effects so you can get the job done on a budget. Live 9 Lite is packed with an EQ, compressor, delay, reverb, and analogue filter emulator amongst other plugins. It's also packaged with three Ableton virtual instruments: Drum Rack, Impulse (a drum sampler), and Simpler (a powerful sampling instrument).

Stagelight by Open Labs

Stagelight is a cross-platform app for music production. It's accessibility is unrivaled, with versions available on Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, and Chromebook. That means that whether you're on mobile, Mac/PC, or both, you can take your favorite DAW with you.

Stagelight especially appeals to hip hop and EDM producers with its included drum sequencer and samples. Price ranges from free to $149 for the most complete version, so it isn't cost prohibitive either!

Take Your Pick of the Free DAWs Offered

There's certainly no shortage of free music production software on the market, so there's no excuse to not be making music in 2020! To recap:

Cakewalk by BandLab is undoubtedly the most powerful of the free DAWs available, though it's Windows-only. It's a rebranded version of SONAR Platinum, minus the full $600 price tag, with all its professional features.

Garageband, Pro Tools First, Cubase LE, PreSonus Studio One Prime, and Ableton Live 9 Lite are all compact versions of their full-featured (and expensive) counterparts. They're a great way to experiment and find a DAW that suits your workflow. For many purposes they offer a complete experience, though you may consider upgrading down the road.

Audacity is a widely recognized open source program for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It's been around for years and isn't limited to a single operating system-a fantastic place to begin.

For more like this, take a look at our article on the best inexpensive DAWs on the market.

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Free DAWs: The Best Available in 2020 - Produce Like A Pro

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We're in 2020, which means making music doesn't have to be an expensive proposition. There are so many fantastic ways to produce music on a shoestring with the only prerequisite being a capable computer. We'll examine some of the top free DAWs so you can be preoccupied with your craft and not your wallet.

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Having a background as a music teacher, I often get the asked what resources are available for homeschoolers to grow in their music studies. As such, today I'd like to share with you an Ultimate List of Online Music Education Games available for FREE to public and homeschoolers alike to have fun while learning more about music. Whether playing via iPad, SmartBoard, or laptop, each resource provides supportive games and activities to reinforce music concepts at home. For your browsing convenience, these online music education games are organized into the following categories: aural training, composers, composition, instruments, notation, symbols/vocabulary and variety.

Note: Links updated 12/8/2021 to remove all outdated games that formerly used Flash Player.

Aural Training

Composers

Composition

Musical Instruments

Notation

Symbols and Vocabulary

Music Education Games Covering Multiple Categories

These websites could not be limited to one particular musical focus but have several online music education games covering a wide-variety of musical instruments and elements.

Music Theory.Net-lessons, tools, and customizable exercises for note, key, interval, choral, and keyboard note recognition both on the staff and aurally

Music Learning Community-games to reinforce notation, symbols, intervals, and more

Quia Music Review-Jeopardy-like game to review music elements, notation, instruments, rhythm and more

Creative Kids Education Foundation Projects-learn about opera, composers, musical styles and more with different projects

eMusic Theory Practice-exercises to practice note names, piano keys, string instrument fingerings, rhythms, intervals, chords, scales, and more

Music Tech Teacher-over 130 elementary quizzes, puzzles, and games on music notes, rhythms, instruments, composers, and more

Teoria-Music theory and aural training tutorials and exercises

Looking for free online education games for another subject area? Check out the other posts in the One Humongous List of Free Online Education Games Series for a complete roundup.

** Did I leave out one of your favorite online music education games? Feel free to let me know in the comments and I'll be glad to add it to the links above for others! In order for online games/activities to be included in the above list they must be FREE, ONLINE, INTERACTIVE, and EDUCATIONAL. Thanks for your help in making this an even more ULTIMATE musical resource.

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The Ultimate List of Online Music Education Games - Cornerstone Confessions

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In BrainPOP’s Arts & Music movies, you’ll learn how folks use words, music, and images to express themselves! Plus, meet some famous artists and see their work.

