Have you seen these super cool music animations produced by Animusic?
These highly creative animations are sure to mesmerize students, and are a fun resource for music teachers. In fact, Animusic has produced and made available free teacher guides for both of their DVDs. The guides were prepared by music teachers and correlate with items 6, 7, and 8 of the National Standards for Music Education. The first DVD has 7 unique music animations and the second one has 8.
Each animation lasts about 4 or 5 minutes. The videos on the Animusic DVDs have original instrumental music, which spans a variety of musical (and visual) styles. There is also one version of a classical piece – “Pictures at an Exhibition” by Mussorgsky. Check out the Reviews page to see how other music teachers are using and enjoying these animations in their teaching.
Now for the good part…I was recently contacted by Animusic and they’ve offered to give away 5 sets of DVDs to readers of Music Matters Blog! All you have to do is leave a comment below to be entered in the drawing. And, just for fun, you can earn an additional entry by linking to this giveaway from your blog or website. 
(Just leave a second comment indicating that you posted a link and then you’ll be entered twice.) I’ll hold the drawing next Friday, April 24 at 12:00 noon CST.
I’ve used Animusic with my students during there lab time. I’ve done it using you tube.
Yes, I’ve seen this and it is fascinating. Those engineering type boys in my studio would love this.
How Fun! I definitely think my students would enjoy this!
Students would love this!
I’d love to have them, too!
Wow- these are very fun DVD’s. How generous for Animusic to do this.
I’ve linked to this from my blog!
That’s some pretty cool music!
I’ve never heard of these before….but they are fascinating!!
These are great fun. They’re a great way to visualize music.
I saw a sample of one of these DVDs a while ago. It was excellent, and I’m glad to see they came out with more of them!
These would really fit in well with my summer camp coming up! Thanks for the link.
I posted a link to the giveaway on my “brand new” blog! http://www.pianogal75.wordpress.com
Don’t get too excited, it’s nowhere near the great blog you have!
would love to be entered in this drawing – what a great idea!!!!
These are a visual feast!! Especially for someone visual like me!! My students would LOVE these!!
Paz.
My husband LOVES these videos – thank you for the chance!
This is so very cool! I had never heard of Animusic before – I’d really like to know how teachers are using this during lab time. I think I’d rather watch along with my students! It really stimulates my creativity and just makes me smile!
Thanks for sharing!
These videos are really great! I know my students will love watching them. Thanks!
These are so cool! I remember seeing them somewhere before, but I had completely forgotten about them. These would be PERFECT for my elementary homeschool music class or as an (educational) reward for those last five minutes of piano lessons when everything else is done. Thanks for the reminder about this awesome resource!
Just added a link to my blog, too! Can’t wait to share this with my students.
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I’ve just returned to teaching after a 6 year hiatus. I have a lot of catching up to do! This website is wonderful.
I’ve never heard of Animusic before, but I am really interested. I work with pre-k through 7th grade, and sometimes I feel like the older kids get all of the cool supplies. I need more resources!
Never heard of Animusic before, but this looks great!
I’ve seen some of these and they are the best videos – thanks for the chance to win.
Sign me up!
I would love to use Animusic with my student composing workshops….how cool!
Love your website. I have gotten a lot of help from it. Thank you!
My husband teaches classroom music and I teach piano…we are always on the lookout for great resources like this. Thanks for letting us know about the DVDs…and thanks for the opportunity to enter the draw!
Wow! I’ve watched the videos and look forward to sharing them with my students. Thank you for working so hard sharing with us. Your creativity and enthusiasm have sparked my own. My students are much more excited about learning and I am definitely excited about teaching. Thank you for keeping my teaching fresh!
This looks great!
These sound wonderful!
Wow, so much fun! My students would get a kick out of these.
I have seen bits of these before, and I think they are very interesting!!