Musically Yours!!

In a number of previous posts, I have given examples of some really fantastic interactive sites for the music classroom.  I recently, however, stumbled upon the guru of all musically oriented interactive sites.  Also referred to as the Children’s Music Page, this site combines the likes of interactive songs, online activities, instruments making crafts, sheet [...]

The Unspoken Word, a sister site to Music Notes, provides students with a more in-depth insight into the areas explored on Music Notes, with the addition of a very cool “interact” option in which one can view video interviews with some very famous composers, as well as share original works.       

Music Notes allows students of all ages to interactively learn about music theory, history, genres, professions, and instruments.  This is a really great site to help aid with both in class and take home research and assignments!

As presented in a previous post, many music majors drop the title of “major” after only a semester or two due to the fact that music theory is such a killer.  The truth is, it really does take a lot of hard work, dedication, determination, and practice to completely understand all the concepts presented within [...]

As long as I can remember, Nintendo has been of huge interest to many young minds (and, as it turns out, adults too!).  And yes, while these games are extremely fun and inevitably addicting, it has always been hard for me to see the value in them.  Nintendo, however, is being to change my views [...]

If composing music happens to be your calling, then Finale is the program for you.  With Finale, one is able to quickly and easily create a composition with just a few clicks of the mouse.  Identified as “the world’s most powerful music notation software,” Finale not only makes it much easier to composer and arrange, [...]