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Enjoy these online offerings by members and friends of the League of American Orchestras. We may have missed some, so let us know if we have by filling out the "Add to Our Directory" form, and be sure to check with your local orchestra about their offerings. Music inspires us, strengthens us, and brings us together; please consider a donation to your local orchestra in these difficult times.

-Akron Symphony Orchestra

To support the Akron Symphony Orchestra, visit their website.

@Home Concert Series - The musicians of Baton Rouge Symphony are releasing small at-home performances which are being posted regularly on the symphony's website.

To support the Baton Rouge Symphony, visit their website.

Listening - Great Performances from the BSO Archives. New music released daily at 10am.

Behind the Scenes - Get a behind the scenes look at orchestra life in these videos.

Musicians - BSO musicians share what life is like offstage while they #stayathome.

Concert for our City - Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads a free performance at Symphony Hall that emphasizes "The Beautiful Sounds of Friendship" (available through May 20).

BSO Homeschool - An archive of Youth & Family Concert lesson plans, as well as videos created by BSO Musicians that cover a wide variety of topics from demonstrations, tutorials, and more. New content uploaded every Wednesday.

BSO Encores- 99.5 WCRB Classical Radio Boston joins with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) to bring their concerts to the public in a time of social distancing and the widespread cancellation of live events. Beginning March 23 and running through at least April 18, BSO Encores, Nightly @8, will present a past Boston Symphony Orchestra performance each evening, Monday through Saturday at 8 pm. The pre-recorded concerts will be selected from concerts by the BSO over the past six years. The program will replace WCRB's "Symphony at 8" for its duration. broadcast locally at 99.5 FM and for all at www.classicalwcrb.org. Listeners can ask their smart speaker to play 99.5 Classical Radio Boston.

BSO HomeSchool - An educational resource for anyone who wants to learn more about the Boston Symphony Orchestra. We will be uploading an archive of Youth & Family Concert lesson plans created by the BSO Educators Advisory Council, WBUR's Circle Round podcasts, as well as videos created by BSO Musicians that cover a wide variety of topics from demonstrations, excerpt tutorials, and more! New content will be uploaded every Wednesday.

-Boston Symphony Orchestra

To support the Boston Symphony Orchestra, visit their website.

BPO Broadcasts on WNED Classical - The Buffalo Philharmonic is partnering with WNED Classical, which serves Buffalo, New York and Toronto, Canada, to broadcast archived live recordings of BPO concerts.

To support the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, you submit a donation online.

Go to the Central Ohio Symphony'sYouTube Channelfor videos produced for streaming after 7/1/2020 and earlier performance live streamed through Ohio Wesleyan University's service and recorded by them.

To support the Central Ohio Symphony, you can submit adonationonline.

Weekly Social Media Showcase of Student and Faculty Concerts from the CIM Archives - To showcase the incredible talent of CIM's students and faculty and continue to deliver the joy of music to Cleveland and the world, beginning Monday, March 23, the 100-year-old Conservatory will post archival video recordings of some of its most spectacular ensemble, opera and solo performances every Monday and Wednesday at 6pm and Friday at 12:30pm.

-Cleveland Institute of Music

To support the Cleveland Institute of Music, you can submit a donation online.

Radio Broadcasts of Cleveland Orchestra Concerts - Performances by The Cleveland Orchestra air on WCLV 104.9 (also available via online stream), Sundays at 4:00 PM and Saturdays at 8:00 PM - as well as a new series, Lunchtime with The Cleveland Orchestra, every weekday immediately after BBC News at Noon.

"Great Performances" Centennial Concert - PBS's performing arts anthology video series brings the world's best music into viewers' living rooms, now re-airing our 100th anniversary concert for a limited time.

Mindful Music Moments Video Playlist (all ages) - Enjoy a moment of meditation with The Cleveland Orchestra. Close your eyes and calm your mind.

From Our Home to Yours Videos (all ages) - Listen to members of The Cleveland Orchestra perform (virtually) from your home! New videos added weekly!

