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 […]
Videos
Join the Connecticut State Music Teachers Association Live This Morning!
The Connecticut State Music Teachers Association has just launched a USTREAM channel and is hosting a piano ensemble music session live this morning from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET. What fun! I’m loving watching the archived video from their live session on Tuesday morning: Video streaming by UstreamIf you’re looking for some wonderful piano ensemble repertoire, […]
More Music Theory Teaching Videos
I just discovered that Yellow Cat Publishing has a YouTube channel with a variety of music theory teaching videos. While you’re checking this out, you might want to download and print one of their free Circle of 5ths diagrams! Here’s a video clip on using the Circle of 5ths chart to learn the order of […]
The 1-Minute Documentary Project
For Travel Tour (a.k.a. Group Class) #5 last night, one of our activities was what I dubbed, “The 1-Minute Documentary Project.” The idea was inspired by the fabulous Videolicious App, and it turned out to be a lot of fun! I started by coming up with a handful of music-related topics, like a composer or […]
Get Classroom Maestro 3.0 for Free (a $69 value!)
Zenph is one of the leading music technology organizations. I’ve been fascinated by them ever since reading an article last year about some of their projects. Their Classroom Maestro software sounds very interesting – and you can download it for free (a $69 value!) if you complete a brief survey. Classroom Maestro is described as […]
The Kinshasa Symphony
In the war-torn, poverty-stricken country of Congo, Africa, music breaks forth gloriously! You can’t help but be inspired by this amazing story:
