More Music Technology - At Home!

A great way to expand music curriculum is with providing students access to great at-home websites they can use to continue exploring different concepts such as pitch names, orchestra families, ear training, and composition. I've used similar websites with my piano studio to help with note recognition on the staff and identifying keys on the piano. Most of the time, students will even pop in after school asking to play against me on the big board! There are a ton of different resources for kids to explore in all different skills - no worry about getting bored. Not to mention, its a fun way to let students review concepts as we come down to the final days of school.

Here's a list of some favorites I've used over the years:

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Safari: http://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org/ypgto/index.aspx

Incredibox Vocal Arranging: http://www.incredibox.com/

Raindrop Melody Maker: http://www.lullatone.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/raindrop.swf

Opera Maker: http://creativekidseducationfoundation.org/kids/opera/base.htm

San Francisco Symphony: http://www.sfskids.org/

Dallas Symphony Kids: http://www.dsokids.com/

Note Name Speller: http://www.classicsforkids.com/games/notename/notename.html

Chuck Vanderchuck: http://pbskids.org/games/music/

Instrument Storage Room: http://www.sphinxkids.org/Instrument_Storage.html

Music Tech Teacher: http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/music_quizzes.htm


Hope there's a website or two that's new to you to explore. Have fun!