"On a Personal Note" Podcast - A new, weekly podcast series of stories told through words and music. On a Personal Note offers uniquely personal perspectives and illuminating views from inside classical music, speaking directly about Cleveland Orchestra concert recordings and taking listeners on journeys that are both powerful and personal. The first season of On a Personal Note will feature ten episodes, with the first available now across all major podcast platforms.

-The Cleveland Orchestra

To support The Cleveland Orchestra, you can submit a donation online.

DSSO at Home - The DSSO is offering musician recitals, discussions with Music Director Dirk Meyer, and full concerts available on-demand for free.

-Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra

To support the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, you can submit a donation online.

FWSO Music Lab - FWSO has created The Music Lab to keep the music playing by providing our community an opportunity to uniquely engage with musicians, staff, and sponsors beyond the walls of Bass Hall. The four pillars - listen, learn, share and give - will house weekly content all communities can access to grow musically, discover archived, live, or curated performances and generally connect with other music lovers.

The Listening Lab - The virtual listening lab will provide weekly postings of archival recordings, curated playlists from FWSO's very own members and more to continue keeping the music alive in your home, throughout the local community and beyond

The Learning Lab - FWSO Learning Lab is core to our mission of providing educational content and tools to our schools, students, families and all fans of music! The Learning Lab will provide weekly postings of webinars, downloadable worksheets for kids, and more for the whole family to enjoy the love of learning music!

The Sharing Lab - At the core of all music, it is the musician who keeps the music playing. To thank you all, FWSO would like to showcase any and all musicians' performances!

The Giving Lab - The FWSO mission would not be possible without the generous support from its foundation and community of patrons and sponsors. Donations will be collected to help keep the music playing now and for many years to come.

-Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

To support the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, visit the "Support" section of their website.

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Symphonyspot.org - Symphony Spot is a one-stop hub of League member orchestra online releases such as livestreams, videos, and digital learning events. Online music enrichment content such as classes and educational resources are available for all ages. You can also find additional content like radi

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How were these built?

All our experiments are all built with freely accessible web technology such as Web Audio API, WebMIDI, Tone.js, and more. These tools make it easier for coders to build new interactive music experiences. You can get the open-source code to lots of these experiments here on Github.

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Online Synchronous Music Lessons with great teachers! Free first lesson. Many different instruments!

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Founded in 2013, we are experienced leaders in providing live online music lessons. Covid-19 - We're more than running business as usual.

As a live online music school, we are able to continue to provide our wide range of live online music lessons, delivered one-to-one, safely and directly into homes around the world.

Wherever you are, try a sample lesson!

Subject to availability

We are world leaders in live online music lessons, since 2013

"The teachers and other staff are so friendly, kind, and helpful. I highly recommend them!" - Emily Hendriksen - USA

Meet me online for a chat over Skype or Zoom, about what you want from your online music lessons. Tap here!
Tracy Rose Head of Music Lessons Anywhere

Here's a video all about our live online music lessons:

Children and adults of all ages.
Absolute beginners to intermediate and advanced levels, including Diplomas and beyond.

'Music Lessons Anywhere' online music lessons are fun and focused, highly professional, enjoyable, fantastically creative and cover all aspects! Detailed lesson notes follow each lesson by email. Free online workshops and online concerts bring students together all over the world. We love being part of this unique online community you have created!" - Jo Woods, UK
More reviews of our online music lessons are here

Biographies and videos of our teachers are here

"The live online music lessons are like having the teacher sat in the room, watching and working with you. I can't believe how much progress has been made in such a short period of time!"
Rachel Kirkham, England
More reviews of our online music lessons are here

Included in our Skype music lesson prices

Students receive detailed notes about each lesson by email, usually within 24 hours of the lesson. Click image to view an example of lesson notes.

From our Theory Club, Aural Workshops, Practise Partners and Masterclasses to Online Music Bingo, students can get together with other students from all over the world, to enjoy and enrich their learning experience.

January 28th, 2021

Announcing our new online Ensemble Club!

