Music

Vocabulary (from [|Wikipedia])

Background Information

Music & Technology? At first glance they seem worlds apart. However, advances in technology have bridged that gap. There are more and more ways technology can bring music into your classroom.

I remember doing my student teaching in 5th grade at North Park Elementary in North Logan, Utah. I was doing a unit on the Civil War. When scouring the school library for resources I came across a great collection of LPs (records) of Civil War music. Fabulous! The classroom had a record player. I was in luck. As a music minor, it was great. We listened to 'Goober Peas' and lots of other songs while working on projects. Times have changed a little. Just think about the iPod, released in October 2001. It allows a teacher to carry an entire music library in the palm of the hand. Talk about the ability to play what you need, when you need it.

Advances in technology have also influenced music instruction. You can go online, find lesson plans and resources to use. Just look at the links below and remember they represent only a small portion of what's available online.

Don't forget about those budding music geniuses out there. The young geniuses who can play Mozart before ever entering Middle School. They have a wealth of software to help them increase their create juices and create compositions in minutes. You should read the commentary by Stefanie Olsen Staff Writer, CNET News.com on the subject. Her article is titled [|Software for Kindergarten Beethovens] and is a very interesting read.

Web (Internet) Links


 * [|Children's Songs]: From The Library of Congress: America's Library
 * [|Elementary Songbook (pdf)] Favorite Songs and Music Activities for Elementary Teachers and Their Students (from UEN)
 * [|The Childrens Music Portal]... take a look at the [|teacher resource] section
 * [|Children's Music Web]: a non-profit resource for kids, families, and children's performers worldwide
 * [|Discovery Chanel Education Guide]: Performing Arts web sites
 * [|Musical Instrument Encyclopedia]: From University of Michigan, School of Information
 * [|National Geographic World Music]: see, learn, & listen to music from around the world
 * [|Rock Our World]: participate with classrooms from around the world, rock out
 * [|The Internet Archive]
 * [|American Rhetoric]
 * [|Barbneal]
 * [|Find Sounds]
 * [|Free Play Music]
 * [|Reel Classics]
 * [|Patriotic Songs]
 * [|WavCentral]

Software Links


 * [|iTunes:] Win & Mac
 * [|Audacity] Win & Mac
 * [|GarageBand]: Mac only
 * [|Sibelius]: Education page
 * [|Smart Music]: for musical instrument practice

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