Classical New England has launched a 24-hour Kids Classical Channel with classical music programs specially designed for kids. I was listening to it for a while the other day and caught a broadcast of “The Instruminute” – a short clip of music and information about a musical instrument. This was followed by a rousing performance […]
Resources
Free 66-Page Guide to Music Recording
One of the things I’d really like to learn more about is audio recording and mixing. I definitely need some better equipment in my studio, but I’m hesitant to make any purchases in my present state of ignorance. 🙂 So…my curiosity was piqued when I saw this link for a free 66-page Musician’s Guide to […]
Spotify – The Best New Online Teaching Resource Since YouTube!
What do you get when you merge the instant accessibility of YouTube with the interface of iTunes with the music library of the whole internet? Spotify! I had heard rumblings about Spotify for a while, but recently decided to check it out. I kid you not when I say this has now become my personal […]
174 Pages of Free Printable Music Theory Pages!
Looking for a quick pentascale sheet you can print off for a student? Or perhaps a handy reference of 7th chords with all their inversions? Or maybe some chord progressions to help a student visualize the chord voicing better? Well, guess what? You will get all that and more in the hot-off-the-press Music Motivation Checklist […]
Create Your Own Music Worksheets Using Music Fonts
Have you ever wished you could just whip up a quick worksheet to use with one of your students that would address a particular concept? Joy, of the Color in My Piano blog, has put together a wonderful guide to using music fonts to create your own music worksheets! Like Joy, I use Finale to […]
Two Years of Masterclasses at Your Fingertips!
Thanks to Music Matters Blog reader Brooke for alerting me to a fabulous resource! Visit the Sonatina Enterprises website for archives of two years’ worth of masterclass videos taken at their summer music programs. Just click on the 2011 Masterclass Archives or 2012 Masterclass Archives buttons on the home page to view a list of […]
