LizBrown217
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Birthdays In Music on this Day in History
Sometimes on the morning announcements at school, I like to include "On this date in history..." facts. Here is a great website featuring 20,000+ musicians' birthdays and deaths, as well as musical events in history.
Rowan Atkinson's (Mr. Bean) Attempt at Being a Musician
Here are a few clips I enjoy. It is amazing to me how accurate his acting can be! Appropriate for your students too!
Enjoy!
Invisible Drum Kit
The Piano Player
The Conductor
Enjoy!
Invisible Drum Kit
The Piano Player
The Conductor
Friday, April 22, 2011
Interactive Music Theory Drills
This Theory Games website is a must!!
I encourage my students to practice their music theory skills using this website at home. The site offers interactive lessons with the keyboard, pitch, rhythm, scales, key signatures, intervals, etc. Most exercises are timed and increase in difficulty with correct answers.
I encourage my students to practice their music theory skills using this website at home. The site offers interactive lessons with the keyboard, pitch, rhythm, scales, key signatures, intervals, etc. Most exercises are timed and increase in difficulty with correct answers.
Copyright Center
The web address to the MENC resource regarding information about copyright issues that was mentioned in one of the articles for this week has changed slightly. The Music Education Copyright Center is a valuable site that features access to information about: Licensing Resources, Asking for Permission, Teaching Students about Copyright, Deciphering "Fair Use," and Helpful Links.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Marcel the Shell
Thought I would share this video... Sorry, this has nothing to do with music...it made me laugh!!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
2011 Music Education Blog Carnival
What is the Blog Carnival? I read about it on the MusicTech.net blog I follow. It is a way to promote the great work of Music Education bloggers. From what I gather it is like a journal of music related thoughts. I thought it sounded neat, and you can even submit your own blogs!!
I also enjoyed this quote by Oscar Levant from the same blog...he was explaining his way out of a speeding ticket: "You can’t possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven’s Seventh and go slow."
I also enjoyed this quote by Oscar Levant from the same blog...he was explaining his way out of a speeding ticket: "You can’t possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven’s Seventh and go slow."
Guitar Tuner
This site has a free guitar tuner, it is pretty cool. Once you select the string and pitch you want, just press play and it will sound the pitch over and over again until you stop it. There are also preprogrammed chords. Guitar Tuner would be a great site to bookmark!
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