Resource: BandMusicPDF.org
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Resource: BandMusicPDF.org

If you are interested in finding public domain band music to download and perform with your ensemble, this is the site for you.

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Tip: Google Yourself. Your students do!
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Tip: Google Yourself. Your students do!

Here are some of my suggestions to help you keep your personal life private. In my opinion every educator, especially those in public school settings, should take these steps to protect themselves from curious minds.

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TMEA 2023 Recap
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TMEA 2023 Recap

This post has all of my session materials from the TMEA/TI:ME 2023 Conference in San Antonio, TX.

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Tool: RhymeZone
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Tool: RhymeZone

Check out this simple site for helping your students find rhyming words when writing lyrics. Shout out to Meaghan O’Connor-Vince for introducing me to it!

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Resource: FreeSound
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Resource: FreeSound

FreeSound is an amazing audio clip repository that uses Creative Commons licenses so that you can freely use anything you find in your own projects. It is perfect for finding sound effects and more.

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Tool: Shed The Music
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Tool: Shed The Music

Shed the Music is a wonderful site for teaching students the fundamentals of music and music theory through engaging, authentic content and well produced videos.

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OMEA 2023 Recap
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OMEA 2023 Recap

This post has all of my session materials from the OMEA 2023 Conference, plus a little extra :)

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GMEA 2023 Recap
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GMEA 2023 Recap

This post has all of my session materials from the GMEA 2023 Conference in Athens, GA.

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Tool: Focus On Sound
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Tool: Focus On Sound

Focus On Sound is an amazing tool for all music educators. Part encyclopedia, part music curriculum, this amazing software is the perfect companion to your teaching library.

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Resources for Chinese New Year
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Resources for Chinese New Year

Here are a bunch of online resources for you to help teach your students about the Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year celebrated this year on January 22. 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. 新年好!

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EMEA 2023
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EMEA 2023

This post is a quick recap of my time at the 2023 EMEA Winter Conference in Vicenza, Italy.

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Tool: DrawBeats
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Tool: DrawBeats

DrawBeats is a wonderful FREE pattern sequencer that runs in a browser, and you should definitely bookmark the site today and share it with your students!

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Happy Public Domain Day!
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Happy Public Domain Day!

Every year on January 1st, a new set of literary, music, film and art works fall into the public domain. Check out what is now available for free use in 2023.

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