Music Websites
A fun website full of music activities is www.musictechteacher.com
Free Recording and editing programs that are worth checking out are Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ and Acid Xpress http://www.acidplanet.com/downloads/xpress/
Music Theory, History and Ear Training Sites that are useful:
Theory- www.musictheory.net,
Theory & History- http://www.dolmetsch.com/introduction.htm
Ear Training- www.good-ear.com or www.solfege.org
Jon Maddin makes musical instruments from recycled materials. His whacky instruments are worth checking out at www.marimbamusic.com.au
Carl Orff developed a teaching technique which involves a ‘hands-on’ approach to teaching children music. An organisation which promotes this technique is www.vosa.org
Zoltan Kodaly developed a philosophical and sequential approach to teaching music. Information for teachers and parents may be found at www.kodaly.org.au
Music teachers in our local area find this site useful when planning musical activities http://www.nmr.vic.edu.au/music/music.htm
Famous musician/performers STOMP have a fantastic website where you can view performances of body percussion and found object soundscapes www.stomp.co.uk
Teacher Tube is a suitable website to obtain videos for educational purposes http://www.teachertube.com/
A great blog and podcast about using technology in education. www.thecleversheep.com
The free music archive: www.fma.com & www.classicalarchives.com
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