Playing in an ensemble is fun! It's great to get together with other students to get involved with music, outside of regular lessons. All about our live online Ensemble Club here.

January 17th, 2021

Congratulations Philippa!

Philippa passed her Grade 5 ABRSM Performance Exam! Philippa has auditory processing disorder which made it more of a challenge to get through her exam. But all her hard work and dedication paid off. We're very proud of her.

January 7th, 2021

Congratulations Pia and Roman!

Pia passed her ABRSM Performance Exam with a Distinction and Roman passed his Grade 4 MTB Guitar Exam with a Merit! Pia in Austria takes live online theory lessons with Tracy in England and Roman in Canada takes live online guitar lessons with Kelsey in South Africa. We are a registered online MTB Exam Centre, so you can sit MTB music exams with us, online, in your own home, anywhere in the world!

January 6th, 2021

Congratulations Nicole!

Nicole is our Student Of The Month for December! Nicole in Hawaii, takes live online piano lessons with Stephie in Athens, Greece. See Nicole performing on our Student Showcase Youtube Playlist here.

Here is our archive of all news items, dating back to when Music Lessons Anywhere was founded in 2013.

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A fun, interactive music experience
Incredibox is a music app that lets you create your own music with the help of a merry crew of beatboxers.Choose your musical style among 9 impressive atmospheres and start to lay down, record and share your mix.

Where making music is child's play!

Part game, part tool, Incredibox is above all an audio and visual experience that has quickly become a hit with people of all ages. More than 80 million players worldwide have already enjoyed it. The right mix of music, graphics, animation and interactivity makes Incredibox ideal for everyone. And because it makes learning fun and entertaining, Incredibox is now being used by schools all over the world.

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Though this is a predominantly an MYP site, I get 95% of my emails / questions from PYP music teachers. In particular, most of the questions relate to choosing topics for PYP and how to plan. I've decided to make a separate page just on this topic because that's where the majority of my emails are focused.

If you want to read my general FAQ about PYP Music, then read below. If you want to know specifically about planning, then please check out the PYP Music Planning page.

PYP Music

I taught PYP music for three year. Last year I switched over to MYP when the school hired a second music teacher. I do really miss the little ones (though not so much now since I'm the director for the Early Years Production.)

I've had some requests for PYP-specific music materials, since most of this website is about MYP at the moment. Bonnie Tsung, the former PYP music teacher, has very kindly agreed to post some of her resources on this website.

In the past, I had a lookout for good PYP resources coming out of Bonnie's photocopier. She's got some really fantastic stuff! However, a lot of it doesn't look distinctly PYP. I asked her about this and she had a really awesome reply -- she said that PYP is the philosophy through which normal music activities happen. So a lot of her activities and worksheets look like any other music worksheet you'd see in any other classroom. However, she uses them through a student-centred philosophy. I can certainly see this is true in her case. Bonnie and I each had a classroom and then shared a large music room full of practice rooms. I very often saw her kids independently putting together ensembles, related to their UOI (of course), that sounded really great.

I am a huge advocate of using the creative cycle in the PYP. There has been criticism (sometimes deserved) that the three programmes of the IBO do not smoothly transition from one to the other. At my school, our department decided to create smooth transitions, not only by having teachers working across programmes, but also by writing curricula that forms links. The Creative Cycle forms the core of the MYP programme, so shouldn't it be included in the PYP's transition to the MYP?

But how does one go about adding the Creative Cycle to a programme that doesn't use criterion based assessments? There are two answers to that. The first is very simple -- The last two units in PYP are taught as if the kids were in MYP. They are placed in ensemble groups and need to work out tasks on their own. This makes a really great Exhibition unit, since it's a self-directed UOI anyhow.

Okay, now the harder answer. Just take any task and break it into four parts: planning, working, fixing, and showing. Now, those are very, VERY basic words. Just think of the "gist" of these words, and use your own. Let me give you some sample ideas:

This is a very rough example of a grade 5 year. We have the skills unit that runs throughout the entire year. This way we make sure the kids are covering the basics. My Wild Weather unit links with the UOI but is on a separate planner because I have a different summative assessment. You'll see in October, there's no other unit happening. This is when we are back to straight skills. Next, we have the grade 2 - 5 production, which is a singing unit. After that, we have the collaboration unit. Again, I use a different summative assessment unit, so I have my own planner. Now it looks like nothing happens between March and May. That's because in this time period, I move back onto the homeroom UOI. And why are there two tiny units in June? They are my un-used units. Throughout workshops, and just trial-and-error, I have planners that I no longer use or that have been excluded from the UOI. I don't want to delete them because I might need them again (e.g. my wild weather unit was cancelled for 2 years by the homeroom POI, and then suddenly re-instated). June is when reports are already out and there's not enough time for another new unit. So I throw all my unused units into June.

We can't have a one-unit-fits-all because we are supposed to be hitting all the transdisiplinary concepts and learner profile traits throughout the school year. For example, we need to have a unit that heavily focuses on risk taking and communication; the next unit focuses on knowledge and open-mindedness. One unit might work with form and function, while another focuses on responsibilities and connections. If we had a one-unit-fits-all approach, then we couldn't make sure we were covering the transdisciplinary student learning outcomes.

How do you assess students in PYP music?
Bonnie plays a lot of games with the students. Literally, board games and stuff like that. She's taken the wooden game called Jenga and has written solfeggi and rhythms on the backs. When the students successfully pull out a block, they have to sing or clap the rhythm on their block. Then she does teacher observations and writes down whether the kids were successful or not. She has them do recorder tests. She does reflection sheets in which the class together come up with criteria of good singing and then puts the kids in groups and has them mark themselves. She uses a lot of videos and photographs.

I assess the kids using a colour-coded system. I am a bit of a tech-geek and I use a spreadsheet. I code in formulas that say if the cell contains Y, turn it green; if the cell contains N, turn it red; if the cell contains A, turn it yellow; if the cell contains L, turn it orange; if the cell contains EX, turn it purple.
Y = Yes
N = No
L = Late
A = Absent
EX = Excused
Then I list a series of skills that I want the kids to accomplish. For example, we have the song, "Oh When the Saints" that teaches F on the recorder. The kids come to my desk and play it for me. If they can play the song, I quickly type Y into their cell and it turns green. If I have a teacher observation, then I'll quickly click on the comment button within that cell. When it comes to writing report cards, I open that spreadsheet and hover my mouse over all the student's cells. I can instantly tell, using colours, how often the student was absent, which skills were achieved, etc. If there's a little triangle, I can hover my mouse over and read the comment. For example, I have one student who really struggles with self-management, so there's a lot of "forgot her recorder" in her row.

A vice-principal in the IBO once told me that IBO assessments are about photo albums and not photos. His point was that you can't assess a child based on one picture; rather, there have to be multiple instances / photos, etc. For example, I carry a little point'n'shoot camera with me around the classroom and I try to take videos of the kids constantly. I put those videos on the school server by the end of class so the kids can download them and put them in their electronic portfolios. When report card time comes, I simply read their portfolios -- Everything is present. All their progress videos; their polishing videos; their final performance videos. Assignments. Tests. Homework. Everything is in the portfolio. Then I look at their row in the marking spreadsheet. Though I teach hundreds of kids, it allows me to write really specific goals and strategies on their report cards because I have a lot of data collected. It also means that I have personal connections with the kids because they aren't just numbers in my grade book -- I have multiple videos of them and I can see and remember very specific interactions with them.

How can I best prepare my PYP musicians for success in MYP and DP?
Wow. What a loaded question. I have a friend who is doing his doctoral dissertation on whether the MYP prepares students for DP, so I know this is a hotly contested topic. The DP programme is so heavily skills based that a lot of schools run IGCSE before hand, instead of the MYP. How to answer... I'm thinking... When I did my Category 2 training, Ashley and Danielle addressed this topic. Many music teachers throughout Asian international schools believe that IB music has no skills. However, Ashley and Danielle assert that if there's no skills in your programme, it's because you aren't putting them in. But then I question what skills are. Are skills sitting, like mini robots, mimicking teachers and playing music that is totally divorced from their lives outside of school? Are skills creating ensembles and experimenting with collaboration?

I believe in musiking. It's life-long and it's authentic. Children who hate the trumpet and who are forced to sit through band classes learning classical music over and over may or may not enjoy music when they leave school. Children who are taught the skills of musiking may continue when they leave school. So, for me, I want my kids to have the authentic, independent skills needed for putting together their own ensembles once they leave school. On the other hand, music research has shown that students cannot think critically if they do not possess basic knowledge and skills. So we need to give the kids a good balance.

* In grade 4, Bonnie looks at my grade 5 planners and figures out what they need to know when they get to me
* In grade 5, I do heavy work on skills using ukuleles and recorders. Then I run the "pretend we are in grade 6" and the exhibition unit.
* In MYP, we start off every unit with knowledge exercises that are linked to practical work. E.g. in the Classical music unit, we learn Pachelbel's Canon chord progression and then go searching for current rock songs based on that chord progression. In the World Music unit, we learn African drumming by playing African drum beats
* When the kids are in grade 9, I bump up the skills portion even more and I add a heavier theory portion. We still do the creative cycle; we still hit all our Criterion requirements, but it's 90% hands-on skills
* In grade 10, the kids are using Kamien and are getting a very heavy dose of theory, composition, and arrangement. Now they are ready for DP (which we don't have at our school yet). When I worry that my grade 9 and 10 programme is too skills-based, I remember that I always have very positive grade 10 moderation reports; learning how to do the perfect MYP unit is awesome because you take what you learn and apply it all the way down the MYP

Through all of this, I want the kids to be in ensembles, working independently. This is why our school has such a high rate of Garage Bands and small ensembles. The kids are so used to working independently in music classes that they have no problem walking into a practice room and putting together a rock band, completely by themselves. To me, those are the skills you need in life. When you are a 40 year old going through a midlife crisis and suddenly you want to put together a band with the guys are work, you need to know how to put together an ensemble - not how to play G# on a recorder in a Baroque style.

Children can't work independently if they don't know what they're doing. First, teach the skills based in knowledge. Try to do this collaboratively. When they are at the end of the unit, let them fly! Give them a student-centred, teacher-independent task that not only lets them highlight their learning, but also lets them have fun.

What is a PYP music room supposed to look like? Mine looks like any other music room, except I have your fabulous posters up and the UOI connected to specific areas and objects.
While there is no "rule" about what needs to be in a music classroom, there actually is an unspoken rule. Here's what nobody will tell you out loud:
- Learner profile posters with descriptions
- Transdisciplinary skills
- Transdisciplinary concepts
- Central Idea
- Lines of Inquiry
- Attitudes
- Classroom Essential Agreements
This seems like a lot, but if you look at my graphics page you'll see that I do everything in a grid because I teach so many classes.

In my MYP classroom, I have:
- Area of Interaction student learning outcomes posters
- Area of Interaction definitions pertaining to music
- Debono Thinking Hats pertaining to music
- Transdisciplinary Skills / Areas of Interaction
- Central Ideas / Guiding Questions
- Learner Profile Posters
- Motivational Posters -- Being in an IB music class is really scary because it's soooooo self-directed. So I put up lots of colourful posters that encourage children, like, "To be successful, attitude is just as important as ability."
- Theory
***** Ukulele chord, guitar chords, piano chords, and recorder fingerings. These are REALLY important. I have a lot of kids who don't even ask me for help. They simply grab a ukulele and go sit at the back of the room. I have piano players who teach themselves to play by ear because I've got root, 1st, and 2nd position chord charts hanging above the piano. Some people might say that my room looks like a "sparkle box," but actually my room is a vehicle for child-centred learning. Everything they need to complete a music activity is hanging on my wall.

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